Guidebook for Kingston
Food scene
The place is fantastic!! They make their donuts to order, so they’re always fresh and hot when you get them. Their other pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and their coffee are also excellent. I recommend getting some donuts and coffee and enjoying them while you sit at one of the waterfront benches and watch the boats go by. It’s about a six-minute walk from the house, and it's a locally loved institution with very friendly owners.
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Half Moon Rondout Cafe
36 BroadwayThe place is fantastic!! They make their donuts to order, so they’re always fresh and hot when you get them. Their other pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and their coffee are also excellent. I recommend getting some donuts and coffee and enjoying them while you sit at one of the waterfront benches and watch the boats go by. It’s about a six-minute walk from the house, and it's a locally loved institution with very friendly owners.
This is a really comfy neighborhood Mexican restaurant that has indoor and outdoor seating. They have great margaritas, too. It’s a 5-minute walk from the house.
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Armadillo
97 Abeel StreetThis is a really comfy neighborhood Mexican restaurant that has indoor and outdoor seating. They have great margaritas, too. It’s a 5-minute walk from the house.
This restaurant is about a 6-minute walk from the house, right next to Half Moon Donut Cafe. It’s a fairly small, funky place with indoor/outdoor seating. Their tacos are superb!
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The Tortilla Taco Bar
38 BroadwayThis restaurant is about a 6-minute walk from the house, right next to Half Moon Donut Cafe. It’s a fairly small, funky place with indoor/outdoor seating. Their tacos are superb!
LOLA Pizza
243 Fair StBest pizza ever!
This is a great place to sit with a book and a beverage, and it’s in a cool neighborhood!
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Rough Draft Bar & Books
82 John StThis is a great place to sit with a book and a beverage, and it’s in a cool neighborhood!
The Amsterdam
6380 Mill StIn good weather this is the best place to spend a whole evening sitting outside and gabbing, and it's great for hanging with the children as well. Excellent pizza and beer, oysters on the half shell, but best of all a lovely outdoor atmosphere, and no pressure to fit your visit into any particular time frame.
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Kingston Standard Brewing Co.
22 Jansen AveIn good weather this is the best place to spend a whole evening sitting outside and gabbing, and it's great for hanging with the children as well. Excellent pizza and beer, oysters on the half shell, but best of all a lovely outdoor atmosphere, and no pressure to fit your visit into any particular time frame.
1st rate food. Almost every ingredient is made from scratch in the kitchen, including fresh bread. We love their cookies, breakfast burritos… Actually, we’ve loved everything we’ve had there. You can buy their fermented foods and sauces to take home with you. We highly recommend this place!
Rosie General
1st rate food. Almost every ingredient is made from scratch in the kitchen, including fresh bread. We love their cookies, breakfast burritos… Actually, we’ve loved everything we’ve had there. You can buy their fermented foods and sauces to take home with you. We highly recommend this place!
Ollie's Slice Shop
I love their pizza!
Pretty standard Italian, and pretty delicious, too. They have good service and are a 10-minute walk from the house right in the Rondout, close to the water. They also have outdoor seating when the weather is nice.
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Savona's
11 BroadwayPretty standard Italian, and pretty delicious, too. They have good service and are a 10-minute walk from the house right in the Rondout, close to the water. They also have outdoor seating when the weather is nice.
Pretty standard diner - big enough so there’s never a wait for breakfast. Good food & good service!
Broadway Lights Diner & Cafe
713 BroadwayPretty standard diner - big enough so there’s never a wait for breakfast. Good food & good service!
Kingston Bread + Bar
43 N Front StDelicious baked goods, in the Stockade neighborhood
Fantastic food, I especially love their corn chowder! In the Stockade district
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Diego's Taqueria
38 John StFantastic food, I especially love their corn chowder! In the Stockade district
This place recently opened & we haven’t tried it yet. They call it a neighborhood bistro, with craft cocktails and an interesting menu
Eliza
This place recently opened & we haven’t tried it yet. They call it a neighborhood bistro, with craft cocktails and an interesting menu
Yummy ramen place owned by a Japanese transplant to the area. It’s a really cute, cozy spot, too!
