Bellport village gets new Italian specialty market, Off the Wheel
Off the Wheel opened at 139 S. Country Road with mozzarella, imported meats and prepared foods built for Bellport errands without the drive.
Off the Wheel brought imported meats, cheeses and ready-to-eat foods to 139 S. Country Road, giving Bellport Village a new place to pick up dinner and specialty items without leaving the village. Jennifer and Collin Preziosi opened the shop on May 22, turning a longtime gallery and former bookstore into a compact Italian market built around prepared foods and convenience.
The business was filed as Off The Wheel L.L.C. with the New York State Department of State on Oct. 23, 2025, a paper trail that shows how long the project was in motion before the doors opened. The shop keeps Wednesday-through-Sunday hours, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., making it a daytime stop for village residents, summer visitors and people passing along South Country Road.
The Preziosis’ pitch is as personal as it is practical. Both worked in hospitality since they were teenagers, one front of house and one in the kitchen, and they married in 2025 before deciding to build a family business together. That background shows up in the case line: Collin Preziosi makes mozzarella every morning, roasts his own prime beef, fries chicken cutlets and uses bread from Orwashers. The charcuterie selection includes Spanish chorizo, Italian prosciutto and Italian-style bresaola, capicola and soppressata from Salumeria Biellese.
Bellport Village’s scale helps explain why a small specialty market can matter. The village had a population of 2,203 in the 2020 census, and it describes itself as a destination for day trippers and summer residents, with shopping, dining, a summer theatre, golf, tennis and beaches. In a place built around a compact commercial corridor, a market that can handle both a quick meal and a harder-to-find grocery item fits the way people already use the village.
The shop also reflects a familiar Bellport pattern: small, independently owned businesses taking over former storefronts on a street where foot traffic and neighborhood loyalty matter as much as destination shopping. Off the Wheel is not a big-box answer to a suburban errand run. It is a village-scale market that gives residents another reason to stay close to home.
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