Guidebook for Hyde Park
Food Scene
This is hands-down our favorite local restaurant. Sam and Joanne are wonderful, and they have a really great selection of comfort food that's beautifully made. Their baked goods are also superb--try the "Brownies banned by Bloomberg," which are fudgy and rich and filled with chunks of Butterfinger bar. Our favorite meal is the corned beef sandwich--cooked for three days in brown sugar and Dijon mustard. We call it "meat candy." They're also famous for their signature veggie burgers. Bring your own wine. Closed Tuesdays.
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The Matchbox Cafe
6242 U.S. 9This is hands-down our favorite local restaurant. Sam and Joanne are wonderful, and they have a really great selection of comfort food that's beautifully made. Their baked goods are also superb--try the "Brownies banned by Bloomberg," which are fudgy and rich and filled with chunks of Butterfinger bar. Our favorite meal is the corned beef sandwich--cooked for three days in brown sugar and Dijon mustard. We call it "meat candy." They're also famous for their signature veggie burgers. Bring your own wine. Closed Tuesdays.
There are three student-run restaurants (Italian, French, and American) plus a great bakery on the campus of the Culinary Institute of America. Make reservations before you come! Some restaurants closed weekends.
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CIA Restaurants
1946 Campus DrThere are three student-run restaurants (Italian, French, and American) plus a great bakery on the campus of the Culinary Institute of America. Make reservations before you come! Some restaurants closed weekends.
If you just don't feel like cooking but want a decent NYC-style pie, this is a great inexpensive option. I always order extra cheese, as they can be a little skimpy on the dairy portion. They don't deliver to us, but it's about a fifteen-minute drive so the pie(s) will be ready by the time you get there. They have an online menu.
Hyde Park Pizza
4290 Albany Post RdIf you just don't feel like cooking but want a decent NYC-style pie, this is a great inexpensive option. I always order extra cheese, as they can be a little skimpy on the dairy portion. They don't deliver to us, but it's about a fifteen-minute drive so the pie(s) will be ready by the time you get there. They have an online menu.
This is a fun new place in Rhinebeck--great seafood and lots of yuppified traditional dishes. Try the fried chicken--awesome and not too overwhelming! Fish and chips also excellent, more like poisson et frites.
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The Local
This is a fun new place in Rhinebeck--great seafood and lots of yuppified traditional dishes. Try the fried chicken--awesome and not too overwhelming! Fish and chips also excellent, more like poisson et frites.
Gigi's has been a Rhinebeck staple for years. Gorgeous high-end Italian food, superb wine list, exquisite service.
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Gigi Trattoria & Catering
6422 Montgomery StGigi's has been a Rhinebeck staple for years. Gorgeous high-end Italian food, superb wine list, exquisite service.
A cozy, lovely spot for a great French meal. Nice romantic night out spot.
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Le Petit Bistro
2-8 E Market StA cozy, lovely spot for a great French meal. Nice romantic night out spot.
The Beekman Arms is the oldest continuously run inn in America. George Washington actually DID sleep here. The restaurant is charming and old school--great for shepherd's pie on a cold winter night.
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Beekman Arms-Delamater Inn
6387 Mill StThe Beekman Arms is the oldest continuously run inn in America. George Washington actually DID sleep here. The restaurant is charming and old school--great for shepherd's pie on a cold winter night.
Excellent Indian restaurant on the main drag of Rhinebeck. Good choice for vegetarians.
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Cinnamon
51 E Market StExcellent Indian restaurant on the main drag of Rhinebeck. Good choice for vegetarians.
A terrific upscale place for breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Their bread is world-class, and the sandwich selection is inspiring. Bring home some baguettes for a picnic!
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Bread Alone Bakery
45 E Market StA terrific upscale place for breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Their bread is world-class, and the sandwich selection is inspiring. Bring home some baguettes for a picnic!
Best sushi in Dutchess County, in our opinion. Great special selections, superb quality of fish, and wonderful sake list. They also do gorgeous takeout platters. Online menu available.
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Osaka
22 Garden StBest sushi in Dutchess County, in our opinion. Great special selections, superb quality of fish, and wonderful sake list. They also do gorgeous takeout platters. Online menu available.
