The 10 best restaurants in Glens Falls, NY

Downtown Glens Falls has a restaurant row worth the drive from Saratoga, and most of the good tables sit within a few blocks of each other on Ridge, Glen, Warren and South streets. The city is in Warren County, a short drive up the Northway, and it keeps changing: Scratch Kitchen moved onto Ridge Street in May 2026, and The Ed, the city’s market and events center on South Street, opened in May 2025 as part of a state-funded downtown redevelopment.

This list is for Saratoga-area readers planning a dinner trip and for Glens Falls locals settling an argument. All 10 restaurants are inside Glens Falls city limits, and they run from a lunch counter to a lumber baron’s mansion. Street parking is free across the city.

How we chose

We looked for independent restaurants with a steady local reputation, coverage in The Chronicle, the Glens Falls Business Journal and other local outlets, and some staying power. Each one was confirmed open as of early October 2026 from the restaurant’s own website, a current reservation or ordering page, or 2026 local press, and menu prices and hours come from those sources. Chains were left off. The list is unranked and in alphabetical order, and no restaurant paid to be included.

Hours, prices and dates below come from each business or official source and change without notice. Call ahead if you are making a special trip.

Bastard Restobar

Kimchi, pickles, bread and pasta are all made in-house at Bastard Restobar, where chefs Shannon Hart-Hume and Philip Hume cook a global menu one block off Glen Street. Try the pork-belly mini bao ($15) or ramen with slow-braised pork and chicken ($24); Bolognese fettuccine ($28) covers the Italian side. Adventurous eaters get the most from a visit. The dining room is closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Hours: Mon 4:30–8:30 p.m.; Thu 4:30–8:30 p.m.; Fri–Sat 4:30–9 p.m.; Sun 2–7 p.m.; closed Tue–Wed

Address: 72 South Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• The owners sum up their approach as “bastardizing authenticity while respecting tradition” and buy from local farmers and purveyors when available.
• Larger plates include a grilled Niman Iberian-Duroc pork chop ($32) and a carbonara seafood risotto ($38).
• Vegetarian ramen ($22) and a crispy cauliflower rice bowl ($24) give meat-free diners several options.
• The restaurant’s website says lunch is discontinued for the season, so plan on dinner or Sunday afternoon service.

More details are in our directory listing.

Davidson Brothers Brewpub

Brothers Rick and John Davidson and their wives opened Davidson Brothers at 184 Glen Street in 1996, and the brewpub still pours beer brewed on the premises. Burgers lead the menu, from the Brewer’s Burger ($21.99) to a Wagyu Farmhouse Burger ($22.99). Parents should head upstairs, where the second-floor game room has bubble hockey, pinball and Lego tables. Lunch and dinner run Wednesday through Sunday.

Hours: Wed–Thu 11:30 a.m.–8 p.m.; Fri–Sat 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sun 11:30 a.m.–8 p.m.; closed Mon–Tue

Address: 184 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• The owners bought the 184 Glen Street building in 1995 and opened the restaurant the following year, The Chronicle reported.
• The sandwich list runs from a French dip ($21.99) to a meatloaf sandwich ($21.99), and kids get their own menu.
• The restaurant has outdoor dining and a private event space.
• The city parking lot on Exchange Street sits directly behind the building.

More details are in our directory listing.

[farmacy] Restobar

A former family feed store on Ridge Street now holds [farmacy], where chef AJ Richards and Christina Richards build menus around local farms they name on the menu. Dinner might be grilled hanger steak with chimichurri ($35) or chicken riggies over house rigatoni ($28). Food-curious couples can book the chef’s counter tasting at $100 per guest. Listed prices are cash prices; card payments add 3 percent.

Hours: Dinner Mon–Sat from 5 p.m.; Sunday brunch 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Address: 22 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• The dinner menu marks vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes, including a curried cauliflower steak ($26).
• Sunday brunch runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with dishes like brisket hash ($20) and unlimited mimosas or Bloody Marys ($20).
• The Chef’s Table experience seats guests at the kitchen counter for a custom tasting menu that runs about two and a half hours.
• In September 2026 The Chronicle reported that Christina Richards will oversee the commercial kitchen and events space at the city’s new 36 Inc. incubator on Elm Street.

More details are in our directory listing.

