Heading down the rest of Warren, one comes onto the stalwart Mexican Radio at 537; lunch-only (but always crowded) Earth Foods at 523; the great-for-kids and affordably fun (but loud) Baba Louie’s Pizza at 517; great specialty lunch-and-munch spot Loaf at 433; the Chai Shop at 444; and all-day hangout Spotty Dog Books (as well as a bar and arts store) at 440.
Continuing, Ca’Mea at 407 is Northern Italian cuisine at its best, while Cascades at 407 is a remnant of classy older Hudson, open for lunches (with great old booths and soup/sandwich specials). In the next block is Foodie Central for much of the town these days, with American Glory at 342 drawing the town’s and region’s less-urbanized populations, while Swoon Kitchenbar, next door at 340, has maintained a great foodie recommendation for years and Red Dot at 321 has been Hudson’s comfort-food Belgian bar and after-hours fave for decades.
Finally, in the up-and-coming part of Hudson newly dubbed (and marketed) as “Below Third,” Tanzy’s is a “Breakfast and Brunch Tea Room” at 223; Da/Ba at 225 is a modern Scandinavian restaurant with a loyal crowd that takes the train up from New York with regularity; Café Le Perche at 230 is a high-end French bakery with meals and full bar service (and a fireplace); Vico at 136 is a homey-but-tony Italian eatery where reservations are usually necessary; Verdigris (135 Warren) is a specialty tea shop with great desserts and snacks; and finally, PM Wine Bar holds down the nightlife, with some food, at 119 Warren.
Off the main drag, Club Helsinki at 405 Columbia Street has an amazing dinner scene, in addition to its nightclub and dance classes, with a focus on fine Southern cooking, while rumors keep rising about new spots opening on Front Street, near the train station and elsewhere around town in the coming months. In fact, the big word now is that there’s an even-newer and more incredible French bakery come to town – secretly, of course.
Tastes change fast in this foodie hub, with a place all the rave one week sporting specials the next, hoping to fill tables. But no matter where the local crowd’s kibitzing, prices tend to be high, dining hours run rather late and the chance for lines (or reservations) is greater than elsewhere in the Hudson Valley. And yet, with so much to choose from and such a classy bar scene to augment all the culinary choices, options are vast and evenings hard to ruin.
Outside the main part of Hudson, of course, is another world: more upstate and old-timey in its tastes and styles of restaurants. Wanting to hit a Joe’s, Bob’s or Plaza Diner, check out where the Rotary meets at Kozel’s, chow down on trucker portions at Bubba Bean BBQ or share a warm, welcoming room of all sorts secreted away at the classically Chinese-American Spring Garden? Then head out towards the malls and old shopping centers on either Route 9 or 66. No matter what you’re looking for, you’ll somehow find it in Hudson these days.
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