How to Spend a Day in Warwick, NY
In case you missed it on the ‘gram, on a whim early in 2024, I started posting these “How to Spend a Day In…” Instagram videos focusing on towns in the mid to lower Hudson Valley regions. I had a ton of content from Warwick, NY on my phone since it’s the closest major town next to me and visit often.
These video really resonated with you all, generating over 130K plays, with over 3K share, and 1K saves… so I figured there was a more permanent place I could store my favorite Warwick, NY shops, dining, events, and small businesses.
For reference here are the videos I’m referring to:
Off Main Street:
Food, Dining, Restaurants:
Charlotte’s Tea Room
📍15 Oakland Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
Charlotte’s Tea Room is located in a renovated Victorian home in Warwick, NY . They focus on a traditional Victorian tea room menu that combines traditional English cuisine with homespun American favorites.
You can order tea for two, served on a traditional three tier tower, with scones, tea sandwiches, and assorted dessert and pastries. They serve pot pies and panini sandwiches as well. There’s also the option to sit on the front porch in the warmer months. For the holidays, they switch up the theme and decor of the rooms based on season; spring, fall/Halloween, and Christmas themed rooms.
I actually had my baby shower here during October so all the Halloween decor was present. I love a high tea, this spot was really fun with delicious food.
Dream Donuts
📍72 South St, Warwick, NY 10990
This family owned and operated Mom & Pop shop creates custom donuts made from scratch, in store, all day everyday. Freshly made throughout the day. As their donuts sell out, they are constantly in the back replenishing all flavors. Providing the freshest donuts around.
You can do made-to-order minis, pre-made minis, pre-order speciality boxes, and gluten free donuts are available for pre-order.
This donut shop is located right across from the Stanley-Deming Park in Warwick. A perfect after park treat for kids, teens, and families.
Old Stone House Inn & Restaurant
📍21 Hathorn Rd, Warwick, NY 10990
The History Behind the House (from their website):
The original stone house was built in 1773 by John Hathorn and his wife Elizabeth Welling Hathorn. John was Colonel of the 4th Orange County Militia during the Revolutionary War, and a Founding Father of New York State and the Nation. He served on the first NY Legislature and the 1st and 4th Congresses of the United States.
In 1834 the farm was purchased by Ezra Sanford, Jr., a veteran of the War of 1812. His son Pierson Ezra Sanford created an innovative and successful dairy business here. The Sanfords enlarged the house.
In 1926 Wilfred L. Raynor, Sr. purchased and continued farming. The Raynors placed the property on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. They owned for 85 years.
Domar Homestead LLC bought the property in 2009, reselling to the Raynors in 2013.
By 2016, the house was deteriorating and endangered. In that year Arek Kwapinski and Sylwia Kubasiak rescued this historic landmark. Over the next five years at great cost and hard work fixed and updated it to become the Old Stone House Restaurant in 2021.
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The restaurant has a beautiful bar and serves up brunch, lunch, and dinner.
What We Ate:
Starter: Burrata
Slow Braised Short Ribs - with pappardelle pasta
Pork Schnitzel - Panko Crust, Spinach Mashed Potatoes, Mushroom Sauce, Braised Cabbage
Noble Pies Bakery & Cafe
📍121 NY-94, Warwick, NY 10990
(With locations in Tarrytown, Rye, and Beacon, NY)
Offers slices (savory & sweet), cakes, specialty ice creams, limited release baked goods, coffees, and teas. With humble (pie - pun intended) beginnings, Noble Pies and owner Leslie Noble started out on the side of the road with 15 apple pies, a picnic table, and some painted signs saying “Turn Back For Pie.” They kept selling out, then moved their picnic table into an empty store and purchased an oven with their 250 pie Thanksgiving profits.
Now they have 4x brick and mortar stores, are at many farmers markets in the area, sell nation wide via QVC, and are doing baking classes.
Some popular flavors include:
Will You Marry Me Cherry
Hudson Valley Apple
Very Blueberry
Chocolate Cream
Leslie Lime
and tons of fun seasonal pies on weekly rotations.
Shopping:
Ash Hopper Botanical Skincare
📍127 NY-94, Warwick, NY 10990
Natural and sustainable skincare solutions. Led by husband and wife team - Matt and Thena Donnelly, who left their careers to pursue their dream: harness nature's healing power to offer sustainable skincare.
Their passion and dedication to quality is evident in their ingredient sourcing. From the pine tar directly from Sweden, to turmeric, ginger, and lavender are organically grown and sustainably harvested from local farms.
