Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
Tucci's Family Diner has been feeding Waterloo and the surrounding Finger Lakes community since 2005, and the sheer volume of FLX Finest awards tells you how deeply this place is woven into the local fabric. Gold for Best Diner in 2023 and 2024, Gold for Best Breakfast, Burger, and Plates in 2023, Silver for Best […]
The Green Apple sits behind a green storefront at 19 West Main Street in Waterloo, and it has become the definitive breakfast spot in the northern Finger Lakes. Gold for Best Breakfast in 2025 is the latest recognition for a diner-style restaurant that takes the most important meal of the day more seriously than most. […]
Potters Farm to Fork sits on Route 31 in Port Byron, about 20 minutes west of Auburn, and it is quietly the most-awarded restaurant in the entire Finger Lakes Finest rankings. Gold for best all-around restaurant three years running. Gold for breakfast, lunch, brunch, wings, sandwiches, and plates. The trophy case is absurd for a […]
The award list at Canal View reads like someone accidentally merged four different restaurants into one. Best Pancakes, Best Burger, Best Chicken Wings, Best Salad, Best Sandwiches, Best Lunch Spot, Best Breakfast, Best All-Around Restaurant — Gold in nearly every category, year after year. For a family restaurant on West Union Street in Newark, that […]
Angel's is the kind of breakfast spot where the regulars have their own booths and the waitress already knows your order. Tucked into 5 Main Street in Penn Yan, right at the heart of the village, this no-frills diner has earned back-to-back FLX Finest Gold for Best Brunch (2025) and Best Breakfast (2024, 2023) with […]