New York Eats · Troy, Capital Region

Troy restaurants: hots

187 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Troy; 2 places on our hand-checked guides, checked open in October 2026.

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Troy at a glance

Our directory counts 187 places to eat and drink in Troy. Bar & Pub (39), Coffee & Café (21), and Pizza (18) lead the kinds of food. 57 hold an on-premises liquor license from the State Liquor Authority. 38 are locations of a chain with five or more in New York. 2 are on our hand-checked guides; the longest at the same address is Famous Lunch, there since 1932.

Health inspections here

In Rensselaer County, the New York State Department of Health publishes each place's latest inspection: its date and the counts of critical and other violations. There is no official grade there, and we don't make one. We matched 103 of the 187 places in Troy to a state inspection record; each one's latest inspection date and counts are in its panel in the web search, with NYSDOH's own disclaimer.

On our guides in Troy

Every place in Troy on our hand-checked guides, most honored first (honors and years at the address; not a rating).

  1. Famous Lunch

    111 Congress St, Troy

    Hots Known for: mini hot dogs with meat sauce, mustard and onions · At this address since 1932

    Downtown Troy lunch counter serving the Capital District's mini hot dogs since 1932.

    Latest state inspection Dec 24, 20250 critical violations, 2 other violations (NYSDOH)

    worldfamouslunch.com

  2. Hot Dog Charlie's

    472 5th Ave, Troy

    Hots Known for: mini hot dogs, chili meat sauce

    Family-run mini hot dog shop known for its chili meat sauce; this is the Lansingburgh shop.

    Latest state inspection Mar 2, 20260 critical violations, 3 other violations (NYSDOH)

    hotdogcharlies.com

Hand-checked classics near Troy

The 6 nearest places on our guides outside Troy, within 20 miles of its center, closest first.

  1. Gus's Hotdogs

    212 25th St, Watervliet · 0.8 mi from Troy

    Hots Known for: mini hot dogs, "the works" (mustard, onions, meat sauce), Greek burger

    Walk-up window in Watervliet serving 4-inch Capital District mini dogs plain or with the works, plus burgers.

    Latest state inspection Apr 21, 20250 critical violations, 0 other violations (NYSDOH)

    gusshotdogswatervliet.com

  2. Hot Dog Charlie's

    629 Saratoga St, Cohoes · 1.6 mi from Troy

    Hots Known for: mini hot dogs, chili meat sauce

    Family-run mini hot dog shop known for its chili meat sauce; this is the Cohoes shop.

    Latest state inspection Mar 20, 20260 critical violations, 5 other violations (NYSDOH)

    hotdogcharlies.com

  3. Shining Rainbow

    209 Central Ave, Albany · 6.4 mi from Troy

    Dim sum Known for: mushroom pork shui mai, rice noodle rolls, chicken feet, turnip cake, Portuguese custard tarts

    Central Avenue Chinese restaurant with a dim sum menu of about 46 items alongside its regular menu.

    Latest state inspection Nov 20, 20250 critical violations, 6 other violations (NYSDOH)

  4. Hot Dog Charlie's

    150 Columbia St, Rensselaer · 7.4 mi from Troy

    Hots Known for: mini hot dogs, chili meat sauce

    Family-run mini hot dog shop known for its chili meat sauce; this is the Rensselaer shop.

    hotdogcharlies.com

  5. Pearl's Bagels & Bakery

    16 Picotte Dr, Albany · 8.4 mi from Troy

    Bagels Known for: hand-rolled vegan bagels, Challah Pockets, rugelach

    Small-batch scratch bakery making hand-rolled, boiled and baked vegan bagels plus challah pockets; walk-in only, Wednesday to Sunday mornings.

    pearlsalbany.com

  6. West End Bagels

    5 Southside Dr, Clifton Park · 10 mi from Troy

    Bagels Known for: bagels made from scratch daily, bialys, French toast bagel

    Clifton Park bagel shop whose owners trained with downstate bagel makers; bagels made from scratch every morning, plus bialys.

    westendbagels.com

Troy by street

The streets in Troy with the most places to eat and drink: Hoosick St (23), River St (21), N Greenbush Rd (11), Hoosick Rd (10), Congress St (8), Pawling Ave (6), Vandenburgh Ave (5), Campbell Ave (5), and Fulton St (4).

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About the inspection results

Outside New York City there is no official restaurant grade, and we don't make one. Where shown, the date and counts are from the New York State Department of Health's latest inspection on file (health.data.ny.gov), records through Sep 24, 2026. In NYSDOH's words:

“Any use of this data to develop a restaurant grading system is not supported or endorsed by the New York State Department of Health.”

Any analyses, interpretations or conclusions here are ours, not NYSDOH's. Places are never ordered by these counts.