"In recent years, Hudson has become a town where you can’t step outside without spending $50 on a candle. So we’re all the more appreciative of places like Backbar, where you can roll in with a group of friends without booking a reservation weeks in advance or spending $100 per person. It’s easy to make a meal out of Southeast Asian small plates like chicken lemongrass dumplings and sweet chili cauliflower wings on the spacious outdoor patio, but you could also camp out inside with a smoky mezcal slushee to watch whatever movie is being projected onto the wall. They host events all the time, which means you might even stumble into a “bring your own backgammon” night." - chanize thorpe, anne cruz, keith hernandez
Anne Cruz