Guidebook for Ithaca

Janelle
Guidebook for Ithaca

Essentials

If you haven't been to a Wegmans, you must go. It's a lifestyle for upstaters
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Wegmans
500 S Meadow St
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If you haven't been to a Wegmans, you must go. It's a lifestyle for upstaters
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P&C Fresh - Ithaca
315 Pine Tree Rd
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GreenStar
770 Cascadilla St
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Food Scene

Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and ice cream
Excellent lattes
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Press Cafè
118 W Green St
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Excellent lattes
Many locations with excellent coffee and espresso, cappuccinos, lattes, and a selection of pastries
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Gimme! Coffee
430 N Cayuga St
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Many locations with excellent coffee and espresso, cappuccinos, lattes, and a selection of pastries
Creative breakfast and lunch options
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Coal Yard Cafe
143 Maple Ave
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Creative breakfast and lunch options
Your go-to for egg sandwiches
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Hound and Mare
118 N Aurora St
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Your go-to for egg sandwiches
Easy location for quick breakfast and lunch. Several locations offer beer and wine, too.
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Collegetown Bagels
420 College Ave
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Easy location for quick breakfast and lunch. Several locations offer beer and wine, too.
Fast-casual. Excellent vegan and vegetarian options.
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Luna Inspired Street Food Downtown
113 N Aurora St
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Fast-casual. Excellent vegan and vegetarian options.
Creative food and cocktails with great service
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The Rook
404 W State St
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Creative food and cocktails with great service
A romantic and cozy restaurant serving seasonal dishes , sourced locally. One of the first in the area to do it, and they’ve been doing it well for almost 2 decades. You also get to check out downtown T-burg after a bit of a drive to see the other side of Cayuga.
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Hazelnut Kitchen
53 E Main St
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A romantic and cozy restaurant serving seasonal dishes , sourced locally. One of the first in the area to do it, and they’ve been doing it well for almost 2 decades. You also get to check out downtown T-burg after a bit of a drive to see the other side of Cayuga.
Our favorite Indian cuisine
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Mehak
410 Eddy Street
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Our favorite Indian cuisine
The best ramen in town, hands down
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Maru Ramen
512 W State St
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The best ramen in town, hands down
Craving pho? Gotta go here!
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Saigon Kitchen
526 W State St
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Craving pho? Gotta go here!
BYOB for a corking fee
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Hawi Ethiopian Cuisine
113 S Cayuga St
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BYOB for a corking fee
Soft-served ice cream. Open April-September, CASH ONLY.
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Sweet Melissa's Ice Cream Shop
200 W Seneca St
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Soft-served ice cream. Open April-September, CASH ONLY.
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Cayuga Lake Creamery
8421 NY-89
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Get the same delicious ice cream without the drive up the lake
Cayuga Lake Creamery at The Dewitt Mall
Get the same delicious ice cream without the drive up the lake
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Cornell Dairy Bar
411 Tower Rd
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Creative toppings and yummy
Eta Pie
Creative toppings and yummy
In a strange setting, in an old hospital-turned-apartments building, but excellent and creative Italian food.
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Gola Osteria
115 S Quarry St
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In a strange setting, in an old hospital-turned-apartments building, but excellent and creative Italian food.
Best NY style crust (for a good price)!
Franco's Pizzeria
Best NY style crust (for a good price)!

Drinks & Nightlife

Delicious, large selection of their beer, including seasonal varieties and a daily cask in a large warehouse, with a smaller back room with a stage and an outdoor patio. Best beer in town, but we are also partial because the owners are former co-workers of ours. You can also get kombucha, wine, board games, and snacks from their bar, and Silo Food truck is on-site and will deliver to your table (but independent from the brewery). Kids are welcome until 7:30 pm.
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Liquid State Brewing Company
620 W Green St
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Delicious, large selection of their beer, including seasonal varieties and a daily cask in a large warehouse, with a smaller back room with a stage and an outdoor patio. Best beer in town, but we are also partial because the owners are former co-workers of ours. You can also get kombucha, wine, board games, and snacks from their bar, and Silo Food truck is on-site and will deliver to your table (but independent from the brewery). Kids are welcome until 7:30 pm.
The most creative cocktails, but only open until 10 pm.
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Bar Argos
408 E State St
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The most creative cocktails, but only open until 10 pm.
Grab a pint, or a cocktail, and a board game. The best place for outdoor seating and drinking downtown.
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The Westy
516 W State St
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Grab a pint, or a cocktail, and a board game. The best place for outdoor seating and drinking downtown.
Beer; tasting room and pavilion; daytime hours. Live music and a food truck on certain days. Huge field with picnic tables. Let your kids run wild!
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Hopshire Farm and Brewery
1771 Dryden Rd
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Beer; tasting room and pavilion; daytime hours. Live music and a food truck on certain days. Huge field with picnic tables. Let your kids run wild!
Beer; serves food; great outdoor seating and yard games.
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Ithaca Beer Co.
122 Ithaca Beer Dr
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Beer; serves food; great outdoor seating and yard games.
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South Hill Cider
550 Sandbank Rd
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A bit hard to find but creative cocktails and a chill vibe
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The Watershed
121 W State St
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A bit hard to find but creative cocktails and a chill vibe
It’s in an usual location and doesn’t look like much from the outside but GO THERE! Excellent beer selection, food, and outdoor seating in their backyard with picnic tables.
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Brewer's Cafe & Taproom
8735 1384 Dryden Rd
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It’s in an usual location and doesn’t look like much from the outside but GO THERE! Excellent beer selection, food, and outdoor seating in their backyard with picnic tables.

Parks & Nature

An impressive waterfall that you can see from the road, or take a brief walk (<0.25 mi) along pebbles to get up close.
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Ithaca Falls Natural Area
Lake Street
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An impressive waterfall that you can see from the road, or take a brief walk (<0.25 mi) along pebbles to get up close.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd
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Black Diamond Trail
Black Diamond Trail
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Roy H Park Preserve
831 Irish Settlement Rd
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Cornell Botanic Gardens
124 Comstock Knoll Dr
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Taughannock Falls Overlook Visitors Center
2381 Taughannock Park Rd
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Monkey Run, Cayuga Trail
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Shopping

Pedestrian-friendly space for shopping, dining, and concerts.
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Ithaca Commons - Seneca St station
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Pedestrian-friendly space for shopping, dining, and concerts.
Buy vegetables, fruit, flowers, and other goods from local farms and sellers. Great place to grab some breakfast or lunch while you peruse the stands and look on the lake.
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Ithaca Farmers Market
545 3rd St
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Buy vegetables, fruit, flowers, and other goods from local farms and sellers. Great place to grab some breakfast or lunch while you peruse the stands and look on the lake.

Arts & Culture

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Cayuga Nature Center
1420 Taughannock Blvd
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Johnson Museum of Art
114 Central Ave
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Let your kids go wild
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Sciencenter
601 1st St
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Let your kids go wild
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Corning Museum of Glass
1 Museum Way
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Museum of the Earth
1259 Trumansburg Rd
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