Beacon
Main Street welcomed authentic Mexican restaurant La Barbirria and Pillow & Oats Brewing. On Eliza Street, Beacon Coffee Co. & Mercantile is serving up java, espresso drinks, and iced teas, plus sweet and savory pastries.
Catskill
Sip on classic cocktails and mocktails at Hemlock Cocktail Bar on Church Street. There’s also an upscale bar menu with Wagyu smash burgers and vegan chopped cheese (a NYC-style sandwich usually with beef, cheese, and vegetables).
Haverstraw
Shop for fresh pasta and heavenly babkas at Flours Pasta & Bakeshop on New Main Street. (Enjoy café bites, espresso drinks, and provisions, too.) Cooking classes are in the works.
Newburgh
Valley favorite Big Mouth Coffee Roasters opened a second café on Lander Street.
New Paltz
Pet a kitten with one hand and hold a cold drink in the other at Beans Cat Café’s newest location on Church Street. All cats are up for adoption!
North Salem
Enjoy a taste of Marseille at Cenadou (Titicus Road), an upscale, authentic French bistro with 45 seats and an open kitchen. We’ve heard great things about the baked black sea bass for two with saffron potatoes and grilled fennel, and the organic lemon tarte meringuée.
Rhinebeck
Farm-to-table dining comes alive at Pretty To Think So on Montgomery Street. Standouts include the oysters à la carte, an endive Caesar with crumbled goat cheese, scallop crudo, and nettle risotto—but we can’t get enough of the addictive caviar frites.
Tannersville
Next to boutique retreat Hotel Lilien, elevated comfort food wows at Nat’s Mountain House (a sister restaurant to Manhattan-based Nat’s on Bank and Bleeker).
Troy
Something’s cooking at the Takk House in Troy. On select weeknights and weekend mornings, you’ll find plant-based caterer Meadowlark serving up more than just seasonal salad. Their creative dinner and brunch dishes have featured unusual flavor combinations like furikake miso butter ahi watermelon with Brussels sprouts kimchi, kettle chip nachos topped with pastrami lox-style smoked beets and kale “caviar,” and a chickpea “egg” sandwich with yucca bacon, hashbrowns, and Bloody Mary ketchup. Make reservations (or walk in) for sit-down dinner or brunch experiences in the dining room or at the communal table—if you’re in the mood to mingle. They can currently seat 24 people at a time. Check out their pop-up calendar for dates at meadowlarkcatering.com. – Megan Wilson
Walden
Sisters Leslie-Ann Sandford and Velene Nixon-Lawrence are whipping up juicy jerk chicken, oxtail, and festival (a light-but-crispy fritter) at Jamaican spot Yeah Mon on Main Street.
Coming Soon
Hudson
A high-end Edomae sushi restaurant, Nama Omakase, is anticipated to open in the old Etsy building on Warren Street.
Kingston
High Falls’ beloved Ollie’s Pizza is preparing to open a slice shop on Broadway. Expect new menu items and pizza styles, plus a retail market and a variety of prepared foods.
Woodstock
Hudson’s vegan juice café and wellness bodega Little Rico is coming to Tinker Street this fall; expect a similar menu but more space to chill out. The popular Indian restaurant Cinnamon (Rhinebeck) will debut a second location on Deming Street.
