Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills holds two Michelin stars, a tasting menu, and a Wine Spectator Grand Award. TVB by: Pax Romana in Downtown White Plains, Chutney Masala in Irvington, and The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry each hold Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition for 2024 and 2025.
A two-star Michelin restaurant with a tasting menu, an exceptional wine program, and Grand Award recognition from Wine Spectator. The restaurant is in Pocantico Hills on Stone Barns farm, with Michelin 2 Stars in 2024 and 2025, an extensive wine list, sommelier-led service, and hyper-local ingredients grown on-site.
A Roman-inspired Italian room in Downtown White Plains with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. The menu format includes à la carte and small plates.
An Irvington Indian bistro with Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. Its wine list sits alongside spice-rich cooking built from local organic produce and house-ground spices. The format is a la carte, and the setting is riverside.
A Dobbs Ferry Italian gastropub with Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. The room pairs a wine list with à la carte and small-plates service. The menu includes duck liver cannoli and housemade radiatore with lamb Bolognese.
Rafele Rye in Purchase Street has an extensive wine list and a wine list. Augustine’s Salumeria in Mamaroneck and Chazz Palminteri Italian Restaurant White Plains in White Plains Town Square hold Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence, while Sapori in White Plains holds World's Best Wine Lists recognition.
A Neapolitan Italian restaurant in Purchase Street, Rye, with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. The list is extensive. The format is a la carte and small plates.
A modern Italian seasonal room in Mamaroneck with a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and Star Wine List recognition. It also carries a wine list, plus craft cocktails and beer, in an a la carte setting.
An Italian trattoria in White Plains Town Square with a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and an extensive wine list. The format is à la carte and family style, with private dining and a wine list.
A traditional Italian trattoria in White Plains with a standard wine program. It holds World's Best Wine Lists Awards WBWL 1-Star (2022). The format is a la carte, and the kitchen serves veal dishes in generous portions.
Cafe Mutton and Lil' Deb's Oasis in Hudson, Swoon Kitchenbar in Warren Street, and Cucina in Woodstock each have a wine list. Cafe Mutton and Lil' Deb's Oasis pour natural wine, and Swoon Kitchenbar serves cocktails.
A Hudson brunch room with a wine list and natural wine on the drinks list. The kitchen leans on hyperlocal, daily-changing cooking in an intimate format that fits the city’s ingredient-led side.
A Hudson restaurant with a wine list and natural wine on the drinks list. Its tropical comfort food and small-plates format place it among the city's more distinctive casual tables.
Swoon Kitchenbar is a Warren Street bar with a wine list and cocktails. It occupies a 19th-century building with exposed brick and a modern aesthetic, and the kitchen is farm-to-plate.
A contemporary Italian restaurant in Woodstock with a wine list and a seasonal, regional focus. The cooking uses seasonal local ingredients in a restored farmhouse with wraparound porch dining.
The Maker Hotel in Hudson has a glass conservatory Italian restaurant and a carriage house cocktail lounge. Hotel Nyack in Nyack has a rooftop bar, Mon Amour Coffee & Wine Yonkers in Nepperhan serves coffee and wine, and The Opus in White Plains holds Michelin Selected recognition for 2025.
A Hudson hotel with a Michelin 1 Key, a glass conservatory Italian restaurant, and a carriage house cocktail lounge. The hotel holds a Michelin 1 Key for 2025 and a Michelin 1 Key for 2026.
A Nyack hotel recognized in the Michelin Selected Hotels 2025 guide. Hotel Nyack, a JdV by Hyatt Hotel, is a converted former factory with loft-style rooms and Hudson River views, and it has a rooftop bar.
A Nepperhan cafe and wine bar with a wine list. Mon Amour Coffee & Wine Yonkers is a waterfront cafe in Yonkers that serves coffee, pastries, flatbreads, and wine.
The Opus, Westchester, Autograph Collection in White Plains is recognized in the Michelin Selected Hotels 2025 guide. The hotel has 146 rooms and suites with an Art Lovers' Retreat design.
The Wine Spectator awards in our guide are at Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, Augustine’s Salumeria in Mamaroneck, and Chazz Palminteri Italian Restaurant White Plains in White Plains Town Square. Blue Hill at Stone Barns holds a Grand Award, and Augustine’s Salumeria and Chazz Palminteri Italian Restaurant White Plains each hold an Award of Excellence.
There is 1 Michelin-starred restaurant in our Hudson Valley guide, with 2 Michelin stars in total. It is Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, with a tasting menu and a Wine Spectator Grand Award.
