518 Food

The never-ending quest for the best pizza in New York is over according to one highly-regarded magazine.

A legendary Capital Region waterhole is coming back to life under new ownership.

The chef-owner of a popular Latham eatery is getting ready to open another Capital Region restaurant.

A Capital Region favorite has officially wrapped up a legendary run of 51 years in business.

Eight years ago, a popular restaurant in Watervliet closed its doors. Papa's Corner Restaurant on Broadway has stayed vacant until now. A restaurant in Cohoes will be moving in soon.

A fried chicken favorite has opened its 7th Capital Region location.

Say it ain't so! A Capital Region favorite has closed it's last local eatery.

There are some amazing barbeque restaurants throughout the Capital Region. Here is a ranked list according to Yelp of the top pitmasters in our area. Try and look at this list without getting hungry! Each has outstanding reviews.

We've tallied up your votes to determine the best restaurants for fried chicken in the Capital Region.

After its May opening was pushed back, a Capital Region rest area is once again offering eats and more to Thruway travelers.

What is the best way to enjoy the last weekend of summer in the Capital Region? Ice cream!

It is time to go on an Upstate New York carbo-load! The state's best, fresh-baked bread is right here in the Captial Region.

Several celebrities have opened their own celebrity 'ghost' kitchens, with 5 big ones operating right here in the Capital Region.

This legendary fast food joint first opened in 1959 and was sold last year after the previous owner ran it for forty-four years. Now it has been sold to a new owner.

Hear the heartfelt story of how two college sweethearts are opening up a new Tex Mex Restaurant and Barbecue Joint right here in Upstate NY!

New York is known for great food festivals, and the best of the best is right in Albany's backyard.

Mother's Day is this Sunday and we have compiled a list of many of the places in the Capital Region having special brunch or dinner menus. Make your plans now to treat Mom special this Sunday.

There is a new and unique asian restaurant opening soon in Schenectady County. This will be the sixth Capital Region restaurant for owner Briana Lin.

There is a certain 'old school' burger chain that just keeps expanding across the Capital Region. Just last week they announced they would open a fourth location and now we find out that a fifth location is not too far behind.

There is a legendary Irish restaurant and bar in Schenectady that suddenly closed. But wait, it may not be the last we hear of Pinhead Susan's.

There is a local burger chain that has a few locations around the Capital Region and is about to open its fourth in just two years.

A local seafood restaurant with two locations in the Capital Region is getting ready to film an episode of "America's Best Restaurants." After following the restaurant online, the producers reached out to see if the owner would be interested in the YouTube show highlighting the eatery.

It was a modest beginning for an ice cream business in Troy. They started as an ice cream cart welded together from old bed frames before opening their storefront in 2017. Now they are expanding their business in hopes to have a production facility soon.

It was a staple in the Goose Hill neighborhood of Schenectady for thirty-four years and then last summer it closed. Many thought it was for good, but a family member stepped up and she has reopened the beloved Italian deli.

Many businesses have been struggling after the pandemic, and most have been restaurants. The pandemic claims another one, this time in Albany County.

The second location of this popular and delicious modern soul food restaurant in Albany has been delayed since September 2022. But this weekend, the wait is over. Kitchen 216 will officially open its second Albany location.

It's almost ready! The much anticipated first Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in the Capital Region, outside of the airport, is almost complete.

Griff and Amanda Rees, a brother-sister franchise team, have opened up their second location of this popular sandwich chain. Their original store has been open for over eight years in Guilderland.

We all know there are plenty of chain restaurants throughout the Capital Region. Now there is a chain of cookie stores that will add three locations. The first Crumbl Cookies will open next week.

A bakery that had been a staple on Route 9 in Warren County has officially closed and is selling its contents to make way for a WellNow Urgent Care. After forty years, Gambles Bakery is no longer. But you can buy a piece of the bakery.