Restaurants in Nyack, New York

The Hudson House of Nyack

• Located in Nyack's former village courthouse is The Hudson House of Nyack, one of the town's best-known restaurants. Much of the restaurant's ambiance comes from its historic details, including tin ceilings that date back to 1860s, as well as old jail cells which now house The Hudson House's wine collection. The menu is more contemporary than the space and emphasizes fresh fish. The restaurant is best-known, however for co-owner and pastry chef Matt Hudson's desserts, such as sticky toffee pudding cake.

  The Hudson House of Nyack
  134 Main St.
  Nyack, NY 10960
  (845) 353-1355
  hudsonhousenyack.com

Lanterna Tuscan Bistro

• Frommer's calls Lanterna, "a charming restaurant with flair but few pretensions." In a contemporary white dining room, chef-owner Rossano Gianni offers a menu that is both true to his own Northern Italian roots, yet still contemporary. Entrees include items such as shrimp sautéed with beans, tomatoes and fresh herbs and roasted organic chicken served with wild mushroom risotto. Patio seating is available.

  Lanterna Tuscan Bistro
  3 S. Broadway Ave.
  Nyack, NY 10960
  (845) 353-8361
  lanternausa.com

Wasabi

• "You eat with your eyes, too," says Doug Chi Nguyen, chef and owner of Nyack's Wasabi restaurant. His presentations, often adorned with fresh flowers, are in fact eye-catching. The modern Japanese menu features plenty of raw fish selections and sushi rolls, but Nguyen also borrows ingredients and techniques from American and French cooking. Nguyen, who was born in Vietnam, but raised in part by an Italian-American family, also offers hybrids such as a sushi tuna "pizza" (raw tuna on crispy wonton skins topped with diced tomatoes and onions), and green tea mascarpone cheesecake.

  Wasabi
  110 Main St.
  Nyack, NY 10960
  (845) 358-7977
  wasabichi.com

Café Barcel

• The space is modern, the crowd is hip, and flavor is the order of the day at Nyack's Café Barcel restaurant. Kevin Reilly, who was executive chef at Manhattan restaurants Water Club and at the Union Square Café, offers items like char-grilled hanger steak with chimichurri sauce and Café Barcel's most popular dessert, freshly fried buñuelos (doughnuts) dusted with cinnamon and served with a chocolate ganache for dipping.

  Café Barcel
  162 Main St.
  Nyack, NY 10960
  (845) 535-3133
  cafebarcel.com

Velo Bistro & Wine Bar

• Named in homage to chef and owner Anthony DeVanzo's love of bicycling, the trendy Velo Bistro & Wine Bar emphasizes organic ingredients and a long list of wines by the glass. DeVanzo, a Culinary Institute of America graduate who also studied in Italy, offers a menu of small plates, pastas and entrees, including a goat cheese tartlet, filet tartare, house-made sausage and kale ravioli, and roasted duck with Vermouth sauce.

  Velo Bistro & Wine Bar
  12 N. Broadway Ave.
  Nyack, NY 10960
  (845) 353-7667
  velonyack.com