From New York · Two days · No car
Hudson, up the river
Two hours up the Hudson and you step off the train at the bottom of Warren Street, a mile of bakeries, wine bars and some of the best cooking in the Valley. No car needed: everything here is a walk from the platform.
Amtrak · Moynihan Train Hall, Penn Station to Hudson station
About a dozen trains a day on the Empire line (Empire Service, Ethan Allen, Adirondack, Maple Leaf) Sit on the left going north: the river runs beside you most of the way.
Italian, farm cooking · South 3rd Street · Saturday evening
Book on their site two to three weeks ahead for a Saturday. A weekend lunch is the easier way in.
Saturday, Nov 14Day 1 of 2
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Kitty's
Get: A sandwich and a coffee in the garden, then pick up a few things from the market shelves for later.
It sits across the street from the platform, so the weekend starts the minute you get off the train.
Walk in.
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Talbott & Arding
Get: Ask what's ripe: they'll cut you a few local cheeses and pack them with bread and something pickled for the train home.
The best cheese counter in the Hudson Valley, halfway up the street you'll walk all weekend anyway.
Walk in.
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Feast & Floret
Get: Whatever pasta is on, and the vegetables from the farms around town.
The Saturday table everyone in Hudson wants, a block off Warren Street. People who call the same day find it full.
Book on their site two to three weeks ahead for a Saturday. A weekend lunch is the easier way in.
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Café Mutton
Get: The buckwheat scones and whatever meat the kitchen is proud of that morning: it's a butcher's breakfast.
A small counter where the chef cooks the whole animal. There's a wait on weekends, and it's worth it.
Walk in, early. It's closed Monday and Tuesday; check the hours before you go.
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Hudson Farmers' Market
Get: Apples, cider donuts and whatever the farms brought this week.
Saturday mornings outdoors from mid-April to mid-November. In winter it moves indoors to 601 Union Street, 10am to 1pm, and not every week.
Saturday morning. If you're here on a winter weekend, check the market's page first.
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Via Cassia
Get: Something from the wood oven and a glass of whatever they're pouring by the glass.
Hudson's Italian room, a long lunch before the walk back down Warren Street to the train.
Book a few days ahead for a weekend, or try the bar.
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On the map
The star is Hudson station. Pins are numbered like the stops; red is the table to book.
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Good to know
How do you get to Hudson from New York by train?
Amtrak from Moynihan Train Hall, Penn Station to Hudson station, about 2 hr. About a dozen trains a day on the Empire line (Empire Service, Ethan Allen, Adirondack, Maple Leaf)
What is the one restaurant to book for a food weekend in Hudson?
Feast & Floret: The Saturday table everyone in Hudson wants, a block off Warren Street. People who call the same day find it full. Book on their site two to three weeks ahead for a Saturday. A weekend lunch is the easier way in.
Which market should you go to in Hudson?
Hudson Farmers' Market (North 6th & Columbia Streets): Saturday morning. If you're here on a winter weekend, check the market's page first.
Do you need a car?
Can you do Hudson without a car? Yes. The Amtrak station is at the bottom of Warren Street, and every place here is a walk from the platform.
Every place checked open on November 4, 2026. Train times, fares, hours and booking windows change: check with the railway and the restaurant when you book. Walk times are straight-line estimates from the station. Photos marked "a photo like it" are of the food, not the place, until we have the place's own. Chef Amazing isn't paid by any railway or restaurant here. Something wrong? hello@chefamazing.com.
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