Uncommon Grounds, a popular coffee and bagel shop with locations in Saratoga and Albany, is opening another location in Clifton Park. The new shop will be opening in the former Starbucks location in the Village Plaza, where owner Dan Murphy has signed a 10-year lease. The new location is expected to open in February...
Hattie’s Named Food and Wine’s 2016 Best Fried Chicken in the US
Long a local favorite, in the past few years Hattie’s of Saratoga Springs has been receiving national recognition from Food & Wine for its famous Southern Fried Chicken. Originally located on Federal Street before moving to Phila Street after the Congress Street revitalization in the 1960s, Hattie’s has been an unlikely Saratoga staple since...
First Distillery in Saratoga Since Prohibition Open
It’s been quite some time since Saratoga Springs has seen a distillery – since Prohibition, in fact. Now, a former bike factory in Saratoga has been turned into a distillery, and it’s open for you to check out. Ryen Van Hall purchased the former site of the Serotta Bike Shop on Geyser Road in...
Berkshire Mountain Bakery Brings Much-Needed Cafe to Broadway
If you’re a local or a frequent visitor to Saratoga Springs, you may have noticed that while restaurants abound, cafes where you feel invited to sit and savor a delectable pastry and a cup of coffee seem astonishingly absent. Though each of the veteran coffee shops in downtown Saratoga has its own appeal, from the...