Late-Night Eats
Yonkers — New York’s Fourth City on the NYC Border, with Six Licensed Dispensaries
Yonkers is New York’s fourth-largest city, NYC-border, with six licensed dispensaries and a genuinely broad neighborhood-by-neighborhood dining map. A guide for adults 21+.
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Yonkers Fits on a Page
Yonkers is the fourth-largest city in New York State. It sits directly north of the Bronx, Metro-North Hudson Line runs through it, and the population is large and diverse enough that the dining map is neighborhood-by-neighborhood — Irish-American pubs on McLean Avenue, Mexican and Central American kitchens on South Broadway, Polish on Yonkers Avenue, and the revived downtown / Getty Square scene stretched along the Hudson.
Six licensed cannabis dispensaries operate in the city. For adults 21+, whether you live in Yonkers, are passing through on 87 or Metro-North, or are visiting the Kawasaki-powered Sugar Hill Bakery side of the Getty Square redevelopment, this is the cannabis-and-dining map.
Where to Buy
Yonkers has six state-licensed cannabis dispensaries as of 2026:
The shops are distributed across the city — Getty Square downtown, Yonkers Avenue eastside, the McLean Ave corridor. Verify any shop's license via the OCM QR-code system at cannabis.ny.gov. See our licensed vs unlicensed guide.
Neighborhood by Neighborhood
McLean Avenue — The Irish Corridor
McLean Avenue runs along the Bronx border and is Yonkers' densest concentration of Irish-American pubs. Rory Dolan's is the institution, serious Guinness, reliable kitchen, packed on Gaelic-football Sundays. Rambling House next door matches the vibe. Dinner and a pint after a dispensary stop, in the McLean mode.
South Broadway — The Latin Corridor
South Broadway is Yonkers' Mexican-and-Central-American spine. El Tenampa is the tortas-and-tacos anchor. Los Andes handles the Colombian half. Late-kitchen, family-run, cash-friendly. The culinary counterpoint to McLean's pub scene.
Getty Square — The Downtown Revival
The downtown Getty Square area has been the focus of Yonkers' recent arts-and-dining revival, anchored by the Hudson Riverfront, the Philipse Manor Hall historic site (a 1682 colonial house, the oldest surviving house in Yonkers), and a growing cluster of restaurants and a brewery or two. Yonkers Brewing Company runs a proper beer-and-food kitchen just south of downtown; Zuppa Restaurant has been the Getty-Square anchor for Italian for nearly two decades.
Riverside — The Hudson-Facing Options
The Yonkers waterfront has slowly become usable. Joe's Pizza (the one Yonkers-famous slice shop), X20 on the river (upscale waterfront dining, prix-fixe on weekends), and the Riverfront Library district make a walkable-after-dinner zone.
After 10 PM
Most kitchens close by 10 on weeknights, 11 on weekends. Late-night options:
- McLean Avenue pubs carry limited kitchens until 11 or midnight on weekends — Rory Dolan's, Rambling House.
- 24-hour diners are accessible via the Thruway: The Tuck Room, The Country Diner on Central.
- Ridge Hill (Yonkers' big lifestyle center), some of the chains run later weekend hours.
The NYC-Border Context
Because Yonkers sits directly on the NYC border, a significant share of Yonkers dispensary traffic is New York City residents making the short trip north for the tax-advantaged legal market. Metro-North Hudson Line takes 25 minutes from Grand Central; 1 and 4 trains to the Bronx border make the last mile a walk. Be aware:
- Cannabis cannot cross state lines (federal law), but crossing within New York is legal.
- Cannabis cannot be consumed on Metro-North, subway, or in any of the stations.
- New York state law prohibits cannabis consumption on state-owned land and in public spaces.
For first-timers at a Yonkers dispensary, see our first dispensary visit guide and how to read a cannabis product label.
Compliance, Quickly
- 21+ only, licensed shops only. Verify via cannabis.ny.gov.
- No consumption on the street, on riverfront paths, or in parks.
- No consumption on Metro-North, in stations, or on platforms.
- No consumption in cars, driver or passenger.
- Start low, go slow on edibles.
Where to Go Next
- White Plains late-night food guide
- Peekskill artist-revival guide
- Tarrytown + Sleepy Hollow weekend guide
- Nyack + Piermont riverside weekend guide
- 24-hour diners in the Hudson Valley
This is a dining guide for adults 21+. Cannabis is legal in New York for adults 21+; consumption rules apply. Always verify current cannabis laws at cannabis.ny.gov.