Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Fall 2021

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week November 1-14: One-hundred and twenty-seven restaurants throughout Westchester and the Hudson Valley will participate in Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW) that will run from Monday, November 1 through Sunday, November 14. Including seventy-three in Westchester County.

Foodies know the drill, during HVRW  you can get a three course lunch for $25.95 or a three-course dinner for $35.95.  Let’s see who’s playing locally.

Who’s Playing Locally

Armonk: Fortina: (Lunch & Dinner: Mon-Sun) Though Food Network star Christian Petroni has reportedly stepped away from Fortina – the Petroni vibe and pizza heavy menu remain at this popular Armonk Italian. HVRW Menu. Lenny’s North: (Lunch: Mon-Fri & Dinner: Mon-Sun) Fine Italian dining from Lenny Balidema of Il Castello in Mamaroneck and Lenny’s Steakhouse in Larchmont. Check out their HRVW menu here. Moderne Barn (Lunch: Mon-Fri, Dinner: Mon-Thurs & Sun) Ever popular New American from the Livanos family, owners of NYC’s Oceana & Molyvos. HVRW Menu. Zero Otto Nove (Lunch: Tues-Sat & Dinner: Tues-Thurs & Sun) Arthur Avenue legend Chef Roberto Paciullo’s exquisite Armonk calling card. HVRW Menu.

Brewster: Clock Tower Grill:  (Dinner: Tues-Sat) Elevated and imaginative locally sourced bistro cooking with skateboard art and bacon, bacon, bacon. HVRW Menu.  Tilly’s Table: (Dinner: Wed-Sun) Farm to table dining on the grounds of the Tilly Foster Farm in Brewster.

Chappaqua: Crabtree’s Kittle House: (Lunch: Tues-Fri & Dinner: Tues-Fri & Sun, Brunch: Sun) A Chappaqua institution (pictured below right) from the days of Henry Fonda and Talulah Bankhead.

Croton Falls: Primavera: (Lunch: Mon-Fri & Dinner: Mon-Sun) A cut above traditional Italian with white linen tablecloths in a landmark Victorian house on Rt. 22. Try the duck ravioli in walnut sauce.  Check out their HVRW menu.

Harrison: The Greek-ish: (Lunch & Dinner: Tues-Sun) The maze & ouzo bar rebrand of Award-winning Chef Constantine Kolandranis’s 273 Kitchen offers foodies a little taste of everything at an affordable cost. And the bar program showcases the versatility of ouzo, the popular dry, anise-flavored Greek aperitif.

Hawthorne: Tramonto: (Lunch: Mon-Fri & Dinner: Mon-Thurs & Sun) Tramonto looks like an old fashioned Italian inside and out but these three sisters from Italy serve up an elevated and modern Italian menu. HVRW Menu.

Mount Kisco: La Camelia (Lunch: Mon-Fri & Dinner: Mon-Thurs & Sun) Spanish charmer in 18th-century colonial, serving tapas and Iberian specialties received a coveted “Excellent” rating from M.H. Reed of the NYTs. Check out their HVRW menu here. Tipsy Taco (Lunch: Mon-Fri & Dinner: Mon-Thurs & Sun) Check out their HVRW menuhere.

Peter Pratt’s Inn, Yorktown: (Dinner Wed-Fri & Sun) Chef Jonathan Pratt always puts a modern spin on traditional dishes in this Revolutionary War era colonial home across from the Davenport House – General George Washington’s command post.  HVRW Menu. Barnwood Grill:(Lunch: Mon-Sun & Dinner: Mon-Thurs & Sun) New one on us but a nice HVRW menu. Nadine’s (Dinner Mon-Thurs) Christian Scheinle’s French-German spin-off of his family’s NYC Sel et Poivre serves up Pierogis, Paprika Chicken with Spatzle, Horseradish Crusted Salmon and Linzer Tarte for HVRW. HVRW Menu.

