The Hudson food cheat sheet

The dish to eat
Fresh pasta rolled by hand, here a rye cavatelli with brown butter, mushrooms and greens from Columbia County farms.
Best at Feast & Floret, South 3rd Street. Get: The rye cavatelli and ricotta gnocchi
Five places, and what to order
- Pezrestaurant · Rivertown Lodge, Warren StreetGet: Coastal Mexican seafood, from Baja to the Yucatan
- Saint Florianrestaurant · Warren StreetGet: Prime rib in the lounge on Monday
- Amboshotel restaurant · Pocketbook Hudson, Washington StreetGet: Fire-cooked dishes from chef Norberto Piattoni
- Yummy Kitchenfor asian street food and small plates · Cannonball Factory, Columbia StreetGet: Asian rice and noodle plates
- Quinnie'sfor a bagel and a pastrami sandwich · Route 66, just outside townGet: The schmaltzy chicken salad sandwich
The market
Farmers market. Columbia County produce, bread, cheese, flowers
The line worth it
Get: rye cavatelli
In season this November
Cider donuts · Saturday farmers market produce · Fall harvest menus
How it works here
Tip: Tip 18-22% at sit-down restaurants, a dollar or two a drink at the bar.
Book: Book the hot places on Resy or OpenTable, often the day tables drop (2-4 weeks out); counters and slices are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm; it gets late only in the big cities.