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Capital Region restaurants
2,998 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Albany County, Columbia County, Greene County, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Schenectady County, Warren County, and Washington County, including 13 places on our hand-checked guides, checked open in October 2026.
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Capital Region at a glance
Our directory counts 2,998 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in the Capital Region; the places with the most are Albany (454), Schenectady (253), Saratoga Springs (218), and Troy (187). Bar & Pub (578), Coffee & Café (284), Pizza (280), and Sandwiches & Deli (155) lead the kinds of food. 13 places are on our hand-checked guides, and 4 more carry a MICHELIN or James Beard honor.
Health inspections here
In the other counties, 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. Albany County inspects on its own system, and only part of the results reach the state's open data, so many places there have no state record here.
City and borough pages here: Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, Troy.
Slices & pizza styles in the Capital Region
1 place, by city. All 43 in New York State.
Canepa’s Pizza Shop
3918 Main St, Warrensburg
Slices Known for: New York thin-crust slices
Warrensburg pizzeria making daily-mixed dough from Italian family recipes, with classic New York thin-crust slices.
Bagels, delis & appetizing in the Capital Region
3 places, by city. All 60 in New York State.
Pearl's Bagels & Bakery
16 Picotte Dr, Albany
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.
West End Bagels
5 Southside Dr, Clifton Park
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.
Broad Street Bagel
1 Broad St, Kinderhook
Bagels Known for: kettle-boiled bagels, bagel burgers · At this address since 2012
Family-owned Kinderhook village bagel shop making kettle-boiled, Brooklyn-style bagels in a renovated old building; a second shop is in Slingerlands.
Hots & plates in the Capital Region
8 places, by city. All 34 in New York State.
Hot Dog Charlie's
629 Saratoga St, Cohoes
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)
New Way Lunch
21 South St, Glens Falls
Hots Known for: hot dog with mustard, onions and meat sauce, Dirty Dog
Family-run Glens Falls hot dog counter serving dogs on steamed rolls with mustard, onions and its own meat sauce; a second shop is in Warrensburg.
Latest state inspection Jul 3, 20263 critical violations, 4 other violations (NYSDOH)
Hot Dog Charlie's
150 Columbia St, Rensselaer
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.
First Prize Mike's
1135 Erie Blvd, Schenectady
Hots Known for: hot dog with meat sauce
Family-run Schenectady diner-style restaurant built on its hot dog with meat sauce; I LOVE NY lists it among Capital District mini-dog spots.
Latest state inspection Jul 30, 20260 critical violations, 2 other violations (NYSDOH)
Mama's Boy Burgers
6067 Main St, Tannersville
Hots Known for: white hot, grass-fed burgers
Catskills burger spot that also serves Hoffman's hot dogs, both all-beef and white hots.
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)
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)
Gus's Hotdogs
212 25th St, Watervliet
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)
Dim sum in the Capital Region
1 place, by city. All 18 in New York State.
Shining Rainbow
209 Central Ave, Albany
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)
Icons and old-timers in the Capital Region
4 places with a MICHELIN or James Beard honor or a long history at the same address, by city. Honors are facts, not ratings. All New York icons.
Cafe Mutton
757 Columbia St, Hudson
James Beard nominee
James Beard: Best Chef: New York State nominee 2023 (Shaina Loew-Banayan); Best Chef: New York State semifinalist 2024 (Shaina Loew-Banayan); Best Chef: New York State semifinalist 2025 (Shaina Loew-Banayan)
Mel the Bakery
324 Warren St, Hudson
James Beard nominee
James Beard: Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker semifinalist 2023 (Nora Faye Allen); Outstanding Bakery nominee 2024
Casa Susanna
800 Co Rd 23B, Leeds
James Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Best Chef: New York State semifinalist 2024 (Efrén Hernández); Best Chef: New York State semifinalist 2025 (Efrén Hernández); Best Chef: New York State semifinalist 2026 (Efrén Hernández)
Deer Mountain Inn
790 County Hwy 25, Tannersville
James Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Best Chef: New York State semifinalist 2026 (Corwin Kave)
Latest state inspection Jan 8, 20264 critical violations, 6 other violations (NYSDOH)
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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.