Local Fun & Eats

Local Eats

All are within Pleasantville. $ ✧ Black Cow Café—breakfast bites, coffee ✧ Pleasantville Pizza - pizza by the slice & closest to a "NY slice" in walking distance ✧ Sundance Deli—American & Mexican takeout ✧ Grand Central Bagels $$ ✧ Root 2 Rise NY—100% gluten free, vegan, plant-based, organic ✧ Little Mumbai Market—crepes and Indian street food ✧ Pub Street—burgers, salmon bowls, oysters, cocktails ✧ Jean-Jacques' Culinary Creations—French patisserie, breakfast and lunch ✧ Southern Table—Southern food, cocktails ✧ Craft Pizza—wood burning stove pizza ✧ Wood & Fire—wood burning stove pizza and Italian ✧ Fatt Root—Asian-inspired street food and cocktails ✧ Miyabi Asian Bistro—Japanese & South East Asian cuisine, sushi ✧ Dai Sushi—Japanese cuisine, sushi $$$ ✧ Dolphin South—Italian

Local Night Life

✧ Soul Brewing Company—chill brewery ✧ The Garage at Lucy’s—Vibrant music venue featuring an '80s-style retro bar & arcade room, plus pub food & draft beers. Enter through the back entrance on Wheeler Ave, go left.

Pleasantville Farmers Market and Local Shopping

✧ Pleasantville Farmer's Market—Saturdays 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ✧ Shop cute local small businesses—navigate to the area near Jacob Burns Film Center or walk uphill from the Farmer's Market.

Hike Rockefeller State Park

Beautiful hikes overlooking the palisades and the Hudson River. The Rockwood Hall Trail and Swan Lake Loop are our favorites. ✧ Jacob tip: Park at Rockwood Hall. Climb the hill and take the path on the right to see the remnants of an old mansion's foundation. Continue on the loop, and end up walking on a path parallel to the Hudson river.

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns, all designed and hand-carved on site. TICKETS BELOW

Stew Leonard's of Yonkers

The New York Times calls Stew Leonard's the "Disneyland of Dairy Stores." This grocery store is filled with costumed employees and animatronic characters that perform songs and dance.

Explore the Historic Hudson Valley

Learn about the area's history and visit local historic sites with the help of this website.

Hike Teatown Lake Reservation

Hike Teatown Lake Reservation, learn about local wildlife at the Visitor Center, and more!

Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture

Explore the grounds of Stone Barns Center, a self-generating, self-renewing agricultural ecosystem. Glimpse multitudes of happy cows, sheep, goats, pigs, and hens.

Union Church of Pocantico Hills

Inside Union Church, one can behold stained glass windows designed by Marc Chagall and the last work ever created by Henri Matisse!

Kensico Dam Plaza

There is great ice cream at Valhalla Creamery just a few blocks away.

Croton Dam