Guidebook for Leyden
Food Scene
Run by a brother and sister team who also own Magpie Pizzeria, H&O is a popular restaurant that features locally sourced ingredients and creative cocktails and cuisine. Reservations for parties of 6 and over only but you can call ahead and put yourself on the waiting list, then drive down.
41 locals recommend
Hope & Olive
44 Hope StRun by a brother and sister team who also own Magpie Pizzeria, H&O is a popular restaurant that features locally sourced ingredients and creative cocktails and cuisine. Reservations for parties of 6 and over only but you can call ahead and put yourself on the waiting list, then drive down.
Great wood-fired pies, pasta and other dishes, creative cocktails in a friendly, warm atmosphere.
27 locals recommend
Magpie
21 Bank RowGreat wood-fired pies, pasta and other dishes, creative cocktails in a friendly, warm atmosphere.
Pizzas, grinders and salads take-out or eat-in. Draft beer and wines. We like their “Kickin’ Chicken” pizza (barbecued chicken, blue cheese and jalapeño peppers) or their “Think Spring,” a vegetable pizza. They don't deliver to Leyden but you can get take-out. Now with a gluten-free crust option.
Antonio's II Pizza & Grinders
1 South StPizzas, grinders and salads take-out or eat-in. Draft beer and wines. We like their “Kickin’ Chicken” pizza (barbecued chicken, blue cheese and jalapeño peppers) or their “Think Spring,” a vegetable pizza. They don't deliver to Leyden but you can get take-out. Now with a gluten-free crust option.
A pizzeria dedicated to healthful and organic foods. Has a gluten-free crust. Eat in or take out (including “take and bake” pies). No beer and wine but might allow BYOB.
19 locals recommend
Hillside Pizza
77 Church StA pizzeria dedicated to healthful and organic foods. Has a gluten-free crust. Eat in or take out (including “take and bake” pies). No beer and wine but might allow BYOB.
Farm to table offerings in a renovated c. 1800 farmhouse. Can be pricey but food is interesting and good. Sitting at the bar is a nice option.
14 locals recommend
The Farm Table at Kringle Candle
219 South StFarm to table offerings in a renovated c. 1800 farmhouse. Can be pricey but food is interesting and good. Sitting at the bar is a nice option.
Open 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Traditional, affordable New England fare such as fried clams, spaghetti, hot pork sandwich, etc. Salad bar and full liquor license.
Four Leaf Clover Restaurant
Open 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Traditional, affordable New England fare such as fried clams, spaghetti, hot pork sandwich, etc. Salad bar and full liquor license.
Old-style creamee stand that also serves burgers, dogs and sandwiches. Nice shady picnic area.
Townline creamy
37 Bernardston RdOld-style creamee stand that also serves burgers, dogs and sandwiches. Nice shady picnic area.
Good curries, pad thai and other dishes. Quiet and peaceful dining room.
10 locals recommend
Thai Blue Ginger
298 Main StGood curries, pad thai and other dishes. Quiet and peaceful dining room.
Southwestern lunch and dinner. Interesting tacos, burritos, bowls and salads. Beer, wine and creative margaritas.
14 locals recommend
Mesa Verde
10 Fiske AveSouthwestern lunch and dinner. Interesting tacos, burritos, bowls and salads. Beer, wine and creative margaritas.
Brew pub with interesting beers and homemade cider and sodas. Lunch and dinner. Creative mac & cheese entrée, peanut noodles, tacos, ribs, sandwiches.
33 locals recommend
The People's Pint
24 Federal StBrew pub with interesting beers and homemade cider and sodas. Lunch and dinner. Creative mac & cheese entrée, peanut noodles, tacos, ribs, sandwiches.
Some of the best food you’ll ever eat in a tiny restored 1925 dining car. Chef Michael Fuller is a master and fun to watch if you can get a table near the kitchen. On the expensive side but completely worth it.
49 locals recommend
T. J. Buckley's
132 Elliot StSome of the best food you’ll ever eat in a tiny restored 1925 dining car. Chef Michael Fuller is a master and fun to watch if you can get a table near the kitchen. On the expensive side but completely worth it.
Casual eatery that features handcrafted pizzas (including a gluten-free crust option), sandwiches, salads and barbecued chicken and ribs. Craft beers and wine.
15 locals recommend
Hazel
75 Elliot StCasual eatery that features handcrafted pizzas (including a gluten-free crust option), sandwiches, salads and barbecued chicken and ribs. Craft beers and wine.
Mexican Mayan cooking in an intimate atmosphere. Mexican beers and Sangria. Try the Boca Negra, a flourless chocolate cake/pudding spiced with chili pepper, for dessert.
36 locals recommend
Three Stones
105 Canal StMexican Mayan cooking in an intimate atmosphere. Mexican beers and Sangria. Try the Boca Negra, a flourless chocolate cake/pudding spiced with chili pepper, for dessert.