Pocantico Hills is the key stop for tasting menus in our guide, through Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Its tasting menu is the clearest expression of the region's most ambitious dining format.
Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills and Augustine’s Salumeria in Mamaroneck hold Wine Spectator awards in our guide. Chazz Palminteri Italian Restaurant White Plains also holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
Awards in Hudson Valley
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Hudson Valley
Selected entries from the current guide for Hudson Valley.
Tarrytown, United States
Blue Hill at Stone Barns is the Hudson Valley's defining argument for farm-led American dining: a working agricultural campus, a progressive kitchen, and a wine program with serious depth. The restaurant's recognition, from Michelin 2 Stars in 2024 to Star Wine List accreditation and La Liste scoring, matters because the format is not conventional luxury; it is a meal built around land, season, and supply.
Irvington, United States
Chutney Masala holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for the kind of spice-forward Indian cooking that suburban New York rarely produces at this level. Chef Navjot Arora's carte at this Main Street address in Irvington leans on local, organic produce and complex spice architecture, from amchoor-brightened bhindi to a chana masala worth crossing the Hudson for..
Rye, United States
Rafele Rye has earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, making it one of Westchester County's most consistent Italian addresses. Chef Raffaele Ronca applies a direct Southern Italian sensibility at a mid-range price point, drawing regulars from Rye and commuters pausing before the Metro-North run back to the city. The restaurant sits at 26 Purchase St in Rye's compact downtown corridor.
Dobbs Ferry, United States
The Cookery holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for cooking that pushes well beyond its neighborhood-Italian brief. In a Hudson Valley village better known for weekend escapes than serious dining, chef David DiBari's duck liver cannoli and rotating specials draw a cross-section of regulars, young families, and destination diners willing to drive from New York City for a $$ bill that reflects the food's ambition.
White Plains, United States
TVB by: Pax Romana holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025), placing it among Westchester County's most consistent Italian addresses. Chef Cristian Petitta runs an Italian kitchen on East Post Road in White Plains at a price point, two dollar signs, that makes the Michelin nod genuinely notable. For the county's commuter belt, it sits at an intersection of accessibility and critical credibility that few local Italian rooms manage.
Mamaroneck, United States
Augustine's Salumeria operates at the intersection of Italian-leaning locavore cooking and Westchester's tight-knit farming network. Chef and co-owner Marc Taxiera runs a dual-format space on Halstead Ave, part sit-down restaurant, part charcuterie-and-cheese counter, recognised by Star Wine List with a White Star in 2023. The result is a neighbourhood anchor with sourcing credentials that punch above its casual register.
Scarsdale, United States
The kitchen leans into northern Italian comfort, think house-made tortellini en brodo and pan-seared salmon with market vegetables, at mid-range prices that sit well within Westchester's everyday dining register.
Hudson, United States
Cafe Mutton occupies a corner of Columbia Street in Hudson, New York, where the town's convergence of Hudson Valley farm culture and transplanted urban appetite has produced a dining scene far more considered than its small-city footprint suggests. The restaurant fits the pattern of Hudson's better casual-serious rooms: ingredient-led cooking, a compact format, and a local following that fills seats without much fanfare.
White Plains, United States
Chazz Palminteri Italian Restaurant White Plains pairs Italian trattoria cooking with an extensive wine list, smart casual dress, and private dining.
New Rochelle, United States
Croatian cooking is rare in the New York metro area, and Dubrovnik on Main Street in New Rochelle is among the few places doing it with any seriousness. The wood-burning oven anchors the menu, live Croatian music appears on select nights, and the custom-built interior, crafted next door in the owner's cabinetry workshop, signals a level of investment that goes beyond the modest price point.
Rye, United States
Frankie & Johnnie’s Steakhouse pairs classic steakhouse cooking with filet mignon and rib eye steak, an extensive wine list, and a leisurely, conversational setting in a historic building.
Tarrytown, United States
Goosefeather brings Dale Talde's Hong Kong-influenced cooking to the historic Tarrytown House Estate, where a carriage house and two restored mansions provide one of the Hudson Valley's more distinctive dining settings. The menu pairs Cantonese technique with seasonal American ingredients, producing dishes like kung pao chicken wings with buttermilk dill ranch and bao filled with crispy shrimp, daikon, and cabbage. At the $$$price tier, it occupies a clear gap in the region's dining options.
