4 Hottest Places in Kings Park to Wait Out the Cold Snap

Brrr, it's cold outside. 

In less than a minute, it's easy to feel the record-low temperatures chilling your face, numbing your fingers and creeping past your jacket. Those who dare ventue outside in Kings Park will need a way to get warm. 

We've put together this list of the 8 hottest places to wait out the freeze, or thaw out after heading outside. 

Cold? Try treating yourself to: 

*Park Bake Shop
This Kings Park bakery, located in the center of town off Main Street and Old Northport Road, is always and warm and bustling. Sit down and grab a hot cup of coffee with a fresh bagel, donut or other pastry of choice and sit to watch the bustle of Main Street. Stay put long enough and you'll run into the regulars in town.  

*Bangkok Pavilion
Warm up with some spicy Thai cuisine at Bangkok Pavilion, located at 25 Main Street in Kings Park. Taste test a number of different spicy dishes, indicating whether you'd like a mild, medium or hot dish to your server. This restaurant is true to level, so better be brave and cold if you order your dish 'hot." 

*Professor's Diner
A Kings Park staple, sit down at the Professor's Diner to grab a quick cup of coffee or sit down to soup and a sandwich on Indian Head Road. Make sure to ask what the soup of the day is. 

*Dixie's Smokehouse
If you're relying on your tastebuds to bring back to the warmer days of summer, you have to pay a visit to Dixie's Smokehouse at 12 Indian Head Road in Kings Park. This restaurant specializes in Texas barbecue and rotisserie cooked meals. Make sure to try Dixie's Smokehouse Chili Burger, combining a hearty chili to warm you up this winter with a summer classic - the burger. 

Have a "hot" place that belongs on this list? Mention it in the comments below or email the editor at sara-megan.walsh@patch.com. We're eager to hear your ideas.