The BEST Mexican food I've had outside California. Seriously. It's in a strip mall but totally worth the drive to Wappingers Falls. Try their Mexican Street tacos, and the margaritas if you have a designated driver.
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Mexicali Blue
87 Main StThe BEST Mexican food I've had outside California. Seriously. It's in a strip mall but totally worth the drive to Wappingers Falls. Try their Mexican Street tacos, and the margaritas if you have a designated driver.
The have some decent wines here, and you can even order custom-labeled bottles by the case. Daily tastings. Check website for times and prices.
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Millbrook Vineyards & Winery
26 Wing RdThe have some decent wines here, and you can even order custom-labeled bottles by the case. Daily tastings. Check website for times and prices.
Sightseeing
There are wonderful tours of the Roosevelt family home. You can also do a tour of Eleanor Roosevelt's private cottage, Valkill, where she stayed after the President's death. It's a cozy little house where she met with world leaders and often served them casual dinners.
Our "secret spot" is the walled garden attached to the yellow house near the front of the FDR property. Inside the house are the offices of the park service rangers. The walled garden was originally designed by Beatrix Farrand in 1905, and was restored by the woman who owned our house, Allelu Kurten, a world-renowned puppeteer. Visit the garden for free from sunrise to dusk--picnic on the terrace!
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
4079 Albany Post RdThere are wonderful tours of the Roosevelt family home. You can also do a tour of Eleanor Roosevelt's private cottage, Valkill, where she stayed after the President's death. It's a cozy little house where she met with world leaders and often served them casual dinners.
Our "secret spot" is the walled garden attached to the yellow house near the front of the FDR property. Inside the house are the offices of the park service rangers. The walled garden was originally designed by Beatrix Farrand in 1905, and was restored by the woman who owned our house, Allelu Kurten, a world-renowned puppeteer. Visit the garden for free from sunrise to dusk--picnic on the terrace!
Wilderstein was the home of the Suckley family, cousins to the Roosevelts. It's charming and a great place to walk.
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Wilderstein Historic Site
330 Morton RdWilderstein was the home of the Suckley family, cousins to the Roosevelts. It's charming and a great place to walk.
This historic railroad bridge has been turned into a pedestrian walkway over the mighty Hudson. It's a great walk with amazing views. Some full moon nights they have "moon walks," when local astronomers bring their telescopes for night sky viewing. Check their website for events.
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Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
61 Parker AveThis historic railroad bridge has been turned into a pedestrian walkway over the mighty Hudson. It's a great walk with amazing views. Some full moon nights they have "moon walks," when local astronomers bring their telescopes for night sky viewing. Check their website for events.
Parks & Nature
Poets' Walk Park
776 River RdThis is an iconic walk near Bard College.
Loads of cross-country skiing in winter and hiking in summer.
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Clarence Fahnestock State Park
Clarence Fahnestock State ParkLoads of cross-country skiing in winter and hiking in summer.
A half-mile trail leads uphill through open meadows abounding with birds to a 550-foot hilltop affording panoramic vistas stretching from the Berkshires to the Catskills. Great for cross-country skiing or snowshoeing in winter, picnics in summer.
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Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill
3158 NY-9GA half-mile trail leads uphill through open meadows abounding with birds to a 550-foot hilltop affording panoramic vistas stretching from the Berkshires to the Catskills. Great for cross-country skiing or snowshoeing in winter, picnics in summer.
Esopus Meadows Preserve is great for introducing children to the glories of nature along the Hudson River. Its variety of trails allows you to tailor a trek to the stamina of young legs. You can begin by hiking through a rolling forest landscape alive with birdcalls, the chatter of small mammals and a gurgling stream, or follow the shoreline to a dramatic lookout. Whichever route you choose, arrive at the preserve's Hudson River Greenway Water Trail site at the midpoint of your outing. Its pavilion and tables are perfect for a rest and a picnic. The views here are well nigh perfect, too. Esopus Meadows Lighthouse looms in the distance downriver, while grand Mills Mansion is to the left.
