Restaurants

Restaurants near The Landing Hotel:

• Shaker & Vine, 221 Harborside Drive

• Druthers Brewing Company, 221 Harborside Drive

• The Bunker, 221 Harborside Drive

In the Casino:

• Villa Italia (authentic Italian bakery)

• Dukes Chophouse,(steak)

• Starbucks (coffee)

• Flipt (burgers)

• Mian (Asian)

• Johnny's (Italian; to go only) 

Downtown Schenectady Food and Drinks- check hours:

Coffee shops:

• Villa Italia, 226 Broadway, https://www.villaitaliabakery.com/  

• Bud’s on Jay, 185 Jay Street https://shopbudscoffee.com/visit-buds  

• Ambition Cafe: 154 Jay Street:  https://ambitionbistro.com/ (Brunch on Sundays and will be open for dinner on Saturday night)

• Storied Coffee and Milk Tea (Jay St location) storiedcoffee.com 

• Arthurs’s, 35 Ferry Street https://www.arthurs1795.com/

Restaurants:

Please note: since Proctors Theater is showing A Beautiful Noise, make dinner reservations for downtown restaurants a month in advance or go at 8pm.   

• Frog Alley, 108 State Street,  https://frogalleybrewing.com/  Live Music - check ahead; Bar with Simone’s Kitchen (Mediterranean)  (7 days)

• Katie O’Byrnes, 121 Wall Street (turn right on to Erie Blvd)  katieobyrnespub.com (Open 7 days)

• Take Two Cafe, 433 State Street. taketwo518.com  Vegan Breakfast, Sunday Brunch and lunch (Open 7 days)

• Backstage Pub,501 Smith Street,  https://backstagepub501.com/ (Open Tues-Sat)

• Chez Nous, 707 Union Street; https://www.newcheznous.com/  French name with Italian food (Tues-Sat)

• Ember & Cork, 469 State Street, emberandcork.com (Open Mon-Sat)

• Grano, 426 State Street, https://granoschenectady.com/ (Tues-Sat)

• Johnny’s, 433 State Street, https://www.johnnysdowntown.com/  Italian (Open Tues-Sat)

• Milas: 500 State Street, https://www.milas-518.com/  Mediterranean (Open Tues-Sun)

• More Perreca’s, 31 N. Jay Street, https://perrecas.com/  Italian (Open Wed-Sun, Brunch Sun)

• The Nest: 512 State Street, https://www.thenest518.com/  American, Sunday Brunch  (Open Tues-Sat; Sun Brunch only)

• Simone’s Kitchen, 121 Jay Street, https://www.ordersimones.com/ (Open Tues - Sat)

• Stella Pasta Bar & Bistro | Seven Points Brewery, 237 Union Street, https://www.stellapastabar.com/  Music - check ahead, Sunday Brunch (Tues-Sat; Sun Brunch only)

• Tara Kitchen, 431 Liberty Street, https://www.tarakitchen.com/schenectady-ny  Moroccan (Open Tues-Sun) Does NOT take Reservations

• UnBEETable – https://www.unbeetable518.com/ 148 Clinton St., Vegan (open Tue-Sat) (does not take reservations)

• The Whistling Kettle, 138 Jay St https://cafe.thewhistlingkettle.com (teas and lunch Sun-Sat)

Things to do

Activities:

Union will host tours of the Stockade, breweries, and dinners on Saturday night - watch for the sign up email

We also recommend the following activities while you are in town:

• Proctors Theatre, 432 State Street; showing through Sunday 9/28: A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. 

• Rivers Casino & Resort, 1 Rush Street (attached to the hotel).

• Schenectady Greenmarket, 105 Jay Street, Sundays 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. 

• MOPCO: The Mopco Improv, 10 North Jay Street. Uber or walk with a group in the dark.

• Bowtie Movieland (BTM), Schenectady, 400 State Street. Check for showings.

Sports:

• Union vs St. Lawrence Football, at Union College, Bailey Field, Saturday, 9/27 5 p.m.

• Union Women vs Franklin Pierce Hockey at the new M&T Bank Center at the Casino 9/27 at 3 p.m.  Erie Boulevard at Mohawk Harbor (next to Casino)