Nyack, United States
Louie’s Next Door gives Nyack a wine-led restaurant with regional credibility beyond the usual river-town dining script. Its inclusion in Wine Enthusiast Best Wine Restaurants 2025 places the room in a Northeast and Mid-Atlantic conversation where sourcing, cellar intent, and neighborhood scale matter as much as polish.
New Rochelle, United States
A mid-price Italian on Huguenot Street in New Rochelle, Maria Restaurant pairs midnight-blue leather banquettes and exposed brick with a menu that moves between Italian classics and more contemporary plates. Chef Ricardo Temiño keeps the format accessible, the room convivial, and the cooking grounded in restraint.
Tarrytown, United States
A dual-format destination on Tarrytown's Main Street, Mint Premium Foods operates as both a global provisions market and a Mediterranean restaurant in one long, brick-lined room. The menu ranges across the sea's breadth, seafood, steaks, charcuterie, stuffed dates, with a beer list that suits the sharing-plate pace.
Irvington, United States
MP Taverna in Irvington, NY brings Chef Michael Psilakis's modern Greek cooking to a handsome 18th-century building steps from the Hudson River. Price range sits at $$$, making it one of the more serious dining options along this stretch of the Hudson Valley.
Rye, United States
OKO Rye brings a chef-driven interpretation of Japanese cuisine to Purchase Street, drawing Westchester locals with an open kitchen, a welcoming bar under high ceilings, and a menu that moves from nigiri and handrolls through tempura and hot dishes. The Madeira-miso black cod and crab-and-pork dumplings are regulars on tables; the omakase format signals where the kitchen's ambition actually sits.
White Plains, United States
Sapori on Central Avenue holds a 1-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine London Awards, placing it among a small tier of recognized Italian restaurants operating outside New York City's primary dining corridor. The kitchen works within a tradition where sourcing discipline and regional Italian technique carry more weight than spectacle. For Westchester diners, it represents one of the more considered Italian tables in the county.
New Rochelle, United States
Atit Thai brings the ingredient-forward cooking of Thailand to North Avenue in New Rochelle, occupying a stretch of the city where European-leaning restaurants like Da Giorgio and Dubrovnik set the dominant tone. The kitchen's approach reflects the sourcing discipline that defines credible Thai cooking at this level: herbs, aromatics, and fermented pastes that resist substitution without consequence.
Larchmont, United States
A Larchmont fixture at 19 Chatsworth Avenue, Chat 19 draws a neighbourhood crowd that values familiarity and consistency over novelty. The room reads as a local dining room rather than a destination address, sitting comfortably within Westchester County's mid-range dining corridor. For residents of the village and surrounding towns, it occupies the reliable middle ground between casual takeout and occasion dining.
Woodstock, United States
Cucina sits on Mill Hill Road in Woodstock, NY, occupying the kind of address that rewards those who already know the Hudson Valley dining circuit. The menu structure here reads as a considered argument for Italian-rooted cooking applied to regional ingredients, positioning the restaurant within Woodstock's small but serious table-service tier rather than its more casual café culture.
New Rochelle, United States
Da Giorgio on Quaker Ridge Road has served New Rochelle's Italian-American community for years, operating in a dining tier that sits between the city's casual trattorias and the formal Italian rooms of Manhattan. The address places it firmly in the residential north of the city, drawing regulars from Westchester County who treat it as a neighbourhood anchor rather than a destination restaurant.
Dobbs Ferry, United States
A casual hot dog counter on Cedar Street that anchors Dobbs Ferry's everyday food scene. Dobbs Dawg House occupies the informal end of a village that otherwise skews toward sit-down dining, making it a useful reference point for anyone mapping the Hudson Valley town's full range. For a neighbourhood that trends toward Italian trattorias and farm-to-table formats, a dedicated dawg counter fills a specific gap.
Woodstock, United States
Garden Cafe sits on Old Forge Road in Woodstock, New York, where the Hudson Valley's farm-dense agricultural corridor shapes what ends up on the plate. The cafe occupies the casual end of Woodstock's dining scene, where the emphasis is on approachable, ingredient-forward cooking in a setting that matches the town's arts-community character.
Hudson Valley
Selected entries from the current guide for Hudson Valley.
Hudson, United States
Eleven individually designed rooms across three historic buildings on Warren Street place The Maker Hotel in the smaller, more deliberate tier of Hudson Valley accommodation. Founded by the creators of natural skincare brand Fresh, the property combines Art Deco and mid-century modern interiors, a glass conservatory Italian restaurant, a carriage house cocktail lounge, and its own gender-inclusive fragrance. Rates from $879 per night.
