A Banner Year for New Businesses in Beacon
And a peek at what’s coming in 2026
The east end of Main Street, Beacon, fall 2025.
2025 was a banner year in Beacon, NY as an eclectic mix of new businesses swept in, each adding a new dimension and a fresh perspective to Main Street. Luxe, home goods shops, curated vintage fashion, modern wellness outposts, cannabis dispensaries, and intimate, lively performance spaces all claimed their corners. That’s not to mention a healthy new crop of places to eat and drink.
These arrivals are collectively helping to solidify the city’s reputation as a top destination in the Hudson Valley. This roundup should be a handy guide for the next time you’re planning a day out on our vibrant, much-loved, mile-long Main Street.
Now There’s Even More Retail Destinations To Enjoy
Lily & Marigold Home + Design (163 Main Street) and The Floral Society (161 Main Street), arrived this spring on the west end of Main Street, both opening within a few days of each other. These two new lifestyle and home goods shops are perfect if you’re looking for finishing touches to a room. If you prefer to create a beautiful space from scratch since Lily + Marigold Home + Design founders, Jess and Mary, are also interior designers who can guide you through the process. And lovers of nature and natural elements will particularly enjoy exploring The Floral Society.
Including Vintage Fashion, & Accessories
Beacon has long been home to a great mix of top vintage and thrift shops. 2025 saw two more new vintage locations come to Main Street, making Beacon a must-visit destination for those who love discovering thrifty one-of-a-kind-pieces. With at least 11 vintage, consignment, and antique stores on Main Street, thrifters should plan for a full day of foraging.
MOD Hudson Valley opened at 171 Main Street (Beetle & Fred’s former space) in early summer. Specializing in handpicked vintage from around the around, MOD Hudson Valley has an impressive vintage denim collection as well as curated apparel and accessories from across the decades. MOD Hudson Valley comes to Beacon from its former popular location in Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Loose Ends (457 Main Street), which quietly opened this summer, is Beacon’s newest spot for vintage clothing and accessories. Cool kids looking for a 1960’s USPS leather mail bag or a 1940’s plaid wool Mackinaw jacket should explore this creatively curated store.
More Fashion & Accessories
Lovers of global, handcrafted fashion will appreciate Soul + Culture (430 Main Street) which popped up in September and landed in its permanent location a few weeks later. The store offers handmade jewelry, bags, hats, cashmere scarves, dresses, and children’s clothing from around the world. And Yali Lewis’s Lewis & Pine—whose first location is at the west end of Main Street (133 Main Street)—opened her second location on the east end (520 Main Street) in early November. This beautiful double storefront is home to Yali’s expansive jewelry collection and an art supply store. It will eventually include a small gallery as well.
Expanding Edibles & Smokes Destinations
In addition to LotusWorks Wellness, which opened in 2024, Hudson Valley Jane (544 Main Street) and The Station both opened this year, offering edibles, pre-rolls, concentrates, and vaporizers. Hudson Valley Jane—a “Farm to Main” dispensary—grows its own cannabis using state-of-the-art technology. Cigar On Main (288 Main Street) recently moved from the space now occupied by Lewis & Pine’s new location. (We love seeing how these businesses move around, gravitating to the space that works best for them.) This new location sells premium cigars and vapes, and occupies two floors with a lounge and big screens.
New Spots to eat and drink
Fans of the Kitchen Sink Supper Club watched with bated breath when its owners closed it only to reopen several months later as Beacon Quality Eats, a NYC-style deli sandwich shop where everything is cooked from scratch. The reinvented space at 157 Main Street offers classic sandos like roast beef, pastrami and rye, carnitas burrito, and even tasty veggie options. Plus, there’s several delicious handmade frozen options to take home—like the mouthwateringly good veggie lasagna—for those nights when cooking seems like a task too far.
Estilo Y Vino (173 Main Street) opened in February 2025, bringing an assortment of elegant international wines, small bites, and upbeat live music to Beacon.
Since opening in summer, Mana Potion Tabletop (192 Main Street) has become something of a local destination for special game events. Walk past any evening during opening hours and you’ll see a gaggle of gamers deep in concentration. In addition to gamer-related merch, they also sell specialty coffees to brew at home with names like Bard’s Ballad, Orc Grog, and Sleeping Dragon.
Lores Café (249 Main Street) opened early in 2025. This sweet little spot, whose entrance is just off Main Street, serves house made Albanian and Balkan sweet and savory treats, and is a destination for a quick coffee, a catch-up with friends, or even lunch.
British-themed restaurant, Moreish at 207 Main Street.
