HUDSON VALLEY

(includes following counties: Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster & Westchester)

COLUMBIA COUNTY (includes Hudson)
Bakeries, Coffee, Ice Cream, Juice & Tea
●Spotty Dog Books & Ale – 440 Warren Street (Hudson); 518-671-6006; thespottydog.com; art supplies, books, coffee & live music.
●Swoon KitchenBar – 340 Warren Street (Hudson); 518-822-8938; swoonkitchenbar.com; amazing just for dessert.

Bars & Nightclubs
●Cannonball Factory – 359-361 Columbia Street (Hudson); no phone; cannonballfactory.com; Civil War-era factory that now shows cabaret, concerts, etc.
●Half Moon – 48 South Front Street (Hudson); 518-828-1562; thehalfmoonhudson.com; pool; drinks; live music.
●(P.M.) – 119 Warren Street (Hudson); 518-828-2833; pmwinebar.com; 2 year-old wine bar.
●Spotty Dog Books & Ale – 440 Warren Street (Hudson); 518-671-6006; thespottydog.com; art supplies, books, coffee, and live music.
●Swoon KitchenBar – 340 Warren Street (Hudson); 518-822-8938; swoonkitchenbar.com; notable for martinis.

Restaurants
●Crimson Sparrow – 746 Warren Street (Hudson); 518-671-6565; thecrimsonsparrow.com; small plates in historic, industrial-chic space.
●Hudson Food Studio – 610 Warren Street (Hudson); 518-828-3459; hudsonfoodstudio.com; Southeast asian-inspired restaurant featuring locally sourced ingredients when in season; try pork-belly bao buns with hoisin.
●Swoon KitchenBar – 340 Warren Street (Hudson); 518-822-8938; swoonkitchenbar.com; must have reservations or get there early; pressed-tin ceilings; ethereally crisp shoestring fries, but don’t ask for ketchup.
●Union Street Guest House – 345 Union Street (Hudson); 518-828-0958; controversial boutique with very mixed reviews; check online reviews extensively before staying.

Shopping
●Green Acres Farm – 226 Route 82 (Hudson); 518-851-7460; greenacreshudson.com; roadside stand that offers baked goods, especially pies.
●Matt McGhee – 445 Warren Street (Hudson); 518-822-1700; mattmcghee.com; cozy high-end boutique specializing in classic, hand-painted pewter & glass Christmas ornaments.
●Musica – 17 North 4^th Street (Hudson); 518-828-1045; goodmusica.com; rare and vintage instruments and music.



DUTCHESS COUNTY (includes Bangall, Hopewell Junction, Hyde Park, Milan, Millbrook, Pine Plains, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Rhinecliff & Stanfordville)
Bakeries, Coffee, Ice Cream, Juice & Tea
●Babette’s Kitchen – 3293 Franklin Avenue (Millbrook); 845-677-8602; babetteskitchen.com; freshly baked pastries.
●Red Devon – 108 Hunns Lake Road (Millbrook, in Bangall); 845-868-3175; reddevonrestaurant.com; for late-morning coffee.

Bars & Nightclubs
●Red Devon – 108 Hunns Lake Road (Millbrook, in Bangall); 845-868-3175; reddevonrestaurant.com; for late-night cocktails.

Hotels
●Millbrook Country House – 3244 Sharon Turnpike (Millbrook); 845-677-9570; millbrookcountryhouse.com.
●Millbrook Inn – 3 Gifford Road (Millbrook); 845-605-1120; themillbrookinn.com.
●Rhinecliff Hotel – 4 Grinnell Street (Rhinecliff); 845-876-0690; therhinecliff.com; 9-room hotel in restored, 1854 structure; breakfast included; Room 301 is nice but may not be best; all rooms overlook Hudson River; restaurant has fireplace.