Best Menus HVRW

Best Local Menu: La Camelia, Mt. Kisco: (Lunch: Mon-Fri, Dinner: Mon-Thurs & Sun) It’s been a while since we featured La Camelia, Kisco’s hidden Tapas Bar & Restaurant on the hill in our HVRW Best Menus.  The only caveat is that as good as their entrees sound: Roasted Duck a la Orange, Norwegian Dried Cod Char Broiled, and Lobster Ravioli. We’d just like to go to town on the ten tapas items on their menu: Empanadillas Gallegas (veal turnovers), Arroz de Pato (shredded duck with paella rice), Tostada de Gambas (grilled shrimp over guacamole). Chocolate Apple Tart Tatin, Chocolate Mousse or Flan for dessert. (234 North Bedford Road, Mt. Kisco, 914.666.2466, https://www.lacameliarestaurant.net)

Dubrovnik, New Rochelle: (Lunch: Mon-Fri & Dinner: Mon-Fri & Sun) This notable Croatian soccer loving seafood house, and 2021 Michelin Bib Apron-winner, is a sure thing for their catch of the day or their Monkfish Carpaccio. For HVRW Fall 2021, however, we like the turf part of their menu. Which features their famed Skradinski Rissoto (slow cooked veal); equally famed Sarma, pickled cabbage stuffed with beef, pork and rice, and Pumpkin Soup. That said, as yellow tomato lovers, we’re very curious about the Pasta Morski Plodovi, Croatian Fuzi pasta with little neck clams, and jumbo shrimp in yellow tomato sauce. (721 Main St., New Rochelle, 914.637.3777;  www.dubrovnikny.com)

The Cookery, Dobbs Ferry: (Dinner: Wed-Sun) Why do we always see the same hands? Chef David DiBari, the master of simple Italian country cooking, and a 202o & 2021 Michelin Bib Gourmand-winner, is a repeat to our Best HVRW Menus list. Some of this year’s highlights include: Seared Brook Trout with pickled lentils, preserved lemon and shaved fennel; Honey Smoked Half-Chicken with creamed corn cacio e pepe, and a Strawberry Cannoli. His Duck Liver Cannoli, smoked cabbage marmalade, pistachios is a repeat – but who could blame him? Tough to get a seat. But worth the try. (39 Chestnut Street, Dobbs Ferry, 914.305.2336; www.thecookerycom)

Peter Pratt’s Inn, Yorktown: (Dinner: Wed-Fri & Sun) Wow! Moroccan Spiced Heirloom Squash Bisque, Pekin Duck Quesadilla, Cider Glazed Pork Belly for starters. Za’Atar Spiced Verlasso Salmon, Artichoke & Spinach Stuffed Chicken, and a Prime Dry Aged Burger with whiskey roasted cippolini, 5 spoke creamy “Tumble Weed” House cured bacon and horseradish aioli for entrees. And Sticky Date Cake with toffee glaze for dessert from star chef and cook book writer Peter Pratt. All in a historic Revolutionary War colonial house. (673 Croton Heights Road, 914-962-4090; www.peterprattsinn.com)

Ship Lantern Inn, Milton: (Dinner: Tues-Sun) Located in a  house that dates back to the Revolutionary War, the Ship Lantern Inn has been serving a Hudson Valley award-winning fine dining menu for 97 years. Billing themselves as Contemporary American Continental, this year’s HVRW menu features Catsmo Farm Pastrami Smoked Wild Salmon with House Made Pumpernickel, Smoky Mole Rubbed Grilled Center Cut Pork Chop, Hudson Valley Chicken Scarpariello with smoked wild boar sausage, Caradonna Farm Apple Crisp with cinnamon and pecan ice cream, Lukan Farm Honey Infused Crème Brûlée, and Elderflower Panna Cotta with Weed Farms Pear Compote. That’s a serious menu in Milton.  (1725 Rt. 9W, Milton, 845.795.5400; shiplanterninn.com)