Beacon, NY Area Guidebook
Shops (and coffee)
Easily one of the best little shops in the area. Scandinavian/ Japanese vibe with MOMA-like gifts at a variety of price points. I can always find a gift for someone (or myself) there.
Easily one of the best little shops in the area. Scandinavian/ Japanese vibe with MOMA-like gifts at a variety of price points in the back, and a coffee shop in the front. I can always find a gift for someone (or myself) there.
Little King
199 Main StreetEasily one of the best little shops in the area. Scandinavian/ Japanese vibe with MOMA-like gifts at a variety of price points in the back, and a coffee shop in the front. I can always find a gift for someone (or myself) there.
Really great little bookstore. Well curated with an interesting mix of new and 2nd hand books.
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Binnacle Books
321 Main StReally great little bookstore. Well curated with an interesting mix of new and 2nd hand books.
One Nature Garden Center
3 Old Glenham RoadGreat mini native plant nursery.
Luxe Optique
181-183 Main StGorgeous selection
Kitchen & Coffee
382 Main StreetNice coffee spot with outdoor area and vegetarian food
Mountain Tops Outfitters
144 Main StGreat, well merchandised hiking and outdoors outfitters.
Food scene
I'm off the sugar at the moment, but I've heard the hot chocolate here (and other treats) are phenomenal. Plus a great looking space.
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Håkan Chocolatier
462 Main StI'm off the sugar at the moment, but I've heard the hot chocolate here (and other treats) are phenomenal. Plus a great looking space.
This is one of the best burgers I've ever had in my life. Fries are great too. There are a few tables but really a take-out spot. Get them to go and go eat down by the river at Long Dock Park.
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Barb's Butchery
69 Spring StThis is one of the best burgers I've ever had in my life. Fries are great too. There are a few tables but really a take-out spot. Get them to go and go eat down by the river at Long Dock Park.
I haven't eaten here personally as I have some diet restrictions, but I've heard good things. Probably best if you are looking for a very hearty breakfast :)
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The Beacon Daily
29 Teller AveI haven't eaten here personally as I have some diet restrictions, but I've heard good things. Probably best if you are looking for a very hearty breakfast :)
The Roundhouse is located all the way on the other end of Beacon's Main Street (walk towards the mountain), it's a nice 20 min walk from the house.
The thing that makes this place lovely is the outdoor seating area. The service can take some patience - Beacon is not NYC :) In terms of food, I tend to stick to the simplest/ most basic dishes.
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The Roundhouse
2 E Main StThe Roundhouse is located all the way on the other end of Beacon's Main Street (walk towards the mountain), it's a nice 20 min walk from the house.
The thing that makes this place lovely is the outdoor seating area. The service can take some patience - Beacon is not NYC :) In terms of food, I tend to stick to the simplest/ most basic dishes.
Family owned Himalayan cuisine. Nice folks. I've enjoyed both the Everest platter and the Vegan platters (extra spicy sauce on the side).
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Momo Valley
455 Main StreetFamily owned Himalayan cuisine. Nice folks. I've enjoyed both the Everest platter and the Vegan platters (extra spicy sauce on the side).
Beacon Farmers Market
223 Main StSundays from 10am - 3pm ish
Good spot for drinks (plus a nice outdoor area that is dog friendly). Their appetizers and more simple pub food are the safest bets food-wise.
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Melzingah Tap House
554 Main StGood spot for drinks (plus a nice outdoor area that is dog friendly). Their appetizers and more simple pub food are the safest bets food-wise.
I haven't been but it looks intriguing:
"The Kitchen Sink Supper Club is a dinner experience serving Chef Brian Arnoff’s rotating tasting menu. Themed with local ingredients, spices or nose-to-tail dining, our menus rotate regularly - with an optional beverage pairing - for a fixed-price dinner service in our communal style dining room, most Friday and Saturday evenings." Reservations required.
