Three Silver awards for Best Convenience Store across 2022, 2023, and 2025 — Pit Stop Convenience Stores is the rare chain that earns recognition not for one standout location but for consistently delivering across multiple spots. In the Finger Lakes, where a good convenience store means the difference between a smooth road trip and an unnecessary detour, Pit Stop has built its reputation on the fundamentals: clean stores, fast service, reasonable prices, and the kind of snack and drink selection that actually satisfies rather than merely suffices.

The multi-location model means Pit Stop shows up where you need it, whether you are heading between lakes, driving the rural routes, or topping off the tank before a long stretch of two-lane road. The stores are locally owned and operated, which translates to a level of attention that the national chains — with their corporate mandates and cookie-cutter layouts — cannot replicate. For Finger Lakes visitors, Pit Stop is the name to look for when the gas gauge is dropping and you want a stop that feels maintained by people who care. Three awards in four years from local voters is not accidental; it is the result of doing the small things right, consistently.