Food destinations within easy reach of New York City. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Hudson Valley (Rhinebeck and Hudson) ★ 4.5

2 hours by trainAmtrak from Penn Station to Rhinecliff or Hudson

Famous forFarm-to-table restaurants, cider houses, Greenmarket suppliers visited at source

Rhinebeck and the river towns in the Hudson Valley supply most Manhattan Greenmarket farms. Reservations advised. A neighbourhood favourite.

North Fork wine country, Long Island ★ 4.4

2 hours by trainLIRR from Penn Station to Mattituck or Greenport

Famous forNorth Fork wineries, oyster bars, seafood shacks

Long Island's North Fork runs 40 wineries between Riverhead and Greenport with seafood shacks and Peconic Bay oyster bars in between. Booking recommended.

New Haven, Connecticut ★ 4.6

2 hours by trainMetro-North or Amtrak from Grand Central to New Haven Union Station

Famous forCoal-oven apizza: Pepe's, Sally's, Modern Apizza

New Haven's apizza tradition is the East Coast pizza pilgrimage outside New York City. Booking recommended. Reservations advised. Cash and card accepted.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ★ 4.0

1 hour 15 minutes by trainAmtrak Acela or Northeast Regional from Penn Station to 30th Street Station

Famous forCheesesteaks at Pat's, Geno's, Jim's; Reading Terminal Market

Philadelphia is 90 minutes from Penn Station for cheesesteaks at the South Philly trio and the Reading Terminal Market food hall. Booking recommended.

New Jersey diners (Tick Tock and Mustache Bill's) ★ 4.0

45 minutes by carDrive via the Lincoln Tunnel and the Turnpike

Famous forClassic chrome-and-glass New Jersey diners, 24-hour breakfast

New Jersey diners are a New York City-adjacent institution; the Tick Tock in Clifton and Mustache Bill's in Barnegat Light hold down two ends of the diner.

Beacon and Cold Spring ★ 4.3

1 hour 30 minutes by trainMetro-North Hudson Line from Grand Central

Famous forDia:Beacon, riverside lunch, Storm King Art Center

Beacon and Cold Spring on the Hudson are a culture-and-food day from New York City. Booking recommended. Reservations advised. Cash and card accepted.

Kingston food hall (Stockade) ★ 4.1

2 hours by carTrailways bus from Port Authority or rental car

Famous forIndustrial-warehouse food hall: pizza, ramen, ice cream

Kingston in the Hudson Valley has built a 1960s warehouse food hall called Stockade District with seven restaurants under one roof, a 90-minute drive.

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West Village NYC Pizza Walking Tour★ 4.9 (17)

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West Village NYC Pizza Walking Tour

Satisfy your pizza cravings on a 3-hour walking tour of New York’s Greenwich Village. Sample 3 different pies in one of the city's most historic neighborhoods and tast...

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Guided tour · 2h 30m

NYC: Greenwich Village Food Tour

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