They ship across the USA and can be found locally in their Warwick shop or at farmers markets such as Beacon, Goshen, Hastings-on-Hudson, TaSH (Tarrytown), and many seasonal markers markets.
They have so many great products. Some of my personal favorites include:
Sea Buckthorn & Rosehip Seed Oil
Swedish Pine Tar Soap
Kelp & Clay Soap
Warwick - Main Street:
Food, Dining, Restaurants:
Fannies
📍28 Railroad Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
My best brunch recommendation for you in Warwick = Fannies.
Run by Chef/Owner Brittney Hiller and life partner Stephanie J. Roth (FANNIE), they are committed to bringing people together with local food prepared by hand, with love.
Located in the historic Demarest Building in Warwick, NY, at FANNIE'S they not only have a great brunch menu featuring egg/omelet dishes, salads, soups, sandwiches, pancakes, and speciality coffee drinks; but they also have a 3 course dinner the first Friday of the month (reservations recommended).
They are open from Wednesday - Sunday from 9am - 3pm.
I will say my biggest tip is to look on their Instagram page, call, and just make sure they are open before going. I showed up twice to Fannies, only to see a sign in their window that they were closed for vacation. I find it pays to check before hand on social media to make sure they are open before you go.
The Rusty Goat Grill
📍46 Main Street Lower Level, on The Carriage Path, Warwick, NY 10990
The Rusty Goat Grill, located on the scenic Carriage Path in The Village of Warwick, serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 7 days a week. The Rusty Goat is founded on the idea of providing fresh, healthy and natural ingredients combined and grilled warm and crispy inside a 12" soft tortilla wrap served along with 2 sides.
Some of my personal favorite sandwiches have been the: Cubano and Mango Chicken. They serve soups, pastries, salads, coffees, and have a fantastic selection of cheeses and pantry items too. It’s a very cozy place to grab lunch.
Fun Fact - Owners, Jeff and Lori Struck; their daughter Amy owns Village Bungalow Home and Gift Boutique on Main Street. (More on that shop below!)
Cafe Dolci
📍31 Main St, Warwick, NY 10990
Cafe e Dolci offers a unique blend of Coffee House and Italian Cafe vibe that includes Sweet & Savory Dishes as well as Coffee, Tea and Espresso, Desserts. They have everything from crepes, cakes, gelato, to pitaya and acai bowls, and of course tea and coffee.
I go here pretty often for a cup of coffee and dessert. Mostly recently went here after dinner and got a slice of their German Chocolate Cake - 10/10 it was so delicious.
Warwick Chocolate Factory
📍16 Railroad Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
Warwick Chocolate is a local, family owned, chocolate shop featuring fine chocolates and confections. Their products are handcrafted in Warwick, New York using old world techniques and some of the best ingredients from around the globe and local growers & artisans.
They have really unique flavor combinations in their chocolate bars and truffles. I always love how they go all out for Easter and are so generous and friendly to their customers and community.
Shopping:
Etched in Time
📍58 Main St. Warwick, NY
Personalized gifts for all of life's occasions. Engagement, Wedding, Anniversary, Christening, First Responders/Police, Doctors/Nurses, Graduations, Housewarming, Newborn Baby, Pets, Holidays, and many more! They seriously have everything here for any special celebration!
Most engraving and customization can take about an hour.
Frazzleberries
📍24 Main St, Warwick, NY 10990
A country stores for all things country, coastal, classic and contemporary. Selling gifts for the heart and the home. Personally, I love coming here in the fall. It has so much great fall inspired goodies to make you fell all the cozy sweater weather vibes.
Kaliada
📍25 Main St, Warwick, NY 10990
Kaliada is a socially conscious jewelry brand and lifestyle boutique that offers a timeless capsule of delicate jewelry, gifts and accessories.
Owner, Kaliada (Kally), started her company when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
After successfully battling breast cancer, she was faced with the question of whether to return to her former career in business management—or follow her heart by launching a business that would empower other women. She took the leap and is continually reminded by women and fellow cancer warriors, that when we feel beautiful, beauty is reflected into the world.
Her shop not only has her hand crafted jewelry but also a gift box section where you can customize a personalized gift box for someone special.
Newhard’s
📍39 Main St, Warwick, NY 10990
Quality gifts & goods for over 30 years. This home store has everything from kids toys to tons of entertaining gifts, kitchen appliances, cookbooks, linens, candles, tableware and glassware, to unique seasonal gifts. A foodies dream shop.