Restaurants
●Agriturismo – 2938 Church Street (Pine Plains); 518-398-1000; agriturismorestaurant.com; rural feel; Italian-inflected.
●Another Fork in Road – 1215 Route 199 (Milan); 845-758-6676; facebook.com/pages/Another-Fork-in-the-Road/163533972662; locavore diner food (burgers, chicken).
●Babette’s Kitchen – 3293 Franklin Avenue (Millbrook); 845-677-8602; babetteskitchen.com; daily dinner menu based on farm-fresh ingredients.
●Red Devon – 108 Hunns Lake Road (Millbrook, in Bangall); 845-868-3175; reddevonrestaurant.com; local favorite.
●Stissing House – 7801 South Main Street (Millbrook, in Pine Plains); 518-398-8800; stissinghouse.com; popular Friday-night hangout.
●Culinary Institute of America/Bocuse Restaurant – 1946 Campus Drive (Hyde Park); 845-471-6608; ciarestaurants.com.
●Gigi Market – 227 Pitcher Lane (Red Hook); 845-758-1999; gigihudsonvalley.com; serves breakfast and lunch.

Shopping
●Fishkill Farms – 9 Fishkill Farm Road (Hopewell Junction); 845-897-4377; fishkillfarms.com; famous for pick-your-own offerings (apples in fall, berries and stone fruit all summer).
●Hammertown Barn – 3201 Route 199 (Millbrook, in Pine Plains); 518-398-7075; hammertown.com; home furnishings.
●NL-GB – 108 Hunns Lake Road (Millbrook, in Bangall); 845-868-7130; nlgb.com; home furnishings.
●Rhinebeck Farmers’ Market – 61 East Market Street (Rhinebeck); 845-876-0000; rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com or facebook.com/RhinebeckFarmersMarket.

Sights & Sites
●Adams Alpaca Farm – 6532 Route 82 (Millbrook, in Stanfordville); 845-868-3366; aliciaadamsalpaca.com; call ahead to arrange private tour of alpaca farm.



ORANGE COUNTY (includes Blooming Grove, Chester, Cornwall, Highland Mills, Mountainville, Tuxedo Park & Woodbury)
Hotels
●Canterbury Brook Inn – 331 Main Street (Cornwall); 845-534-9658 ; thecanterburybrookinn.com; reasonably priced.
●Glenmere Mansion – 634 Pine Hill Road (Chester); 845-469-1900; glenmeremansion.com; Italianate folly mansion now inn; 19-bedroom retreat; Steven Spielberg’s former private chef runs kitchen.

Restaurants
●Black Forest Mill – 716 Route 32 (Highland Mills); 845-928-9895; blackforestmill.com; German food.
●Blooming Hill Farm – 1251 Route 208 (Blooming Grove); 845-782-7310; bloominghillfarm.com; organic farm that serves limited breakfast (burritos, pancakes); eat outside at rickety table by creek.
●Canterbury Brook Inn – 331 Main Street (Cornwall); 845-534-9658; thecanterburybrookinn.com; Swiss.
●Cosimo’s Brick Oven – 100 Route 32 (Woodbury); 845-928-5222; cosimoswoodbury.com; pizza.
●Frog’s End Tavern – 634 Pine Hill Road (Chester); 845-469-1900; less fussy, comfort-ish food.

Services
●Glenmere Spa – 634 Pine Hill Road (Chester); 845-469-1900; glenmeremansion.com; Turkish hammam.

Shopping
●Blooming Hill Farm – 1251 Route 208 (Blooming Grove); 845-782-7310; bloominghillfarm.com; organic farm.

Sights & Sites
●Storm King Art Center – Old Pleasant Hill Road (Mountainville); 845-534-3115; www.stormkingartcenter.org.
●Schunnemunk State Park – 116 Old Forge Road (Tuxedo Park); 845-351-5907; nysparks.com/parks/184/details.aspx; 2.7K acres rolling meadow and mountain tops.



PUTNAM COUNTY (includes Garrison)
Sights & Sites
●Manitoga House – 584 Route 9D (Garrison); 845-424-3812; visitmanitoga.org; estate & modernist home of industrial designer Russel Wright (1904-76); named after Algonquin words meaning “place of great spirit”; includes 4 miles walking trails that Wright designed, with numerous plantings; trails connect with Appalachian Trail alongside neighboring ridge of Canada Hill (in Hudson Highlands State Park, via Osborne Loop); outer trails open to public daily until sunset for suggested donation; guided house, studio & landscape tours offered May through early November.



