Zero Bond owner Scott Sartiano scraps Hamptons outpost, will open new branch of celeb-magnet restaurant

Zero Bond owner Scott Sartiano has thrown in the towel in his fight to bring the exclusive Soho members-only club to the Hamptons this summer — choosing instead to open a branch of his celebrity-magnet restaurant Sartiano’s, Side Dish has learned.The nightlife impresario will bring the popular Soho restaurant to East Hampton’s storied Hedges Inn, which was supposed to house Zero Bond before local officials put the kibosh on Sartiano’s plans by voting to ensure that all “eating and drinking establishments”  close by 11 pm.Noise-hating locals had been up in arms after Sartiano had first announced plans to open an outpost of Zero Bond — favored by Mayor Eric Adams and A-listers including Leo DiCaprio, Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian — in the sleepy, mainly residential area of East Hampton Village.“We don’t have plans to open a private club in the Hamptons this summer, but you never know what the future holds.

You’ll have to wait and see,” Sartiano told Side Dish in an exclusive interview. “I hope to be treated the same as everyone else by the authorities.My only focus this summer is Sartiano’s, and being at The Hedges Inn for a very long time.” Sartiano’s will open to the public on July 18 at the Hedges Inn, a 13-room luxury bed and breakfast which dates to 1873.

While the Inn is open 24/7 to its guests, the restaurant will be open Thursday and Friday from 5 pm to 10 pm, and Saturday from 1 pm to 10 pm.The last seating is at 8 pm.

Sartiano stressed that it’s a ‘reservations only’ restaurant — via Resy — and will not accept walk-ins.The 80-seat restaurant — at 74 James Lane overlooking a pond — will have around 3,000 square feet inside and out, with covered and uncovered patios, as well as an outdoor seating area with fire pits and bocce ball.Just like in the city, Sartiano’s menu will be designed by top chef Aldred Portale, Bond Hospitality’s culinary director, who made his name with Gotham Bar and Grill, and it ...