Places
to Eat:
Near Albany Medical
Center
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Quintessence, 11 New Scotland Ave. -
reasonable prices, funky decor, good food, but tends to be smoky |
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El Loco Mexican Café, 465 Madison -
crowded, but they do take-out |
On Lark Street (a few of the many)
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LuLu's - A favorite; mediterranean café cusine, laid back atmosphere, good wine selection. |
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Spyro Gyro - Greek |
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Lionheart Blues Café - food menu,
microbrews and wine; NO SMOKING |
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Ben & Jerry's ice cream |
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Coffee Shops: Daily Grind and Café
Dolce |
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Shades of Green - vegetarian, take-out,
great salads |
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Bombers - great big burritos for $4.00 |
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Fancier and more $$: Justins or Stephanie's
on the park |
Futher away - on Madison near So.
Allen and Western
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Peking Restaurant, Chinese
and Thai (take-out, too) |
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Kyoto -- Japanese (good
sushi) |
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Madison's End - good
breakfast, lunch |
Pricier restaurants
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Café Capriccio, 49 Grand |
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Carmine's, Blockbuster Plaza, 818 Central
Ave |
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L'Ecole Encore, 55 Fuller Rd. |
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My Linh, 137 Madison (downtown - terrific
Vietnamese) |
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Nicole's Restaurant, 556 Delaware Ave |
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The Shipyard, 95 Everett Rd. |
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Yono's, 289 Hamilton (downtown --
wonderful Indonesian food) |
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BFS Caterers, 1736 Western Ave. (out near
where Joann's sister Janet lives in Guilderland) Mediterranean food, good take-out salads |
Indian
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Sitar Indian Restaurant, 1929 Central
Ave. Very good, worth the drive - just west of Rte 155 on Central Ave. |
Pizza
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Spinner's - off Whitehall Rd. in Crestwood
Plaza |
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Bruno's - 1610 Central Ave. |
Places to visit while you are in town:
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Quackenbush Square - to immediate right,
Clinton Ave. exit off I-787 So. |
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Albany Visitors'
Center - small planetarium, nice pocket park, walking tours |
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Empire
State Plaza |
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New York State
Museum |
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New York State Capitol - there are
regular free, guided tours of this architecturally fascinating building |
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Lincoln Park - pool, tennis courts, herb
garden, nice view of the Plaza |
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Corning Preserve - along the river |
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Cherry Hill - 523 ˝ So. Pearl St. |
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Schuyler Mansion - 32 Catherine St. |
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Albany
Institute of History and Art - 125 Washington Ave. |
20 minutes away
45 minutes away
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Thatcher Park overlook,
Indian Ladder Trail, pool |
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Indian Ladder Farm, 342
Altamont Road, Vorheesville |
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Shaker Museum and Library, Old
Chatham |
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Old Chatham Sheepherding Co.,
Old Chatham |
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Saratoga Springs |
60 minutes away
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Olana
- Rte 9G, Hudson just south of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, eclectic Persian-style villa of
painter Frederic E. Church |
Web links
To find out more about the Albany area.
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