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Apple cider donuts
Altamont Orchards · Altamont
Bakery: cider donuts, pies, breads, pastries
Farm market: weekdays 9:30am–6pm; weekends 9:30am–5pm.
Last checked Sep 20, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Lakeside Farms · Ballston Lake
Fresh-pressed cider — apple cider donuts
Open 7 days 7:30am–5pm. Gift Shoppe listed separately 9am–5pm. Apple Barn seasonal fall retail.
Last checked Oct 9, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Mourningkill Farm and Bake Shop · Ballston Spa
Cider donuts listed
Bake-to-order: pies Mon/Wed/Fri. Tea breads Tue and/or Wed. Fall: apples, pumpkins, squash from apple barn when available. Cash/local check only. 518-885-6166.
Last checked Sep 30, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Smith's Orchard Bake Shop · Ballston Spa
Bake shop: homemade fruit pies, apple cider doughnuts
Fall hours: Mon 9–6; closed Tue; Wed–Sat 9–6; Sun 9–4. Call 518-882-6598 for pies/donuts orders.
Last checked Sep 20, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Fo'Castle Farm Country Store · Burnt Hills
Cider donuts
Country store + Lunch Thyme Tue–Sat 11am–3pm. Call for orchard/store hours.
Last checked Sep 20, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
J. L. Knight & Son Family Farm · Burnt Hills
Cider donuts
2026 season open: Wed–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–4pm. Cider donuts Fri & Sat. Call orchard store for varieties in stock. 518-399-5174.
Last checked Sep 23, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Stanton's Feura Farm · Feura Bush
Columbus Day Weekend Oct 10–12 11–5: apple/pumpkin/berry picking, hay rides, mazes, cider donuts
Fall U-Pick at Feura Farm: Saturdays, Sundays & Columbus Day 11am–5pm. Midweek PYO closed Cash or check only. Sister retail Our Family's Harvest: Tue–Sat 10am–6pm, closed Sun/Mon. Call 518-768-2344.
Last checked Oct 9, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Sand Flats Orchard · Fonda
Apples / cider / donuts / fall attractions typically offered in season
Sep & Oct: Mon–Fri 9am–6pm; Sat–Sun 9am–5pm.
Last checked Sep 20, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Bellinger's Orchard · Fultonville
Cider donuts listed
Open daily 9am–5pm for PYO apples. 685 Argersinger Rd, Fultonville. 922-8558.
Last checked Oct 9, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Rogers Family Orchards · Johnstown
Cider donuts and baked goods
Open 7 days a week, 10am–5pm. 518-762-8736.
Last checked Sep 28, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Lakeview Orchard · Mayfield
Cider donuts listed
Official site: Mon–Tue & Thu–Sun 9am–4pm; Wednesday CLOSED. Phone 518-613-4070. Stand + bakery open for the season.
Last checked Oct 9, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Bowman Orchards · Rexford
Cider donuts listed
Farm hours daily 9am–5pm. Farmers Wagon: M–F 9–5:30, Sat–Sun 9–5. Weekends: food truck 11–4:30, rides 10–5.
Last checked Oct 9, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Riverview Orchards · Rexford
Cider donuts, homemade pies, bakery
September–December 2026: 7 days a week 9–6 pm store hours.
Last checked Oct 9, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Sunnyside Gardens · Saratoga Springs
Fresh cider donuts & bakery concessions
Daily 8:30am–5:00pm Jul 1–Oct 31. Fall Festival / pumpkin patch from last Saturday of September through Halloween free admission; pay for rides/activities. 345 Church St, Saratoga Springs. 518-584-1034.
Last checked Sep 30, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Saratoga Apple · Schuylerville
Apple cider donuts daily year-round
9AM–6PM daily year-round. 2026 PYO during harvest months. 1174 Route 29, Schuylerville.
Last checked Oct 9, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Golden Harvest Farms · Valatie
Cider donuts / bakery daily
Roadstand 9am–6pm daily year-round Harvest Smokehouse 11:30am–6pm Thu–Mon, Fridays until 7pm Harvest Spirits 11am–6pm daily; live music Friday evenings.
Last checked Oct 9, 2026 · Call ahead
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Apple cider donuts
Arnold's Farm Fresh Produce · West Charlton
Cider donuts listed
Mid-May through late November, 10am–6pm daily. 1319 Sacandaga Road, West Charlton. 518-705-4625.
Last checked Sep 23, 2026 · Call ahead
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Cob pizza (and a parmesan tomato pie)
DC's Pizza & Catering · Albany
Its online slice menu lists cob pizza with the mozzarella under the sauce, plus a separate tomato pie.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Detroit-style pizza
Korner Bar & Grille · Albany
An 8-inch Detroit square: brick-cheese blend to the crispy edges, San Marzano tomato on top.
