Guidebook to Rosendale Area

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Guidebook to Rosendale Area

Food!

Some favorite local eateries...
Yummy, homemade middle eastern food, great flatbread pizzas, and nice garden.
16 residents recomanen
Garden House
4 Hardenburgh Ln
16 residents recomanen
Yummy, 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.
24 residents recomanen
Soy
419 Main St
24 residents recomanen
Tasty home-style Japanese food (not sushi!), formerly of NYC's East Village. Gorgeous garden.
Fun tavern with great outdoor seating.
24 residents recomanen
The 1850 House Inn
435 Main St
24 residents recomanen
Fun tavern with great outdoor seating.
Great food, fun place for lunch-- a hybrid cafe/vintage shop.
84 residents recomanen
Outdated, Antique Cafe
314 Wall St
84 residents recomanen
Great food, fun place for lunch-- a hybrid cafe/vintage shop.
Great tacos.
65 residents recomanen
Diego's Taqueria
38 John St
65 residents recomanen
Great tacos.
Great sandwich shop, bakery, and cheese store (also selling a selection of yummy homemade foods. Hummus is stellar.)
50 residents recomanen
The Big Cheese
404 Main St
50 residents recomanen
Great 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.
16 residents recomanen
SushiMakio
1088 Morton Blvd
16 residents recomanen
Unassuming spot, but claimed by many to be the best sushi in the Hudson Valley.
Beloved high-end Italian.
91 residents recomanen
A Tavola Trattoria
46 Main St
91 residents recomanen
Beloved high-end Italian.
Fresh, creative food. Great lunch spot.
118 residents recomanen
Hash
3928 Main St
118 residents recomanen
Fresh, creative food. Great lunch spot.
Great Japanese food, charming spot.
56 residents recomanen
Hokkaido Japanese Restaurant
18 Church St
56 residents recomanen
Great Japanese food, charming spot.
Cool spot with outdoor tables and great cider.
38 residents recomanen
Brooklyn Cider House
155 N Ohioville Rd
38 residents recomanen
Cool spot with outdoor tables and great cider.
Beautiful views, outdoor dining, casual food.
70 residents recomanen
Gunk Haus
387 South St
70 residents recomanen
Beautiful views, outdoor dining, casual food.
65 residents recomanen
The Spy Social Eatery and Bar
155 Main St
65 residents recomanen

Outdoor Activities

Lots of great trails, rock climbing, and access to the area's beauty.
264 residents recomanen
Mohonk Preserve
3197 Route 44 55
264 residents recomanen
Lots of great trails, rock climbing, and access to the area's beauty.
Swimming, hiking, cross country skiing.
504 residents recomanen
Reserva del parc estatal de Minnewaska
5281 Route 44-55
504 residents recomanen
Swimming, hiking, cross country skiing.
Iconic vista point, and along the rail trail.
106 residents recomanen
Rosendale Trestle
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
106 residents recomanen
Iconic vista point, and along the rail trail.
Trail access just down the road from the house. Trail goes from Kingston to New Paltz.
74 residents recomanen
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
74 residents recomanen
Trail 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.
25 residents recomanen
Franny Reese State Park
Macks Lane
25 residents recomanen
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.
A beautiful trail.
37 residents recomanen
Black Creek Preserve
Winding Brook Road
37 residents recomanen
A beautiful trail.
Another great hike.
22 residents recomanen
Shaupeneak Ridge
143 Popletown Rd
22 residents recomanen
Another great hike.
Beautiful hike, great views, bit of a scramble at points.
30 residents recomanen
Bonticou Crag
30 residents recomanen
Beautiful hike, great views, bit of a scramble at points.
Rent kayaks and motor boats.
20 residents recomanen
Saugerties Marina
24 Ferry St
20 residents recomanen
Rent kayaks and motor boats.
Great Catskills mountain for skiing or snowboarding.
604 residents recomanen
Centre d'Esquí Belleayre Mountain
181 Galli Curci Rd
604 residents recomanen
Great Catskills mountain for skiing or snowboarding.
Nice spot for kayak rentals on the Walkill.
41 residents recomanen
New Paltz Biking
41 Springtown Rd
41 residents recomanen
Nice 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.
169 residents recomanen
Kelder's Farm
5755 United States Rte 209
169 residents recomanen
Pick-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.
45 residents recomanen
DuBois Farms
209 Perkinsville Rd
45 residents recomanen
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.
Incredible. Sculpture park created by one man over 40 years. the Stonehenge of North America.
351 residents recomanen
Opus 40
356 George Sickle Rd
351 residents recomanen
Incredible. Sculpture park created by one man over 40 years. the Stonehenge of North America.
Good skiing option.
892 residents recomanen
Hunter Mountain
892 residents recomanen
Good skiing option.
Horse rides in a beautiful wooded setting.
Horses for a Change at Frog Hollow Farm
572 Old Post Rd
Horse rides in a beautiful wooded setting.
Nice spot for fishing.
Perrine's Bridge Park
New York 213
Nice spot for fishing.

Entertainment

Great cooperatively owned movie theater. One movie per night.
75 residents recomanen
Rosendale Theatre
408 Main St
75 residents recomanen
Great 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.
29 residents recomanen
Widow Jane Mine
668 NY-213
29 residents recomanen
This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.
Trails and a small museum.
7 residents recomanen
Century House Historical Society
668 NY-213
7 residents recomanen
Trails 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.
6 residents recomanen
Patel's Kingston Lanes
644 E Chester St
6 residents recomanen
On 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...
29 residents recomanen
Skate Time 209
5164 United States Rte 209
29 residents recomanen
Roller 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 Broadway
Day passes for the indoor swimming pool make for a pretty good rainy day afternoon.
Great way to spend a rainy afternoon.
10 residents recomanen
BC's New Paltz Climbing Gym
234 Main St
10 residents recomanen
Great 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 St
Has 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.
471 residents recomanen
Storm King Art Center
471 residents recomanen
Fantastic sculpture park. Great place to stop on your way to or from the city.
Cool sculpture garden and outdoor spaces.
10 residents recomanen
Unison Arts & Learning Center
9 Mountain Rest Rd
10 residents recomanen
Cool sculpture garden and outdoor spaces.

Cool Spots

Great book shop with beer bar.
144 residents recomanen
Rough Draft Bar & Books
82 John St
144 residents recomanen
Great book shop with beer bar.
Great little book shop. Also sells fresh flowers.
12 residents recomanen
Postmark Books
449 Main St
12 residents recomanen
Great 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.
36 residents recomanen
Rail Trail Cafe
310 River Road Ext
36 residents recomanen
Cafe in the woods, along the rail trail. Such a fun spot, often has live music. Wood oven pizzas, popsicles, and more.