Summer store hours
Monday-through Saturday 6am-8pm
Sunday the store is open from 7am to 4pm.
The kitchen closes daily at 4pm.
About the Store
For more than five decades, the general store had served as a lifeline for the hamlet. Its convenient Main street location meant that residents no longer had to drive fourteen miles to Delhi or ten to Margaretville if they ran out of milk, needed an aspirin, or had a yen for an ice cream cone. It was also a popular gathering spot where neighbors and friends could meet and catch up on local news over a hot cup of coffee and a breakfast sandwich.
The new owners, Kasta Damianos and June Bee have stayed true to past iterations of the store, while giving it new life. After a soft opening Memorial Day weekend, the new Andes General Store & Deli is now full open for business.
The new general store occupies two thirds of the building’s space while Dana’s Pub continues to occupy the back third. The exterior of the store has been painted a new coat of dark evergreen with bright orange trim and the parking space has been upgraded. In front of the store are new picnic tables for outdoor dining, made by local carpenter Harvey Morse.
Inside, the store has all new light pine shelving stocked with household staples and grocery items. A refrigerated unit holds dairy products, prepared foods, packaged meat and beverages, including beer. Specialty sandwiches are available for breakfast and lunch, along with fresh pastries, croissants and coffee. The couple have also brought back the much-loved Ice Cream Window and are now dispensing soft-serve ice cream during the summer months, from a side-service window on the front porch.
The store now carries honey from Dar-View Maple and meat from the Gladstone Farm -- both located in Andes. From Walton, they have added chicken from the Double B Farm and coffee from the Rock Royal farm. Tay Tea in Delhi is providing the store with selections from her inventory. Cowbella in Jefferson is supplying dairy products while cheese comes from Harpersfield Cheese, also in Jefferson.