What I love about Troy is that the local businesses are so different from what you see elsewhere in the Capital Region. It’s not like a new restaurant opens, and that’s it. It feels like whenever something opens in Troy, it’s an experience.
I recently went to Emry’s Garden for a friend’s bachelorette party. In 2023, Troy Beer Garden changed its name and overall vibe to Emry’s Garden.
When you walk in, it feels like you’re going to have a dinner in your bestie’s backyard surrounded by the beautiful garden they’ve worked so hard on. Even though the restaurant is a pretty open concept, the plants in the space does give it a more intimate vibe.
There are many options for different eating preferences whether you’re vegan, vegetarian or need your food gluten-free. I would describe the food as fresh. I know what you’re thinking “Well, great Jess, I hope so!” But, if you take a look at their dinner menu, you’ll understand. The food doesn’t really fit under a particular nationality, it’s really just fresh. There’s cauliflower wings, ahi tuna, shrimp, charcuterie, salads – see? Fresh. If you’re looking for a burger or steak, don’t let my examples scare you away – they have those too!
I ordered the sunshine tuna, which was diced ahi tuna tossed in a sweet soy pineapple glaze, atop house made guacamole with chipotle crema & sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds served with wonton chips ($19). It was delicious. It’s actually an appetizer, but there was enough wontons and ahi tuna that it worked for me as an entree.
Then, after, go back in time (upstairs) to The Berlin. Ignore the obvious sign on the front of the door and it really feels like you’re walking back in time to the 1930s. It may be the time of prohibition, but this speakeasy’s bar is full!
With more upscale cocktails (which is saying a lot because the cocktail list downstairs is nothing to spit at), and a more intimate space, you’ll really feel like you’re in an exclusive secret nook, hidden away.