Perfect Pair Hospitality operates out of a small storefront at 64 West Bayard Street in Seneca Falls, a town better known for its women's rights history and It's a Wonderful Life connections than for its food scene. But Perfect Pair is helping to change that conversation, one cookie at a time. The 2024 FLX Finest Silver award for Best Cookies put this operation on the regional map, and the recognition was well deserved. This is a hospitality-focused outfit that brings a level of care and craftsmanship to baked goods that you do not always find outside of the bigger Finger Lakes towns.

The cookies are the headliner, and they lean toward the indulgent end of the spectrum: generously sized, thoughtfully flavored, and baked with the kind of attention to texture that separates a great cookie from a forgettable one. Perfect Pair also extends into broader hospitality offerings, but the baking is what earned them the FLX Finest nod and what keeps locals making the trip to Bayard Street.

Seneca Falls sits at a natural crossroads in the Finger Lakes, positioned between the Seneca and Cayuga lake corridors. Visitors passing through on their way to wine country or Waterloo would do well to stop in and see what Perfect Pair is building. In a region where the bakery scene has traditionally been anchored by a handful of long-established names, a fresh voice with obvious talent is exactly what the market needs.