Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
The Hog Wallow Tavern sits at 10 Linden Street in downtown Geneva, and its award resume reads like a clerical error. FLX Finest Gold for Best Specialty Cocktails four years straight (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Gold for Best Margaritas three of the last four years. Gold for Best Happy Hour two years running. Gold for […]
Red Brick Pub anchors Fall Street in historic Seneca Falls, right in the heart of a downtown that also houses the National Women's Hall of Fame and the It's a Wonderful Life Museum. The address — 57 Fall Street — puts it squarely in the walkable center of town, and the vibe inside matches the […]
Set along Route 64 in the Bristol hills south of Canandaigua, Lock Stock is the kind of neighborhood bar and grill that over-delivers on every front — and the expansive outdoor patio is the main reason it keeps winning awards for Best Outdoor Dining. When the weather cooperates, this is one of the best places […]
F-n-A Rhythm and Booze is the most decorated bar and grill in Waterloo, and possibly in the entire Finger Lakes, which is not something you would guess from the outside of this no-pretense hangout on South Virginia Street. The FLX Finest award count tells the story: Gold for Best Bar & Grill in 2023 and […]