• Authenic Italian cuisine is easy to find in and around the Long Island hamlet of Stony Brook .Pasta image by Silvia Bogdanski from Fotolia.com
  
  Stony Brook New York is an unincorporated hamlet located in the north shore area of Long Island. Stony Brook is home to approximately 14,000 residents, with two of its more famous sons being comic-book impresario Stan Lee, and actor Kevin James. Like many New York destinations, Stony Brook offers the visitor a taste of Italian cuisine.
  
  

Pentimento

• Located just south of Shore road and east of Long Beach Town Park, Pentimento sits almost at the center of Stony Brook. Nestled inside the city's historic Three Village Center Pentimento serves up a lunch, dinner, dessert and wine menu that features spaghetti alle vognole, house-cured bresaola and an offering of affogato to complete the dining experience. As an additional benefit, Pentimento provides a live musical presentation headlined by featured group, The Serenade Duo, along with New York-born guitarist Rudy Perrone.
  
  

O Sole Mio

• 'One does not live by bread alone' is the signature line indicating the focus of this Nesconset highway location. The eatery provides a daily lineup of authentic Italian cuisine featuring Calamari Fritti, Pollo Imperiale, and Shrimp Monachina. Full catering services are also available from the Italian eatery as an on-premise, off-premise, and an industry-specific service that serves the many pharmaceutical organizations operating in the Stony Brook area of New York's Long Island.
  
  

Station Pizza and Brew

• For 20 years Station Pizza and Brew has served the patrons of Italian cuisine in Stony Brook. While the menu has changed over the years, the current lineup features authentic homemade specialty pizza and pasta dishes. Diners at the restaurant can enjoy everything from traditional cheese pizza to specialty items like a Chicken Cutlet Pizza, and an Eggplant Florentine Pizza. For out-of-town visitors, the restaurant is conveniently located just west of the State University of New York-Stony Brook.