23 Things You Didn't Know About Saratoga Springs

From a chicken coop turned contemporary art studio to the bar you didn't realize served food.

Read on to find out which Saratoga bar offers BOGO espresso martinis on Thursdays.

It always catches me off guard when I mention some Saratoga thing—a spot, entity or offering—that the person I’m talking to doesn’t know about. It happened the other day, when I told a friend (who lives in Saratoga) that our Gossip Girl Brunch was at UPH.

“Where?” he asked.

“Universal Preservation Hall,” I said. “That big church-looking building on Washington Street?”

Blank stare.

I get it. There’s so much going on in the world that we tend to stick to the places we know: SPAC for concerts, Uncommon Grounds for Coffee, the Woodlawn parking garage for finding a parking spot in a pinch. We could be driving by places we’d love, and not even realize it.

Saratoga Living After Hours, by definition, aims to keep you in the know about spots like Quarters and The Wild Horse, events like this year’s eclipse and Belatoga, and social codes like the unwritten rules of the Victoria Pool and who sits where at Saratoga Race Course. We’ve written about Saratoga’s best-kept culinary secrets, and the tips, tricks and hacks you need to know to have a good day at the races. But there’s simply so much to know. Here are 23 more things you may not have known about Saratoga Springs: