Restaurants
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The West Taghkanic Diner in Ancram is a welcome pit stop just off the Taconic State Parkway. |
When Pigs Fly South in Mabbetsville is a new drive-in with BBQ and soft ice cream. |
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Stagecoach Tavern - Sheffield, Massachusetts
As you drive down pitch-black Route 41 in Sheffield, MA, you see the twinkling lights outside the venerable Stagecoach Tavern and you wonder if it’s a mirage. As you head toward the front door, you feel as if you’ve stepped onto a soundstage at MGM circa 1941, where they are shooting a movie set at a quintessential New England tavern. Your heart skips a beat when you walk inside, because this restaurant is cozy, quirky and authentic with a crackling wood-burning fireplace. Thankfully, the food is contemporary county cuisine and the chef uses local, organic ingredients whenever possible. The salads ($6 - 7) are large and fresh, the grilled hangar steak ($24) is intensely flavorful and comes with a choice of two sides such as olive oil smashed potatoes, creamed spinach and roasted mushrooms. One regular we know skips the entrees entirely and makes a meal of the sides.
864 S. Undermountain Road (Route 41); 413-229-8585
Thursday - Saturday 5 - 10
Sunday 4:30 - 8:30
Closed Monday - Wednesday
