Plan Your Visit
Please place your order at the counter when you arrive. Modified table service will be provided in a section of the café, along with plated hot food and an enhanced beverage program. Our students look forward to serving you.
Hours & Location
1946 Campus Drive,
Hyde Park, NY 12538
845-905-4500
HOURS: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Please note, we will be opening at 11 a.m. on the following days with limited hot food:
July 22
September 29
October 21
November 10
December 2
Apple Pie Bakery Café is located at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY on the east bank of the Hudson River, three miles north of Poughkeepsie, midway between New York City and Albany on U.S. Route 9.
We’re approximately one-and-a-half hours from Albany and two hours from New York City, Hartford, CT, and Scranton, PA when traveling by car.
To provide you with a better experience and make payment easier, our campus has gone cashless. We do accept all major credit cards.
Parking & Campus Map
Visitors can conveniently park in CIA’s two-story parking deck located in Anton Plaza where you can also enjoy breath-taking views of the scenic Hudson River from a 30,000-square-foot terrace.
Check out our interactive campus map to find additional visitor parking lots.
Visiting Us To Pick Up Some Treats?
Experience CIA with a Public Tour! You’re invited to go behind the scenes of CIA and get an inside look into our world of food with the CIA Experience—a new public tasting, learning, and touring experience at our New York campus. Available Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Book your tour after your lunch or before your dinner reservation with us. The CIA Experience is approximately one hour in length. Book the Wednesday or Friday tour or book the Saturday tour.
Visiting the Café
Reservations are not available, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please place your order at the counter when you arrive. Modified table service will be provided in a section of the café, along with plated hot food and an enhanced beverage program. Our students look forward to serving you.
During our morning hours there will be a self-service dining room for both take-out items and dining in. Dining room service will begin at 11 a.m., offering the hot lunch menu until closing.
Closures
Our students’ education is at the core of everything we do at CIA. To ensure they have the best educational experience possible, periodically, we must adjust our restaurants’ opening hours.
Closed on Saturday, Sunday, and major holidays. Please see our full list of closings below:
July 4
July 21
August 11–September 9 (Summer Break)
Early Noon Closures:
August 8
December 19
Special Saturday Opening:
November 22
Order Custom Cakes Online Now
Celebrating a special occasion? We’ll bake you a cake! Our selection of custom cakes are available to order online now. Custom cakes are available by pre-order only and must be picked up in-store. Order now >
For wedding cake inquiries, please call 845-905-4500.
Tipping Policy
A key component of the education process at CIA is learning how to deliver outstanding service. Students at the Culinary Institute of America are not permitted to accept tips, in accordance with IRS regulations and the CIA Student Code of Conduct. We thank you for honoring the “no tipping” policy, and for giving our students the opportunity to serve you. However, we do include a 20% Student Support Surcharge on each check which is returned to our students through scholarships. Thank you for helping to support the educational mission of CIA.