Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
Wolffy's Grill & Marina is the undisputed champion of lakefront dining in the Finger Lakes — Gold for Best Outdoor Dining, Best Restaurant View, and Best Lake Front Dining in both 2024 and 2025, with Gold for Outdoor Dining and Restaurant View stretching back to 2022 and 2023 as well. That is four consecutive years […]
Mac's Drive-In is the kind of place that makes people argue about whether nostalgia counts as a flavor. It does. This seasonal roadside stand on Waterloo-Geneva Road has been serving burgers, hot dogs, and soft-serve ice cream to Finger Lakes families for generations, and the consistency is the point. You order at the window, eat […]
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 […]
Walk into KiX ON MAIN on a busy evening and you immediately understand why this place keeps stacking awards. The two-story dining room at 170 South Main Street in downtown Canandaigua buzzes with energy, and if you can snag a table on the covered rooftop deck, you've got yourself one of the best outdoor dining […]
You come to F2T Kitchen & Bar at 41 Lakefront for one reason first, and that reason is the view. The restaurant sits inside the Trademark Collection by Wyndham hotel at the very northern tip of Seneca Lake, and its outdoor terrace hangs directly over the water. On a warm evening, with the sun dropping […]