Montauk Catch Clubhouse
2608 Route 32, Kingston
Local farmers’ market favorites Montauk Catch Club celebrated the grand opening of their brick-and-mortar fish market/fish shack in Rosendale in June, serving and selling fresh dayboat seafood direct from the Montauk docks. For cofounder Savannah Jordan, the newly added restaurant aspect of the business is a return to her culinary roots. The CIA grad is turning out a small but well-contemplated menu of seafood classics that include a blend of staples and rotating specials. Highlights include oysters on the half shell ($20 for a half dozen, $36 for a dozen), scallop ceviche served with tortilla chips ($16), and grilled head-on garlic shrimp with green sauce ($24). For heartier fare, there’s a classic fish sandwich with chips ($18) and a decadent lobster roll with chips ($34). The fish market sells everything from scallops to sushi-grade fluke and wild striped bass, with the selection coming fresh directly from dayboat shipping vessels on Long Island.
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Night School
21 2nd Street, Athens
Opened by three buddies, brewer Johnny Osborne, mixologist Wes Skopp, and pizzaiolo Nate Gebhard, this cheeky new Athens spot Night School is a pizza parlor and bar, serving “crushable cocktails,” craft beer, pizza, and other pub-forward fare. Playing on the school theme, beers made onsite include Homeroom, an East Coast pale ale; Prereq, German-style Pilsner; and Swing Set, an Australian-style pilsner. You can add “extra credit” (a whisky shot) to any beer for $5. The bar is also the home taproom for the friends’ brand Deep Fried Beer, which collaborates with other breweries, including Return and Union Street, to produce limited-release canned brews like the recent Macrowave and 877 Cash Now. Open daily, Night School also serves wine by the glass and bottle, and nine craft cocktails, including a rotating weekly special. The 10 pizza options are the star of the food menu, but the burgers, salads, and sides (including spicy garlic knots) aren’t to be overlooked.
Phos
353 Main Street, Catskill
Teased for months through a series of pop-ups at nearby bars and breweries, Phos: My Greek-American Kitchen opened on Catskill’s Main Street in early June under the direction of former Gaskins chef Stephanie Skiadas. In the old New York Restaurant spot, she’s serving what appears, on the surface, to be simple Greek staples. However, Skiadas elevates flavor expectations using local and seasonal ingredients with techniques grounded in years of experience, a delicate balancing act of tradition and exploration. Classic spanakopita ($18) and bluefish ($34), seared and served with Castelvetrano olives, share the menu with gluten- and dairy-free options like tempeh souvlaki served with vegan coconut tzatziki ($18) and a braised pomegranate chicken with lemon potatoes ($30). Don’t sleep on the grilled octopus app ($27), served on a sweeping spoonful of smoked pepper vinaigrette with potatoes and olives.
Little Goat
6380 Mill Street, Rhinebeck
In the former spot of the Amsterdam in Rhinebeck, perennial trendsetter, restaurateur, and entrepreneur Taavo Somer has opened Little Goat with longtime business partner Erin Winters. The warm, design-forward restaurant is already drawing attention for its plant-focused menu and plans to soon be open all day, every day. The interior is a spot-on manifestation of modern-farmhouse Pinterest vibes with worn wood tables and painted board-and-batten walls. It bills itself as a cafe/bakery/pantry, but at least for now, Little Goat is only open in the evenings, serving a very trim menu of full-on dinner foods like the roasted grilled Hudson Valley steelhead trout with charred hakurei turnips ($29) and the Veritas Farm pork chop with olives, fennel pollen, figs, and capers ($30).
Bad Times Bar
63 Broadway, Tivoli
The new Tivoli cocktail bar Bad Times offers flavorful drinks, light bites, $5 cans of PBR, and endless cheese puffs. A sidewalk lined with soft pink peonies leads to a charming housefront with roses climbing its front porch; it’s a surprisingly gentle welcome for a bar called Bad Times. Once inside, the warm atmosphere, attentive staff, and chatty local patrons elbowed up to the bar stray the vibe further from its name. Bad Times offers a small array of specialty cocktails, with a few additional revolving specials listed on a chalkboard. A short menu of reasonably priced snacks and small plates offers a light bite with complementary flavors to savor alongside your drink. For example, the Tormenta Negra ($11) with mezcal, ginger beer, and lime juice has quickly become a favorite; and its flavor profile, with hints of smoke and spice, is easily tempered by an earthy chicken liver mousse with plum compote and toasted baguette ($12).
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This article appears in July 2025.