Rhinebeck, United States
Mirbeau Inn & Spa Rhinebeck sits on West Market Street in Rhinebeck, about two hours north of New York City, pairing French-inflected design with a full-service spa and the Charlie Palmer-affiliated restaurant Willow. The property holds a Star Wine List recognition for 2026, placing it among the more polished retreat-focused hotels in the mid-Hudson corridor.
Nyack, United States
Hotel Nyack, a JdV by Hyatt Hotel, sits in Nyack, New York, at the edge of the Hudson Valley where the river meets the foothills of the Catskills. Recognised in the Michelin Selected Hotels 2025 guide, it operates within Hyatt's Joie de Vivre portfolio, a collection built around character-driven properties in distinctive locations. For travellers using the Hudson Valley as a base, it offers a mid-tier branded option with regional access credentials.
Hudson, United States
On Warren Street, Hudson's most architecturally considered corridor, Rivertown Lodge occupies a converted building that signals the town's broader shift from antique-dealer outpost to design-conscious weekend destination. The property sits in a tier of small-footprint, character-driven lodgings that have redefined what upstate New York hospitality looks like, less country inn, more considered retreat for travellers who read the design press.
Hudson, United States
A Michelin Selected property on Allen Street in the Catskills and Hudson Valley region, The Amelia Hudson represents the quieter end of upstate New York's hospitality spectrum. Its Michelin recognition places it in a curated tier of regional stays where character and craft matter more than scale, making it a considered choice for travellers moving between the Hudson River corridor and the mountain villages to the west.
Woodstock, United States
A Michelin Selected inn on Tinker Street in Woodstock, The Herwood Inn sits within the Catskills' most design-conscious accommodation tier, small-scale, independently operated, and positioned for travelers who treat the Hudson Valley as a destination rather than a weekend detour. Its selection for the 2025 Michelin Hotels guide places it alongside a narrow cohort of regionally rooted properties earning national editorial attention.
White Plains, United States
Selected by the Michelin Guide Hotels 2025, The Opus, Westchester, Autograph Collection occupies 3 Renaissance Square in the broader Catskills and Hudson Valley corridor, a region that has become one of the Northeast's more serious destinations for considered hospitality. The Autograph Collection positioning places it within Marriott's independent-spirit tier, signaling a design and programming sensibility distinct from the brand's standard portfolio.
Beacon, United States
The Roundhouse holds a MICHELIN Selected designation for 2025, placing it among a small cohort of recognized properties in the Catskills and Hudson Valley region. Set at 2 East Main Street, it sits at the intersection of small-town character and design-conscious hospitality that defines the area's current accommodation tier. For travelers weighing the Hudson Valley's growing hotel scene, it represents a credentialed option with regional grounding.
Hudson, United States
The Wick, Hudson carries a 2025 Michelin Selected designation, placing it in a small cohort of recognized stays in the Catskills and Hudson Valley region. Set in Hudson, New York, the property draws travelers seeking a quieter, retreat-oriented alternative to the area's more rural lodge formats. For those pairing the Hudson Valley's art galleries and farmland with a considered overnight, The Wick offers a grounded starting point.
Woodstock, United States
A Michelin Selected inn on Woodstock's main gallery-lined street, Twin Gables of Woodstock sits at the intersection of the Catskills' arts-village heritage and its newer wave of design-conscious accommodation. The property's MICHELIN Selected status for 2025 places it in a recognised tier among Hudson Valley stays, making it a considered choice for milestone weekends and longer regional escapes.
Woodstock, United States
Woodstock Way Hotel sits in the heart of the Catskills, carrying a 2025 Michelin Selected distinction that places it among the region's most carefully vetted independent properties. The address on Waterfall Way signals a landscape defined by moving water and mountain air rather than resort scale. For travellers working through the Hudson Valley's quieter accommodation tier, it represents a considered stopping point.
Hudson Valley
Selected entries from the current guide for Hudson Valley.
Woodstock, United States
Dixon Roadside on Tinker Street sits inside Woodstock's compact but considered bar scene, where the emphasis falls on what's behind the counter rather than the spectacle in front of it. The back bar reads as a working spirits collection, the kind that invites comparison across categories rather than defaulting to a rotating cocktail list. Find it at 261 Tinker St in the heart of the village.
Yonkers, United States
East Harbor on Central Park Avenue sits in Yonkers' mid-city dining corridor, drawing locals and commuters who want something more grounded than the city's waterfront scene. The draw is the atmosphere as much as the plate: a space calibrated for settling in, not rushing through. For the Westchester crowd that knows this stretch, it functions as a reliable anchor in a neighbourhood with a growing number of credible options.