Tanma Ramen
Yummy ramen place owned by a Japanese transplant to the area. It’s a really cute, cozy spot, too!
Neighborhoods
The neighborhood is historic and it has retained its original character with narrow walkable streets and Victorian architecture. There are restaurants, cafes, bakeries, shops, and museums to explore as well. All of this is along the waterfront of where the Rondout meets the Hudson River.
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Rondout
The neighborhood is historic and it has retained its original character with narrow walkable streets and Victorian architecture. There are restaurants, cafes, bakeries, shops, and museums to explore as well. All of this is along the waterfront of where the Rondout meets the Hudson River.
Stockade District
Sightseeing
They have air shows on the weekends as well as a museum to visit.
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Rhinebeck Aerodrome Airshows
42 Stone Church RdThey have air shows on the weekends as well as a museum to visit.
Hudson River Maritime Museum
50 Rondout LandingForsythe Nature Center
125 Lucas Ave ExtOld Dutch Church
272 Wall StTrolley Museum Of New York
89 E Strand StCatskill Mountain Railroad
55 Kingston PlazaRondout Lighthouse
This is fun in the fall around Halloween! They have hayrides and even escape rooms, too. It’s pretty scary, so it is recommended for those 13 and up. They do have scheduled times for children, though; check the website for those dates and times.
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Headless Horseman Hayrides en Haunted Houses
Route 9WThis is fun in the fall around Halloween! They have hayrides and even escape rooms, too. It’s pretty scary, so it is recommended for those 13 and up. They do have scheduled times for children, though; check the website for those dates and times.
Nature/Outdoor Activities
“This preserve offers a cornucopia of treats for nature lovers — wildflower-filled grasslands, woods, a waterfall and pond, stunning rock formations and an abundance of wildlife, including beaver, deer, coyotes and turkeys. Just as impressive are the vistas, stretching to the Hudson River and, once the leaves fall, the Catskill Mountains. This natural splendor, combined with the rugged terrain, makes Shaupeneak Ridge one of the region’s prime destinations for mountain biking and trail running.”
Shaupeneak Mountain
“This preserve offers a cornucopia of treats for nature lovers — wildflower-filled grasslands, woods, a waterfall and pond, stunning rock formations and an abundance of wildlife, including beaver, deer, coyotes and turkeys. Just as impressive are the vistas, stretching to the Hudson River and, once the leaves fall, the Catskill Mountains. This natural splendor, combined with the rugged terrain, makes Shaupeneak Ridge one of the region’s prime destinations for mountain biking and trail running.”
4 1/2 miles of nature trails considered easy to moderate. “They … take you among rocky ridges, deep forests, and onto a peninsula in a stunning two-acre pond enabling you to experience the same forest, geologic formations, waterfalls, fern valleys, wildflowers, birds, and wildlife that Burroughs reveled in over a hundred years ago. Trail features include a 55-step stone stairway, boardwalks (one through Burroughs' former celery swamp), and a ladder up a cliff.”
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John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary
261 Floyd Ackert Rd4 1/2 miles of nature trails considered easy to moderate. “They … take you among rocky ridges, deep forests, and onto a peninsula in a stunning two-acre pond enabling you to experience the same forest, geologic formations, waterfalls, fern valleys, wildflowers, birds, and wildlife that Burroughs reveled in over a hundred years ago. Trail features include a 55-step stone stairway, boardwalks (one through Burroughs' former celery swamp), and a ladder up a cliff.”
Kingston Point Rail Trail
Shopping
Red Owl Collective
Clove & Creek
73 BroadwayRough Draft Bar & Books
82 John StLovefield Vintage
37 N Front Stexit nineteen
309 Wall StBlackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co.
793 BroadwayNewt
River Mint Finery
270 Fair StYarn Farm Kingston LLC
Hops Petunia Floral
1 W Strand StKarina Dresses
329 Wall StMaybe I’m biased because of the name, (haha), but I love their dresses.