Mikado Japanese Restaurant

For sushi, hibachi and Korean cooking under one roof, head to Mikado on Glen Street, where Donghee Choi and family have cooked for more than 20 years. Six hibachi tables seat groups, and a chicken hibachi dinner costs $19. The Korean side includes beef bulgogi bibimbap in a hot stone bowl ($18) and japchae ($20). Call ahead for hibachi seats; the restaurant suggests reservations for parties of four or more.

Hours: Mon–Fri 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sat 3–9 p.m.; Sun temporarily closed (posted take-out hours)

Address: 195 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• The bento lunch special starts at $15 with bulgogi or teriyaki, fried rice, a California roll, gyoza, salad and miso soup.
• The bar pours local and Japanese beers, Japanese whiskey and a large sake list served hot or cold.
• Hibachi dinners come with chicken broth, salad and white rice, and the kids’ hibachi menu starts at $14.
• The website lists Sunday as temporarily closed, so call (518) 798-0033 before a weekend visit.

More details are in our directory listing.

Mint

Gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan diners have real choices at Mint, a scratch kitchen at 80 Warren Street that cooks without fryers. The fall 2026 menu lists a housemade beet burger ($27), Thai red curry ($36) and chicken schnitzel breaded in gluten-free panko ($39). Lunch and Sunday brunch join dinner on the schedule. Book through Resy, and call (518) 741-0584 to confirm hours before the drive.

Hours: Check current hours before you go.

Address: 80 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• Mint has served farm-to-table food since 2015 and now runs a second restaurant in Slingerlands.
• The wine list is 100 percent organic, and cocktails use house-made syrups and spirits from regional distilleries.
• House bread is organic brioche made with dough from a local bakery, served with ricotta and wildflower honey ($7 small, $13 large).
• A covered patio downtown handles outdoor dining in warm months.

More details are in our directory listing.

Morgan & Co.

Chef-owners Rebecca Newell-Butters and Steve Butters cook in the McEchron House, a lumber baron’s mansion at Ridge and Maple streets, across from City Park. Dinner runs from Charleston she crab soup ($12.95) to a grilled stuffed Berkshire pork chop ($36.95) and a Moroccan mixed grill ($40.95). Save this one for an anniversary or a parents’ weekend. Reserve through OpenTable or by phone, and skip Mondays, when the dining room is closed. See the Morgan & Co. listing for directions.

Hours: Tue–Thu 4–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat 4–10 p.m.; Sun 4–8 p.m.; closed Mon

Address: 65 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• Rebecca Newell-Butters, a Glens Falls native, won Food Network’s Chopped in 2009, according to the restaurant’s chef-owner page.
• The couple opened Morgan & Co. in November 2014 in the late 19th-century mansion of lumber baron William McEchron.
• The owners describe the menu as comfort food with a Mediterranean-Bohemian flair, and grass-fed steaks include an 8-ounce filet mignon at $50.95.
• The house has two private event spaces, landscaped courtyards and a wrap-around porch, and the team also caters off-site.

More details are in our directory listing.

New Way Lunch

Greek immigrant John Floro bought a small Glens Falls lunch counter in August 1919, and his family still runs New Way Lunch on South Street. Order the hot dog ($2.75): pork and beef on a steamed roll with mustard, onions and the house meat sauce. Two dogs plus small onion rings ($3.95) come in under $10. The counter suits families and budget eaters; plan around Sunday, when the doors stay closed.

Hours: Mon–Thu 10 a.m.–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat 10 a.m.–10 p.m.; closed Sun

Address: 21 South Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• New Way Lunch says the original counter grew into a 24-hour community hub for locals, night-shift workers and travelers.
• The menu also covers burgers, a haddock strip dinner ($17.95) and Greek salads with feta and dolmades.
• In September 2026 the family added a food truck that serves the same hot dogs, fries and onion rings at events and private parties.
• A second New Way Lunch operates on Main Street in Warrensburg.

More details are in our directory listing.

Park & Elm

Three concepts share one address at Park & Elm: a gourmet market, a deli counter and a dining room on Park Street, across from the Park Theater. Lunch can be a chicken or eggplant Parmesan hero ($13.95) from the deli. Dinner brings duck two ways à l’orange ($42) or a 12-ounce prime New York strip with smoked sea salt fries ($44). Theatergoers should reserve ahead of a show.