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Kitchen Sink Food and Drink
157 Main StI haven't been but it looks intriguing:
"The Kitchen Sink Supper Club is a dinner experience serving Chef Brian Arnoff’s rotating tasting menu. Themed with local ingredients, spices or nose-to-tail dining, our menus rotate regularly - with an optional beverage pairing - for a fixed-price dinner service in our communal style dining room, most Friday and Saturday evenings." Reservations required.
I love an old school slightly mafioso style Italian restaurant. I haven't been in a while but this is definitely one of the most authentic places in the area, interesting menu and old school ambiance. If you're into that type of thing (which I am).
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Il Cenàcolo
228 S Plank RdI love an old school slightly mafioso style Italian restaurant. I haven't been in a while but this is definitely one of the most authentic places in the area, interesting menu and old school ambiance. If you're into that type of thing (which I am).
Café Amarcord is a local favorite. I've had some more standout dishes and then ones that were ok (like most places). It has a nice outdoor seating area. Seems like they have generally fast and good service.
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Café Amarcord
276 Main StCafé Amarcord is a local favorite. I've had some more standout dishes and then ones that were ok (like most places). It has a nice outdoor seating area. Seems like they have generally fast and good service.
Wine/ Breweries
I've heard this is great - Millbrook has some beautiful farmland and the town of Millbrook is really charming and has some nice shops and a couple worthwhile restaurants.
I've never been here myself, but I've seen it from across the river and I hear it is lovely and has a nice view. If you want to go for a wine tasting, their website suggests making reservations (which you can do online).
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Benmarl Winery
156 Highland AveI've never been here myself, but I've seen it from across the river and I hear it is lovely and has a nice view. If you want to go for a wine tasting, their website suggests making reservations (which you can do online).
There are numerous breweries/ beer halls right in Beacon, but Obercreek (a 15 minute drive away in Wappingers Falls) is my favorite for the rustic, off the beaten path ambiance and excellent beer.
Obercreek is also a farm and you can visit their farm-stand (a short drive away on the other side of the property).
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Obercreek Brewing Company
59 Marlorville RdThere are numerous breweries/ beer halls right in Beacon, but Obercreek (a 15 minute drive away in Wappingers Falls) is my favorite for the rustic, off the beaten path ambiance and excellent beer.
Obercreek is also a farm and you can visit their farm-stand (a short drive away on the other side of the property).
“A showcase of New York state agriculture through booze, Paul Brady Wine is your one-stop shop to discover the history and the now of New York state’s most fashionable and delicious wines, beers, ciders, spirits, and more, all under one roof."
Paul Brady Wine
344 Main Street“A showcase of New York state agriculture through booze, Paul Brady Wine is your one-stop shop to discover the history and the now of New York state’s most fashionable and delicious wines, beers, ciders, spirits, and more, all under one roof."
I've never actually had a cocktail here because of food restrictions I have but I've had a glass of wine and I think they did a really nice job on the interior.
Also one of the only bars in town that seems to understand that if you cut the lights by 50% it makes the ambiance better by at least 50%
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Wonderbar Beacon
449 Main StreetI've never actually had a cocktail here because of food restrictions I have but I've had a glass of wine and I think they did a really nice job on the interior.
Also one of the only bars in town that seems to understand that if you cut the lights by 50% it makes the ambiance better by at least 50%
Outdoor seating, dogs allowed outside, pizza served Friday - Sunday
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Hudson Valley Brewery
7 E Main StOutdoor seating, dogs allowed outside, pizza served Friday - Sunday
Really great wine shop, the best selection around, most wines are organic or biodynamic and come at a variety of price points.
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Artisan Wine Shop
180 Main StReally great wine shop, the best selection around, most wines are organic or biodynamic and come at a variety of price points.
Antiques/ Vintage
One of the larger antiques/ vintage stores in the area, they also have an even larger warehouse location in Newburgh.
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Newburgh Vintage Emporium
5006 Rte 9WOne of the larger antiques/ vintage stores in the area, they also have an even larger warehouse location in Newburgh.
