Guidebook for Ithaca

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Guidebook for Ithaca

Food Scene

My favorite brunch place!
33 locals recommend
Carriage House Cafe
305 Stewart Ave
33 locals recommend
My favorite brunch place!
Pizza, subs, wings. Open until late (2AM?).
The Connection
310 Stewart Ave
Pizza, subs, wings. Open until late (2AM?).
Sushi, rolls
Miyake Japanese Restaurant
416 Eddy St
Sushi, rolls
interesting coffee and tea drinks, nice brunch/dinner menu (I like this place better than Starbucks)
Stella's
403 College Ave
interesting coffee and tea drinks, nice brunch/dinner menu (I like this place better than Starbucks)
Burgers and All-day breakfast. Open until late.
Jack's Grill
120 Dryden Road
Burgers and All-day breakfast. Open until late.
Best Mediterranean restaurant around.
Aladdins Natural Eatery
100 Dryden Rd
Best Mediterranean restaurant around.
Yummy Indian
9 locals recommend
Mehak
410 Eddy Street
9 locals recommend
Yummy Indian
Get your sandwiches, ice cream, coffee, tea, and beer here.
110 locals recommend
Collegetown Bagels
420 College Ave
110 locals recommend
Get your sandwiches, ice cream, coffee, tea, and beer here.
Molten Lava Cake with vanilla ice cream! And free wi-fi!
Cafe Pacific
114 Dryden Rd
Molten Lava Cake with vanilla ice cream! And free wi-fi!
Fancier restaurant. Nice selection of desserts and cocktails.
25 locals recommend
Madeline's
215 E State St
25 locals recommend
Fancier restaurant. Nice selection of desserts and cocktails.
Fancy Asian fusion restaurant. Good for dates or important dinners.
28 locals recommend
Mia
130 East State Street
28 locals recommend
Fancy Asian fusion restaurant. Good for dates or important dinners.
Good coffee, local brand. This is the "home" store. Not much seating space, but people work here nevertheless.
184 locals recommend
Gimme! Coffee
430 N Cayuga St
184 locals recommend
Good coffee, local brand. This is the "home" store. Not much seating space, but people work here nevertheless.
Great coffee. More spacious seating area.
184 locals recommend
Gimme! Coffee
430 N Cayuga St
184 locals recommend
Great coffee. More spacious seating area.
Nice brunch place
44 locals recommend
Cafe Dewitt
215 N Cayuga St
44 locals recommend
Nice brunch place
Korean food
Koko
321 College Ave
Korean food
My fav Thai place in Ithaca
35 locals recommend
Tamarind Thai Restaurant
503 N Meadow St
35 locals recommend
My fav Thai place in Ithaca
Tex-Mex & nice bar
76 locals recommend
Agava Restaurant
381 Pine Tree Rd
76 locals recommend
Tex-Mex & nice bar
Hibachiiii
19 locals recommend
Sumo
2309 N Triphammer Rd
19 locals recommend
Hibachiiii
Mexican food
113 locals recommend
Viva Taqueria & Cantina
215 E State St
113 locals recommend
Mexican food
Thai food
31 locals recommend
Taste of Thai
216 E State St
31 locals recommend
Thai food
Tapas
84 locals recommend
Just A Taste
116 N Aurora St
84 locals recommend
Tapas
Japanese
Plum Tree Restaurant
113 Dryden Rd
Japanese
Indian
12 locals recommend
Sangam Indian Cuisine
424 Eddy St
12 locals recommend
Indian
Korean
Four Seasons
404 Eddy St
Korean
Greek/Mediterranean food
Souvlaki House
315 Eddy St
Greek/Mediterranean food
subs
Subway Restaurants
105 Dryden Road
subs
subs
Jimmy John's
122 North Aurora Street
subs
Bubble tea (boba)! Now known as The Old Tea House
Tea Shop 168
407 Eddy St
Bubble tea (boba)! Now known as The Old Tea House
coffee
11 locals recommend
Starbucks
130 E Seneca St
11 locals recommend
coffee
if you must.
11 locals recommend
Starbucks
130 E Seneca St
11 locals recommend
if you must.
THE vegetarian restaurant famous for its cookbooks. Nice bar and desserts, too.
114 locals recommend
Moosewood Restaurant
215 N Cayuga St
114 locals recommend
THE vegetarian restaurant famous for its cookbooks. Nice bar and desserts, too.
chicken wings, waffle fries, beer
Wings Over Ithaca
121 Dryden Rd
chicken wings, waffle fries, beer
ice cream
16 locals recommend
Cornell Dairy Bar
411 Tower Rd
16 locals recommend
ice cream
Must try while you're in Ithaca
99 locals recommend
Purity Ice Cream Co.
700 Cascadilla St
99 locals recommend
Must try while you're in Ithaca
YUM. You have to try it.
6 locals recommend
Sticky Rice Thai & Laotian Cuisine
401 East State Street
6 locals recommend
YUM. You have to try it.
I think they also run a tattoo shop.
Model Citizen
225 W Green St
I think they also run a tattoo shop.
steak burrito bowl
Chipotle Mexican Grill
740 S Meadow St
steak burrito bowl
Chinese, Japanese, Korean Their jjajangmyun is good
44 locals recommend
Asia Cuisine
126 N Aurora St
44 locals recommend
Chinese, Japanese, Korean Their jjajangmyun is good
seafood
88 locals recommend
The Boatyard Grill
525 Old Taughannock Blvd
88 locals recommend
seafood
Cajun/Creole, Seafood
108 locals recommend
Maxie's Supper Club & Oyster Bar
635 W State St
108 locals recommend
Cajun/Creole, Seafood
huge, tasty subs
Joe's Carryout & Delivery
704 W Buffalo St
huge, tasty subs
Look at the lake, and then eat here.
50 locals recommend
Doug's Fish Fry
8 Jordan St
50 locals recommend
Look at the lake, and then eat here.
Nice Italian restaurant
42 locals recommend
Ciao
2 Hickory Hollow Ln
42 locals recommend
Nice Italian restaurant
posh Italian restaurant
11 locals recommend
ZaZa's Cucina
622 Cascadilla St
11 locals recommend
posh Italian restaurant
Five Guys!
6 locals recommend
Five Guys
222 Elmira Road
6 locals recommend
Five Guys!
Waffles, chicken, coffee, smoothies, grilled cheese panini, etc.
18 locals recommend
Waffle Frolic
146 E State St
18 locals recommend
Waffles, chicken, coffee, smoothies, grilled cheese panini, etc.

