Restaurant between Albany, NY & New Haven, CT
Can anyone suggest a restaurant about halfway between Albany, NY & New Haven, CT to meet with friends? Not looking for a chain; would prefer something more unique, cozy; good food.
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There has to be SOMETHING nice out there!
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I don't have time this morning -- but if you go to www.egullet.com - in the United States Section -- click on that portion of NY you will certainly get recommendations!
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Halfway would be in the area of Rockland County near the Tappan Zee Bridge. Try Nyack or Piermont. You haven't given any idea as to price or types of food.
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If you want some help Kathy, I think you have to do some work and tell us WHERE halfway is. There are many ways to drive between these 2 places and halfway can fall in a lot of places I'd think. I did a quick mapquest search. Their directions would place halfway around Springfield/Holyoke Mass. I don't know that area.
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We make this trip frequently and take different routes, so I am open to all suggestions of anything between here & there. The routes I'm familiar with: the highway route is I-90 East to Springfield to I-91 South to New Haven. For a more scenic route, we also take I-90 east and exit at Exit 2 of the Mass Pike, down Route 8. Open to different types of food - would like something comfortable -- if someone could come up with a New England Inn along this route that serves good food, that would be great!
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Since you're meeting halfway, I didn't think the route was that significant, which I why I suggested the Nyack/Piermont area, which has a lot of good places to choose from and is a scenic area.
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Howard, any suggestion for specific places in that area?
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Xavier's is famous but only serves lunch/brunch on weekends. The Turning Point is fun. Here's some more info
http://www.uniquity.com/rc/r_dining.htm |
In Piermont, I can recommend the superb Freelance Cafe (which is owned by the owners of Xavier's). They don't take reservations and it's a very popular place.
Also in Piermont, I recommend Pasta Amore, which, of course, is Italian. |
For unique try Gasho, a hibichi steakhouse. See photos and menu of Hawthorn NY site at www.gasho.com
More halfway between Albany and New Haven would be the German restaurant Hofbrauhaus in Springfield Ma. |
www.hofbrauhaus.org for menu in Springfield, convenient to I-91
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