Guidebook for Rochester

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Guidebook for Rochester

Food Scene

Best diner in town.
Jim's on Main
785 E Main St
Best diner in town.
Home of the Garbage Plate.
19 locals recommend
Nick Tahou Hots
320 W Main St
19 locals recommend
Home of the Garbage Plate.
One of Rochester's gems, this is an intimate little vegan restaurant with excellent gluten free options.
26 locals recommend
The Red Fern
283 Oxford St
26 locals recommend
One of Rochester's gems, this is an intimate little vegan restaurant with excellent gluten free options.
Our neighborhood coffee shop.
27 locals recommend
Equal Grounds
750 South Ave
27 locals recommend
Our neighborhood coffee shop.
Ethiopian buffet by day, small-plate Mediterranean dishes in the evening. This unassuming little place has great vegetarian & vegan food. Also, there's no corkage fee, so bring your favorite bottle of wine and enjoy! Ethiopian Lunch Buffet: Tuesday - Monday 11 to 8 pm and Saturday 11 to 4 pm $9 per person dine-in; $5.99/pound takeout Dinner Menu: Tuesday - Saturday 5 to 8 pm À la carte small plates; $4 per item
Natural Oasis Market
288 Monroe Ave
Ethiopian buffet by day, small-plate Mediterranean dishes in the evening. This unassuming little place has great vegetarian & vegan food. Also, there's no corkage fee, so bring your favorite bottle of wine and enjoy! Ethiopian Lunch Buffet: Tuesday - Monday 11 to 8 pm and Saturday 11 to 4 pm $9 per person dine-in; $5.99/pound takeout Dinner Menu: Tuesday - Saturday 5 to 8 pm À la carte small plates; $4 per item
Favorite falafel pita and baba ghanoush in Rochester. Super friendly staff, too!
8 locals recommend
Cedar Mediterranean Restaurant
746 Monroe Ave
8 locals recommend
Favorite falafel pita and baba ghanoush in Rochester. Super friendly staff, too!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great restaurant and bar located in the Historic German House.
6 locals recommend
ButaPub
6 locals recommend
Great restaurant and bar located in the Historic German House.

Sightseeing

Highland Park is a beautiful, 150 acre Olmsted park that is host to the annual Lilac Festival every May. The Lamberton Conservatory, which is a beautiful collection of plants from many different places, is open all year around. Lily Pond provides a natural skating rink in the winter. The Highland Bowl amphitheater is used for summertime concerts and film series and Warner Castle and its sunken gardens are a popular place for weddings.
105 locals recommend
Highland Park
105 locals recommend
Highland Park is a beautiful, 150 acre Olmsted park that is host to the annual Lilac Festival every May. The Lamberton Conservatory, which is a beautiful collection of plants from many different places, is open all year around. Lily Pond provides a natural skating rink in the winter. The Highland Bowl amphitheater is used for summertime concerts and film series and Warner Castle and its sunken gardens are a popular place for weddings.

Parks & Nature

A quiet neighborhood pocket park with swings and places for little ones to play.
Ellwanger and Barry Park
890 Meigs St
A quiet neighborhood pocket park with swings and places for little ones to play.
14 locals recommend
Reservoir Road
Reservoir Road
14 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

The Strong is a highly interactive, hands-on museum devoted to the history and exploration of play. It is one of the largest history museums in the United States and one of the leading museums serving families.
198 locals recommend
The Strong Museum
1 Manhattan Square Dr
198 locals recommend
The Strong is a highly interactive, hands-on museum devoted to the history and exploration of play. It is one of the largest history museums in the United States and one of the leading museums serving families.
27 locals recommend
University of Rochester
27 locals recommend
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
320 North Goodman Street

Essentials

A Rochester institution, you cannot come to this city without visiting Wegmans. Open 24 hours.
136 locals recommend
Wegmans
1750 East Ave
136 locals recommend
A Rochester institution, you cannot come to this city without visiting Wegmans. Open 24 hours.
The closest, full grocery store. It is a cooperative market with bulk foods, produce, and a few prepared items.
32 locals recommend
Abundance Cooperative Market
571 South Ave
32 locals recommend
The closest, full grocery store. It is a cooperative market with bulk foods, produce, and a few prepared items.

Entertainment & Activities

Locally owned second-run theater. $5 double-features every Sunday night! Reasonable prices on concessions. Nice folks.
20 locals recommend
Cinema Theater
957 S Clinton Ave
20 locals recommend
Locally owned second-run theater. $5 double-features every Sunday night! Reasonable prices on concessions. Nice folks.