Boutique hotels
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Blantyre
- Style
- Old-fashioned opulence
- Setting
- Burnt orange woodland
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Wheatleigh
- Style
- Refined Florentine palazzo
- Setting
- Bucolic Berkshires hilltop
Berkshires Eating, drinking and dancing
Restaurants
(+1 413 528 2118)
Allium
Chef Joe Nastro selects organic, seasonal ingredients from local farms to create his signature New American dishes in this warm and invitingly green restaurant. Small production wines are also a speciality.
42 Railroad Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230
(+1 413 528 8100)
Baba Louie’s
Locals and tourists alike beeline it to this organic sour dough pizza place. A focus on farm-fresh ingredients, colossal salads, pasta, vegetarian dishes, and hand-made, wood-fired pizza slices keeps them coming back for more.
286 Main Street Great Barrington, MA 01230
(+1 518 851 2525)
Chief Martindale Diner
A classic mid-century greasy spoon joint just off the Taconic Parkway near the state border. The diner sports a shining aluminium exterior and an immaculate Deco interior, complete with a lunch counter and old-school soda fountain. There’s a huge menu of retro diner delights, such as burgers, milkshakes, club sandwiches, and egg cream soda.
1000 Route 23, Craryville, NY 12521
(+1 413 528 1421)
The Old Mill
Once a mill and blacksmith's shop, now a rustic fine dining room serving classic American cuisine, this long-favoured Berkshires great also offers a more casual pubby menu in its cosy bar area.
53 Main Street, South Egremont, MA 01258
(+1 413 637 0610)
Wheatleigh
With awards up to its ears and plaudits ringing from its rooftops, Wheatleigh hotel's restaurant serves the best the Berkshires has to offer. Dining doesn't get finer than its four-course seasonal menu, which features procured meats and produce, international cheeses, and classic French cuisine, as well as an award-winning wine list.
Hawthorne Road, Lenox, MA 01240
(+1 413 528 2002)
Xicohtencatl
Despite the fact New England is one the furthest points from Mexico in the States, this bright, airy restaurant in a 19th-century building has the flavours down pat, presumably thanks to its Mexican chef-owner. It's built up a reputation for spicy mole, killer margaritas, and a vast tquila selection (over 50 last time we checked). Oh, and it's pronounced 'shi-ko-ten-kat', if you don't speak Aztec.
50 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230
Cafés
(+1 413 528 9055)
Great Barrington Bagel Company
The best New York-style bagels outside of New York, period. Stock up on dozens of different types, seventeen flavours of cream cheese, and an astonishing selection of smoked fish specialities.
777 South Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230
(+1 413 637 9820)
Chocolate Springs Café
The chocolate cup truly runneth over at this café, with a magnificent selection of deliciously dark, European-style artisan chocolates infused with ginger tea, cognac, and the ilk. Their excellent espresso and hot chocolate will warm you right up after a day on the chilly slopes.
55 Lenox Road, Lenox, MA 01240
(+1 413 528 0858)
Uncommon Grounds Café
This comfy organic coffee shop serves tasty vegetarian fare and also has a full juice bar in case you need a surge of nutrients for the afternoon hike.
403 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230