Over 60 craft brews, affordable pub food and other entrées. Great location right on the Connecticut River makes the outdoor beer garden a great place to sit.
116 locals recommend
Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery
36 Bridge StOver 60 craft brews, affordable pub food and other entrées. Great location right on the Connecticut River makes the outdoor beer garden a great place to sit.
Classy appetizers, including oysters on the half shell, duck liver pate and escargots. Entrees include lamb, duck breast, trout, house made gnocchi and other options. On the expensive side but worth it. If there are only a few of you, sitting at the bar is a great option.
51 locals recommend
Peter Havens Restaurant
32 Elliot StClassy appetizers, including oysters on the half shell, duck liver pate and escargots. Entrees include lamb, duck breast, trout, house made gnocchi and other options. On the expensive side but worth it. If there are only a few of you, sitting at the bar is a great option.
A restored dive bar with interesting pub food, brunch and music many evenings. Delicious chicken wings, burgers, flatbread pizzas and other fare. Full bar with interesting cocktails. Check their website for music and other events, including bingo and karaoke nights.
10 locals recommend
The Rendezvous
78 3rd StA restored dive bar with interesting pub food, brunch and music many evenings. Delicious chicken wings, burgers, flatbread pizzas and other fare. Full bar with interesting cocktails. Check their website for music and other events, including bingo and karaoke nights.
New American cuisine with an emphasis on local ingredients. One of the truly farm-to-table restaurants in the area. Beer and wine. Play some pool at the old-style pool table while you wait for your food.
13 locals recommend
Great Falls Harvest
39 Avenue ANew American cuisine with an emphasis on local ingredients. One of the truly farm-to-table restaurants in the area. Beer and wine. Play some pool at the old-style pool table while you wait for your food.
Black Cow Burger Bar
127 Avenue ABurgers! Also really great onion rings.
Old style diner with those round stools and vinyl booths. Large breakfast menu including eggs, pancakes, waffles and French toast, plus the surprise of a Mimosa. Burgers, sandwiches, salads and traditional entrees such as homemade turkey pot pie. Open 5 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Shady Glen
7 Avenue AOld style diner with those round stools and vinyl booths. Large breakfast menu including eggs, pancakes, waffles and French toast, plus the surprise of a Mimosa. Burgers, sandwiches, salads and traditional entrees such as homemade turkey pot pie. Open 5 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Creative road food in a casual, friendly atmosphere energized by locally grown and produced ingredients. Homemade ice cream. Have breakfast inside by the fire in the wintertime or dinner outside under the stars in the summer. Great collection of kitchen kitsch and paint-by-number paintings on the walls.
11 locals recommend
Wagon Wheel Country Drive In
39 French King HwyCreative road food in a casual, friendly atmosphere energized by locally grown and produced ingredients. Homemade ice cream. Have breakfast inside by the fire in the wintertime or dinner outside under the stars in the summer. Great collection of kitchen kitsch and paint-by-number paintings on the walls.
Run by a local girl who came home from the West Coast to start her own bakery. Pecan sticky rolls, twice-baked croissants with egg and ham, a delicious gluten-free sweet cornbread baked with jam. Picnic tables outside.
Sweet Lucy's Bakeshop
7 South StRun by a local girl who came home from the West Coast to start her own bakery. Pecan sticky rolls, twice-baked croissants with egg and ham, a delicious gluten-free sweet cornbread baked with jam. Picnic tables outside.
We hesitate to even tell you about this place we love it so much. Try to sit in the main dining room, where you can see Walker, the chef, and crew creating their masterpieces.
22 locals recommend
The Gill Tavern
326 Main RdWe hesitate to even tell you about this place we love it so much. Try to sit in the main dining room, where you can see Walker, the chef, and crew creating their masterpieces.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a cool spot that allows you to bring in take-out food from nearby restaurants, giving you another option if places are booked solid. Specializes in single malt whiskeys and interesting beers.
Seymour The Pub
5 Bank RowThis is a cool spot that allows you to bring in take-out food from nearby restaurants, giving you another option if places are booked solid. Specializes in single malt whiskeys and interesting beers.
The Root Cellar
10 Fiske AveEssentials
6 miles away
Nice old-style country store with a deli in the back. Great in-house cooked ham and turkey for sandwiches, homemade chili and other prepared dishes and often has small selection of local produce. Beer, wine and liquor. (Closes at 8 p.m.)
Country Corner Store
44 Church St6 miles away
Nice old-style country store with a deli in the back. Great in-house cooked ham and turkey for sandwiches, homemade chili and other prepared dishes and often has small selection of local produce. Beer, wine and liquor. (Closes at 8 p.m.)
Full service grocery store with beer and wine, a deli and a small natural foods section. Seafood, especially lobster, is a specialty.
12 locals recommend
Foster's Supermarket
70 Allen StFull service grocery store with beer and wine, a deli and a small natural foods section. Seafood, especially lobster, is a specialty.
