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Alkemy Ice Cream (Huntington)

📍 Huntington village (Main St), Long Island

Closed · opens at 1 PM today (NY time)

Huntington village's own small-batch, made-to-order ice cream shop, on Main Street in the village.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs

Hours & address

260 Main St, Huntington, NY 11743 · Map

Sun	1 PM–9 PM
Mon	1 PM–10 PM
Tue	1 PM–10 PM
Wed	1 PM–10 PM
Thu	1 PM–10 PM
Fri	1 PM–11 PM
Sat	1 PM–11 PM

Mon–Thu 1–10pm, Fri–Sat 1–11pm, Sun 1–9pm on the official site (checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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BAR (New Haven)

📍 New Haven (Crown St), Lower Connecticut

Closed · opens at 12 PM today (NY time)

New Haven brewpub famous for brick-oven mashed-potato pizza, with house beer and a dance floor.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs

Hours & address

254 Crown St, New Haven, CT 06511 · Map

Sun	12 PM–11 PM
Mon	4:30 PM–11 PM
Tue	4:30 PM–11 PM
Wed	12 PM–11 PM
Thu	12 PM–11:59 PM
Fri	12 PM–1:45 AM
Sat	12 PM–1:45 AM

Mon–Tue 4:30–11pm, Wed & Sun noon–11pm, Thu to midnight, Fri–Sat to 1:45am.

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Confetti Ristorante (Piermont)

📍 Piermont (Ash St), Rockland Lower New York

Closed · opens at 12 PM today (NY time)

Family Italian kitchen in riverside Piermont village, a short walk from the Piermont Pier at sunset.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs

Hours & address

200 Ash St, Piermont, NY 10968 · Map

Sun	12 PM–9 PM
Mon	12 PM–10 PM
Tue	12 PM–10 PM
Wed	12 PM–10 PM
Thu	12 PM–10 PM
Fri	12 PM–11 PM
Sat	12 PM–11 PM

Mon–Thu noon–10pm, Fri–Sat noon–11pm, Sun noon–9pm on the official site (checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern (Port Richmond)

📍 Port Richmond, Staten Island

Closed · opens at 12 PM today (NY time)

Staten Island's legendary 1937 tavern pizzeria, famous for its thin bar pies.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs

Hours & address

524 Port Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302 · Map

Sun	12 PM–11 PM
Mon	12 PM–11 PM
Tue	12 PM–11 PM
Wed	12 PM–11 PM
Thu	12 PM–11 PM
Fri	12 PM–11 PM
Sat	12 PM–11 PM

Posted 11am–11pm daily (checked Oct 26, 2026); we use noon to be safe.

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Egidio Pastry Shop (Arthur Ave)

📍 Belmont (Arthur Ave), Bronx

Closed · opens at 7 AM today (NY time)

The oldest pastry shop on Arthur Avenue: cannoli, sfogliatelle and espresso in Bronx Little Italy.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs

Hours & address

622 E 187th St, Bronx, NY 10458 · Map

Sun	7 AM–7 PM
Mon	7 AM–7 PM
Tue	7 AM–7 PM
Wed	7 AM–7 PM
Thu	7 AM–7 PM
Fri	7 AM–7 PM
Sat	7 AM–7 PM

Listed daily 7am–8pm by the Belmont BID; we use 7pm to be safe (checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Elysian Cafe (Hoboken, since 1895)

📍 Hoboken (Washington St), New Jersey New Jersey (near NYC)

Closed · opens at 12 PM today (NY time)

Hoboken's oldest continually operating bar and restaurant, opened in 1895, with a tin-ceilinged room and French-leaning bistro menu.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs

Hours & address

1001 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030 · Map

Sun	10 AM–10 PM
Mon	12 PM–11 PM
Tue	12 PM–11 PM
Wed	12 PM–11 PM
Thu	12 PM–11 PM
Fri	12 PM–11 PM
Sat	10 AM–11 PM

Mon–Fri noon–11pm, Sat 10am–11pm (one official listing says midnight; we use 11pm), Sun 10am–10pm (checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Enzo's of Arthur Avenue

📍 Belmont (Arthur Ave), Bronx

Closed · opens at 11:30 AM today (NY time)

Old-school red-sauce dining room on Arthur Avenue in Bronx Little Italy, open Monday nights when most of the block is dark.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs

Hours & address

2339 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY 10458 · Map

Sun	12 PM–9 PM
Mon	11:30 AM–10 PM
Tue	11:30 AM–10 PM
Wed	11:30 AM–10 PM
Thu	11:30 AM–10 PM
Fri	11:30 AM–10 PM
Sat	11:30 AM–10 PM

Mon–Sat 11:30am–10pm, Sun noon–9pm per the Belmont BID listing (checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Foods of NY: Greenwich Village Food Tour

📍 Greenwich Village, Manhattan

Closed · opens at 11 AM today (NY time)

A 3-hour walking tour with tastings at old-school Village shops, from pizza to cannoli, plus neighborhood history.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

Hours & address

Greenwich Village (exact meeting point sent when you book) · Map

Sun	11 AM–3 PM
Mon	Closed
Tue	Closed
Wed	Closed
Thu	11 AM–3 PM
Fri	11 AM–3 PM
Sat	11 AM–3 PM

Tours start at 11:00, 11:30 or noon and last about 3 hours.

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Francesco's Italian-American Bakery

📍 Hicksville (S Broadway), Long Island

Closed · opens at 7 AM today (NY time)

Family Italian-American bakery of 40+ years: cannoli, sfogliatelle and pastry cases, open late for an after-games dessert.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs

Hours & address

640 S Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801 · Map

Sun	7 AM–8 PM
Mon	7 AM–8 PM
Tue	7 AM–9 PM
Wed	7 AM–9 PM
Thu	7 AM–9 PM
Fri	7 AM–9 PM
Sat	7 AM–9 PM

Sun–Mon 7am–8pm, Tue–Sat 7am–9pm on the official site (checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana (Wooster St)

📍 New Haven, Lower Connecticut

Closed · opens at 11 AM today (NY time)

New Haven-style coal-fired apizza from the 1925 original. A classic stop before or after.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs

Hours & address

157 Wooster St, New Haven, CT 06511 · Map

Sun	11 AM–10 PM
Mon	11 AM–10 PM
Tue	11 AM–10 PM
Wed	11 AM–10 PM
Thu	11 AM–10 PM
Fri	11 AM–10 PM
Sat	11 AM–10 PM

Daily 11am–10pm; walk-in only (official page, checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Johnny's Reef (City Island)

📍 City Island, Bronx

Closed · opens at 11:30 AM today (NY time)

60-year-old seafood shack at the very tip of City Island, with picnic tables on Long Island Sound.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs

Hours & address

2 City Island Ave, Bronx, NY 10464 · Map

Sun	11:30 AM–9:30 PM
Mon	Closed
Tue	Closed
Wed	11:30 AM–9:30 PM
Thu	11:30 AM–9:30 PM
Fri	11:30 AM–10:30 PM
Sat	11:30 AM–10:30 PM

Wed, Thu, Sun 11:30am–9:30pm; Fri–Sat to 10:30pm; closed Mon–Tue. Seasonal: closes for winter after Thanksgiving.

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Krisch's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour (Massapequa)

📍 Massapequa, Long Island

Closed · opens at 11 AM today (NY time)

Old-school ice cream parlour and luncheonette serving Massapequa since the 1920s: homemade ice cream, sundaes and diner plates.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs

Hours & address

11 Central Ave, Massapequa, NY 11758 · Map

Sun	9 AM–9 PM
Mon	12 PM–9 PM
Tue	11 AM–9 PM
Wed	11 AM–9 PM
Thu	11 AM–9 PM
Fri	11 AM–10 PM
Sat	9 AM–10 PM

Mon 12–9pm, Tue–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri 11am–10pm, Sat 9am–10pm, Sun 9am–9pm on the official site (checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Sidewalk Bistro (Piermont)