Newburgh Vintage Emporium Ware-House
10 NY-17KThe Newburgh Vintage Emporium's big cousin.
Vintage:Beacon
478 Main StFound and sold a lot of cute things here :)
If you're looking for a higher-end concentration of Antiques, Hudson is about an hour drive north, perfect for a day trip. The town is full of shops and restaurants and there's also an entire warehouse full of antiques a bit further outside the main town.
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Hudson
If you're looking for a higher-end concentration of Antiques, Hudson is about an hour drive north, perfect for a day trip. The town is full of shops and restaurants and there's also an entire warehouse full of antiques a bit further outside the main town.
Hiking/ Yoga
My fave yoga studio in the area (and JUST down the street). Outdoor classes in the summer, including ones at Long Dock Park and Dennings Point/ Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
beBhakti Yoga Center
36 Catherine StMy fave yoga studio in the area (and JUST down the street). Outdoor classes in the summer, including ones at Long Dock Park and Dennings Point/ Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
Riverside state park with several easy 20-30 min walking trails.
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Dennings Point State Park
Dennings Point TrailRiverside state park with several easy 20-30 min walking trails.
Despite its relatively short length, this is generally considered to be the most strenuous hike in the East Hudson Highlands. It involves steep climbs over rock ledges that can be very slippery when wet. You'll need to use both your hands and your feet in many places along the way. Proper footgear is essential for this hike, which is best done on weekdays, to avoid the crowds on weekends. Do not attempt this hike in wet weather, or if the trail is covered with snow or ice.
The white-blazed Breakneck Ridge Trail starts on the west side of Route 9D, just north of the tunnel, and heads south, almost immediately reaching a viewpoint over the Hudson River from a rock outcrop to the right of the trail. Bannerman’s Castle on Pollopel Island is visible to the north, and Storm King Mountain, directly across the river, may be seen through the trees
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Breakneck Ridge Trail
Despite its relatively short length, this is generally considered to be the most strenuous hike in the East Hudson Highlands. It involves steep climbs over rock ledges that can be very slippery when wet. You'll need to use both your hands and your feet in many places along the way. Proper footgear is essential for this hike, which is best done on weekdays, to avoid the crowds on weekends. Do not attempt this hike in wet weather, or if the trail is covered with snow or ice.
The white-blazed Breakneck Ridge Trail starts on the west side of Route 9D, just north of the tunnel, and heads south, almost immediately reaching a viewpoint over the Hudson River from a rock outcrop to the right of the trail. Bannerman’s Castle on Pollopel Island is visible to the north, and Storm King Mountain, directly across the river, may be seen through the trees
Nature & Gardens
Perched in a dramatic setting in the Hudson Highlands, just sixty miles north of New York City, Stonecrop’s mission is to inspire gardeners to explore the infinite variety of the plant kingdom and to encourage a joyful willingness to experiment in the garden.
A visit to Stonecrop is a serious immersion in plants and design ideas. Plan to spend several hours with a plant list in hand. Some of the highlights include raised alpine stone beds and a cliff rock garden; woodland and water gardens; an enclosed English-style flower garden and systematic order beds representing over 50 plant families. A 2,000 square-foot conservatory housing tender specimens floats on a pond near the entry. Display greenhouses of alpines, tropicals, and succulents are backed up by a T-Range Greenhouse used to over-winter half-hardy plants. In season, these are adroitly mixed with annuals, hardy perennials, shrubs and vines to create a rich display in the flower garden.
Inspiration may be found in all seasons, from the spring show of bulbs and the explosion of colour on the cliff ledge, to summer’s profusion in the flower garden, and the subtleties of fall foliage and fruit throughout the garden.
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Stonecrop Gardens
Stonecrop GardensPerched in a dramatic setting in the Hudson Highlands, just sixty miles north of New York City, Stonecrop’s mission is to inspire gardeners to explore the infinite variety of the plant kingdom and to encourage a joyful willingness to experiment in the garden.
