After a decade as a fixture on Patchogue Village’s restaurant row, Locale Gastro Bar & Pizzette, the family-owned Italian eatery known simply as Locale, has closed its doors. “We are in a different place than we were 10 years ago,” Francesco Castelli told Greater Long Island. A shift in landscape Leaving Main Street is bittersweet, Francesco Castelli said. We’re very appreciate of our employees both current and former, our regulars and all the restauranteurs/small business owners on Main Street,” he said. Notably, The Cuban, another popular Main Street establishment, also closed in 2025, prompting customers to note the pattern of longtime restaurants shuttering their doors.