9 New Restaurants You Need to Try in the Hudson Valley for 2024

It's time to shine a light on some of the exciting new businesses we are lucky to welcome to the Hudson Valley in 2024.

Closed Businesses Around the Hudson Valley

The Hudson Valley has sadly seen some local favorites say goodbye in 2024 already. While some have shuttered their doors due to reasons like retirement or a changing of the guards, others have sadly been unable to keep up with the area's rising rent prices and industry demands.

From Schatzi's in New Paltz to The Jolly Cow's Port Ewan location, we've had to say goodbye to some real favorites already.

Read More: 6 Businesses the Hudson Valley Has Said Goodbye to in 2024

Despite losing some local staples, there are still a ton of great new beginnings to celebrate around the area as well.

New Business in the Hudson Valley

Outside of great restaurants and cute shops opening up in the area, there is literally an entirely new stream of businesses making its way through the Hudson Valley and New York State as a whole.

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Since the legalization of recreational marijuana in New York State back in 2023, the Hudson Valley has already seen some dispensaries popping up and opening their doors.

Back in late January, Newburgh became one of the first local areas to see a legal dispensary with the opening of Curaleaf. Poughkeepsie shortly followed the trend with the announcement of the Black Market Cannabis Company opening their recreational dispensary on Main Street this April.

Beyond dispensaries, the food scene in the Hudson Valley is growing in a great way. Below are 9 new restaurants to check out around the area: