Victorian Lake Oasis
Callicoon seen from the Delaware River bridge, Main Street buildings below a wooded hill.

Callicoon, then back to the lake

A Delaware River town for market mornings, a good meal and independent Main Street stops.

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Food

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Black Walnut

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A small seasonal restaurant and mercantile on Lower Main Street, often named first by locals asked where to eat in Callicoon. Book ahead on weekends.

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Callicoon Caffè

Breakfast all day beside the Delaware: Belgian waffles, pancakes, omelettes and Greek plates like souvlaki and gyros, with river views.

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Callicoon Farmers' Market

A Sunday market with more than twenty vendors, including bakeries, maple syrup, local farms and Sullivan County wineries and distilleries.

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Drinks

Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery

A hilltop orchard and cidery with long valley views. Order a cider flight and some locally sourced plates and plan to stay a while.

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Callicoon Brewing Co.

A brewpub in the renovated Olympia Hotel overlooking the river, with New York State beer and cider on tap and a dog-friendly porch.

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Callicoon Wine Merchant & Tapas Bar

A wood-paneled wine bar and shop pouring by the glass alongside seasonal small plates.

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Pollinator Spirits

A hillside barn distillery making small-batch gin and vodka with local botanicals, with a tasting room on Upper Main Street.

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Culture

Callicoon Theater

The oldest continually operating movie theater in the Catskills, a single screen with a glowing marquee on Upper Main Street.

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Callicoon Depot and the bridge

The 1890s Erie Railroad station is becoming the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway visitor center. Walk across the Callicoon Bridge into Pennsylvania for the view.

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Skinner's Falls

Clear water and river rock just down the Delaware, a local favorite for summer swimming and watching the river.

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Shopping

Spruce Home Goods

Kitchen gadgets, blankets, culinary gifts and British snacks, plus a cheese and coffee counter, down the alley off Main Street.

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Black Walnut mercantile

Homeware from the team behind the Farmhouse Project, in the same space as the restaurant.

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Main Street, then the river

The white exterior and porch of the Western Hotel in Callicoon.
The Western Hotel in Callicoon.

Questions, answered

Local favorites include Black Walnut for dinner, Callicoon Caffè for breakfast by the river and Callicoon Brewing Co. for a casual pub meal. Seminary Hill pairs cider with locally sourced food.

Callicoon is known for its Delaware River setting, Sunday farmers market, historic single-screen theater, cidery and compact independent Main Street.

Victorian Lake Oasis is an entire three-bedroom house for up to eight on Lake Huntington, with a private shoreline and full kitchen.

Make the lake your base for the weekend

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