Albany has 573 places in this guide, including 412 restaurants, 28 quick-service spots, 52 cafes and 80 bars. Bars are the top category at 76, followed by coffee shops and cafes at 52, pizza at 41, sandwiches and delis at 38 and American food at 31.
475 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Dunkin' (13), Subway (12), McDonald's (6) and Starbucks (4).
In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, Albany ranks #15 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.
Food in Albany by cuisine
Bars in Albany
- Restaurant · 32 Dove St
- Restaurant · 942 Broadway
- Bar · 332 S Allen St
- Bar · Chain · 33 New Scotland Avenue
- Bar · 275 Lark St
- Bar · 507 Yates St
Coffee shops and cafes in Albany
- Cafe · Chain · 1400 Washington Avenue
- Cafe · Chain · 141 Washington Avenue Extension WM Store # 2152
- Cafe · 76 N Pearl St
- Cafe · 662 Central Ave
- Cafe · Chain · 204 Lark St
- Cafe · Chain · 1425 Washington Ave
Pizza in Albany
- Restaurant · Pizza · 63 N Lake Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · 420 Madison Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · 485 Delaware Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · 1112 Madison Ave
- Restaurant · Pizza · 51 S Pearl St
- Restaurant · Pizza · 1182 Western Ave
Sandwiches and delis in Albany
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Empire State Plaza
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 1235 Western Ave
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · Chain · 33 New Scotland Ave
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 52 Columbia St
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 58 Morton Ave
- Restaurant · Sandwiches and delis · 192 N Allen St
American in Albany
- Restaurant · American · Latin American · 791 Madison Ave
- Restaurant · American · Latin American · 450 Madison Ave
- Restaurant · American · 144 State St
- Restaurant · American · 25 Chapel St
- Restaurant · American · Latin American · 160 Quail St
- Restaurant · American · Latin American · 579 New Scotland Ave
Bakeries and donuts in Albany
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 418 Madison Ave
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 339 Southern Blvd
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 170 State St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 39 N Pearl St
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · Chain · 50 New Scotland Ave
- Restaurant · Bakeries and donuts · 16 Picotte Dr
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