Craving seasonal vegetables this Restaurant Week? Book a table at one of these eateries for spring-centric flavors and dishes.
We’re in the thick of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week and, if you haven’t yet had your fill of seafood and pasta throughout the region, make sure to book your reservations now at over 130 restaurants through April 13. Whether you’re big on lamb and risotto or salad and soup, you’ll want to check out these eateries that emphasize spring flavors in lunch and dinner dishes. Vegetables like asparagus, arugula, snap peas, and lemon make these spring dishes worth the trip this Restaurant Week.
The 808 Bistro
Scarsdale
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A neighborhood restaurant with a downtown feel, The 808 Bistro specializes in “the art of delicious food.” Led by Salvatore Cucullo Jr., a graduate from the Culinary Institute of America, the Westchester restaurant offers American fare with an Italian touch. For Restaurant Week, dig into spring dishes like lemon lentil soup and grilled lollipop lamb chops with fresh thyme for starters. Then, move on to asparagus lemon risotto with grilled shrimp and Mediterranean turkey meatloaf with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus for entrees.
The Bird & Bottle Inn
Garrison
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The Bird & Bottle Inn is an American eatery and inn situated inside a lovingly restored 1761 tavern in Garrison. The locale is inspired by the beauty of the Hudson Highlands and the stories of those who came before. This spot leans heavily into spring dishes and ingredients, with starters like spring pea crostini, roasted asparagus, and spring salad with radishes and strawberries. Following that, entrees like butterfly pea flower risotto, branzino with fennel-arugula salad, and scallops with snap peas and crispy shallots are equally delightful. Don’t skip out on the mixed berry crostata and lemon poppy shortcake for dessert.
Dandelion
Big Indian
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At Eastwind Oliverea Valley, Dandelion focuses on seasonally appropriate foods with a “forage to fork” ethos and adventurous cocktails to boot. The Hudson Valley Restaurant Week menu at this Big Indian eatery includes a kale salad with blood orange vinaigrette and pickled shallots; risotto with peas, arugula, pecorino, and garlic; and a lemon-blackberry panna cotta dessert.
Oak & Reed
Middletown
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An Orange County favorite, Oak & Reed bridges the gap between elevated comfort food and contemporary cuisine. Ingredients are locally sourced and sustainable, with Restaurant Week dishes like early spring salad, potato leek soup, and smoky romesco croquettes all perfect for lunch. For dinner, veal saltimbocca with polenta and sauteed kale; Parisienne gnocchi with asparagus, mushrooms, and fava beans; and vanilla rice pudding with mango compote will have you ready for the arrival of warmer weather.
Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery
Callicoon
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Seminary Hill Orchard is an award-winning cidery in Sullivan County with a seasonally changing menu. Led by chef Jack Tippett, the menu highlights light fare in the warmer months made with ingredients from local farms. Dine in for lunch or dinner during Restaurant Week to enjoy spring dishes like beet and endive salad, steelhead trout with melted leeks and cider beurre blanc, rotisserie lamb leg with green garlic, and yeast cake with walnuts and maple.
Willa
Millerton
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This Main Street restaurant in Millerton sources all its food from small producers in the Northeast. Willa maintains strong relationships with area farmers who are responsible for all the vegetables, fruit, herbs, and meats used in dishes at the restaurant. Dine on spring green salad with seasonal vegetables and sumac vinaigrette, chicken schnitzel with gribiche and arugula, and potato gnocchi with mushroom fondue and crispy maitake this Restaurant Week. Whatever you do, don’t forget to save room for lemon olive oil cake and pea shoot ice cream for dessert.
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