Food Scene
One block from our house -- breads and pastries baked fresh daily, and good salads and sandwiches for lunch.
23 locals recommend
The Bread Basket Bakery
65 Spring StOne block from our house -- breads and pastries baked fresh daily, and good salads and sandwiches for lunch.
Buzzy restaurant & busy bar serving innovative locavore Italian fare & booze in a sophisticated space.
74 locals recommend
Max London's
466 BroadwayBuzzy restaurant & busy bar serving innovative locavore Italian fare & booze in a sophisticated space.
Drinks & Nightlife
Boca Bistro has a great Happy Hour -- 4-6pm daily and all day Sunday. $4 wine and beer, half-price cocktails, and really great $5 appetizers and tapas. We recommend the cheese plate!
48 locals recommend
Boca Bistro
384 BroadwayBoca Bistro has a great Happy Hour -- 4-6pm daily and all day Sunday. $4 wine and beer, half-price cocktails, and really great $5 appetizers and tapas. We recommend the cheese plate!
Jazz lounge in 1880s-era digs pours hundreds of single malts & martinis over a mahogany bar.
42 locals recommend
9 Maple Ave
9 Maple AveJazz lounge in 1880s-era digs pours hundreds of single malts & martinis over a mahogany bar.
Craft cocktails and New American food in a welcoming, industrial-chic setting.
77 locals recommend
Hamlet & Ghost
24 Caroline StCraft cocktails and New American food in a welcoming, industrial-chic setting.
Parks & Nature
Drive down the beautiful Avenue of the Pines, jog down the trails near the Roosevelt Spa, play a round of golf, stop at the historic Gideon Putnam Hotel for a cocktail or famed Sunday brunch, rent bikes at several stops along the way.
196 locals recommend
Saratoga Spa State Park
19 Roosevelt DrDrive down the beautiful Avenue of the Pines, jog down the trails near the Roosevelt Spa, play a round of golf, stop at the historic Gideon Putnam Hotel for a cocktail or famed Sunday brunch, rent bikes at several stops along the way.
Arts & Culture
This modern building on the Skidmore College campus is home to an innovative art museum with an eclectic docket of exhibits and performances, including the summertime Concert on the Rooftop series on Friday nights.
25 locals recommend
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College
815 N BroadwayThis modern building on the Skidmore College campus is home to an innovative art museum with an eclectic docket of exhibits and performances, including the summertime Concert on the Rooftop series on Friday nights.
Shopping
A legendary bookstore with an amazing staff and fantastic collection. Great, too, for gifts, vinyl, laid-back clothing and more.
30 locals recommend
Northshire Bookstore
424 BroadwayA legendary bookstore with an amazing staff and fantastic collection. Great, too, for gifts, vinyl, laid-back clothing and more.
Essentials
Good grocery stop -- freshly-baked breads, good produce, fish and butcher counters.
52 locals recommend
Market 32
115 Ballston AveGood grocery stop -- freshly-baked breads, good produce, fish and butcher counters.
Price Chopper
16 Lake George Plaza RdYou can walk to this downtown mini-supermarket -- no car needed!