Moreish originally opened in the Hudson Valley Food Hall in March 2024, serving classic English greats like the Full English Breakfast (both traditional and veggie), sausage rolls, bangers & mash, and sweet favorites including Bakewell tarts. It proved so popular that English chef Michael Johnson and his wife Shay Aponte took a leap of faith and decided to open their own restaurant at 207 Main Street. This popular, more elevated Brit dining experience offers a Sunday Roast with Yorkshire puddings, afternoon tea, a delicious tofu masala curry, a ploughman’s lunch, and toad in the hole. If you’ve never tried thin, wispy, and light English-style pancakes, don’t miss out because this might be the only spot in the Hudson Valley to get them. Plus, Sunday, December 7th is the last day of the year to enjoy a Sunday Roast there. So you might want to book in advance to guarantee a seating.
The much-anticipated Dave the Butcher—owned by husband-and-wife team, Dave and Melissa—opened its doors in the former Homespun spot at 232 Main Street at the beginning of July. This whole animal butcher shop, café, and European-style market is open for business six days a week (currently closed Tuesdays, as of this writing), and Dave the Butcher’s food and drink don’t disappoint. The café is open for lunch six days a week, and for dinner on Fridays and Saturdays (no reservations). Plus, they now offer BBQ Sundays.
Back in spring, Vincent’s Eat-Paint-Love Bourbon Bar opened at 331 Main Street, transforming the former art workshop space into a popular bar, serving a variety of bourbons, cocktails and fine wine.
The Wild Kitchen & Bar (416 Main Street) opened early this summer to much fanfare. Serving lunch and dinner seven days a week, the restaurant’s emphasis is on local farm to table dishes and ingredients from its own farm, Titusville Farm (which also sells its produce at Beacon Farmers Market on Sundays). With a blend of vegetarian dishes and responsibly sourced fish and meats, this elevated dining spot also ensures everything on the menu is gluten-free.
The Piggy Bank 2.0 (446 Main Street) returned earlier this year to the same building Beacon’s beloved original Piggy Bank occupied before closing more than 15 years ago. This popular new iteration delivers its own take on BBQ along with Southern food staples and Hudson Valley seasonal specials.
Finally, lovers of the mystical will be happy to know Moon, Serpent & Bone—an oddities and curiosities shop, café, and sometimes night market—opened in KuBe Art Center at 211 Fishkill Avenue in June. Now you can explore cosmic and metaphysical tools and gifts at your leisure with a cup of something hot and a sweet treat.
New Spots For Crafts & The Creative
Dedicated to keeping materials out of landfill, Second Wave Supplies (333 Fishkill Avenue) is a thrift store for arts and crafts supplies that opened in early spring. Whether for kids or adults, Second Wave Supplies sells a wide range of materials such as pottery tools, wreath materials, slide projectors, label makers, buttons, and much, much more. Also at 333 Fishkill Avenue is That Creative Space which offers creative workshops like cold-process soap making, Japanese Decoden, collage, and more. There’s also a membership program for shared studio space for artists, makers, and creative enthusiasts.
Silica Studios 845—Beacon’s first large scale public pottery studio—moved from the west end of Main Street to KuBe Art Center (211 Fishkill Avenue) earlier this year. Here you can enjoy pottery making at the studio or book a pottery party at the venue of your choosing, even at home if you like! There are also memberships for anyone serious about the craft. Kilonova—a woodworking studio at 12 Tioronda Avenue—opened in August 2025 and sells artful tables, trays, and home furnishing crafted with a range of woods and colorful epoxy.
Fitness, Wellness, and Lifestyle Services
No fewer than five fitness and wellness studios opened on Main Street this year, each with a unique offering.
Alchemy (418 Main Street) is a wellness center that blends ancient practices and wisdom with modern wellness. Enjoy yoga, steam and sauna, and a range of mind and body services in a super luxe setting. RE:FORM LAB is new to Beacon but not to the Hudson Valley. Hailing from Warwick, NY, RE:FORM LAB is a pilates and barre studio with a pristine open plan space in the heart of Main Street. While it’s been in Beacon since 2017, ROC Pilates moved in early fall into a welcoming and intimate space at 234 Main Street. Here you can opt for mat, Reformer, and Tower classes as well as private lessons. Feel Good Fitness (301 Main Street) offers a wide range of group fitness classes including HIIT, boxing, spin, and personal training. They’ve also just opened a sauna to help cure the winter blues. Mountain Stream Budo (340 Main Street), a martial arts school, came to Beacon this fall offering karate, kobudo, jujitsu, and iaido. Mountain Stream Budo is apparently the only martial arts school in New York State that offers all four arts under one roof.
Lifestyle Services
Beacon’s newest salon and barber concept, The Chisel at 155 Main Street.
We had a hunch The Chisel would fit right into Beacon’s pace and vibe when we introduced it on the blog back in early October. And they certainly have. This new salon and barber concept offers all hair services, including the recent introduction of coloring. Owner Richard Corio comes with an impressive resumé, having trained with hair A-listers including Oribe, Garren, and Sally Hershberger.
