Poughkeepsie Restaurants: On the Water, Near the Train, and Open Late

Poughkeepsie restaurants split by situation: Shadows on the Hudson for a table on the river, Akari Sushi across from the train station and Brasserie 292 up Main Street from it, Alex's Restaurant and Lola's Cafe for lunch and brunch downtown, and the Palace Diner when it is late. Here is where to eat in the city by situation, with the address and the hours each restaurant posts on its own website, and the Route 9 drive to Farmers Choice Fishkill at the end. Distances from the train station at 41 Main Street are road distances estimated with OpenStreetMap and OSRM.

Which Poughkeepsie restaurants are on the water?

Shadows on the Hudson, 176 Rinaldi Boulevard. The one waterfront table on this list. Shadows sits 40 feet above the east bank of the Hudson with the Mid-Hudson Bridge to the north, about 0.7 miles from the train station by road. It serves an all-day menu, takes reservations on its website, and runs Sunday brunch from 10:30AM to 2PM. Hours are 11:30AM to 9PM Monday to Thursday, 11:30AM to 10PM Friday and Saturday and 10:30AM to 8PM Sunday.

The Walkway Over the Hudson's elevator entrance at Upper Landing Park is at 83 North Water Street, and the bridge opens at 7AM daily and closes at 6PM from October 19 to October 31 and at 5PM from November 1 through December 31, according to the 2026 hours table on walkway.org. The elevator closes for maintenance and weather, so confirm it on 845-834-3641 before you plan a loop. Our Walkway landmark page covers parking on both sides, and our things to do in Highland guide covers the west end of the walk.

Where can you eat near the Poughkeepsie train station?

Akari Sushi & Japanese Food, 35 Main Street. At Dooley Square, across from the train station by its own description, about 0.15 miles by road. Akari is closed Tuesday and open 11AM to 9:30PM Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 11AM to 10:30PM Friday, 12PM to 10:30PM Saturday and 12:30PM to 9:30PM Sunday, with online ordering.

Farmers & Chefs, 40 Albany Street. A farm-to-table restaurant about 0.6 miles from the station, with an outdoor deck, handmade pasta, and mushrooms grown on site for the kitchen. It posts lunch, brunch and dinner menus and is closed Monday, open 11:30AM to 9PM Tuesday to Thursday, 11:30AM to 10PM Friday, 4PM to 10PM Saturday and 11:30AM to 8:30PM Sunday.

Brasserie 292, 292 Main Street. Classic brasserie fare, French dishes with local ingredients where possible, in a former garment-district building on the historic Main Street, about 0.7 miles from the station. Dinner begins at 4PM Tuesday to Saturday, the restaurant is closed Sunday and Monday, it takes reservations, and it asks for business casual attire.

Lola's Cafe, 131 Washington Street. Hand-crafted sandwiches, wraps and salads from a cafe that has served Poughkeepsie for more than 20 years, about 0.9 miles from the station by road. Lola's posts hours of 10AM to 6PM Monday to Saturday, with online ordering and sister locations in New Paltz and Eastdale.

Where can you get lunch or brunch in Poughkeepsie?

Alex's Restaurant, 1 Market Street. Breakfast, lunch and brunch, about 0.6 miles from the station. Its site posts 8AM to 4PM Monday to Friday, 8AM to 2:30PM Saturday and 9:30AM to 2:30PM Sunday, with weekday daily specials and local delivery; third-party listings show different weekend hours, so call 845-452-1125 before a Sunday visit.

Hudson & Packard, 29 Academy Street. Detroit-style pizza with online ordering and delivery, about 0.9 miles from the station. Open 11:30AM to 8:30PM Wednesday and Thursday, 11:30AM to 9:30PM Friday and Saturday and 12:30PM to 8PM Sunday, and closed Monday and Tuesday.

Cosimo's Poughkeepsie, 120 Delafield Street. A family restaurant that has worked with Hudson Valley farms for more than 35 years. Its directions page puts it minutes from the Walkway in the Poughkeepsie business district, with a bocce court, outdoor seating and a fire pit. Lunch and dinner run 11:30AM to 10PM Monday to Thursday, 11:30AM to 11PM Friday and Saturday and 12PM to 10PM Sunday.

For Sunday brunch on the river, Shadows serves it from 10:30AM to 2PM, and Farmers & Chefs opens at 11:30AM on Sunday with a brunch menu.

Which Poughkeepsie restaurants are open late?

The Palace Diner, 194 Washington Street. Open 24/7, a landmark since 1981 next door to Marist College, with breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, a fountain and a bakery, about 2.2 miles from the train station by road.

Elsewhere, Cosimo's serves until 11PM on Friday and Saturday, Akari until 10:30PM on Friday and Saturday, and Shadows on the Hudson until 10PM on Friday and Saturday. Plan around the closed days too: Akari is closed Tuesday, Farmers & Chefs Monday, Brasserie 292 Sunday and Monday, and Hudson & Packard Monday and Tuesday, and Lola's posts no Sunday hours.

Route 9 south to Farmers Choice Fishkill

The Poughkeepsie town page measures the run to Farmers Choice Fishkill at about 11 miles and 18 minutes south on Route 9. The store sits at 18 Westage Drive, at the Route 9 and I-84 interchange, with its own lot, and it keeps the later hours of the two Farmers Choice stores: 8AM to 10PM Sunday to Wednesday and 8AM to 11PM Thursday to Saturday, so a Friday dinner at Cosimo's or Akari still leaves time. Mornings are the quiet stretch and Friday and Saturday evenings the busiest, and the Poughkeepsie page has the turns. The counter checks a valid government-issued photo ID showing you are 21 or older; no medical card comes into it.

Order Now from the Fishkill menu once dinner is settled. Most orders are ready inside an hour, payment happens at the counter, and walking in works just as well. At the Fishkill end of Route 9, our things to do in Fishkill guide covers Main Street's restaurants, and on the west bank our New Paltz restaurants guide does the same for the village.

What the state says about restaurant patios

Restaurant patios come up by name in New York's rules. The Office of Cannabis Management's adult-use page says it is illegal to use cannabis "in a motor vehicle, a private business, or any place that smoking tobacco is prohibited (like restaurant patios or public parks)", and that "Neither drivers nor passengers can open any cannabis packaging while in a vehicle." So the bag from Fishkill stays closed for the ride up or down Route 9, and the Walkway, a non-smoking state park, is no exception. The New York cannabis laws guide covers where consumption is allowed.