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Last Minute Mother's Day Gift Ideas

LongIsland.com

Mother’s Day is May 8, a day to celebrate everything moms do for us all year round. Here are some Mother’s Day gift ideas for honoring the special moms in your life.

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Dinner Cruise Around New York Harbor

Skyline Cruises

1 World's Fair Marina, Flushing

(718) 446-1100

Skyline Cruises is renowned for its outstanding service and best overall value for NYC dinner cruises, NY yacht charters and New York Harbor party boat cruises. On Mother’s Day, Skyline Cruises will be hosting a Skyline Dinner and Sightseeing Cruise departing from Queens. Enjoy the stunning New York harbor on a leisurely 4-hour cruise around the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, and other iconic landmarks while enjoying a three-course meal, live musical entertainment, and spectacular views. For more information visit the Skyline Cruises website.

 Photo courtesy of Skyline Cruises

 

Anthony Scotto Restaurants Gift Cards or Dining

The gift of fine dining is always in exquisite taste. Give mom a gift certificate to one of the following renowned Anthony Scotto restaurants or treat her to the ultimate holiday meal. Reserve your table for the following restaurants online.

Insignia Prime Steak & Sushi

610 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown

(631) 656-8100

Insignia Prime Steak & Sushi redefines the traditional steakhouse by offering an exceptional dining experience with a taste and flair all its own. The inspired menu features the finest prime dry-aged steaks, freshest seafood, including Mediterranean whole fish, and a dazzling array of sushi creations, served up in a chic, elegant atmosphere that is also a feast for the eyes. Select the perfect wine to complement your meal and complete your dining experience with a decadent homemade dessert.

Opus Steakhouse 

4 Old Jericho Tpke, Jericho

(516) 605-1400

 

If mom loves dramatic dining spaces, Opus Steakhouse is her place, with its soaring architectural ceilings and an endless panorama of glass providing gorgeous views. Enjoy succulent steakhouse classics, mouth-watering Japanese wagyu petite strip steak, veal chops, Mero Sea Bass, charcoal-grilled Mediterranean branzino, or whole fish that is flown in daily from the best waters from around the world. Opus Steakhouse also features a chic sushi bar and a wine list with over 600 selections.

Blackstone 

10 Pinelawn Rd., Melville

(631) 271-7780

Long Island’s premier steakhouse, Blackstone, is an architectural masterpiece that offers an unforgettable dining experience. Its distinctive menu features outstanding steakhouse classics with amazing sushi and seafood creations. Enjoy the finest prime dry-aged and Kobe beef and a fabulous sushi and raw seafood bar. 

One10 
569 Broadhollow Rd, Melville
(631) 694-3333

One10 Restaurant & Lounge is a Modern Italian steakhouse set in an awe-inspiring 14,000-square-foot space that exudes a contemporary style with a dramatic, yet welcoming atmosphere. Its elevated menu offers everything from pizzas, salads, steaks, and seafood, to pastas, sophisticated sides, tempting desserts, and the perfect wine to accompany it all.

 

Rare650 Prime Steak & Sushi

650 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset

(516) 496-8000

Mom will love Rare650’s chic dining room, floor-to-ceiling wine room, and unique menu that combines tantalizing steakhouse classics with amazing sushi and fresh seafood creations. In addition to serving the finest prime dry-aged steaks, Rare650 has an authentic sushi chef and a fabulous sushi and raw seafood bar. Plus, the sommelier can help her select the perfect wine from an 850 bottle, award-winning wine list.

Bijou
400 Broadhollow Road, Melville
(631) 755-5777

Bijou is one of Long Island’s premier dining experiences featuring Modern American Asian cuisine with a French influence. Indulge in a sophisticated menu of sushi, dim sum, premium wagyu, and more.

 

Inn at Fox Hollow Mother's Day Packages

7755 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury

(516) 224-8100


Treat mom to a retreat at the luxurious - and conveniently local - Inn at Fox Hollow, a beautiful boutique amenity-filled hotel in Woodbury on the North Shore. Choose from several overnight packages such as the Long Island Spa Package which includes a luxury studio suite with kitchen, full breakfast, and a $100 Gift Card to Eastern Breeze Spa in Woodbury. 


Mother’s Day Bagel and Cookie Breakfast in Bed

Has mom moved out of the New York area? Surprise her with the traditional tastes of New York she may be missing. Send her a Bagel and Cookie Breakfast in Bed from the New York Bagel of the Month Club. The special Mother’s Day collection includes six mouthwatering, hand rolled bagels made from recipes that have been passed down through generations of bagel bakers, a half pound of homemade cream cheese, and eight pink and white cookies, a holiday take on a classic cookie favorite. Everything is shipped fresh. The Mother’s Day Collection is just $89.99 - and shipping is included with every order. Place your order online

Sangria 71 Gift Card\
Commack -1095 Jericho Turnpike- (631) 670-7606
Island Park - 4585 Austin Blvd -(516) 882-4250
Williston Park -71 Hillside Avenue -(516) 246-9778

The exquisite flavors of Spain await mom at Sangria 71, a family-style restaurant with locations in Williston Park, Island Park, and Commack. She will have her choice of sophisticated tapas, steaks, chicken, seafood, as well as savory paellas, superb sangrias and a fine selection of Spanish wines in a festive, casual atmosphere. Order a gift card online

Canvas Art - Piece that Holds the Family Together

Surprise mom with this fantastic personalized canvas wall art that celebrates what we all know - moms are the glue that hold famiies together. This fully gallery-wrapped and framed canvas comes in three sizes and is ready to be hung. Add up to 12 names on the puzzle pieces. Made in the USA.

 

Garden Tools Set Organizer with Folding Gardening Stool and Chair Kneeler

 

 

Give the gardening mom the ultimate garden set including a trowel, grass fork, transplanter, pruning shears, heavy duty carry bag, gardening gloves, plus a fully foldable stool seat.


Dried Fruit Gift Basket

A sweet treat for a sweet mom…healthy too! This assorted dried fruit gift tray comes in a foldable wooden fruit bowl. 

 

Happy Mother's Day!
 

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