A visit to Stonecrop is a serious immersion in plants and design ideas. Plan to spend several hours with a plant list in hand. Some of the highlights include raised alpine stone beds and a cliff rock garden; woodland and water gardens; an enclosed English-style flower garden and systematic order beds representing over 50 plant families. A 2,000 square-foot conservatory housing tender specimens floats on a pond near the entry. Display greenhouses of alpines, tropicals, and succulents are backed up by a T-Range Greenhouse used to over-winter half-hardy plants. In season, these are adroitly mixed with annuals, hardy perennials, shrubs and vines to create a rich display in the flower garden.
Inspiration may be found in all seasons, from the spring show of bulbs and the explosion of colour on the cliff ledge, to summer’s profusion in the flower garden, and the subtleties of fall foliage and fruit throughout the garden.
Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center is located on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls, NY. This 1,000 acre farm, former homesite of the Verplanck Family, is owned by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and operated by the Stony Kill Foundation. It also has hiking trails ranging from .5 miles to 2.5 miles
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Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center
79 Farmstead LaneStony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center is located on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls, NY. This 1,000 acre farm, former homesite of the Verplanck Family, is owned by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and operated by the Stony Kill Foundation. It also has hiking trails ranging from .5 miles to 2.5 miles
Arts
It's what put Beacon on the map...always a worth visit. Small/ not overwhelming to do for just a part day.
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Dia:Beacon
3 Beekman StIt's what put Beacon on the map...always a worth visit. Small/ not overwhelming to do for just a part day.
Fabulous nonprofit museum celebrating the work of Italian artists from Arte Povera to the present.
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Magazzino Italian Art
2700 U.S. 9Fabulous nonprofit museum celebrating the work of Italian artists from Arte Povera to the present.
Boscobel opened as a nonprofit museum sixty years ago. Built between 1804 and 1808, it was originally the dream house of wealthy Loyalists. By the 1950s, after falling into disrepair, it was demolished. Preservationists saved as many architectural fragments as possible and reassembled them fifteen miles north, where the Neoclassical mansion was restored back to—and even beyond—its original grandeur. Boscobel was saved as a beautiful piece of art.
Now an esteemed Historic House Museum containing one of the finest collections of decorative arts from the Federal period, Boscobel offers admission to 68 acres of our grounds, featuring lush gardens and a woodland trail. Located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, Boscobel directly overlooks Constitution Marsh toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, showcasing dramatic views of the Hudson River.
Check out their website for events and guided tours.
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Boscobel House and Gardens
1601 NY-9DBoscobel opened as a nonprofit museum sixty years ago. Built between 1804 and 1808, it was originally the dream house of wealthy Loyalists. By the 1950s, after falling into disrepair, it was demolished. Preservationists saved as many architectural fragments as possible and reassembled them fifteen miles north, where the Neoclassical mansion was restored back to—and even beyond—its original grandeur. Boscobel was saved as a beautiful piece of art.
Now an esteemed Historic House Museum containing one of the finest collections of decorative arts from the Federal period, Boscobel offers admission to 68 acres of our grounds, featuring lush gardens and a woodland trail. Located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, Boscobel directly overlooks Constitution Marsh toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, showcasing dramatic views of the Hudson River.
Check out their website for events and guided tours.
Storm King Art Center, commonly referred to as Storm King and named after its proximity to Storm King Mountain, is an open-air museum located in New Windsor, New York. It contains what is perhaps the largest collection of contemporary outdoor sculptures in the United States.
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Storm King Art Center
Storm King Art Center, commonly referred to as Storm King and named after its proximity to Storm King Mountain, is an open-air museum located in New Windsor, New York. It contains what is perhaps the largest collection of contemporary outdoor sculptures in the United States.
I've never been here, but I just found it and it looks amazing and now I'm going to go!
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The Newburgh Pottery
102 S William StI've never been here, but I just found it and it looks amazing and now I'm going to go!