Guidebook for Woodstock
Food Scene
Good food. Not too expensive. You can sit outside. I'd say best for lunch, but dinner is also good.
105 locals recommend
Yum Yum Noodle Bar - Woodstock
4 Rock City RdGood food. Not too expensive. You can sit outside. I'd say best for lunch, but dinner is also good.
Amazing. Creative vegan fare. Not to be missed. Adorable outdoor garden seating as well as cool interior space.
234 locals recommend
Garden Cafe Woodstock
6 Old Forge RdAmazing. Creative vegan fare. Not to be missed. Adorable outdoor garden seating as well as cool interior space.
Tinker Taco Lab
54 Tinker StSkip Taco Juan's and head to Taco Lab. Delightful.
Oriole 9
17 Tinker StLocal fav. Always good.
Major local hangout. In the mornings especially. Excellent coffee and the food is great as well
204 locals recommend
Bread Alone Bakery
22 Mill Hill RdMajor local hangout. In the mornings especially. Excellent coffee and the food is great as well
Catskill Mountain Pizza Co
51 Mill Hill RdReasonably good locals spot
Peace, love, good food & music every Wednesday from 3:30 'til dusk, rain or shine, from May 31-October 18, 2017
19 locals recommend
WOODSTOCK FARM FESTIVAL
233 Maple LnPeace, love, good food & music every Wednesday from 3:30 'til dusk, rain or shine, from May 31-October 18, 2017
On Route 28 is where you want to fuel up before or after a hike. Be forewarned that if you order one of their skillet dishes, you may not be hungry for dinner, or ever again
597 locals recommend
Phoenicia Diner
5681 NY-28On Route 28 is where you want to fuel up before or after a hike. Be forewarned that if you order one of their skillet dishes, you may not be hungry for dinner, or ever again
SILVIA
42 Mill Hill RdBest restaurant in Woodstock, IMO
Cucina
109 Mill Hill RdFantastic. Will take large groups
Dixon Roadside
261 Tinker StEasy and decent
Sharkie's
43 Tinker StExcellent little spot. Lunch only to-go
Good Night
15 Rock City RoadFantastic sister restaurant to Silvia
Drinks & Nightlife
Impressive lineup of musicians. Often the crowd overflows into the street. The age of the crowd varies, but slants younger than most of the other music venues in town. Beautiful old building that has been recently revitalized. Owned and run by a cool couple from the city
153 locals recommend
Colony
22 Rock City RdImpressive lineup of musicians. Often the crowd overflows into the street. The age of the crowd varies, but slants younger than most of the other music venues in town. Beautiful old building that has been recently revitalized. Owned and run by a cool couple from the city
Station is more of a locals place than Colony. Slants a little older. Beautiful old building. You can sit outside with a drink. You can also play pool
109 locals recommend
Station Bar & Curio
101 Tinker StStation is more of a locals place than Colony. Slants a little older. Beautiful old building. You can sit outside with a drink. You can also play pool
Legendary. Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison... so many greats have played here
195 locals recommend
Bearsville Theater
291 Tinker StLegendary. Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison... so many greats have played here
Beautiful space to see a concert even if you don't know the band, you'll probably have a great time there. Amazing vibe
98 locals recommend
Levon Helm Studios
160 Plochmann LnBeautiful space to see a concert even if you don't know the band, you'll probably have a great time there. Amazing vibe
Essentials
Health food grocery store. Always good people watching here. This is the main local grocery store.
202 locals recommend
Sunflower Natural Foods Market
75 Mill Hill RdHealth food grocery store. Always good people watching here. This is the main local grocery store.
A little further out of town, but has great produce and prepared foods. There's also a fabulous little cafe / restaurant attached. Lot of locals go here. They serve mostly sandwiches. Very. Good. Sandwhiches
160 locals recommend
Sunfrost Farm
217 Tinker StA little further out of town, but has great produce and prepared foods. There's also a fabulous little cafe / restaurant attached. Lot of locals go here. They serve mostly sandwiches. Very. Good. Sandwhiches
Woodstock Meats
57 Mill Hill RdGet your meats (a lot of them local) here!
Arts & Culture
America’s oldest continuous summer chamber music festival and winner of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. If you like classical, you'll like Maverick. Wonderful lineups. Always something great
63 locals recommend
Maverick Concerts Inc
120 Maverick Rd America’s oldest continuous summer chamber music festival and winner of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. If you like classical, you'll like Maverick. Wonderful lineups. Always something great
This is the little square at the center of town. There's often free music here. Even if there's not, it's a great place to sit and enjoy
11 locals recommend
Village Green
6 Tinker StThis is the little square at the center of town. There's often free music here. Even if there's not, it's a great place to sit and enjoy
Woodstock Playhouse
103 Mill Hill RdAll kinds of quality theatre
Shows great work, and when they host openings, the whole town shows up
10 locals recommend
Elena Zang Gallery
3671 NY-212Shows great work, and when they host openings, the whole town shows up
This non-profit exhibition space was founded in 1977 by Howard Greenberg, owner of the gallery on East Fifty-Seventh, and it offers a terrific roster of shows, speakers, and programs. (Past instructors: Richard Misrach, Sally Mann, and Arnold Newman.) Bonus: It’s housed in the building that was once Café Espresso, the bar where Bob Dylan and Joan Baez played in the sixties
24 locals recommend
Center for Photography at Woodstock
474 Tinker StThis non-profit exhibition space was founded in 1977 by Howard Greenberg, owner of the gallery on East Fifty-Seventh, and it offers a terrific roster of shows, speakers, and programs. (Past instructors: Richard Misrach, Sally Mann, and Arnold Newman.) Bonus: It’s housed in the building that was once Café Espresso, the bar where Bob Dylan and Joan Baez played in the sixties
A retired art professor from Bard and quarryman named Harvey Fite spent 37 years building this six-acre maze of a sculpture out of bluestone. Fite worked alone, using only hand tools. The site is now a sculpture park and museum, and an awesome place to spend a Sunday.
