One Trick Pony

A counter-service coffee bar on the Westhampton Beach main street that turns into a wine and cocktail room after dark, with custom walnut millwork holding the two halves together.

Coffee by day, aperitifs after dark

The daytime programme at One Trick Pony is built around specialty coffee rather than a kitchen or a bakery case. The house does not name its roaster, so the useful thing to know is how the counter is arranged: coffee first, a short list of light food alongside it, then a clean break before the evening bar takes over. Oat and almond milk are part of the service, which matters here because the food side also makes room for plant-based orders, giving the morning a clear shape with less pastry and more coffee beside a simple breakfast or lunch that does not force a dairy order. By evening the same room belongs to wine and cocktails rather than a blurred all-day menu.

Walnut millwork and a room that changes gear

The room is the reason the dual format works. Custom walnut millwork anchors the bar and the shelving, giving the space enough weight for an evening drink without making morning coffee feel like an afterthought. The design leans vintage-inspired and moody, but the service stays direct: order at the counter, take the drink, settle in if that is the plan. During the day it functions as a local coffee stop where a laptop, a book or a short meeting all make sense. Later, the lighting and the drinks list change the tempo. It is not two businesses sharing a lease; it is one room with two clear uses, which is practical on a street where the same walk can mean breakfast coffee, a midday pause or a drink once the beach crowd has thinned.

What to order, and when

Start with coffee and choose the milk the drink needs, whether regular, oat or almond. The vegan yogurt parfait is the lighter thing to eat with it, especially when the coffee is the main reason for the stop, and the vegan wrap is the better call once the walk has turned into lunch. None of the food is trying to make the place into a restaurant, which is part of the point: it supports the coffee hour rather than competing with it. If the visit lands later in the day, let the room do what it was built to do and treat it as a wine and cocktail bar instead.