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"With the largest outdoor seating area in Hudson, Backbar felt to me like an open‑air auto repair shop filled with mismatched vintage furniture; there are two roomy seating areas that make it almost always possible to nab a table, and in the late afternoon it's ideal for sipping a strong frozen drink while snacking on inventive bar bites like tater tots with chile jam, Spam musubi, and wings with fish sauce." - Emma Orlow