Drinks & Nightlife

margaritas
Loco
308 Stewart Ave
margaritas
Historical beer pub
9 locals recommend
Chapter House Brew Pub
400 Stewart Ave
9 locals recommend
Historical beer pub
beer
61 locals recommend
Ithaca Ale House
301 E State St
61 locals recommend
beer
nice burgers
6 locals recommend
Rulloff's Restaurant
411 College Ave
6 locals recommend
nice burgers
huge pizzas
9 locals recommend
The Nines
311 College Ave
9 locals recommend
huge pizzas
yummm sports bar
Buffalo Wild Wings
410 Elmira Road
yummm sports bar
one of the less than handful "clubs" in Ithaca
Pixel Lounge
107 Dryden Rd
one of the less than handful "clubs" in Ithaca
self-explanatory
Level B Bar, Lounge, & Dancing
410 Eddy St
self-explanatory
beer
Dunbar's
beer

Essentials

Local, organic, non-GMO, vegan
48 locals recommend
GreenStar DeWitt
215 N Cayuga St
48 locals recommend
Local, organic, non-GMO, vegan
No fresh food, but you can get most other things you need. Slightly better than 7-11.
Jason's Grocery & Deli
301 College Ave
No fresh food, but you can get most other things you need. Slightly better than 7-11.
For all of your Asian food needs.
Ithaca Tofu
23 Cinema Dr
For all of your Asian food needs.
Smaller than Wegmans, but has pretty much everything you need
315 Pine Tree Rd
Smaller than Wegmans, but has pretty much everything you need
Supermarket
16 locals recommend
TOPS Friendly Markets
2300 N Triphammer Rd
16 locals recommend
Supermarket
Supermarket
15 locals recommend
Target
40 Catherwood Rd
15 locals recommend
Supermarket
supermarket
Walmart Supercenter
135 Fairgrounds Memorial Pkwy
supermarket

