Guidebook for Beacon
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Need a conducive place to work while you're visiting? Get a Day Pass to this coworking space. (Full disclosure: I own it!)
BEAHIVE Beacon
6 Main StNeed a conducive place to work while you're visiting? Get a Day Pass to this coworking space. (Full disclosure: I own it!)
If you want to rent bikes while you’re in town... "an old-school bike shop with new-school style."
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Peoples Bicycle
430 Main StIf you want to rent bikes while you’re in town... "an old-school bike shop with new-school style."
Every Sunday — local farms, bakers, butchers, gourmet food vendors, and artisans. Outdoors (train station) in spring, summer, fall. Moves to the Scenic Hudson River Center in winter.
8 Red Flynn Dr
8 Red Flynn DriveEvery Sunday — local farms, bakers, butchers, gourmet food vendors, and artisans. Outdoors (train station) in spring, summer, fall. Moves to the Scenic Hudson River Center in winter.
DIY workshop studio with a bit of retail featuring American artisans, many from the Hudson Valley.
Nixie Sparrow
291 Main StDIY workshop studio with a bit of retail featuring American artisans, many from the Hudson Valley.
Sundays, spring through fall, with a variety of regular and rotating vendors.
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Beacon Farmers Market
223 Main StSundays, spring through fall, with a variety of regular and rotating vendors.
Owned by husband-wife CIA grads. Hand-selected wines with focus on small producers. Well-priced.
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Artisan Wine Shop
180 Main StOwned by husband-wife CIA grads. Hand-selected wines with focus on small producers. Well-priced.
All-natural soda (sold in Whole Foods) handmade in the back of the shop. In the front, you can buy soda syrups, spices, teas, and bitters, or just enjoy a cup of tea.
381 Main St
381 Main StreetAll-natural soda (sold in Whole Foods) handmade in the back of the shop. In the front, you can buy soda syrups, spices, teas, and bitters, or just enjoy a cup of tea.
Drinks & Nightlife
Dogwood
47 E Main StBest bar in Beacon. Often, live music.
Hipster bar with live music and good Japanese food. The proprietor ran one of the original hipster bars in Williamsburg, before it was the hipster mecca.
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Quinn's
330 Main StHipster bar with live music and good Japanese food. The proprietor ran one of the original hipster bars in Williamsburg, before it was the hipster mecca.
Pub-slash-sports bar run by a couple of old-school NYC (Queens or Brooklyn) brothers. Pretty good food for a bar.
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Max's
246 Main StPub-slash-sports bar run by a couple of old-school NYC (Queens or Brooklyn) brothers. Pretty good food for a bar.
Microbrewery just up the road from the train station.
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Two Way Brewing Company
18 W Main StMicrobrewery just up the road from the train station.
Craft beer joint with 20 rotating taps and 2 beer engines (cask). "Some people collect art. We drink it."
394 Main St
394 Main StreetCraft beer joint with 20 rotating taps and 2 beer engines (cask). "Some people collect art. We drink it."
Sightseeing
Kayak pavilion/boat launch, wildlife-filled rehabilitated wetlands and meadows, shoreline installation by renowned artist George Trakas, and trails.
http://www.scenichudson.org/parks/longdockpark
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Long Dock Road
Long Dock RoadKayak pavilion/boat launch, wildlife-filled rehabilitated wetlands and meadows, shoreline installation by renowned artist George Trakas, and trails.
http://www.scenichudson.org/parks/longdockpark
Stunning 360-degree, 75-mile views from this restored tower built in 1931. It was used by the State to spot fires for 5 decades. A moderate 1-hour-plus hike.
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Mount Beacon Fire Tower
Stunning 360-degree, 75-mile views from this restored tower built in 1931. It was used by the State to spot fires for 5 decades. A moderate 1-hour-plus hike.
Shopping
Get all your outdoor gear here, including hiking maps of the region.
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Mountain Tops Outfitters
144 Main StGet all your outdoor gear here, including hiking maps of the region.
In a historic firehouse, 3 floors with a shop of hand-blown glassware and an art gallery. The adjacent glass studio receives visitors.
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Hudson Beach Glass Inc
162 Main StIn a historic firehouse, 3 floors with a shop of hand-blown glassware and an art gallery. The adjacent glass studio receives visitors.
Hey Etsy lovers: boutique specializing in handmade products: ceramics, kitchen textiles, art prints, letterpress cards, etc. One side is solely dedicated to yarns and books.
Clay Wood & Cotton
133 Main StHey Etsy lovers: boutique specializing in handmade products: ceramics, kitchen textiles, art prints, letterpress cards, etc. One side is solely dedicated to yarns and books.
Fashion forward women's high end vintage clothing & modern designer clothing.
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Vintage:Beacon
478 Main StFashion forward women's high end vintage clothing & modern designer clothing.
Gwenno James Design
Hand-dyed, hand-printed and hand-sewn apparel. This is her studio.
Food Scene
Best lunch and weekend brunch. The baked French Toast is worth the carb coma that follows. The back garden is a little oasis.
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Homespun Foods
232 Main StBest lunch and weekend brunch. The baked French Toast is worth the carb coma that follows. The back garden is a little oasis.
All gluten-free, some of the best you've ever had. Also small plates and craft cocktails in the eve. Microroasted-on-site Tas Kafe coffee. Great vibe, wifi, etc.
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Ella's Bellas
418 Main StAll gluten-free, some of the best you've ever had. Also small plates and craft cocktails in the eve. Microroasted-on-site Tas Kafe coffee. Great vibe, wifi, etc.
Fine, chic restaurant with magnificent windows and stunning views of the Beacon Falls. Tasteful lounge with views. More casual (and cheaper) patio with views in the warmer months.
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The Roundhouse
2 E Main StFine, chic restaurant with magnificent windows and stunning views of the Beacon Falls. Tasteful lounge with views. More casual (and cheaper) patio with views in the warmer months.
Best food, hands down, in Beacon — which masquerades as a craft beer place with rotating taps... and a retail selection that shouldn't be possible in a town of this size. [NOTE: moved to 554 Main St]
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The Hop
554 Main StBest food, hands down, in Beacon — which masquerades as a craft beer place with rotating taps... and a retail selection that shouldn't be possible in a town of this size. [NOTE: moved to 554 Main St]
Great outdoor terrace situated at the entrance to Main St. Especially nice around dusk when you can sip a coffee or a beer and watch the sunset color the sky.
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Bank Square Coffeehouse
129 Main StGreat outdoor terrace situated at the entrance to Main St. Especially nice around dusk when you can sip a coffee or a beer and watch the sunset color the sky.
Beacon's 1st parked artisanal food truck. Owned by a CIA grad. Rotating menu of seasonal eats. Open spring through fall.
416 Main St
416 Main StreetBeacon's 1st parked artisanal food truck. Owned by a CIA grad. Rotating menu of seasonal eats. Open spring through fall.
Arts & Culture
Dia is the primary catalyst for Beacon's revitalization and growing renown as a creative hotspot. The art is one thing. The space is stunning.
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Dia:Beacon
3 Beekman StDia is the primary catalyst for Beacon's revitalization and growing renown as a creative hotspot. The art is one thing. The space is stunning.
Essentials
Boutique shop with curated meats, cheeses, jams, cookies, pastries, etc. Small sit-down cafe menu and great Stumptown coffee.
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Beacon Pantry
378 Main StBoutique shop with curated meats, cheeses, jams, cookies, pastries, etc. Small sit-down cafe menu and great Stumptown coffee.