Guidebook for Yonkers

Wendy & Tom
Wendy & Tom
Guidebook for Yonkers

Food Scene

For a big splurge in Yonkers, this is the place. Gorgeous river views, menu and service to rival the best restaurants in Manhattan.
25 locals recommend
X2O Xaviars on the Hudson
71 Water Grant St
25 locals recommend
For a big splurge in Yonkers, this is the place. Gorgeous river views, menu and service to rival the best restaurants in Manhattan.
Good for lunch if you want more than an ordinary sandwich. There are a few seats inside, but plan on getting your food to go.
Taiim Falafel Shack
598 Warburton Ave
Good for lunch if you want more than an ordinary sandwich. There are a few seats inside, but plan on getting your food to go.
Decent local diner, close by the house, in Yonkers. Close to the South County Trailway.
Seven Brothers Diner
900 Saw Mill River Rd
Decent local diner, close by the house, in Yonkers. Close to the South County Trailway.
One word: brunch. But they're open for dinner, too, and have decent salads, burgers, and other stuff. BYO wine.
Juniper
19 Main Street
One word: brunch. But they're open for dinner, too, and have decent salads, burgers, and other stuff. BYO wine.
New Haven-style pizza; definitely worth a try if you've never heard of it.
6 locals recommend
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
1955 Central Park Ave
6 locals recommend
New Haven-style pizza; definitely worth a try if you've never heard of it.
Very good (spicy!) south Asian food; they deliver to our house.
Nawab Pakistani Indian Cuisine
2 Hudson Street
Very good (spicy!) south Asian food; they deliver to our house.
Best of the delivery-range pizza options; also sandwiches & pastas.
Palisades Pizza & Pasta
783 Palisade Ave
Best of the delivery-range pizza options; also sandwiches & pastas.
Upscale Italian with great views of the river.
31 locals recommend
Harvest on Hudson
1 River St
31 locals recommend
Upscale Italian with great views of the river.
Extremely imaginative, well-crafted food in a beautiful location. VERY expensive. Reservations required.
34 locals recommend
Blue Hill At Stone Barns
630 Bedford Rd
34 locals recommend
Extremely imaginative, well-crafted food in a beautiful location. VERY expensive. Reservations required.

Drinks & Nightlife

If you're in the Ridge Hill shopping center and want to eat there, this is one of the more interesting places (especially if you like beer, as I do).
10 locals recommend
Yard House
237 Market Street
10 locals recommend
If you're in the Ridge Hill shopping center and want to eat there, this is one of the more interesting places (especially if you like beer, as I do).
Popular with locals, decent beer selection, & the food's OK. Close to the Hastings train station.
6 locals recommend
Maud's Tavern
149 Southside Ave
6 locals recommend
Popular with locals, decent beer selection, & the food's OK. Close to the Hastings train station.
Decent Cuban food, and a very excited crowd on weekends; in the heart of downtown Yonkers, near Getty Square.
9 locals recommend
La Bella Havana
35 Main St
9 locals recommend
Decent Cuban food, and a very excited crowd on weekends; in the heart of downtown Yonkers, near Getty Square.
The biggest Irish bar on a street famous for its Irish bars.
13 locals recommend
Rory Dolan's
890 McLean Ave
13 locals recommend
The biggest Irish bar on a street famous for its Irish bars.

Essentials

Good fresh produce, a large deli section, fresh bread, prepared foods, & beer selection; plus the adjacent wine store. Don't miss the animatronic banana!
22 locals recommend
Stew Leonard's
1 Stew Leonard Dr
22 locals recommend
Good fresh produce, a large deli section, fresh bread, prepared foods, & beer selection; plus the adjacent wine store. Don't miss the animatronic banana!
Large, busy, full-service supermarket close to I-87.
9 locals recommend
ShopRite of Tuckahoe
278 Tuckahoe Rd
9 locals recommend
Large, busy, full-service supermarket close to I-87.
Small supermarket within walking distance (a steep walk uphill from the house, however). Good beer selection for its size.
Foodtown Express of Yonkers
772 Palisade Avenue
Small supermarket within walking distance (a steep walk uphill from the house, however). Good beer selection for its size.
Nice, quiet place to work, close to the Yonkers train station. An easy bus ride from the house. Feed the meters for on-street parking.
Riverfront branch: Yonkers Public Library
1 Larkin Center
Nice, quiet place to work, close to the Yonkers train station. An easy bus ride from the house. Feed the meters for on-street parking.

