August brings back-to-school dread alongside a desire to savor the remaining days of summer while children return from sleepaway camp. A roster of restaurants and outdoor spots offers chances to catch blazing sunsets with towers of shellfish, sip slushy daiquiris, play dice, dine on open-hearth campfire cooking, and linger on outdoor pizza patios lit by fireflies. The Chelsea Yacht Club provides a 20,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor destination on the Hudson with a Lido Deck for cocktails, breezy cabanas with coolers, and a dining room that evokes a luxury schooner. Menus span oysters, steak tartare, skate, tomahawk steak frites, and lobster rolls.
It's August, and despite being a middle-aged adult, the impending back-to-school dread still creeps in. Perhaps it's because my kids have been away in sleepaway camp all summer and head home soon - I've missed them, but maybe they could stay another week? - but that's just made me eager to make the most of these last days. So this roster of restaurants is my way of reminding myself (and you) that summer's not over yet.
Out on the Lido Deck (paging Julie McCoy), you can sip cold Champagne, white Negronis, juleps, and large-format tequila punches with juicy grapefruits and limes. Coming with a crowd? Reserve a breezy cabana, furnished with sofas, loungers, and your own Yeti cooler stocked with booze. For a break from the sun, head to the dining room that feels like a luxury schooner. Dinner could include oysters (such as its own Sailor Babys),
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