Hudson, United States
On Hudson's South Front Street, Kitty's occupies a compact suite-style space that punches well above its square footage in terms of cocktail ambition. The bar sits in a city where the drinking culture has shifted from afterthought to destination, and Kitty's positions itself at the more creative end of that spectrum. For anyone making the two-hour run from Manhattan, it earns its place on the itinerary.
Yonkers, United States
La Bella Havana on Main Street in Yonkers occupies a city where the drinking scene has diversified well beyond its Manhattan-shadow reputation. Positioned among a growing cohort of neighborhood bars and dining rooms along the Yonkers waterfront corridor, it draws on Cuban-inflected character in a market that still skews toward Italian and American formats. A direct address for those exploring Westchester's evolving bar culture.
Yonkers, United States
A Yonkers fixture on Gray Oaks Avenue, La Lanterna Ristorante & Caffe sits in the tradition of Italian-American neighborhood dining that defined suburban New York's restaurant culture for decades. The room rewards those who value familiarity and craft over novelty, positioning it as a counterpoint to Manhattan's revolving-door scene. Expect Italian-influenced cooking in a setting built for regulars rather than first-timers.
Yonkers, United States
Mon Amour Coffee & Wine at 40 Nepperhan St sits at the intersection of Yonkers' expanding bar and café scene, pairing a coffee program with a wine and spirits offering in a format that suits both afternoon visits and evening sessions. The address places it within reach of the city's broader dining corridor, making it a practical anchor for any Yonkers evening.
Yonkers, United States
One Pier Steakhouse occupies an address on Van Der Donck Street in Yonkers, positioning itself within a waterfront dining corridor that has drawn both local regulars and Hudson Valley visitors. The steakhouse format places it alongside a small cluster of independent restaurants serving the South Yonkers community. For those exploring the area, it represents a neighborhood anchor in a city increasingly asserting its own dining identity.
Woodstock, United States
On Tinker Street in Woodstock, NY, Oriole 9 occupies a spot in the thin but serious tier of Hudson Valley bars where the drink program carries real editorial weight. The address at 17 Tinker St places it squarely on the village's main artery, where the pace is slower than the city and the expectations, for those who seek it out, are not.
Yonkers, United States
Rory Dolan's Restaurant & Bar on McLean Avenue is a long-standing fixture of Yonkers' Irish-American social corridor, where the bar programme and kitchen operate as a unit rather than parallel tracks. The address has drawn regulars from the surrounding Woodlawn-adjacent neighbourhoods for years, offering a format where drinks and food are expected to coexist rather than compete. For Yonkers dining, it sits squarely in the neighbourhood-institution tier.
Yonkers, United States
Simple Motive Brewing Co. occupies a suite on Lake Avenue in Yonkers, operating within a city that has quietly built a drinking culture distinct from the borough sprawl to its south. The brewery sits in a neighborhood-level tier where craft production and local community overlap, making it a reference point for understanding how Yonkers is developing its own hospitality identity.
Hudson, United States
On Warren Street, Hudson's most consequential dining corridor, Swoon Kitchenbar occupies the kind of space that defines a neighborhood's culinary character rather than merely reflecting it. The format sits between a serious kitchen and a proper bar program, drawing both weekend visitors from New York City and local regulars who treat it as a standing commitment. At 340 Warren St, it anchors the mid-block stretch where Hudson's dining identity is most concentrated.
Yonkers, United States
Yonkers Brewing Company occupies a spot on Main Street in downtown Yonkers, placing craft beer production within the city's ongoing effort to reclaim its post-industrial riverfront identity. The brewery sits in a neighbourhood where independent operators have gradually replaced vacant storefronts, making it a reference point for the local drinking scene rather than an outlier within it.
Yonkers, United States
Zuppa occupies a spot on Main Street in downtown Yonkers, a corridor where the city's dining scene has been quietly consolidating around neighborhood-focused, sit-down restaurants. The address places it within walking distance of the Hudson waterfront and the broader stretch of independent spots that define the area's current restaurant character. Booking ahead is advisable, particularly on weekends.
Hudson Valley
Selected entries from the current guide for Hudson Valley.
Hudson, United States
Klocke Estate brings brandy-led distilling into Hudson Valley wine-country language: a 160-acre hilltop estate, regenerative fruit farming, vineyards, apple orchards, Catskill views, and a dining room built around a slower rural cadence. It suits travelers who want spirits, food, and place in one polished countryside format rather than a quick tasting-room stop.
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