Vivash Medical Spa (249 Main Street) hails from Mahopac, NY and arrived in Beacon earlier this year. This spa combines modern medicine with holistic treatments, and offers a wide range of services from injectables, facial treatments, laser hair removal, and medical weight loss management.
178 Browtique (178 Main Street) is a beauty salon that quietly opened in mid-October, replacing the west end location of Tibet Tree of Life (the east end Tibet Tree of Life location is still there). Services at 178 Browtique include eyebrow threading, waxing, and Ayurvedic facial services. Plus, there’s plenty of Himalayan accessories to explore.
Finally, we’ve grouped the fall opening of Madam Brett Social Club (420 Main Street) under new Lifestyle Services since being a member of a club is certainly a lifestyle choice. Discover more here.
Introducing New Performance Venues
Savage Wonder, a major new arts center, opened in spring at the imposing former Mechanics Savings Bank (139 Main Street). This stunning space currently features a basement art gallery, a theater space called The Parlor, and a cozy, speakeasy-style bar called The Grape Rebellion. With a calendar bursting with performances, Savage Wonder offers readings, improv, live music, and more in this unique space. Plans include a main theater on the first floor along with two smaller theaters. Created by its dynamic founder Christopher Paul Meyer, Savage Wonder is a non-profit with a mission to showcase performing and visual arts created by military veterans, first responder veterans, and their immediate family members.
One of Beacon’s newest performance spaces, Saint Rita’s Music Room, 85 Eliza Street.
Saint Rita’s Music Room (85 Eliza Street) is a charming, charismatic music venue that opened in early fall. Looking like an old-fashioned cabaret club, with a twinkly starlit stage, dark velvet curtains, and candles on every table, Saint Rita’s Music Room oozes atmosphere and character. The fact that it sits in the former music room of the old Beacon High School at KuBe Art Center adds extra nostalgic appeal. Expect genre-defying music across the spectrum and more.
NEW in 2026
And there’s more. Happily, it looks like we’ll continue to see new openings in 2026.
The team behind the deservedly popular Wappingers Falls Mexican restaurant, Casa Ortega, is coming to Beacon with Tlahco Taqueria at the former Tito Santana (142 Main Street) spot. This will be the second location for the colorful Tlahco Taqueria. The first is in Pleasant Valley. Expect authentic and tasty street food.
There’s more inviting international food heading our way in the form of Masa & Mezcal (305 Main Street) which will serve traditional artisan Mexican cooking and street tacos with a modern twist along with craft mezcal. As big fans of authentic Mexican cuisine, we’re especially looking forward to these two openings.
Formerly in Bloomingdale, NJ, Retro Froyo is a 1970s’ themed self-serve frozen yogurt shop that takes the place of Posh Beacon at 412 Main Street. The space looks like a cross between a 1970s diner and someone’s colorful vintage-styled living room. The owners are shooting for a January opening, so get ready for frozen desserts in frozen temperatures! Vegans will be happy to hear there’ll be dairy-free froyo on the menu.
Plus, local entrepreneurs should note some key Beacon locations that are either for sale or rent, not yet completed, recently sold, or will be available soon. These include the very special Hudson Beacon Glass (162 Main Street) which is for sale as a going concern. There’s also the stunning building that houses Chase Bank (404 Main Street), which closes this month, and the Mase, Hook, and Ladder building at 425 Main Street which is reported to become a residential and commercial mix space (with a bookshop coming soon). Then there’s 6,000 square feet of brand-new commercial space at 2 Cross Street which will be available in spring or summer 2026. Plans for 300 Main Street—currently home to a kids’ popup play space called Up In The Clouds— is currently in review with the City of Beacon Planning Board but is destined to become more retail locations. There are also three commercial spots between Moreish (207 Main Street) and Little King (199 Main Street), one of which is likely to open very soon. 480 Main Street also is currently vacant. Watch this space for more news.
Main Street Businesses We Said Farewell To (For The Time Being At Least!)
Tito Santana (142 Main Street); Stella’s Fine Market (155 Main Street); Ember & Grain (305 Main Street); Rite Aid (320 Main Street); Posh Beacon (412 Main Street); Bikeway Bicycles (430 Main Street); The Studio @ Beacon (301 Main Street); and REfill REstore (480 Main Street).
29 New Businesses & Five Relocations
All in all, this adds up to a mind-blowing 29 (at least!) new businesses that opened in Beacon during 2025, plus five businesses relocating to prime spots on Main Street. And we’ll be sure to add the new businesses that open in 2026 to our Shop and Eat & Drink Directories and continue to share updates in the coming months.
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