Natural foods co-op with bakery, deli, plus good salad bar and hot bar. Lots of local and organic produce and bulk foods. Seating for eating in.
18 locals recommend
Green Fields Market
144 Main StNatural foods co-op with bakery, deli, plus good salad bar and hot bar. Lots of local and organic produce and bulk foods. Seating for eating in.
Old-style country store that’s been updated to include craft beers and wines, an interesting deli and a place to sit down and eat. Good cheeses, maple products, “penny” candy, plus convenience store items.
7 locals recommend
Guilford Country Store
Old-style country store that’s been updated to include craft beers and wines, an interesting deli and a place to sit down and eat. Good cheeses, maple products, “penny” candy, plus convenience store items.
Large food co-op with interesting beer and wine department, deli and fish sections, local meats, organic produce, bulk foods, etc. Sit-down area for eat-in.
102 locals recommend
Brattleboro Food Co-Op
2 Main StLarge food co-op with interesting beer and wine department, deli and fish sections, local meats, organic produce, bulk foods, etc. Sit-down area for eat-in.
Large Western-Mass-owned chain supermarket that sells beer and wine and hard liquor as well as pretty much everything else you need, including store-baked pizzas. Natural foods and gluten-free sections. Includes a pharmacy.
9 locals recommend
Big Y
237 Mohawk TrailLarge Western-Mass-owned chain supermarket that sells beer and wine and hard liquor as well as pretty much everything else you need, including store-baked pizzas. Natural foods and gluten-free sections. Includes a pharmacy.
Stop & Shop station
Supermarket with pharmacy, deli but no beer, wine or alcohol.
Entertainment & Activities
Family friendly, sustainably powered adventure mountain that offers zip lining and a mountain coaster in the warmer months and skiing, snowboarding and tubing in the winter. Can be a relaxing alternative to the more crowded mountains.
107 locals recommend
Berkshire East Mountain Resort
66 Thunder Mountain RdFamily friendly, sustainably powered adventure mountain that offers zip lining and a mountain coaster in the warmer months and skiing, snowboarding and tubing in the winter. Can be a relaxing alternative to the more crowded mountains.
Tubing, kayak and raft rentals and tours on the Deerfield River.
78 locals recommend
Zoar Outdoor Adventure Resort
7 Main StTubing, kayak and raft rentals and tours on the Deerfield River.
Tubing and raft rentals and tours on the Deerfield River.
37 locals recommend
Crab Apple Whitewater Inc
2056 Mohawk TrailTubing and raft rentals and tours on the Deerfield River.
A renovated 1927 theater that brings an eclectic line-up of music, theater and dance to the town of Turners Falls.
9 locals recommend
Shea Theater Arts Center
71 Avenue AA renovated 1927 theater that brings an eclectic line-up of music, theater and dance to the town of Turners Falls.
An old-timey stage that has brought some great music to the small town of Shelburne Falls including Taj Mahal, Greg Brown and Josh Ritter.
7 locals recommend
Shelburne Falls Memorial Hall
51 Bridge StAn old-timey stage that has brought some great music to the small town of Shelburne Falls including Taj Mahal, Greg Brown and Josh Ritter.
Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center
289 Main StAlways something happening at Hawks & Reed!
Mystic Pinball
Vintage pinball arcade. What's not to like?
Getting Around
This is the only car rental agency with an office right in Greenfield.
6 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
136 River StThis is the only car rental agency with an office right in Greenfield.
Arts & Culture
The Greenfield Gallery
231 Main StHistoric Deerfield
80 Old Main StShopping
An enormous used bookstore housed in an 1842 gristmill, set on the banks of the Sawmill River. Also on site are two interesting restaurants, The Alvah Stone and The Lady Killigrew, as well as a record store, Turn-it-Up Sounds, and an art gallery, Sawmill River Arts. The river is gorgeous as it runs over the rocks and fallen down timbers of the old dam.
56 locals recommend
The Montague Bookmill
440 Greenfield RdAn enormous used bookstore housed in an 1842 gristmill, set on the banks of the Sawmill River. Also on site are two interesting restaurants, The Alvah Stone and The Lady Killigrew, as well as a record store, Turn-it-Up Sounds, and an art gallery, Sawmill River Arts. The river is gorgeous as it runs over the rocks and fallen down timbers of the old dam.
A really interesting gallery/shop created out of an alley between two buildings. Literally crammed with great stuff.
Nina's Nook
125 Avenue AA really interesting gallery/shop created out of an alley between two buildings. Literally crammed with great stuff.
A great collection of industrial and vintage items, curated by a wonderful couple with a commitment to community and the local economy. I can hardly even go in here without buying something.
11 locals recommend
LOOT found + made
62 Avenue AA great collection of industrial and vintage items, curated by a wonderful couple with a commitment to community and the local economy. I can hardly even go in here without buying something.