Rio + Co
📍5 Oakland Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
A affordable boutique for women at any life stage, a place woman can shop to boost their confidence with fashion.
+ Hat Bar - In addition to clothes, Rio + Co also offers a Hat Bar where yo can customize your own hat. They have a wide range of accessories from ribbon, cords, pins, chains, feathers, to letter branding. Great option for a birthday party or bachelorette party outing.
Village Bungalow
📍21 Main St, Warwick, NY 10990
This shop is a fun home & lifestyle boutique… Especially if you’re a plant lady. They have a whole section of plants from local greenhouses, plus tons of fun & funky finds…Including a baby section, candles, jewelry, and home gifts.
Wanderlust Boutique
📍28 Railroad Ave, Warwick, NY 10990
On-trend chic boutique offering causal attire and accessories to make you look and feel your best. They specialize in comfortable everyday wear with elevated affordable basics, capsule pieces, and are a perfect spot for moms and daughters to shop together. Plus they have a charm-bar!
Owner, Deb, is so friendly. I love that she wants to make moms/daughters and teens feel welcome here and the ultimate place to shop and hang out.
17 & Orchard - Candle Co.
📍16 Railroad Ave, Suite #2
17&O is a candle company that is committed to creating the highest quality, most sustainable candles on the market. Their candles are hand-poured using all-natural ingredients and sustainable materials.
They opened their brick & mortar on Warwick Main Street, after spending years on the farmers market circuit; proving hard work does pay off. In their shop they pay homage to all their market friends they’ve made a long the way and sell many artian brands and artists work including prints, gifts, kitchen and grocery items, books, greeting cards, art and decor, and you can create your own floral arrangements.
Their Warwick studio will also host candle classes and workshops, both private and public classes.
Vineyards, Wineries, Breweries, Distilleries:
Warwick Valley Winery and Distillery
📍114 Little York Rd, Warwick, NY 10990
Vineyard offering regular tasting - wine, ciders, and spirits, seasonal apple picking, live music and festivals, food and cafe serving hot pizza, sandwiches, salads, and more.
It’s one of my favorite spots to hang out at in the spring/summertime when it’s nice outside.
Pennings Farm Market
📍161 NY-94, Warwick, NY 10990
Pennings Farm Market operates on 100 acres of pristine farmland. They have events, a beer garden, food (lunch and dinner with brunch in the winter months only), ice cream and farm stand, live music, apple picking in the fall.
It’s really a one stop spot for a weekend out!
Events:
Applefest
Ask the residents of Warwick, NY, about the annual Applefest and you will see how exciting and wonderful this tradition is every fall season. Scheduled on the first Sunday of October each year with pre-festival activities on Friday and Saturday, Applefest includes a carnival, local vendors, and free entertainment.
Applefest began in 1989 as a simple harvest celebration. Named one of the "Top 100 Events" in the country, over 30,000 visitors now attend the one-day event, traveling from neighboring states to experience the extraordinary variety of Warwick's apples, culture, and entertainment. The festival is produced by the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce. Festival proceeds benefit the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce, and some 50 local non-profit organizations, for whom the event is their biggest annual fundraiser.
Applefest Features Include:
• Over 200 craft vendors
• Dozens of food vendors
• 50 local non-profit exhibitors
• Music & entertainment on several stages all day!
• Children's Carnival
• Farmers' Market
• Walk to Village shops, restaurants & businesses
• Apple Pie Baking Contest (slices for sale!)
Warwick Farmers Market
Sundays from May - November (Rain or Shine - 9am - 2pm) in the South Street Parking Lot. This market features farmers & vendors offering a variety of farm-fresh produce, meats, prepared foods, jams/jellies.
Some important tips:
Dogs - (From the Farmer’s Market Website) Due to Federal Regulations under the Good Agricultural Practices and Food Modernization Acts, dogs or pets of any kind are not allowed in the market. The single exception is service animals wearing a service license or permit.
Parking - There’s a parking lot across the street from the market, come early because spaces fill up and many of those spots are residential and permit spots. I’d also suggest the Main Street parking just to be safe.
There you have it, an ultimate guide of spots to explore in Warwick, NY. It’s truly such a great town in Orange County, New York.
These are spots I’ve visited and recommend and will continue to add to as I explore myself. Let me know what some of your favorite spot are in Warwick, in the comments!
