Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
Ashley Lynn is not your typical Finger Lakes tasting room. There are no slate-gray walls, no sommeliers swirling Riesling, and no tasting fees. This is a family-run winery on Route 318 in Waterloo — half a mile from the Finger Lakes Premium Outlets — where the Hurlbut family has been farming apples on 130 acres […]
Antler Run Distilling is a father-son operation run by Doug and James Quade from a small hilltop property on Antler Run Road in Keuka Park. Opened in May 2019, it is a true grain-to-glass distillery using 100% New York State grains, and it has quietly racked up awards from the Finger Lakes International Wine & […]
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 […]
Addy's Power Equipment, established in 1987 and family-owned, serves the region from two locations. The company offers a wide range of outdoor power equipment, including products from brands like Kioti, Cub Cadet, Grasshopper, and Husqvarna.
Tucked into a narrow storefront at 7 Main Street in downtown Penn Yan, 18th Amendment Kitchen & Cocktail Bar is the kind of place that makes you feel like you've stumbled onto something the locals have been keeping to themselves. The dining room is intimate — small enough that you can hear the shakers working […]
Geneva On The Lake is the closest thing the Finger Lakes has to a European grand hotel, and it has been since 1911. The Italianate villa sits on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake at the edge of Geneva, its formal gardens running down to the waterfront in a way that makes you briefly forget […]
Belhurst Castle is the kind of place that sounds like it might be a tourist trap — a castle on Seneca Lake! — until you walk in and realize the history is real and the kitchen actually takes itself seriously. The property dates to 1885, when a socialite named Carrie Harron hired fifty men to […]
A collaborative tasting room in Interlaken showcasing multiple Finger Lakes cider makers under one roof, with a farm-to-table kitchen and organic orchard.