ROCKLAND COUNTY (includes Nanuet & Nyack)
Sights & Sites
●Edward Hopper House – 82 North Broadway (Nyack); 845-358-0774; edwardhopperhouse.org.



ULSTER COUNTY (includes Kingston & Saugerties)
Bars & Nightclubs
●Dutch Ale House – 253 Main Street (Saugerties); 845-247-2337; dutchalehouse.com; brewery that serves burgers.
●Elephant – 310 Wall Street (Kingston); 845-339-9310; elephantwinebar.com; tapas and wine bar.
●Stockade Tavern – 313 Fair Street (Kingston); 845-514-2649; stockadetavern.com.

Restaurants
●Boitson’s – 47 North Front Street (Kingston); 845-339-2333; boitsons.com; stylish American bistro.
●Old Trolley Kitchen – 336 East Chester Street (Kingston); 845-340-0797; local, seasonal food; call to make sure open because not open every night.
●Dutch Ale House – 253 Main Street (Saugerties); 845-247-2337; dutchalehouse.com; brewery that serves burgers.



WESTCHESTER COUNTY (includes Armonk, Bedford, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown & White Plains)
Hotels
●Bedford Post Inn – 954 Old Post Road (Bedford); 914-234-7800; bedfordpostinn.com; 8-room, luxury inn, yoga studio, and 2 distinct restaurants (Barn, for casual dining, and Farmhouse, for more formal dining).
●Castle on Hudson – 400 Benedict Avenue (Tarrytown); 914-631-1980; castleonthehudson.com; beautiful, renovated Hudson Valley mansion.

Restaurants
●Blue Hill at Stone Barns – 630 Bedford Road (Tarrytown); 914-366-9600; bluehillfarm.com; multicourse farmers’ feasts.
●City Limits Diner – 200 Central Avenue (White Plains); 914-686-9000; citylimitsdiner.com.
●Farmhouse – 954 Old Post Road (Bedford); 914-234-7800; bedfordpostinn.com; try egg ravioli with buttered Maine lobster and sweet corn pudding (worth special trip).
●Moderne Barn – 430 Bedford Road (Armonk); 914-730-0001; modernebarn.com; outstanding contemporary design by resaurateur family Livanos (they run City Limits Diner (White Plains, NY), Burger Deluxe (Wayne, NJ), and Oceana, Molyvos and Abboccato (Manhattan)); sideboards display seasonal bouquets and produce; family-friendly, with offerings that include macaroni and cheese, burgers, pasta, and pizza; excellent table breads; if by chance peach tarte still available, it’s dessert to have.

Sights & Sites
●Ever Rest – 49 Washington Avenue (Hastings-on-Hudson); 914-478-7990; newingtoncropsey.com; in 1885, Hudson River School painter Jasper Francis Cropsey moved to this Gothic Revival-style villa, which he thereafter used as home and studio; on hill overlooking Palisades; restored by Newington-Cropsey Foundation.
●Newington-Cropsey Foundation Gallery of Art – 25 Cropsey Lane (Hastings-on-Hudson); 914-478-7990; newingtoncropsey.com/gallery.htm; by appointment only; tucked away in ravine near industrial waterfront; building complex mixes Palladian and other elaborate architectural styles; large permanent Jasper Francis Cropsey collection; changing exhibits of other artists’ paintings.
●Sleepy Hollow Cemetery – 540 North Broadway (Sleepy Hollow); 914-631-0081; www.sleepyhollowcemetery.org or visitsleepyhollow.com (self-guided tour map); Washington Irving and William A. Rockefeller, Jr. buried here.
●Sunnyside – 9 West Sunnyside Lane (Irvington); 914-591-8763; www.hudsonvalley.org; historic house on 10-acre grounds along Hudson River; formerly home of American author Washington Irving, best known for Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle; National Historic Landmark.