Food & Drink

Closing a Hamptons classic

Mirko’s, dubbed the “billionaire boîte” of the Hamptons, will be fading into the sunset, Side Dish has learned.

With just 11 tables in the dining room, the tiny restaurant managed to pack in some big personalities.

It was one of the few places where titans of finance like Henry Kravitz, Lloyd Blankfein and Pete Peterson could be seen dining at separate tables on the same night. Mike Bloom¬berg, Bill Clinton, Nathan Lane and Susan Lucci were also regulars.

Owners Eileen and Mirko Zagar, who have run the restaurant for the past 30 years, said it’s simply time to pack it in.

“We want to retire while we are still young enough to enjoy it,” Eileen told Side Dish.

Mario Maccioni, one of Sirio “Le Cirque” Maccioni’s three sons, has been in talks to take over the space, which would be a welcome addition to the East End, although nothing concrete had been signed at press time. Other restaurateurs are also eyeing it, sources said.

Douglas Elliman broker Neal Sroka, of Sroka Worldwide, who represents both the Zagars and Maccioni, could not be reached for comment. Maccioni was traveling in India and could not be reached either.

The Zagars said they are writing a cookbook that will include recipes and the dish on the customers. Despite rumors, only one power type was banned from the restaurant.

“His vocabulary was too vulgar,” Eileen said.

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