Everything Else

Open until late.
Insomnia Cookies
319 College Ave
Open until late.
Frozen yoghurt
Yogurtland Ithaca
740 S Meadow St
Frozen yoghurt
You can get macarons in Ithaca!
8 locals recommend
Sarah's Patisserie
130 E Seneca St
8 locals recommend
You can get macarons in Ithaca!
You can get macarons in Ithaca! The "home" store.
8 locals recommend
Sarah's Patisserie
130 E Seneca St
8 locals recommend
You can get macarons in Ithaca! The "home" store.
coffee and bagels. ice cream and some baked goods, too.
110 locals recommend
Collegetown Bagels
420 College Ave
110 locals recommend
coffee and bagels. ice cream and some baked goods, too.
Breakfast buffet!
169 locals recommend
Ithaca Bakery
400 N Meadow St
169 locals recommend
Breakfast buffet!
paninis, lunch, coffee
169 locals recommend
Ithaca Bakery
400 N Meadow St
169 locals recommend
paninis, lunch, coffee
lunch
Panera Bread
748 S Meadow St
lunch
nail parlor
Miracle Nails
335 Elmira Rd
nail parlor
day spa
25 locals recommend
Rasa Spa
210 N Franklin St
25 locals recommend
day spa
Fro-yo
Smart Yogurt
335 Elmira Road
Fro-yo
massage spa
Deeply Devoted Massage
538 W State St
massage spa

Shopping

If you love stationery you need to visit this place.
6 locals recommend
Mockingbird Paperie
144 E State St
6 locals recommend
If you love stationery you need to visit this place.
Bath and Body Works, American Eagle, The Gap, Old Navy, Victoria's Secret, Bon-Ton, Loft, etc.
42 locals recommend
Shops at Ithaca
40 Catherwood Rd
42 locals recommend
Bath and Body Works, American Eagle, The Gap, Old Navy, Victoria's Secret, Bon-Ton, Loft, etc.

Arts & Culture

Shows movies that large movie theater chains don't. A local, independent, not-for-profit place.
93 locals recommend
Cinemapolis
120 E Green St
93 locals recommend
Shows movies that large movie theater chains don't. A local, independent, not-for-profit place.
movie theater
32 locals recommend
Regal Ithaca Mall
40 Catherwood Rd
32 locals recommend
movie theater
Great view on the top floor! And art.
149 locals recommend
Johnson Museum of Art
114 Central Ave
149 locals recommend
Great view on the top floor! And art.

Sightseeing

The Falls!
507 locals recommend
Taughannock Falls State Park
1740 Taughannock Blvd
507 locals recommend
The Falls!
small falls, nice trail for a short walk
156 locals recommend
Ithaca Falls Natural Area
Lake Street
156 locals recommend
small falls, nice trail for a short walk
nice walk in the sun
131 locals recommend
Cornell Botanic Gardens
124 Comstock Knoll Dr
131 locals recommend
nice walk in the sun
scenic drive
East Shore Drive
East Shore Drive
scenic drive
Enjoy the lake and BBQ
113 locals recommend
Stewart Park
71 Stewart Park
113 locals recommend
Enjoy the lake and BBQ
enjoy the lake, boats
8 locals recommend
Myers Park Soccer Field
Lansing Park Road
8 locals recommend
enjoy the lake, boats
The lake
52 locals recommend
Cass Park
701 Taughannock Blvd
52 locals recommend
The lake
more waterfalls! nice trail for walking
373 locals recommend
Buttermilk Falls State Park
373 locals recommend
more waterfalls! nice trail for walking
birdwatching, trails
52 locals recommend
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd
52 locals recommend
birdwatching, trails
What you have to see in Upstate NY
437 locals recommend
Watkins Glen State Park
1009 N Franklin St
437 locals recommend
What you have to see in Upstate NY
sightseeing
Clift Park
15 W Genesee St
sightseeing
sightseeing
Thayer Park
66 E Genesee St
sightseeing