Guidebook for Rochester

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Guidebook for Rochester

Food Scene

Lively bistro with family style shared dishes and bar. Hop over for a late night hot chocolate cake and/or a cocktail, and walk back to our home in less than a minute.
61 locals recommend
Good Luck
50 Anderson Ave
61 locals recommend
Lively bistro with family style shared dishes and bar. Hop over for a late night hot chocolate cake and/or a cocktail, and walk back to our home in less than a minute.
Wood-fired pizzas, salads and burgers named after Rochester notables. We like the Susan B veggie burger with srichacha mayonnaise (nice little kick) and herbs from their garden. Popular bar too.
15 locals recommend
The Gate House
274 N Goodman St
15 locals recommend
Wood-fired pizzas, salads and burgers named after Rochester notables. We like the Susan B veggie burger with srichacha mayonnaise (nice little kick) and herbs from their garden. Popular bar too.
Good, hearty Mexican fare. Not fancy. Colorful decor. Lunch specials. Conveniently open late.
12 locals recommend
Salena's Mexican Restaurant
302 N Goodman St
12 locals recommend
Good, hearty Mexican fare. Not fancy. Colorful decor. Lunch specials. Conveniently open late.
Nestled amidst Eastman School of Music buildings. Popular with musicians and musically inclined folks. Yummy grilled paninis and smoothies. Eclectic decor. Stop in before a free recital next door.
32 locals recommend
Java's Cafe
16 Gibbs St
32 locals recommend
Nestled amidst Eastman School of Music buildings. Popular with musicians and musically inclined folks. Yummy grilled paninis and smoothies. Eclectic decor. Stop in before a free recital next door.
Great outdoor seating on ARTWalk. Good variety of coffees, teas, wines and beers. Luscious desserts (some gluten free). Van Gogh-inspired decor.
12 locals recommend
Starry Nites Cafe LLC
12 locals recommend
Great outdoor seating on ARTWalk. Good variety of coffees, teas, wines and beers. Luscious desserts (some gluten free). Van Gogh-inspired decor.
Unique dining space, cozy bar, vegetarian pierogies. Outdoor seating in seasonable weather.
8 locals recommend
Edibles restaurant
704 University Ave
8 locals recommend
Unique dining space, cozy bar, vegetarian pierogies. Outdoor seating in seasonable weather.

Drinks & Nightlife

Features local ingredients. Pleasant ambience. Oysters from Prince Edward Island or Martha's Vineyard are $1 off during happy hour. Outdoor seating in courtyard. Just 1 minute walk away.
14 locals recommend
Lento
274 N Goodman St
14 locals recommend
Features local ingredients. Pleasant ambience. Oysters from Prince Edward Island or Martha's Vineyard are $1 off during happy hour. Outdoor seating in courtyard. Just 1 minute walk away.
Friendly gay bar with wide open windows for enjoying pleasant weather. They are a neighborhood cornerstone and are sponsors of sculpture on their corner lawn.
Bachelor Forum
670 University Ave
Friendly gay bar with wide open windows for enjoying pleasant weather. They are a neighborhood cornerstone and are sponsors of sculpture on their corner lawn.

Arts & Culture

Very manageable size with a large variety of arts covering centuries. Amazing crafts and jewelry in gift store. Regular concerts on the only 17th century Italian organ in N. America.
101 locals recommend
Memorial Art Gallery
500 University Ave
101 locals recommend
Very manageable size with a large variety of arts covering centuries. Amazing crafts and jewelry in gift store. Regular concerts on the only 17th century Italian organ in N. America.
Beautiful gardens. Intriguing home. Wonderful traveling exhibits. Permanent exhibits of Kodak equipment. Kid friendly moving image activities. Dryden Theater shows repertory films & hosts filmmakers.
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film
900 East Ave
Beautiful gardens. Intriguing home. Wonderful traveling exhibits. Permanent exhibits of Kodak equipment. Kid friendly moving image activities. Dryden Theater shows repertory films & hosts filmmakers.
VSW is a treasured institution with changing exhibits and photography/film workshops. Short 5 minute walk from the house.
Visual Studies Workshop SUNY BROCKPORT
31 Prince St
VSW is a treasured institution with changing exhibits and photography/film workshops. Short 5 minute walk from the house.
Independent and foreign films show daily on 5 screens at this non-profit theater. Live jazz music at the cafe. Nanaimo bars and real-buttered popcorn at concession stand. About 1 mile away.
66 locals recommend
Little Theatre
240 East Ave
66 locals recommend
Independent and foreign films show daily on 5 screens at this non-profit theater. Live jazz music at the cafe. Nanaimo bars and real-buttered popcorn at concession stand. About 1 mile away.
61 locals recommend
National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
17 Madison St
61 locals recommend
World-renowned visiting musicians and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra perform year-round in Kodak Hall. Low-priced Eastman School of Music (ESM) faculty concerts and free ESM student concerts.
48 locals recommend
Eastman Theatre
26 Gibbs St
48 locals recommend
World-renowned visiting musicians and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra perform year-round in Kodak Hall. Low-priced Eastman School of Music (ESM) faculty concerts and free ESM student concerts.

Shopping

Beautiful hand-crafted jewelry, pottery, fiber arts, wooden-items, and home furnishings in former firehouse (engine no. 6). Two stories of gorgeous hand-made goods connected by firepole (and stairs!)
10 locals recommend
Craft Company No. 6
785 University Ave
10 locals recommend
Beautiful hand-crafted jewelry, pottery, fiber arts, wooden-items, and home furnishings in former firehouse (engine no. 6). Two stories of gorgeous hand-made goods connected by firepole (and stairs!)

Everything Else

Coffee roasted on premises, homemade croissants, empanadas. Overhear patrons speaking Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian. Local apples (12+ varieties), raspberries, cherries, asparagus, wine, beer.
64 locals recommend
Rochester Public Market
Rochester Public Market
64 locals recommend
Coffee roasted on premises, homemade croissants, empanadas. Overhear patrons speaking Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian. Local apples (12+ varieties), raspberries, cherries, asparagus, wine, beer.
One of the top two music conservatories in the US. Free or modestly-priced concerts, recitals and master classes. Huge variety of music year-round. Just 1 mile away.
25 locals recommend
Eastman School of Music
26 Gibbs St
25 locals recommend
One of the top two music conservatories in the US. Free or modestly-priced concerts, recitals and master classes. Huge variety of music year-round. Just 1 mile away.
Drop-in for lectures, artwork, films, yoga, or West African dance classes.
Baobab Cultural Center
728 University Ave
Drop-in for lectures, artwork, films, yoga, or West African dance classes.

Entertainment & Activities

Enjoy butterflies, Sesame Street, carousel, ride-on train and the International Center for the History of Electronic Games. Here's your chance to play old-school and new video games for free.
198 locals recommend
The Strong Museum
1 Manhattan Square Dr
198 locals recommend
Enjoy butterflies, Sesame Street, carousel, ride-on train and the International Center for the History of Electronic Games. Here's your chance to play old-school and new video games for free.

Essentials

Less than 1 mile away - an easy walk. Also has hot and cold prepared foods available to eat at the tables or to bring on a picnic.
18 locals recommend
Hart's Local Grocers
18 locals recommend
Less than 1 mile away - an easy walk. Also has hot and cold prepared foods available to eat at the tables or to bring on a picnic.