27+ Best Breakfasts in the Hudson Valley

After you scan the dishes offered at these 27+ local eateries, you’ll vow to never skip breakfast again. From Texas toast to lemon ricotta pancakes, Valley chefs are gunning to make the morning meal your favorite of the day

Wake up and smell the coffee — or the chai latte, if you prefer. Breakfast is selling like hotcakes all over the region, and you don’t need to get up at the crack of drawn to enjoy it. This soul-satisfying meal now extends well into the afternoon. Easy to eat, economical, and as comforting as a happy childhood memory, here are all your favorites: buttery toast, fluffy pancakes, crispy bacon, and some new ones you don’t even know about yet.

Want to know where the pros go? We talk with three local chefs about their favorite local breakfast joints, as well as what they like to cook up at home for the first meal of the day. In addition, our editors weigh in on their go-to places for pancakes, waffles, eggs and more.

	Alternative Baker, Rosendale One of our best places to eat breakfast: Alternative Baker, Rosendale
	Babette’s Kitchen, Millbrook One of our best places to eat breakfast: Babette’s Kitchen, Millbrook
	The Big Tomato, Poughkeepsie One of our best places to eat breakfast: The Big Tomato
	Bread Alone, Boiceville, Rhinebeck, Woodstock One of our best places to eat breakfast: Bread Alone, Boiceville, Rhinebeck, Woodstock
	Café Mio, Gardiner One of our best places to eat breakfast: Café Mio, Gardiner
	Dolce, Kingston One of our best places to eat breakfast: Dolce, Kingston
	Fiddlestix Cafe, Cornwall One of our best places to eat breakfast: Fiddlestix Cafe, Cornwall
	Foundry Café, Cold Spring One of our best places to eat breakfast: Foundry Café, Cold Spring
	Gigi’s Market, Red Hook (NOW CLOSED) One of our best places to eat breakfast: Gigi’s Market, Red Hook
	Hudson Hil’s, Cold Spring One of our best places to eat breakfast: Hudson Hil’s, Cold Spring
	Joshua’s Café, Woodstock One of our best places to eat breakfast: Joshua’s Café, Woodstock
	Maggie’s Krooked Café & Juice Bar, Tannersville One of our best places to eat breakfast: Maggie’s Krooked Café & Juice Bar, Tannersville
	Main St. Bistro, New Paltz One of our best places to eat breakfast: Main St. Bistro, New Paltz
	Oriole 9, Woodstock One of our best places to eat breakfast: Oriole 9, Woodstock
	Our Daily Bread Café, Chatham One of our best places to eat breakfast: Our Daily Bread Café, Chatham
	Pass the Thyme, Kinderhook One of our best places to eat breakfast: Pass the Thyme, Kinderhook
	Pika’s Farm Table, Lake Katrine One of our best places to eat breakfast: Pika’s Farm Table, Lake Katrine
	Pine Plains Platter, Pine Plains One of our best places to eat breakfast: Pine Plains Platter, Pine Plains
	Sweet Sue’s, Phoenicia One of our best places to eat breakfast: Sweet Sue’s, Phoenicia
	Tanzy’s, Hudson One of our best places to eat breakfast: Tanzy’s, Hudson
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	4 Classic Hudson Valley Brunches From Champagne-fueled spreads to specialties from the subcontinent, these four locales turn your Sunday repast into an event well worth the calories
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	WEB EXCLUSIVE: 9 More Best Breakfasts (Staff Picks) *The staff at Hudson Valley* chimes in on their favorite places to eat breakfast**