Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
Y-Knot Country Store & Eatery sits at 9208 County Route 74 in Pulteney, on the quiet western side of Keuka Lake where the road narrows and the tourists thin out. Gold for Best Sandwiches in 2023 and Gold for Best Chicken Wings in 2022 — in two completely different categories, a year apart — tells […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ciccino's occupies a slightly improbable position in the Finger Lakes dining landscape: it is a small-town pizzeria in Waterloo that has won FLX Finest Gold for Best Italian Restaurant, Best Pizza, and Best Chicken Wings across four consecutive years. The "Paninoteca" in the name is a tell — this is a kitchen that takes Italian […]
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 […]