suns along the Mohawk

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The 5th Annual Schenectady Soup Stroll glowed bright, despite gray skies and rain in Downtown Schenectady. Like other years, there were smiling faces and upbeat reviews wherever I brought my camera. Read about the Winning Soups as rated both by popular vote and several food experts.

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. . Above: Rick & Bonnie of Mangino’s Gourmet Bistro, came a few blocks downtown from 764.5 Eastern Ave. to the Clinton Street Mercantile; [R] while Aneesa and Muntasim at Tara’s Kitchen had a stream of happy Strollers visiting at 431 Liberty Street . . 

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. . Strollers outside the Van Dyck-Mad Jack’s on Union Street in the Stockade

Click on any of the Square Tiles below for a larger, full version, and scroll many of the tiles for a brief caption. I’m sorry my late start today meant missing quite a few blocks and locations. I will start out earlier for sure in 2021. And, next year, I need to put my camera down and enjoy a slew of soups.

serious soup at Pho Queen

made me smile, too

at Katie O’s

[2:15 pm] out of soup already

at the Raw Bar

my first shot of the day, Van Dyck’s

Rick & Bonnie looking good

strollers on Jay St. Pedestrian Mall

little strollers leaving the Van Dyck

Dilly Bean-ers

20 N. Broadway

rave reviews for Centre St. Pub

Jay St. Pub was on the map

trolley at Union & S. College

outside with Bittersweet

Pho Queen had a crowd

Tara Kitchen pleased many

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. . sheltering at the Whistling Kettle . .

. . folks loved Katie O’Byrne’s Reuben Chowder

raindrops on Jay St. & my lens

a peak inside Johnny’s

taking cover at The Kettle

at Centre St Pub

. . You can celebrate Downtown Schenectady all year long with one or more of our (free) one-page calendars featuring some of my favorite locations. .

• Peter Barber of the Gazette has a 5th Annual Soup Stroll Gallery with some great photos online, with close-ups and views inside the restaurants.
• Share our posting with the short URL: https://tinyurl.com/SchdySoup2020

 . . Some Soup Strollers surely wondered, while waiting to cross Erie Boulevard: “How did Lady Liberty get here?” For the long, sad story, see tinyurl.com/TimelessLiberty . .