Long Island has been a hub of Italian-American culture for as long as Italians have settled in the tri-state area, and Italian-Americans make up the biggest percentage of the population of immigrant descendants in both Nassau and Suffolk counties, according to a study of the Long Island Italian-American community by Vincenzo Milione, a researcher at the Calandra Italian American Institute at the City University of New York.

So it is no surprise that Italian restaurants play a major part of the Long Island dining scene. Whether you're looking for the red-sauce spaghetti and Sunday gravy that Momma used to make, authentic regional Italian specialties or sophisticated interpretations of Italian standards from some of the best chefs in the country, Long Island has you covered.

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