Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
On Main Street in Willard, a tiny hamlet on the western shore of Seneca Lake, Rylee's Place has quietly become one of the most decorated cheap eats in the entire Finger Lakes. This family-owned diner punches absurdly above its weight class: Gold for Best Cheap Eats in both 2024 and 2025, Gold for Best Appetizers […]
Sitting right on Lakefront Drive in Geneva, Long Pier Ice Cream & Rentals holds one of the most enviable locations in the Finger Lakes: steps from Seneca Lake, directly on the waterfront path that connects the town pier to the state park. Founded in 2005 by the Mirras family, it has grown from a seasonal […]
Leo's Donut Factory operates on a model that would drive a logistics consultant crazy and a donut lover wild: they make them fresh, they make them by hand, and when they sell out, they're done for the day. There's no corporate supply chain or par-baked shortcuts here. This is a small-batch donut operation that has […]
Connie's Diner has been anchoring East Main Street in Waterloo since 1989, and the place radiates the kind of nostalgic diner energy that most restaurants have to fabricate. This is the real thing: a no-frills, counter-and-booth operation where the coffee is always hot, the portions are generous, and nobody rushes you out the door. Breakfast […]
Cafe 19 (styled as XIX on the sign, because Seneca Falls does not do anything halfway) sits at 20 East Bayard Street in Seneca Falls and operates as a breakfast-and-lunch spot Tuesday through Saturday. The space is compact, the vibe is neighborhood cafe, and the reason people drive from surrounding towns comes down to two […]