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Esopus Meadows Preserve
257 River RdEsopus Meadows Preserve is great for introducing children to the glories of nature along the Hudson River. Its variety of trails allows you to tailor a trek to the stamina of young legs. You can begin by hiking through a rolling forest landscape alive with birdcalls, the chatter of small mammals and a gurgling stream, or follow the shoreline to a dramatic lookout. Whichever route you choose, arrive at the preserve's Hudson River Greenway Water Trail site at the midpoint of your outing. Its pavilion and tables are perfect for a rest and a picnic. The views here are well nigh perfect, too. Esopus Meadows Lighthouse looms in the distance downriver, while grand Mills Mansion is to the left.
Fishkill Ridge isn't suitable for a casual stroll, but if you feel like heading out into some true wilderness, it doesn't get any better than this. On the preserve's well-marked trails you can walk beside a stream to an impressive waterfall, scramble up rocks and step onto outcroppings affording some of the most breathtaking long-range vistas in the Hudson Highlands. For most of your trek you'll be so cocooned in nature that civilization and its stresses will fade from memory (though shops and restaurants in downtown Beacon await your return). Fishkill Ridge also is a great destination for exploring the Hudson Valley's geological past.
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Fishkill Ridge Trail
Fishkill Ridge TrailFishkill Ridge isn't suitable for a casual stroll, but if you feel like heading out into some true wilderness, it doesn't get any better than this. On the preserve's well-marked trails you can walk beside a stream to an impressive waterfall, scramble up rocks and step onto outcroppings affording some of the most breathtaking long-range vistas in the Hudson Highlands. For most of your trek you'll be so cocooned in nature that civilization and its stresses will fade from memory (though shops and restaurants in downtown Beacon await your return). Fishkill Ridge also is a great destination for exploring the Hudson Valley's geological past.
Arts & Culture
Dia:Beacon
3 Beekman St
Storm King Art Center
Amazing outdoor sculpture museum.
Incredible home of one of the founding painters of the Hudson River School.
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Olana State Historic Site
Olana State Historic SiteIncredible home of one of the founding painters of the Hudson River School.
There's a terrific small museum on the Vassar campus, and the campus itself is lovely to walk around.
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Vassar College
124 Raymond AveThere's a terrific small museum on the Vassar campus, and the campus itself is lovely to walk around.
The campus is gorgeous, and the architecture is superb. Especially the Frank-Gehry designed theater complex.
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Bard College
30 Campus RdThe campus is gorgeous, and the architecture is superb. Especially the Frank-Gehry designed theater complex.
Great place to go with kids on a rainy day. Check their website for current activities.
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Mid-Hudson Children's Museum
75 N Water StGreat place to go with kids on a rainy day. Check their website for current activities.
Upstate Films Rhinebeck
6415 Montgomery StGreat little arthouse cinema in downtown Rhinebeck.
The Van Wyck family farm was the base for George Washington's army during the American Revolution once the British had driven them off the island of Manhattan. With the best defensible ridge to the south, this was a safe and secure location for training our revolutionary soldiers and plotting strategy for Washington's eventual victory over the British forces.
Van Wyck Homestead Museum
504 U.S. 9The Van Wyck family farm was the base for George Washington's army during the American Revolution once the British had driven them off the island of Manhattan. With the best defensible ridge to the south, this was a safe and secure location for training our revolutionary soldiers and plotting strategy for Washington's eventual victory over the British forces.
Shopping
This is my very favorite local junk-treasure store. You never know what you'll find there, and Eric and Renee are terrific. I've scored everything from antique porcelain to Le Creuset enamelware Dutch ovens to, well, far too many things to list. The prices are great and they'll negotiate, too.
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Hyde Park Consignments
4291 Albany Post RdThis is my very favorite local junk-treasure store. You never know what you'll find there, and Eric and Renee are terrific. I've scored everything from antique porcelain to Le Creuset enamelware Dutch ovens to, well, far too many things to list. The prices are great and they'll negotiate, too.
This is a terrific multi-vendor local antiques mall. They've got furniture, paintings, "smalls," collectibles, and who-knows-what for every budget and taste.
The room directly behind the front counter is run by Don, a retired local police lieutenant who specializes in antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain. He likes to chat, but he's super interesting.
