The restaurant business is tough, even in the best of economic times, which these are not — but as they say, everyone needs to eat. In the Catskills, where tourism is the main industry, restaurants are critical to the local economy. The Town of Shandaken, including the hamlet of Phoenicia, features a wide range of eateries providing food from take-out sandwiches to gourmet dinners.

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