Guidebook to Rosendale Area
Food!
Some favorite local eateries...
Yummy, homemade middle eastern food, great flatbread pizzas, and nice garden.
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Garden House
4 Hardenburgh LnYummy, homemade middle eastern food, great flatbread pizzas, and nice garden.
Tasty home-style Japanese food (not sushi!), formerly of NYC's East Village. Gorgeous garden.
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Soy
419 Main StTasty home-style Japanese food (not sushi!), formerly of NYC's East Village. Gorgeous garden.
The 1850 House Inn
435 Main StFun tavern with great outdoor seating.
Great food, fun place for lunch-- a hybrid cafe/vintage shop.
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Outdated, Antique Cafe
314 Wall StGreat food, fun place for lunch-- a hybrid cafe/vintage shop.
Diego's Taqueria
38 John StGreat tacos.
Great sandwich shop, bakery, and cheese store (also selling a selection of yummy homemade foods. Hummus is stellar.)
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The Big Cheese
404 Main StGreat sandwich shop, bakery, and cheese store (also selling a selection of yummy homemade foods. Hummus is stellar.)
Unassuming spot, but claimed by many to be the best sushi in the Hudson Valley.
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SushiMakio
1088 Morton BlvdUnassuming spot, but claimed by many to be the best sushi in the Hudson Valley.
A Tavola Trattoria
46 Main StBeloved high-end Italian.
Hash
3928 Main StFresh, creative food. Great lunch spot.
Hokkaido Japanese Restaurant
18 Church StGreat Japanese food, charming spot.
Cool spot with outdoor tables and great cider.
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Brooklyn Cider House
155 N Ohioville RdCool spot with outdoor tables and great cider.
Gunk Haus
387 South StBeautiful views, outdoor dining, casual food.
The Spy Social Eatery and Bar
155 Main StOutdoor Activities
Lots of great trails, rock climbing, and access to the area's beauty.
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Mohonk Preserve
3197 Route 44 55Lots of great trails, rock climbing, and access to the area's beauty.
Swimming, hiking, cross country skiing.
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Minnewaska State Park Preserve
5281 Route 44-55Swimming, hiking, cross country skiing.
Rosendale Trestle
Wallkill Valley Rail TrailIconic vista point, and along the rail trail.
Trail access just down the road from the house. Trail goes from Kingston to New Paltz.
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
Wallkill Valley Rail TrailTrail access just down the road from the house. Trail goes from Kingston to New Paltz.
Trails follow a historic carriage road that passes ruins of a 19th-century estate, while an overlook affords superb views of the Mid-Hudson Bridge and Walkway Over the Hudson.
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Franny Reese State Park
Macks LaneTrails follow a historic carriage road that passes ruins of a 19th-century estate, while an overlook affords superb views of the Mid-Hudson Bridge and Walkway Over the Hudson.
Black Creek Preserve
Winding Brook RoadA beautiful trail.
Shaupeneak Ridge
143 Popletown RdAnother great hike.
Beautiful hike, great views, bit of a scramble at points.
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Bonticou Crag
Beautiful hike, great views, bit of a scramble at points.
Saugerties Marina
24 Ferry StRent kayaks and motor boats.
Great Catskills mountain for skiing or snowboarding.
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I-Center Ski Center ye-Belleayre Mountain
181 Galli Curci RdGreat Catskills mountain for skiing or snowboarding.
New Paltz Biking
41 Springtown RdNice spot for kayak rentals on the Walkill.
Pick-your-own berries, veggies, plus a big bouncy thing and mini golf. Yet somehow not too cloying.
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Kelder's Farm
5755 United States Rte 209Pick-your-own berries, veggies, plus a big bouncy thing and mini golf. Yet somehow not too cloying.
Pick-your-own apples, other fruit trees, and veg plus pumpkin patch, and cider donuts. Plus a fun area for little kids with play structures to run off some steam.
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DuBois Farms
209 Perkinsville RdPick-your-own apples, other fruit trees, and veg plus pumpkin patch, and cider donuts. Plus a fun area for little kids with play structures to run off some steam.
Incredible. Sculpture park created by one man over 40 years. the Stonehenge of North America.
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Opus 40
356 George Sickle RdIncredible. Sculpture park created by one man over 40 years. the Stonehenge of North America.
Hunter Mountain
Good skiing option.
Horses for a Change at Frog Hollow Farm
572 Old Post RdHorse rides in a beautiful wooded setting.
Perrine's Bridge Park
New York 213Nice spot for fishing.
Entertainment
Great cooperatively owned movie theater. One movie per night.
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Rosendale Theatre
408 Main StGreat cooperatively owned movie theater. One movie per night.
Sightseeing
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
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Widow Jane Mine
668 NY-213This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Century House Historical Society
668 NY-213Trails and a small museum.
Rainy Days
On the grungy side, like most bowling alleys, but for a rainy day with kids, it does the trick.
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Patel's Kingston Lanes
644 E Chester StOn the grungy side, like most bowling alleys, but for a rainy day with kids, it does the trick.
Roller skating rink w arcade. Nothing fancy, but if you're needing a rainy day activity...
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Skate Time 209
5164 United States Rte 209Roller skating rink w arcade. Nothing fancy, but if you're needing a rainy day activity...
Day passes for the indoor swimming pool make for a pretty good rainy day afternoon.
YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County
507 BroadwayDay passes for the indoor swimming pool make for a pretty good rainy day afternoon.
BC's New Paltz Climbing Gym
234 Main StGreat way to spend a rainy afternoon.
Has a decent used book sale area in the basement. Good for an hour on a rainy day.
Rosendale Public Library
264 Main StHas a decent used book sale area in the basement. Good for an hour on a rainy day.
Art
Fantastic sculpture park. Great place to stop on your way to or from the city.
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Storm King Art Center
Fantastic sculpture park. Great place to stop on your way to or from the city.
Cool sculpture garden and outdoor spaces.
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Unison Arts & Learning Center
9 Mountain Rest RdCool sculpture garden and outdoor spaces.
Cool Spots
Rough Draft Bar & Books
82 John StGreat book shop with beer bar.
Postmark Books
449 Main StGreat little book shop. Also sells fresh flowers.
Cafe in the woods, along the rail trail. Such a fun spot, often has live music. Wood oven pizzas, popsicles, and more.
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Rail Trail Cafe
310 River Road ExtCafe in the woods, along the rail trail. Such a fun spot, often has live music. Wood oven pizzas, popsicles, and more.