Upstate Guidebook
Food scene
An amazing spot to get espresso drinks and pastries! The owners Sal and Margrit have done an incredible job with all of the details that go into the food and drinks they serve.
25 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Black Dot
3669 Main StreetAn amazing spot to get espresso drinks and pastries! The owners Sal and Margrit have done an incredible job with all of the details that go into the food and drinks they serve.
If you ever visited their original location in the Lower East Side, you know how special this place was. Japanese homestyle cooking, a full bar, and events in the summer make this place a memorable visit. They even have an incredible Japanese garden that overlooks a river with Koi fish!
24 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Soy
419 Main StIf you ever visited their original location in the Lower East Side, you know how special this place was. Japanese homestyle cooking, a full bar, and events in the summer make this place a memorable visit. They even have an incredible Japanese garden that overlooks a river with Koi fish!
5 mins from the house - a great place to have cocktails, grab breakfast, lunch, or dinner - and watch a movie on their lawn for their summer film screenings!
79 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Butterfield Restaurant
3805 Main St5 mins from the house - a great place to have cocktails, grab breakfast, lunch, or dinner - and watch a movie on their lawn for their summer film screenings!
An incredible taproom, brewery, and woodfired pizza spot. Located on an orchard with a general store. This place is a great place to visit.
255 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Westwind Orchard
215 Lower Whitfield RdAn incredible taproom, brewery, and woodfired pizza spot. Located on an orchard with a general store. This place is a great place to visit.
Inness is fairly new to this area. Located 10 mins away on a sprawling estate. This country club is open to the public to visit their incredible shop located inside a greenhouse and eat at their restaurant for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. You will not be disappointed. Check out their instagram for events.
67 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Inness
10 Banks StInness is fairly new to this area. Located 10 mins away on a sprawling estate. This country club is open to the public to visit their incredible shop located inside a greenhouse and eat at their restaurant for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. You will not be disappointed. Check out their instagram for events.
A great grocery store located 5 mins away that has a surprisingly big variety of local beers and anything you could need for cooking.
168 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Emmanuel's Market Place
3853 Main StA great grocery store located 5 mins away that has a surprisingly big variety of local beers and anything you could need for cooking.
Hash is a great local breakfast and lunch spot. Located 5 mins from our house.
118 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Hash
3928 Main StHash is a great local breakfast and lunch spot. Located 5 mins from our house.
Accord Market
21 Main StNew little market grocery
Bluebird Wine & Spirits
5059 United States Rte 209Great little wine shop
Brunette
33 BroadwayWine bar in Kingston! Great food
Lunch Nightly
636 BroadwayOur favorite restaurant upstate. Definitely make a reservation.
156 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Gaskins
2 Church AveOur favorite restaurant upstate. Definitely make a reservation.
A LGBTQ+ owned Filipino / Asian Market in Woodstock that has events, BBQs, and serves food in their garden. Worth checking out.
21 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Harana Market
5125 Wittenberg RdA LGBTQ+ owned Filipino / Asian Market in Woodstock that has events, BBQs, and serves food in their garden. Worth checking out.
Cocktails, great food, and outdoor patio. Super close to the house. Definitely worth checking out!
14 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Darlings
838 New York 32Cocktails, great food, and outdoor patio. Super close to the house. Definitely worth checking out!
Cherries Deli
4166 United States Rte 209In Beacon, NY - its more than a homewares shop and cafe. Lots of great items from Japan, Scandinavia - with a contemporary design lens.
Little King
199 Main StreetIn Beacon, NY - its more than a homewares shop and cafe. Lots of great items from Japan, Scandinavia - with a contemporary design lens.
Hands down our favorite place to eat nearby. Incredible natural wines, pizza, salads, meatballs, and an a great outdoor patio! MUST GO
117 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Ollie's Pizza
4 Bruceville RdHands down our favorite place to eat nearby. Incredible natural wines, pizza, salads, meatballs, and an a great outdoor patio! MUST GO
SILVIA
42 Mill Hill RdGreat place for dinner
Black-Eyed Suzie's Upstate
14 Partition StIncredible grab and go options.
Sightseeing
The Hasbrouck House is 3 mins away and is a great place to hang out. Every Weds-Sunday night starting May 25th in the summer they play movies out on the lawn (starting at sunset 6pm). They also have an amazing restaurant called Butterfield and an outdoor snack shack with drinks called Butcher & Bar!
42 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Hasbrouck House
3805 Main StThe Hasbrouck House is 3 mins away and is a great place to hang out. Every Weds-Sunday night starting May 25th in the summer they play movies out on the lawn (starting at sunset 6pm). They also have an amazing restaurant called Butterfield and an outdoor snack shack with drinks called Butcher & Bar!
Rosendale is a great little town 10 mins away. It has a charming Main Street with lots of great community events - check out the trestle bridge and Soy (a beloved Japanese restaurant that moved up from the city and has a great garden out back)
106 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Rosendale Trestle
Wallkill Valley Rail TrailRosendale is a great little town 10 mins away. It has a charming Main Street with lots of great community events - check out the trestle bridge and Soy (a beloved Japanese restaurant that moved up from the city and has a great garden out back)
Minnewaska State Park Preserve
5281 Route 44-55A great little homewares shop - this whole area is walkable and cute.
58 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Clove & Creek
73 BroadwayA great little homewares shop - this whole area is walkable and cute.
Hops Petunia Floral
1 W Strand StMohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest RdSkate Time was just purchased by the makers of Bjorn Qorn. A beloved upstate popcorn brand. They have brought in there friends to DJ and host skate parties Friday and Saturday nights. It's close to the house in Accord as well!
29 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Skate Time 209
5164 United States Rte 209Skate Time was just purchased by the makers of Bjorn Qorn. A beloved upstate popcorn brand. They have brought in there friends to DJ and host skate parties Friday and Saturday nights. It's close to the house in Accord as well!
Neighborhoods
Check out the stockade district for shops and bakeries - like Kingston Bread and Bar
266 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Kingston
Check out the stockade district for shops and bakeries - like Kingston Bread and Bar
Rosendale
Not too far away is New Paltz - a college town with a lot of promising new businesses.
255 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
New Paltz
Not too far away is New Paltz - a college town with a lot of promising new businesses.
Saugerties
A great small town located not too far away
A very lively and popping town located north. Worth checking out for food, shopping, and day trip.
442 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Hudson
A very lively and popping town located north. Worth checking out for food, shopping, and day trip.