Catskills Excursion Rankings

Grace and I were lucky enough to spend three weeks in the Catskills this month. We stayed in a lovely small town called High Falls, which is just south of Kingston. It’s the longest we’ve visited anywhere that is not where we live, and we really enjoyed it.

We went to many restaurants, ice cream stands, and bars while there. And naturally, we ranked them. I can’t imagine that this is something I’ll do again, but it was fun to do it this time!

This is similar, but different, to my Copenhagen Guide and Enjoy Philadelphia posts.

Food Rankings

  1. Bovina Farm & Fermentory

  2. Eliza

  3. Solinsky's (ZZ)

  4. Ollie's Pizza

  5. Stissing House

  6. Goomos

  7. Shorties

  8. TopTaste (ZZ)

  9. Helena Specialty Pierogies

  10. Cherries Roadside

  11. Tomato Tomahto (GL)

  12. Westwind Orchard

  13. Camp Kingston

  14. Ralph's

  15. El Brekkie (GL)

  16. Kerhonkson Diner

  17. Moonburger (GL)

  18. Saunderskill Farm

  19. Kingston Bread + Bar

  20. Village Coffee and Goods (GL)

  21. Village Pizza

  22. Cafe Mutsi

  23. Andes Dragonfly Diner (GL)

  24. Brooklyn Sour

  25. Black Dot

  26. INNESS

  27. Darlings

  28. Fantzye Bagels (GL)

  29. High Falls Food Co-op (GL)

Ice Cream Rankings

  1. Mickey’s Igloo

  2. Cherries Roadside

  3. Sweet Dreams

  4. Sleeping Giant

  5. Del’s Roadside

  6. Shorties

Bar Rankings

  1. Brunette

  2. Small Talk

  3. Tubby’s

  4. West Kill Supply

  5. Snug Harbor

  6. McGillicuddy's

  7. Lone Wolf

(ZZ) / (GL) = Just Zack or Grace visited

The Catskills are awesome, especially in the summer. Go, swim, eat, and enjoy.

And as a special postscript: Grace and I also saw a lot of animals we do not typically see in Philadelphia or Brooklyn. Here is an unranked list of cool animals we saw:

  • Fox

  • Deer

  • Cow

  • Turtle

  • Bunny

  • Woodchuck

  • Chicken

  • Turkey

  • Salamander

  • Mink

  • Horse

  • Bat

  • Bear

  • Snake

  • Skink