Beso is a bistro-style restaurant with a menu that evokes a chic Manhattan eatery, but with more reasonable prices and a cozy atmosphere. The restaurant uses all-natural meat, poultry and produce from local farms that practice sustainable agriculture. Beso is open only for dinner, where featured dishes include herb-crusted swordfish, Hereford beef short ribs and handmade pasta with Bolognese sauce. If you're not in the mood for a big meal, there's an extensive menu of appetizers that includes baby calamari, local organic mesculin salad and French onion soup. The restaurant also features an extensive wine list and a full bar with a menu of signature cocktails.
Beso
46 Main St.
New Paltz, NY 12561
845-255-1426
beso-restaurant.com
Ship to Shore is a classic American steakhouse; it is the oldest restaurant on Kingston's Rondout Waterfront. Ship to Shore is open for lunch and dinner, and it specializes in steak and seafood. The restaurant also offers pasta and vegetarian dishes. Their signature dishes include seafood mac and cheese with lobster, shrimp and clams, Thai red curry chicken with soba noodles and cioppino, a traditional fish stew made to order. They'll cook a steak any way you want, including "Rossini" style with foie gras and white truffle oil. Ship to Shore also boasts an extensive antique wine list.
Ship to Shore
15 West Strand
Kingston, NY 12401
845-334-8887
shiptoshorehudsonvalley.com
In 2009, Zagat called this upscale eatery "the best restaurant north of Manhattan." As the name suggests, Le Canard Enchaine is inspired by French cuisine and offers frog legs, escargot and liver pate dishes and less exotic fare such as steak and duck. Appetizers include Asian-style crab cakes, domestic and imported cheese plates and snails in garlic butter. The lunch menu includes Kobe beef burgers, eggs over ratatouille and a signature ham and cheese sandwich. Reservations are suggested.
Le Canard Enchaine
276 Fair St.
Kingston, NY 12401
845-339-2003
http://www.le-canardenchaine.com/
This reasonably priced Japanese restaurant in the heart of New Paltz's Main Street shopping district offers an extensive a la carte sushi and sashimi menu, appetizers, tempura and hot and cold sake. Neko offers more than 50 different sushi rolls, including exotic options such as the Shogun roll with fried squid and the Sakina roll with sea urchin. For lunch, Neko offers a Bento box special that includes a sushi roll, teriyaki meat, salad and rice.
Neko Sushi
49 Main St.
New Paltz, NY 12561
845-255-0162
thenekosushi.com
The Red Onion is an upscale bistro that offers an eclectic menu of foods from around the world. Asian, French and Italian inspirations are present, and you can wash it all down with one of the restaurant's many wines. The restaurant is only open for dinner and its menu changes constantly. Signature dishes include seafood risotto, king salmon filet and goat cheese ravioli. The list of appetizers is extensive, boasting fried mozzarella, calamari, spicy Thai beef salad and a roasted jumbo artichoke with garlic and olive oil. Reservations are suggested.
Red Onion Restaurant
1654 Rt. 212 at Glasco Turnpike
Woodstock, NY
845-679-1223
redonionrestaurant.com