Hours: Restaurant Tue–Thu 5–9 p.m., Fri–Sat 5–10 p.m.; deli Tue–Sat 7 a.m.–4 p.m.; market Tue–Sat 7 a.m.–8 p.m.; closed Sun–Mon

Address: 19 Park Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• The market and deli opened in November 2022, and the dining room followed on Dec. 9, 2022, under Park Street Hospitality.
• The market has an in-house butcher, house-made breads and charcuterie, and prepared family-style meals to go.
• At the bar, happy hour brings $10 craft cocktails and wines plus $5 draft beers from 5 to 6 p.m. and again from 8 p.m. to close.
• The dining room and patio can be rented for private events.

More details are in our directory listing.

Radici Kitchen & Bar

Pasta is made in-house every day at Radici, the Italian kitchen chef Brian Bowden opened in January 2020 in the former Tallulah’s space on Ridge Street. Ricotta gnocchi Bolognese ($36) and spaghetti carbonara ($32) carry the menu, with a prime 14-ounce New York strip ($48) for steak eaters. The small dining room suits couples. Dinner runs nightly from 5 to 9 p.m.; book on Resy or call.

Hours: Daily 5–9 p.m.

Address: 26 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• Radici means “roots” in Italian, and the owners call the place a family-owned neighborhood restaurant.
• Small plates include grilled Spanish octopus with romesco ($18) and Vietnamese-style chicken wings ($18).
• Chef Bowden has more than 30 years in Capital Region kitchens, including executive chef and chef jobs at two Saratoga Springs restaurants.
• The kitchen is open seven nights a week, and takeout orders go through the restaurant’s phone line.

More details are in our directory listing.

Scratch Kitchen

After two years in a 12-seat Warren Street cafe, chef-owner Denver Semon moved Scratch Kitchen to a 70-seat room at 21 Ridge Street in May 2026. Breakfast and lunch come straight from her kitchen: shrimp and crispy grit cake ($16), biscuits with sausage gravy ($16), avocado toast on country French bread ($10). Arrive before 11 a.m. for breakfast dishes. Saturdays switch to a brunch-style menu.

Hours: Tue–Fri 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.; Sat 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m. (brunch menu); closed Sun–Mon

Address: 21 Ridge Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Why they made the list

• Semon cooked in resort and restaurant kitchens around Lake George, Queensbury and Glens Falls before opening her own place in spring 2024.
• The Ridge Street space previously held Fiddleheads, Black Watch and Birch Bark Eatery, the Glens Falls Business Journal reported.
• Semon told the Business Journal in May 2026 that she plans a small-plates dinner menu and has started the liquor license application for the new location.
• Vegan and vegetarian dishes are marked on the menu, and online ordering runs through the restaurant’s website.

More details are in our directory listing.

Also worth knowing

Southpaw Bistro, at 7 South Street, is chef Shaun Hazlitt’s lunch-and-dinner spot, and the summer 2026 menu lists a Grazin’ Acres beef and pork burger ($25) and a catfish po’boy ($26). See the listing.

Fire Mission Smokehouse & Taproom, at 126 Glen Street, smokes Texas-style brisket and ribs under pitmaster Justin Prescott and became a separate business when Slickfin Brewing pulled out on March 28, 2026. See the listing.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I park for dinner in downtown Glens Falls?

Street parking is free across the city, and the downtown three-hour limit lifts in the evening, according to the city parking map The Chronicle published Aug. 14, 2026. The Elm Street lot has 121 spaces with no permit spots, and the Arrow Bank lot on Elm Street opens free from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. and on weekends. Overnight street parking is not allowed between 2 and 6 a.m.

When is Glens Falls Restaurant Week 2026?

Glens Falls Restaurant Week runs Nov. 1 to 7, 2026, with three-course prix-fixe dinner menus at $25, $35 or $45, according to the Glens Falls Collaborative. The participating restaurant list had not been posted as of Oct. 7, and the organizers encourage reservations.

Which Glens Falls restaurants are open on Mondays?

Radici Kitchen & Bar serves dinner seven nights a week, [farmacy] Restobar opens for dinner Monday through Saturday, Bastard Restobar serves Monday dinner, and New Way Lunch and Mikado post Monday hours. Morgan & Co., Davidson Brothers Brewpub, Park & Elm and Scratch Kitchen are closed on Mondays.

Last checked October 7, 2026. See a place we missed or a detail that has changed? Send us a correction.