Sweet spots of the Catskills
If there’s one place where a line is not only totally acceptable, but also makes you more likely to go there, it’s an ice cream stand. Pick any sunny summer day in the Catskills and there will be lines wrapping around the corner at more than a few. The same can be said for a Catskills bakery. When the sweet aroma of freshly baked cinnamon rolls starts to waft down main street, you have no choice but to join the queue.
Sundaes worth the scroll in Bloomingburg
Bloomingburg’s Quickway Twin Cone is the kind of place where followers stalk social media, eagerly awaiting the next post announcing new soft-serve flavors. It’s also the home of the famed Apple Pie Parfait. Take a second and picture it. Got it? Let’s see if it matches this description:
Vanilla soft serve with layers of hot apple topping, hot caramel, crushed graham crackers topped with whipped cream and an apple cider donut from Stonehenge Farm Market.
Yes, Quickway is on Instagram – @twincone. You’re welcome.
Baked local, year-round love in Callicoon
Once a Sullivan County farmers market season staple, Country Road Bakery made the jump to year-round yumminess in downtown Callicoon in the fall of 2024. Roll on in for locally sourced, gluten- and nut-free baked goods made from scratch in their celiac-safe kitchen. Or find their delicious goods at other local spots like The Herbal Scoop in Narrowsburg or Cuppie Cake Desserts in Jeffersonville. Word is, their flaky, fluffy biscuits, made with a custom blend of flours, cream and spices, are a home run in any season. But you’ll have to be the judge of that.
Whimsy meets Main Street in Liberty
While you can absolutely skip straight to the sweets, it’s a well-known fact that they taste even better after a meal, especially breakfast, lunch or brunch at Floyd & Bobos in Liberty. This main street bakery and snack shack is filled with Catskill whimsy that perfectly matches the creative, colorful treats inside. As one visitor put it, “Floyd & Bobos is the kind of place that represents what a Main Street is all about.”
Nature, nurture and cream in the Catskills
Doing things right takes time, but the fruits of your labor is a product that reflects the very soil it’s grown from. Bethel Creamery, a family-owned kosher and certified organic dairy farm in Swan Lake, understands that deeply. It’s what happens when the owner, Rabbi Franklin, is also a wildlife biologist. The result? Handcrafted yogurts and cheeses straight from the land itself—whether you pick them up from the creamery’s farm stand or a Peck’s Market location throughout the Sullivan Catskills. When you hear people say, “Trust me, it’s worth the drive,” they’re talking about places like these.