📍 Piermont (Piermont Ave), Rockland Lower New York

Closed · opens at 12 PM today (NY time)

Classic French bistro in Piermont village with a garden, Wednesday wine nights and Thursday trivia.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs

Hours & address

482 Piermont Ave, Piermont, NY 10968 · Map

Sun	12 PM–9 PM
Mon	Closed
Tue	Closed
Wed	12 PM–10 PM
Thu	12 PM–10 PM
Fri	12 PM–11 PM
Sat	12 PM–11 PM

Wed–Thu noon–10pm, Fri–Sat noon–11pm, Sun noon–9pm; closed Mon–Tue (official site, checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Temptations Cafe & Ice Cream

📍 Nyack, Rockland Lower New York

Closed · opens at 11:30 AM today (NY time)

Nyack's old-school ice cream parlor and cafe with milkshakes, penny candy and local pies.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs

Hours & address

80 1/2 Main St, Nyack, NY 10960 · Map

Sun	12 PM–9 PM
Mon	11:30 AM–9 PM
Tue	11:30 AM–9 PM
Wed	11:30 AM–9 PM
Thu	11:30 AM–9 PM
Fri	11:30 AM–9 PM
Sat	12 PM–9 PM

Kitchen Mon–Fri 11:30am–9pm, Sat–Sun to 9pm; ice cream runs later.

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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White Mana Diner

📍 Jersey City (Tonnelle Ave), New Jersey New Jersey (near NYC)

Closed · opens at 8 AM today (NY time)

Landmark round diner from the 1939 World's Fair, still grilling sliders at the counter.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1 hrs

Hours & address

470 Tonnelle Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307 · Map

Sun	8 AM–11 PM
Mon	8 AM–11 PM
Tue	8 AM–11 PM
Wed	8 AM–11 PM
Thu	8 AM–11 PM
Fri	8 AM–11 PM
Sat	8 AM–11 PM

Daily 8am–11pm (Hudson County tourism page, checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Zero Otto Nove (Arthur Ave)

📍 Belmont (Arthur Ave), Bronx

Closed · opens at 4:30 PM today (NY time)

Salerno-style wood-fired pizza and pasta in a room built to look like an Italian piazza, steps from the Arthur Avenue Retail Market.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 30 min–1.5 hrs

Hours & address

2357 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY 10458 · Map

Sun	1 PM–9 PM
Mon	Closed
Tue	4:30 PM–10 PM
Wed	4:30 PM–10 PM
Thu	4:30 PM–10 PM
Fri	4:30 PM–11 PM
Sat	4:30 PM–11 PM

Dinner Tue–Thu 4:30–10pm, Fri–Sat 4:30–11pm, Sun 1–9pm; closed Mon (Belmont BID listing, checked Oct 26, 2026).

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Institute of Culinary Education (recreational classes)

📍 Battery Park City, Manhattan

Closed · check hours (NY time)

Hands-on cooking classes at a real culinary school. You cook in teams, then sit down to eat what you made.

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⏱ Est. time spent: 2–3 hrs

Hours & address

225 Liberty St (Brookfield Place), New York, NY 10281 · Map

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Classes run on scheduled dates and times; see the class calendar.

Hours and prices from the business's own site, checked Oct 24–25, 2026. Confirm before you go.

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Alkemy Ice Cream (Huntington)

BAR (New Haven)

Confetti Ristorante (Piermont)

Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern (Port Richmond)

Egidio Pastry Shop (Arthur Ave)

Elysian Cafe (Hoboken, since 1895)

Enzo's of Arthur Avenue

Foods of NY: Greenwich Village Food Tour

Francesco's Italian-American Bakery

Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana (Wooster St)

Johnny's Reef (City Island)

Krisch's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour (Massapequa)

Sidewalk Bistro (Piermont)

Temptations Cafe & Ice Cream

White Mana Diner

Zero Otto Nove (Arthur Ave)

Institute of Culinary Education (recreational classes)

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