Everything Else

24-hour drugstore with pharmacy, over-the-counter stuff, food, beer, cards & magazines, etc.
Walgreens
1230 Nepperhan Ave
24-hour drugstore with pharmacy, over-the-counter stuff, food, beer, cards & magazines, etc.
Local pharmacy in Hastings; lots of herbal & homeopathic OTC remedies; plus a soda fountain.
Greenleaf Pharmacy
544 Warburton Ave
Local pharmacy in Hastings; lots of herbal & homeopathic OTC remedies; plus a soda fountain.
Classic bowling alley, popular with locals & leagues, so call ahead to make sure they have lanes open.
Homefield Bowl
938 Saw Mill River Rd
Classic bowling alley, popular with locals & leagues, so call ahead to make sure they have lanes open.
On the north end of Hastings; good if you need an oil change or any standard auto repair work.
Bob's Service Station
611 Warburton Ave
On the north end of Hastings; good if you need an oil change or any standard auto repair work.
Home of Superbowl XLVIII.
167 locals recommend
MetLife Stadium
1 MetLife Stadium Dr
167 locals recommend
Home of Superbowl XLVIII.
Small, local airport with regional service; avoid the hassle of JFK/LGA/NWK if you can.
20 locals recommend
Westchester County Airport
240 Airport Rd
20 locals recommend
Small, local airport with regional service; avoid the hassle of JFK/LGA/NWK if you can.

Arts & Culture

Dinner & a movie, with lots of local beers (also wine and spirits). Supposedly there's a strict no-talking policy.
17 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
2548 Central Park Ave
17 locals recommend
Dinner & a movie, with lots of local beers (also wine and spirits). Supposedly there's a strict no-talking policy.
Mega-cineplex in the Ridge Hill shopping center. You have to pay to park in the lot, but ask for $1-off validation at the ticket counter.
12 locals recommend
Showcase Cinema de Lux Ridge Hill
59 Fitzgerald Street
12 locals recommend
Mega-cineplex in the Ridge Hill shopping center. You have to pay to park in the lot, but ask for $1-off validation at the ticket counter.
Full disclosure: we've never been. But they've been making lots of improvements lately, so if you're inclined, you might want to give it a try.
59 locals recommend
Empire City Casino
810 Yonkers Ave
59 locals recommend
Full disclosure: we've never been. But they've been making lots of improvements lately, so if you're inclined, you might want to give it a try.
Great museum if you're into conceptual & post-post-modern art, in a sprawling, renovated factory that's worth the trip in itself. Wonderful bookstore, too. About an hour's train ride up the Hudson.
468 locals recommend
Dia:Beacon
3 Beekman St
468 locals recommend
Great museum if you're into conceptual & post-post-modern art, in a sprawling, renovated factory that's worth the trip in itself. Wonderful bookstore, too. About an hour's train ride up the Hudson.

Shopping

Small but decent selection; a bit pricey. Free tastings on weekends.
Rockwood & Perry Fine Wine & Spirits
525 Warburton Ave
Small but decent selection; a bit pricey. Free tastings on weekends.
Decent bagels, close by. No seating.
Hastings Own Bagel
8 Main St
Decent bagels, close by. No seating.

Sightseeing

Nearby, worth a look on a rainy day. They've recently greatly improved their small planetarium--fun, especially for kids.
34 locals recommend
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave
34 locals recommend
Nearby, worth a look on a rainy day. They've recently greatly improved their small planetarium--fun, especially for kids.
Beautiful ruined & partially restored Persian garden; amazing Hudson views.
55 locals recommend
Untermyer Gardens
945 N Broadway
55 locals recommend
Beautiful ruined & partially restored Persian garden; amazing Hudson views.
Boat launch at north end; large gazebo for parties; unobstructed Hudson River views.
8 locals recommend
JFK Marina and Park
1 John F Kennedy Memorial Dr
8 locals recommend
Boat launch at north end; large gazebo for parties; unobstructed Hudson River views.
Historic rather than artistic interest, but it's a fun reason to stop off in Nyack if you're looking for an excuse.
18 locals recommend
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center
82 N Broadway
18 locals recommend
Historic rather than artistic interest, but it's a fun reason to stop off in Nyack if you're looking for an excuse.
In the Bronx, just south of Yonkers. Don't miss the Holiday Train Show.
341 locals recommend
New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd
341 locals recommend
In the Bronx, just south of Yonkers. Don't miss the Holiday Train Show.
Beautifully preserved mansion and gardens.
77 locals recommend
Wave Hill
4900 Independence Ave
77 locals recommend
Beautifully preserved mansion and gardens.
Wetlands nature preserve; free admission & parking.
10 locals recommend
Marshlands Conservancy
220 Boston Post Rd
10 locals recommend
Wetlands nature preserve; free admission & parking.