O Sole Mio
The Sole Mio serves up legendary pizza and pasta dishes. The crusts on the pizza are the stuff of legend: crispy and fluffy, loaded with classic toppings, like spinach, broccoli and fresh mozzarella. The pasta selection is vast, featuring over 20 items with some of the usual suspects like alfredo, puttanesca and primavera.
O Sole Mio
2194 Nesconset Highway
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 751-1600
osolemio.us
Pentimento
Located in the historic center of Stony Brook, this redbrick house with a green and white awning serves traditional Italian fare in a cozy and intimate setting. Pentimento offers fresh, handmade pasta, a large selection of small plates and several main course options featuring artic char and Osso Buco. There is a nice cheese menu, which is organized by region, and great for pairing with many of the wines from the elaborate list.
Pentimento
93 Main Street.
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 689- 7755
entimentorestaurant.net
Station Pizza & Brew
This casual pizza place is famous for comfort food favorites, like extra-cheese and meatball pies. The stuffed slices and garlic-knots are also favorites. Sit back, and watch the cooks throw pizzas in and out of the brick oven. The Station delivers and is great for takeout.
Station Pizza & Brew
1099 North Country Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 751-5543
Cosmos Cafe Greek & Italian Specialties
Cosmos is exactly the kind of place you expect to find adjacent to a college campus: cozy, with a long menu of decent, and reasonably priced food. There are classic pies, and house specialties, like broccoli or spinach white, and all vegetable pizzas. Classic Italian-American dishes, like veal parmigiana, baked ziti and chicken francese are also available. To round out the menu, there are also hot hero sandwiches and burgers on offer.
Cosmos Cafe Greek & Italian Specialties
1015 Rte 25A
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 246-8000
cosmoscafe.net