Guidebook for Saratoga Springs

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Guidebook for Saratoga Springs

Food Scene

One block from our house -- breads and pastries baked fresh daily, and good salads and sandwiches for lunch.
23 locals recommend
The Bread Basket Bakery
65 Spring St
23 locals recommend
One block from our house -- breads and pastries baked fresh daily, and good salads and sandwiches for lunch.
Buzzy restaurant & busy bar serving innovative locavore Italian fare & booze in a sophisticated space.
74 locals recommend
Max London's
466 Broadway
74 locals recommend
Buzzy restaurant & busy bar serving innovative locavore Italian fare & booze in a sophisticated space.

Drinks & Nightlife

Boca Bistro has a great Happy Hour -- 4-6pm daily and all day Sunday. $4 wine and beer, half-price cocktails, and really great $5 appetizers and tapas. We recommend the cheese plate!
48 locals recommend
Boca Bistro
384 Broadway
48 locals recommend
Boca Bistro has a great Happy Hour -- 4-6pm daily and all day Sunday. $4 wine and beer, half-price cocktails, and really great $5 appetizers and tapas. We recommend the cheese plate!
Jazz lounge in 1880s-era digs pours hundreds of single malts & martinis over a mahogany bar.
42 locals recommend
9 Maple Ave
9 Maple Ave
42 locals recommend
Jazz lounge in 1880s-era digs pours hundreds of single malts & martinis over a mahogany bar.
Craft cocktails and New American food in a welcoming, industrial-chic setting.
77 locals recommend
Hamlet & Ghost
24 Caroline St
77 locals recommend
Craft cocktails and New American food in a welcoming, industrial-chic setting.

Parks & Nature

Drive down the beautiful Avenue of the Pines, jog down the trails near the Roosevelt Spa, play a round of golf, stop at the historic Gideon Putnam Hotel for a cocktail or famed Sunday brunch, rent bikes at several stops along the way.
196 locals recommend
Saratoga Spa State Park
19 Roosevelt Dr
196 locals recommend
Drive down the beautiful Avenue of the Pines, jog down the trails near the Roosevelt Spa, play a round of golf, stop at the historic Gideon Putnam Hotel for a cocktail or famed Sunday brunch, rent bikes at several stops along the way.

Arts & Culture

This modern building on the Skidmore College campus is home to an innovative art museum with an eclectic docket of exhibits and performances, including the summertime Concert on the Rooftop series on Friday nights.
25 locals recommend
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College
815 N Broadway
25 locals recommend
This modern building on the Skidmore College campus is home to an innovative art museum with an eclectic docket of exhibits and performances, including the summertime Concert on the Rooftop series on Friday nights.

Shopping

A legendary bookstore with an amazing staff and fantastic collection. Great, too, for gifts, vinyl, laid-back clothing and more.
30 locals recommend
Northshire Bookstore
424 Broadway
30 locals recommend
A legendary bookstore with an amazing staff and fantastic collection. Great, too, for gifts, vinyl, laid-back clothing and more.

Essentials

Good grocery stop -- freshly-baked breads, good produce, fish and butcher counters.
52 locals recommend
Market 32
115 Ballston Ave
52 locals recommend
Good grocery stop -- freshly-baked breads, good produce, fish and butcher counters.
You can walk to this downtown mini-supermarket -- no car needed!
43 locals recommend
Price Chopper
16 Lake George Plaza Rd
43 locals recommend
You can walk to this downtown mini-supermarket -- no car needed!