Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Returns for Fall

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Returns for Fall: One-hundred and six restaurants throughout Westchester and the Hudson Valley will participate in Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW) that will run from Monday, November 9 through Sunday, November 22. Including sixty-one in Westchester County. By comparison, there were 241 restaurants signed up for the Spring 2020 HVRW – 121 in Westchester.

It’s a brave new world for restaurant owners and workers out there so let’s tip 20% (minimum) when we go. 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, Brunch: Sat-Sun) Straight forward Italian from wood-fired ovens from Chopped! champion and 2018 Next Food Network Star winner Christian Petroni. 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. Moderne Barn (Lunch: Mon-Fri, Dinner: Mon-Sun) Ever popular New American from the Livanos family, owners of NYC’s Oceana & Molyvos. Zero Otto Nove (Lunch: Tues-Sat & Dinner: Tues-Thurs & Sun) Arthur Avenue legend Chef Roberto Paciullo’s exquisite Armonk calling card.

Brewster: Clock Tower Grill (Dinner: Tues-Sat) Get your grits on at this popular locally-sourced Brewster bistro that does amazing things with bacon.

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

Croton Falls: Primavera: (Lunch: Mon-Fri & Dinner: Mon-Sun) Very good traditional Italian in a landmark Victorian house on Rt. 22. Try the duck ravioli in walnut sauce. (pictured right)

Harrison: The Greek-ish: (Lunch & Dinner: Mon-Sun) Award-winning Chef Constantine Kolandranis’s meze and ouzo bar rebrand of his 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.

Katonah: Le Fontane: (Lunch & Dinner: Tues-Sun) Southern Italian from the Abbate brothers of Capri – sister to Katonah’s Blue Dolphin and Cross River’s Bacio Trattoria.

Mount Kisco: La Camelia (Lunch & 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. Locali Pizza & Bar: (Lunch Tues-Sat & Dinner: Tues-Sun) Village Social’s Joseph Buetti teams up again with Chopped! star Mogan Anthony in this pizza and pasta house in the Mt. Kisco train station. Tipsy Taco (Lunch: Mon-Fri & Dinner: Mon-Thurs)  Village Social:  (Lunch & Dinner: Tues-Thurs & Sun) Trendy New American with good bones and bar scene. Chopped! star Chef Mogan Anthony pioneered local street food is chic movement.

Pleasantville: Pubstreet: (Lunch & Dinner: Tues-Fri) Pubstreet hits high notes for its exciting space and hopping bar scene in the Pleasantville train station, formerly occupied by The Iron Horse Grill.

North Salem: 121 Restaurant: (Lunch: Mon-Sat & Dinner: Mon-Thurs & Sun) One of our favorite bistros from Jean Georges protege, Chef Beck Bolender.

Yorktown/Yorktown Heights: Peter Pratt’s Inn (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. Nadine’s (Dinner Mon-Thurs) Christian Scheinle’s Ferench-German spin-off of his family’s NYC Sel et Poivre serves up Scallops & Shrimp Provenzcal, Bratwurst, Sauerbraten, red cabbage and spatzle.