Guidebook for Cooperstown
Food Scene
Great food, lively atmosphere, live music Thursday (acoustic guitar) and Friday (variety of bands) nights.
68 locals recommend
Mel's at 22
22 Chestnut StGreat food, lively atmosphere, live music Thursday (acoustic guitar) and Friday (variety of bands) nights.
Toscana Italian Fusion & Grill
64 Main StGreat food, friendly service. Love this place!
Lakefront Dining. Expensive dinner menu, reasonable pub and lunch menu. Good food. Lively night atmosphere. You can dock your boat and enjoy a meal from a day on the lake.
42 locals recommend
Blue Mingo Grill
6098 NY-80Lakefront Dining. Expensive dinner menu, reasonable pub and lunch menu. Good food. Lively night atmosphere. You can dock your boat and enjoy a meal from a day on the lake.
Efficient staff, cool coffee shop vibe. WIFI. Nice, downtown location.
42 locals recommend
Stagecoach Coffee
31 Pioneer StEfficient staff, cool coffee shop vibe. WIFI. Nice, downtown location.
Excellent homemade pasta. Nice atmosphere. A little off the beaten path to downtown, but still, great spot.
35 locals recommend
Bocca Osteria
5438 NY-28Excellent homemade pasta. Nice atmosphere. A little off the beaten path to downtown, but still, great spot.
Schneider's Bakery
157 Main StThe BEST old fashioned donuts EVER!
Simple, but extensive lunch menu. Casual, downtown location. Bustling! Local beer.
50 locals recommend
Doubleday Field
1 Doubleday CtSimple, but extensive lunch menu. Casual, downtown location. Bustling! Local beer.
This is the coolest place! Essentially, this is a food truck located within a garden nursery. Al Fresco dining, yet under cover. Charming. Locally sourced food, vegetarian menu. Unique and wonderful place to spend an afternoon. Check their website, I believe they are only open for lunch until 4pm. They do have special dinner nights. Usually a themed event on Wednesdays.
46 locals recommend
Origins Cafe
558 Beaver Meadow RdThis is the coolest place! Essentially, this is a food truck located within a garden nursery. Al Fresco dining, yet under cover. Charming. Locally sourced food, vegetarian menu. Unique and wonderful place to spend an afternoon. Check their website, I believe they are only open for lunch until 4pm. They do have special dinner nights. Usually a themed event on Wednesdays.
If you don't care about ambience, but LOVE a great burger, and really good craft beer, then this is your kind of place.
53 locals recommend
Council Rock Brewery
4861 NY-28If you don't care about ambience, but LOVE a great burger, and really good craft beer, then this is your kind of place.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Hawkeye Bar and Grill is located in the lower level of the Otesaga Resort Hotel. While the food is not exceptional, the setting is. If you wish to enjoy a decadent glass of wine, or a meal in a lakefront setting, this place is sure to please. I often stop for a glass of wine while sitting at the huge propane firepit. Many nights during the summer, there will be live music in the Templeton Lounge.
If you wish to dock your boat at their dock, just call ahead and let them know you're coming. You can cruise down, dock, enjoy an evening, and head back home in the moonlight. Fabulous evening...guaranteed!
35 locals recommend
Hawkeye Bar & Grill
60 Lake StThe Hawkeye Bar and Grill is located in the lower level of the Otesaga Resort Hotel. While the food is not exceptional, the setting is. If you wish to enjoy a decadent glass of wine, or a meal in a lakefront setting, this place is sure to please. I often stop for a glass of wine while sitting at the huge propane firepit. Many nights during the summer, there will be live music in the Templeton Lounge.
If you wish to dock your boat at their dock, just call ahead and let them know you're coming. You can cruise down, dock, enjoy an evening, and head back home in the moonlight. Fabulous evening...guaranteed!
Brewery Ommegang has become quite a hit, with both locals and tourists alike. Mostly known for their Belgian beer, they are also becoming a noted musical venue with some pretty big names. Check out their website for a full calendar of their upcoming concert series.
They serve lunch throughout the week, but dinner only on Friday and Saturday nights. They often have special events that require them to close for dinner on the weekend, so be sure to call ahead before heading out.
Tours go throughout the day. The last tour is at 4pm. No reservations necessary, just show up. The last tasting of the day is at 4:30pm.
195 locals recommend
Brewery Ommegang
656 Co Hwy 33Brewery Ommegang has become quite a hit, with both locals and tourists alike. Mostly known for their Belgian beer, they are also becoming a noted musical venue with some pretty big names. Check out their website for a full calendar of their upcoming concert series.
They serve lunch throughout the week, but dinner only on Friday and Saturday nights. They often have special events that require them to close for dinner on the weekend, so be sure to call ahead before heading out.
Tours go throughout the day. The last tour is at 4pm. No reservations necessary, just show up. The last tasting of the day is at 4:30pm.
Arts & Culture
Be sure to stroll the grounds out back and along the lakeshore.
There is a long house at the shore which is well-worth taking a walk through. There is also a terrace and a cafe' out back to soak in some nice afternoon sun from. Beautiful museum!
115 locals recommend
Fenimore Art Museum
5798 NY-80Be sure to stroll the grounds out back and along the lakeshore.
There is a long house at the shore which is well-worth taking a walk through. There is also a terrace and a cafe' out back to soak in some nice afternoon sun from. Beautiful museum!
Personal favorite! From the main road, this looks like a well-maintained operating farm. Once inside, you begin to discover just how sweet this place is. There is a working blacksmith shop (so cool to watch!), an old schoolhouse, general store, the Bump Tavern, live animals, carousel, the famed Cardiff Giant, printing press, weaving loom, hops farm, horse-drawn wagon rides, etc. Awesome place for families.
159 locals recommend
The Farmers' Museum
5775 NY-80Personal favorite! From the main road, this looks like a well-maintained operating farm. Once inside, you begin to discover just how sweet this place is. There is a working blacksmith shop (so cool to watch!), an old schoolhouse, general store, the Bump Tavern, live animals, carousel, the famed Cardiff Giant, printing press, weaving loom, hops farm, horse-drawn wagon rides, etc. Awesome place for families.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
25 Main StThe Glimmerglass Festival
7300 NY-80OPERA!!
Sightseeing
This is a sweet little spot for families and couples. Watch a legitimate cider mill in action. Browse the market and all its specialty items. There is a cafe' snack bar, kid-friendly activities, pond, ducks to feed, live music (geared mostly toward the younger children, but enjoyed by all).
74 locals recommend
Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard
288 Goose StThis is a sweet little spot for families and couples. Watch a legitimate cider mill in action. Browse the market and all its specialty items. There is a cafe' snack bar, kid-friendly activities, pond, ducks to feed, live music (geared mostly toward the younger children, but enjoyed by all).
Doubleday Field
1 Doubleday CtWhere it all started!
Parks & Nature
Beach! Hiking! Camping! Beautiful little gem in our backyard. $7/car for the day. You can't beat it.
Pack a picnic, grab a spot along the beach. Don't forget the charcoal. Carry -in, carry-out. Kids will love spending a day here!
127 locals recommend
Glimmerglass State Park
1527 Co Rd 31Beach! Hiking! Camping! Beautiful little gem in our backyard. $7/car for the day. You can't beat it.
Pack a picnic, grab a spot along the beach. Don't forget the charcoal. Carry -in, carry-out. Kids will love spending a day here!
Shopping
Riverwood Gifts
88 Main StEclectic gift shop. Downtown.
Essentials
Price Chopper
105 Plaza Ln