Guidebook for Rochester
Essentials
Wegmans Market Street
Wegmans Market StreetThe best grocery shopping just a short .8 mile walk!
Wegmans
1750 East AveFood Scene
Our favorite spot for breakfast or lunch. Nicer than a diner with excellent food.
45 locals recommend
Jines Restaurant
658 Park AveOur favorite spot for breakfast or lunch. Nicer than a diner with excellent food.
Boulder Coffee Co
739 Park AvenueGreat coffee, light food, and WiFi one block away!
Our favorite spot for casual dinner. Eat in, or outside in great weather, or take out.
28 locals recommend
Sinbad's Mediterranean Cuisine
719 Park AveOur favorite spot for casual dinner. Eat in, or outside in great weather, or take out.
Outstanding vegan menu in a casual atmosphere to eat in or take out. You won't believe the food is plant-based without meat and dairy!
26 locals recommend
The Red Fern
283 Oxford StOutstanding vegan menu in a casual atmosphere to eat in or take out. You won't believe the food is plant-based without meat and dairy!
Shopping
Very nice wine shop 1 block away. the owner, Mike, and his staff are attentive and knowledgable.
Wine Sense
749 Park AveVery nice wine shop 1 block away. the owner, Mike, and his staff are attentive and knowledgable.
The Parkleigh has been a fun, boutique shopping destination for decades now. Originally a pharmacy and gifts, they have a selection you can't find in chain stores.
29 locals recommend
Parkleigh
215 Park AveThe Parkleigh has been a fun, boutique shopping destination for decades now. Originally a pharmacy and gifts, they have a selection you can't find in chain stores.
Sightseeing
George Eastman Museum
900 East AveParks & Nature
Great hiking and running on one of the very few hills in relatively flat Rochester! A premium sunset and city skyline view, worth visiting any time of day!
23 locals recommend
Cobbs Hill Reservoir
Great hiking and running on one of the very few hills in relatively flat Rochester! A premium sunset and city skyline view, worth visiting any time of day!
Arts & Culture
Eastman Theatre
26 Gibbs StRochester Museum & Science Center
657 East AveSomething for all ages at the RMSC!
Entertainment & Activities
They have 5 screens and offer a "mix of indie & foreign films, rotating art displays & music in a 1929 theater with a casual cafe."
66 locals recommend
Little Theatre
240 East AveThey have 5 screens and offer a "mix of indie & foreign films, rotating art displays & music in a 1929 theater with a casual cafe."