351 locals recommend
Opus 40
356 George Sickle RdA retired art professor from Bard and quarryman named Harvey Fite spent 37 years building this six-acre maze of a sculpture out of bluestone. Fite worked alone, using only hand tools. The site is now a sculpture park and museum, and an awesome place to spend a Sunday.
One of the country’s first utopian arts communities (past visitors: Isadora Duncan, Bob Dylan), has two great venues: the theater on its 300-acre campus, and a gallery space on Tinker Street.
16 locals recommend
Byrdcliffe Theatre
380 Upper Byrdcliffe RdOne of the country’s first utopian arts communities (past visitors: Isadora Duncan, Bob Dylan), has two great venues: the theater on its 300-acre campus, and a gallery space on Tinker Street.
Entertainment & Activities
So great. Almost always Art House or independent films here. So Woodstock
95 locals recommend
Upstate Films Woodstock
132 Tinker StSo great. Almost always Art House or independent films here. So Woodstock
Not exactly a theater, but if you're in town during the festival, well worth it. Some of the most creative film making. Runs for about a week in October
22 locals recommend
Woodstock Film Festival Inc
13 Rock City RdNot exactly a theater, but if you're in town during the festival, well worth it. Some of the most creative film making. Runs for about a week in October
Woodstock Golf Club And Vacation Rental
114 Mill Hill RdPrivate 9-hole course
Local swimming hole. It's a secluded setting, but this isn't some secret hidden swimming lagoon. The Big Deep is well known and well used on hot days.
A trail takes you from your car to the pool and stream where you can dive off rocks without touching the bottom or let loose on the rope swing. Once you cannonball in, you won't want to leave.
Note: There is no lifeguard, so swimming and diving is all at your own risk
80 locals recommend
Big Deep
Local swimming hole. It's a secluded setting, but this isn't some secret hidden swimming lagoon. The Big Deep is well known and well used on hot days.
A trail takes you from your car to the pool and stream where you can dive off rocks without touching the bottom or let loose on the rope swing. Once you cannonball in, you won't want to leave.
Note: There is no lifeguard, so swimming and diving is all at your own risk
Town Tinker Tube Rental
10 Bridge StTubing is so fun!
Where rescued farm animals live the good life. Goats, turkeys, and more roam free and are cared for by two former film people who used to work with Errol Morris. (Word to the wise: unless you want the biography of every chicken in the chicken coop, skip the guided tour.)
77 locals recommend
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary
2 Rescue RdWhere rescued farm animals live the good life. Goats, turkeys, and more roam free and are cared for by two former film people who used to work with Errol Morris. (Word to the wise: unless you want the biography of every chicken in the chicken coop, skip the guided tour.)
Fawns Leap
Swimming hole. Further afield but very gorgeous
Right downtown and one of the most popular swimming holes
21 locals recommend
Millstream Swimming Hole
Right downtown and one of the most popular swimming holes
Skiing! So fun if the snow is good. They also have a zip line in the summer
892 locals recommend
Hunter Mountain
Skiing! So fun if the snow is good. They also have a zip line in the summer
skiing! less crowded and a little more ideal for beginners
515 locals recommend
Windham Mountain Resort
19 Resort Drskiing! less crowded and a little more ideal for beginners
For cross-country skiing, you can’t do better than the trails on the expansive property of the ridiculously picturesque
408 locals recommend
Mohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest RdFor cross-country skiing, you can’t do better than the trails on the expansive property of the ridiculously picturesque
So many biking trails. Cooper lake and Ashokan Reservoir Dam recommended, but ask the guys at the shop
34 locals recommend
Overlook Bicycles
93 Tinker StSo many biking trails. Cooper lake and Ashokan Reservoir Dam recommended, but ask the guys at the shop
Woodstock Tennis Club
1703 Sawkill RdTennis! Love
Sightseeing
Waterfall Park
8 Tannery Brook RdBeautiful little semi hidden waterfall. Right off the main drag
Everything Else
Tibetan Buddhist monastery. The tour is spectacular and calming
71 locals recommend
Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Tibetan Buddhist Monastery
335 Meads Mountain RdTibetan Buddhist monastery. The tour is spectacular and calming