Closed Mondays (official site)
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Brooklyn Cob
Paesan's Pizza · Albany
Paesan's own product page: provolone on the bottom, marinara on top. Ask for it in the shop; it's listed on delivery menus.
Last checked Aug 31, 2026 · Call ahead
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Brooklyn Cob
Paesan's Pizza · Albany
Paesan's own product page: provolone on the bottom, marinara on top. Ask for it in the shop; it's listed on delivery menus.
Last checked Aug 31, 2026 · Call ahead
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Upside Down Gourmet Pizza
Eddie & Mario's · Clifton Park
A Sicilian square with mozzarella on the bottom and tomato sauce on top, per its menu.
Last checked May 28, 2026 · Call ahead
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COB pizza
Red Front Restaurant · Clifton Park
Same cheese-on-bottom house pie as Troy, in round, square or sheet cuts.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays (official menu page)
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Upside-down pizza
Yetty's Pizza · Herkimer
Utica-style: cheese straight on the dough, sauce on top. The shop calls it its signature.
Last checked May 28, 2026 · Call ahead
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Brooklyn Cob
Paesan's Pizza · Latham
Paesan's own product page: provolone on the bottom, marinara on top. Ask for it in the shop; it's listed on delivery menus.
Last checked Aug 31, 2026 · Call ahead
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Tomato pie
Roma Sausage & Deli · New Hartford
The second Roma shop, same tomato pie.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Brooklyn Cob
Paesan's Pizza · Rensselaer
Paesan's own product page: provolone on the bottom, marinara on top. Ask for it in the shop; it's listed on delivery menus.
Last checked Aug 31, 2026 · Call ahead
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Upside-down pizza
Big Jay's Pizzeria · Rome
Fresh mozzarella on the bottom, sauce on top, sold by name as Upside Down Pizza.
Last checked May 28, 2026 · Call ahead
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Brooklyn Cob
Paesan's Pizza · Rotterdam
Paesan's own product page: provolone on the bottom, marinara on top. Ask for it in the shop; it's listed on delivery menus.
Last checked Aug 31, 2026 · Call ahead
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Grandpa's Favorite
Caputo's Pizzeria · Saratoga Springs
Official menu: square thin crust with mozzarella, garlic and oil, and the sauce on top.
Last checked Sep 7, 2026 · Call ahead
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Detroit-style pizza
Walt & Whitman Brewing · Saratoga Springs
A Detroit-style section on the brewery's own food menu.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Square upside-down pizza
West Avenue Pizzeria · Saratoga Springs
The pizzeria's menu page: classic Sicilian with mozzarella on the bottom and tomato sauce on top.
Last checked Sep 7, 2026 · Call ahead
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Tomato pie
West Avenue Pizzeria · Saratoga Springs
Sauce, grated parmesan and olive oil, listed separately from the upside-down square.
Last checked Sep 7, 2026 · Call ahead
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Tomato pie
Civitello's Italian Pastry Shoppe · Schenectady
Same block as Perreca's. The official menu lists tomato pie Tuesday through Saturday.
Tomato pie listed Tue–Sat (official menu)
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Tomato pie
Perreca's Bakery · Schenectady
Schenectady's Little Italy bakery square: tomato-forward, room temperature, no mozzarella blanket.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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COB pizza
Red Front Restaurant · Troy
The menu says it plainly: thick-sliced mozzarella on the dough first, homemade sauce on top. The Troy original.
Closed Mondays (official menu page)
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Upside-down pizza
O'Scugnizzo Pizzeria · Utica
A day-trip pie: Utica's upside-down pizza from a pizzeria open since 1914.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Tomato pie
Roma Sausage & Deli · Utica
Utica bakery-deli tomato pie. Morning hours, and it often sells out.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Grandma pizza
Anthony's by Romo's · Voorheesville
A grandma square on the printed menu, from the same kitchen as the Gracie Pie.
Last checked Aug 31, 2026 · Call ahead
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Original Gracie Pie
Anthony's by Romo's · Voorheesville
Printed menu: “Cheese on bottom, sauce on top,” Romo Square only.
Last checked Aug 31, 2026 · Call ahead
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Cotoletta di vitello alla parmigiana
D'Raymonds · Albany
Veal parm under its Italian name on the official dinner menu.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Veal parmigiana
Delmonico's Italian Steakhouse · Albany
Italian breadcrumbs, marinara and provolone over angel hair (official menu).