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Hyde Park Antiques Center
4192 Albany Post RdThis is a terrific multi-vendor local antiques mall. They've got furniture, paintings, "smalls," collectibles, and who-knows-what for every budget and taste.
The room directly behind the front counter is run by Don, a retired local police lieutenant who specializes in antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain. He likes to chat, but he's super interesting.
Very high-end multi-vendor antiques venue behind the Beekman Arms in an iconic red barn. Great stuff but $$$.
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Beekman Arms-Delamater Inn
6387 Mill StVery high-end multi-vendor antiques venue behind the Beekman Arms in an iconic red barn. Great stuff but $$$.
If you miss going to a good old-fashioned Woolworth's, this is the store for you. You never know what you'll find but you'll realize you have to have it the minute you see it.
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A.L. Stickle 5 & Dime Store
13 E Market StIf you miss going to a good old-fashioned Woolworth's, this is the store for you. You never know what you'll find but you'll realize you have to have it the minute you see it.
This is like Mecca for my mom, whenever she visits from California. First we peruse all the awesome junk, then we go next door for the Chinese buffet. (Mom loves buffets.)
Goodwill NYNJ Store & Donation Center
1488 U.S. 9This is like Mecca for my mom, whenever she visits from California. First we peruse all the awesome junk, then we go next door for the Chinese buffet. (Mom loves buffets.)
Essentials
This is a really solid local grocery store, the nearest to our house. Good produce, nice natural foods aisle, pretty much everything you need.
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Stop & Shop
3999 Albany Post RdThis is a really solid local grocery store, the nearest to our house. Good produce, nice natural foods aisle, pretty much everything you need.
Adams is the "fancier" local store. A larger selection of cheeses, better quality seafood, and lots of great sauces and things-you-didn't-know-you-needed. They also have a seasonal nursery with a wonderful selection of plants and trees. It's a bit pricier than Stop & Shop
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Adams Fairacre Farms
765 Dutchess TurnpikeAdams is the "fancier" local store. A larger selection of cheeses, better quality seafood, and lots of great sauces and things-you-didn't-know-you-needed. They also have a seasonal nursery with a wonderful selection of plants and trees. It's a bit pricier than Stop & Shop
This is our best local wine shop in Hyde Park, with a full selection of liquor as well. Knowledgeable staff and friendly.
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Liquorama Wine Cellars
U.S. 9This is our best local wine shop in Hyde Park, with a full selection of liquor as well. Knowledgeable staff and friendly.
Rite Aid
1 Crum Elbow RdThe closest local drugstore and pharmacy. Great selection and open late most days.
Entertainment & Activities
In summer months, who doesn't love a drive-in movie theater?
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Hyde Park Drive In Theatre
4114 Albany Post RdIn summer months, who doesn't love a drive-in movie theater?
I love that we have a rollerskating rink nearby. Great for kids and all ages.
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Hyde Park Roller Magic
4178 Albany Post RdI love that we have a rollerskating rink nearby. Great for kids and all ages.
Orvis is the classic sportsperson's paradise. You can learn how to fly-fish, shoot skeet or sporting clays, and generally have the most utterly Hemingway time of your life here. Great store for all equipment required, too.
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Orvis Sandanona Shooting Grounds
3047 Sharon TurnpikeOrvis is the classic sportsperson's paradise. You can learn how to fly-fish, shoot skeet or sporting clays, and generally have the most utterly Hemingway time of your life here. Great store for all equipment required, too.
Watch vintage bi-planes stage dogfights, and all kinds of cool aeronautic stuff! A must-see for vintage airplane enthusiasts of all ages. Open from May-October, generally.
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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
9 Norton RdWatch vintage bi-planes stage dogfights, and all kinds of cool aeronautic stuff! A must-see for vintage airplane enthusiasts of all ages. Open from May-October, generally.
Hunter Mountain
A nice little ski area within decent driving distance.
Meadow Creek Farm
321 Skidmore RdNice stable nearby for rentals and lessons.
Excellent local barn. See website for their equestrian offerings: https://www.netherwoodacres.net
Netherwood Acres
883 Netherwood RoadExcellent local barn. See website for their equestrian offerings: https://www.netherwoodacres.net