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KINGSTON
NOT UNLIKE BEACON AND HUDSON, KINGSTON HAS SEEN ITS FAIR SHARE OF CHANGE IN RECENT YEARS—ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO DINING OPTIONS. A BOOMING ARTS SCENE (NOT TO MENTION AN INFLUX OF RESIDENTS, COURTESY OF COVID) HAS HELPED ATTRACT A BUZZY NEW WAVE OF RESTAURANTS TO THE CITY, WHERE MASTERFULLY PREPARED JAMAICAN DISHES AND SPANISH TAPAS ARE JUST TWO OF MANY CHOICES FOR DISCERNING EATERS.
BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER
Hit the ground running with a morning meal at Rosie General, which first began whipping up its tempting baked goods and all-day breakfast sammies in 2022. Go classic with
a bacon, egg, and cheese, or try something unexpected like Rosie’s chewy avocado bialy— made fresh with guacamole, cherry tomato, shaved radish, and pickled onion. Next on the eating agenda is lunch at Top Taste, a small but mighty Jamaican joint helmed by James Beard Award-nominated duo Albert and Malenda Bartley. Here, the husband-wife team flexes their culinary muscles on island staples like curry goat and uber-tender jerk chicken, packed with Caribbean spices. Craving a different kind of flavor? You’ll find it at the well- loved Tanma Ramen, where umami-forward noodle soups—painstakingly cooked with a pair of seasoned broths and seven types of re-fermented miso—take top billing. For dinner, continue sampling international cuisine
by grabbing a table at the recently opened Mirador, which doles out small and large plates inspired by Spain’s Andalusia region. Tuck into dishes including patatas bravas and arroz negro (bamba rice with smoked trout roe and squid ink) and wash them down with a glass of sherry, an Andalusian specialty. International flavors are also on the menu at the one-year-old Brickmen Kitchen + Bar, where the culinary team presents entrées such as wild-mushroom truffle ravioli and a tempura-fried steak roll with cream cheese, eel sauce, and crispy garlic.
DRINKS AND DESSERT
Happy hour feels especially cheerful at Brunette, a chic wine bar that offers a revolving door of globally sourced vinos that pair perfectly with bites of tinned fish, charcuterie, and cheese. Beer drinkers (and bibliophiles of all stripes), on the other hand, will feel right at home at the always-charming Rough Draft Bar & Books, where brews, cider, and coffee are sold alongside texts spanning genres like cooking, poetry, and fiction. At Half Moon Rondout Cafe, the shop’s made- to-order donuts, including varieties like powdered sugar and maple glaze, are a perfect snack for reading that new novel (or literally anything else).
HAPPY HOUR FEELS ESPECIALLY CHEERFUL AT BRUNETTE, A
CHIC WINE BAR THAT OFFERS A REVOLVING DOOR OF GLOBALLY SOURCED VINOS.
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