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Veal parmigiana
Delmonico's Italian Steakhouse · Clifton Park
Same veal parm as the Wolf Road room, on the Clifton Park menu.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Parmigiana veal
Caffé Italia · Guilderland
One of the “Caffe Classics” on the 2026 dinner menu: a cutlet layered with tomato sauce.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Veal parmigiana
Enzo's Ristorante & Pizza · Kingston
Listed on the official entrées page. The page didn't fully load on the last check, so call first.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Veal parmigiana
Canali's Restaurant · Schenectady
Hand-breaded veal cutlets on the dinner menu of a long-running family restaurant.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Veal parmigiana
Scotti's Italian Restaurant · Schenectady
On the official menu, served with pasta or steamed broccoli.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Veal parmigiana
Zotto's Pine · Troy
Veal cutlet, homemade sauce and melted mozzarella, with rigatoni or spaghetti.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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Veal parmigiana
Valente's Restaurant · Watervliet
Lightly breaded cutlet sautéed in olive oil, topped with mozzarella and house tomato sauce.
Last checked Aug 17, 2026 · Call ahead
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A scoop
Emack & Bolio's · Albany
A scoop shop on Delaware Avenue.
Daily noon-10pm (as listed Sep 14, 2026)
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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Soft serve on a gluten-free cone
The Country Drive-In · Clifton Park
The drive-in's own ice cream menu lists gluten-free cones.
Seasonal drive-in: check it's open
Last checked May 28, 2026 · Call ahead
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Orange sherbet twist
Guptill's · Cohoes
The orange sherbet and vanilla twist at a big summer stand.
Sun–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm (as listed Sep 26, 2026)
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 26, 2026 · Call ahead
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Soft serve
Jim's Tastee-Freez · Delmar
Classic soft serve from a long-running stand.
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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A cone at the dairy bar
Del's Dairy Creme · Kinderhook
Farm-linked ice cream at a roadside dairy bar.
Kinderhook: Mon–Wed 11am–8pm; Thu–Fri 11am–9pm; Sat–Sun 8am–9pm (as listed Sep 26, 2026)
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 26, 2026 · Call ahead
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A creemee
Robo's Creemees & Deli · Loudonville
Vermont-style creemees at a deli counter.
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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Farm-made scoops
Scoups · Loudonville
Scoops made on the farm, per the farm's own page.
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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Soft serve
The Broken Inn · Niskayuna
Soft serve indoors year-round, plus a seasonal outdoor window.
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 26, 2026 · Call ahead
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Soft serve
Martha's Dandee Creme · Queensbury
Soft serve with a rotating flavor board, near the end of its season.
Fall: Sun–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm (as listed Sep 26, 2026)
Season's last day listed as Oct 12, 2026
Last checked Sep 26, 2026 · Call ahead
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Cow-to-cone ice cream
Battenkill Valley Creamery · Salem
Cow-to-cone: the creamery's own milk in the parlor's ice cream. Open year-round.
Ice cream parlor: daily 11:30am-8pm; holiday hours may vary (as listed Sep 14, 2026)
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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House-made ice cream
Farmer's Daughters' Drive-In · Saratoga Springs
A 1964 drive-in that makes its ice cream in house.
Daily 11am-9pm (as listed Sep 14, 2026)
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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Gelato
Saratoga Gelato · Saratoga Springs
Gelato made from scratch on site.
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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Gelato on a gluten-free cone
Saratoga Gelato · Saratoga Springs
House-made gelato; gluten-free cones reported by the shop's listings.
Last checked May 28, 2026 · Call ahead
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Frozen custard
Stella's Creamery · Schenectady
A frozen custard stand. Fall hours shift to weekends, so check first.
Season's last day listed as Oct 31, 2026
Last checked Sep 26, 2026 · Call ahead
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Gelato
Villa Italia · Schenectady
Gelato made on site at an Italian bakery.
Bakery: Mon-Fri 7am-6pm; Sat 8:30am-6pm; Sun 8:30am-2pm (as listed Sep 14, 2026)
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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Farm parlor ice cream
King Brothers Dairy · Schuylerville
A farm parlor scooping ice cream made from the farm's own milk.
Back-to-school farm-store hours: Mon-Sat 9am-8pm; Sun noon-8pm (as listed Sep 14, 2026)
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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Ice cream on a gluten-free cone
Snowman Ice Cream · Troy
Regional press has listed gluten-free cones here (source dated 2020).
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked May 28, 2026 · Call ahead
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Craft ice cream
The Dutch Udder · Troy
Craft ice cream made in the shop's own Cohoes kitchen.
Sun 1pm-8pm; Mon-Tue closed; Wed-Fri 3pm-9pm; Sat 9am-9pm (as listed Sep 14, 2026)
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 14, 2026 · Call ahead
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Hard ice cream or a soft twist
The Snowman · Troy
Hard ice cream, yogurt and sherbet made on the premises, plus a soft-serve twist.
Daily 1pm-9pm (as listed Sep 26, 2026)
Seasonal in many cases: stands close for winter
Last checked Sep 26, 2026 · Call ahead