This past weekend I went upstate to Beacon, NY for a friend’s wedding. I had heard a lot about Beacon and was excited to finally make my way upstate to check it out!
I was delayed on my way up, so really only had Saturday before the wedding to explore before heading hope early on Sunday for Mother’s Day festivities!
We decided to explore Beacon, the best way I know how - through shopping and most importantly my stomach!!
Check out the stops I made along my self guided food tour! We started our adventure on the west end of Main Street slowly making our way down to the east end, where we met our friends for lunch.
Stop 1: Bank Square Coffeehouse
We started the day at Bank Square Coffeehouse, where I had a frozen chai latte! It was a cold, but delicious way to start the day! They have a large outdoor back patio for when the weather is nice
Stop 2: Alps Sweet Shop
A chocolate factory with a large variety of chocolate, they just celebrated their 102nd anniversary! Is it bad to start the day with some chocolate?
Stop 3: Glazed Over Donuts <— this was the winner and may be the best donut spot I’ve ever been to, for those of you who know me, that’s a bold statement..
The donuts here are all fresh out of the fryer (you can watch them make the donuts front in front of you), you select what donut you want - the glaze, the topping and the drizzle. I had a strawberry donut with Oreo toppings and strawberry drizzle. It was absolutely heavenly! If I didn’t have the wedding afterward, I would have had another 1 or 3!
Stop 4: Trax Coffee Roasters
Cool coffee shop with industrial vibes with seating outside feet away from the tracks. The ambiance was nice, but the coffee was ok (or so I was told - Im not a coffee girl)
Stop 5: Håkan Chocolatier
Trendy tasty chocolates with fun exotic flavors, such as Quake and Dragons Breath to Strawberry Champagne and Sakura Japanese Whiskey! The chocolate truffles were very rich and tasty, but a bit pricy at $3.75 a piece - that won’t stop me from coming back though!
Stop 6: Beacon Falls Cafe
Cute spot for brunch or lunch with good portion sizes, they had brunch foods, sandwiches burgers and salads. I’d recommend for some solid staple American dishes.
The night before: Hudson Valley Food Hall
I had some tasty Korean Chicken Wings and plantains from an asian latin fusion spot in the food hall. By the time I got there around 7:45 PM, most of the stores were closing up, but I managed to get my order in just in time. There was also a Mexican spot and Ice Cream spot that may be worth checking out!
Sunday Morning Fix: Elixxr
Lots of varieties of ceremonial matcha - I had a lavender matcha on my way running to catch the train home this morning. The latte refreshing, but was a bit pricy, but on par with NYC matcha prices.
I couldn’t just eat my entire way throughout Main Street, so took some shopping breaks along the way, here were some of my favorites!
Hudson Beach Glass - They blow the glass here and you can even take a glass blowing class!! Definitely on my list for my next trip
Zakka Joy - Give me all the pens!
Throwback to my middle school days when milky pens and jelly roll pens were all the craze, I left the store with 5 pens, they weren’t all for me… just 4 of the 5! This store would be trouble if I lived nearby.Little King - Home goods bliss, there were so many amazing home good pieces, I wanted to buy all of them! Sadly I ended up leaving empty handed, but did see some amazing pieces bowls from a studio out of Copenhagen Denmark that really caught my eye!
That’s it for my self-guided food tour, shopping finds and recommendations! Let me know your favorites or if you have any recommendations in the comments!