Guidebook for Rochester

Jim&Kathy
Guidebook for Rochester

Food Scene

Very good food and very close to our house.
LongHorn Steakhouse
7720 NY-96
Very good food and very close to our house.
Small strip mall with Starbucks, nice Italian restaurant, Chinese, Pizza, Burger King, wine/liquor store, bank, Aspen dental center.
Erie Canal Commons
2500 Ridgeway Ave
Small strip mall with Starbucks, nice Italian restaurant, Chinese, Pizza, Burger King, wine/liquor store, bank, Aspen dental center.
One of our favorite all time best pizzas. Thick chewy delicious crust.
Pontillo's Pizzeria West Ridge Rd
2010 West Ridge Road
One of our favorite all time best pizzas. Thick chewy delicious crust.
Not one of our favorites but most everybody seems to love it.
69 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
99 Court St
69 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Not one of our favorites but most everybody seems to love it.
Good food and an amazing selection of wonderful deserts.
Phillips European Restaurant
26 Corporate Woods
Good food and an amazing selection of wonderful deserts.
Good seafood but a bit on the expensive side, at least for Rochester.
ROCfish
749 E Henrietta Rd
Good seafood but a bit on the expensive side, at least for Rochester.
Mario's Italian Restaurant & Catering
2740 Monroe Ave
Great Italian food
Always good seafood.
Red Lobster
1515 W Ridge Rd
Always good seafood.
Good food and also a microbrewery. Great root beer too.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rohrbach Buffalo Road Brewpub
3859 Buffalo Rd
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good food and also a microbrewery. Great root beer too.
Good Italian and close by.
Romeo's Restaurant
2500 Ridgeway Ave
Good Italian and close by.
National chain, good food.
Carrabba's Italian Grill
3340 West Henrietta Road
National chain, good food.
Excellent pizza.
Carbone's Pizzeria
2841 Dewey Ave
Excellent pizza.
Moderately good Italian
Davinci's Italian Restaurant
Moderately good Italian
Good subs and steak "bombers". Also baked goods and pizza.
Gaetano's Bakery & Catering
1439 W Ridge Rd
Good subs and steak "bombers". Also baked goods and pizza.
Primo fresh subs.
DiBella's Subs
2540 Ridgeway Ave
Primo fresh subs.
Bakery, subs, and more. A few tables but mostly take-out.
Casa Saratoga
2280 Lyell Ave
Bakery, subs, and more. A few tables but mostly take-out.
Great sandwiches and baked goods.
Panera Bread
1501 Howard Rd
Great sandwiches and baked goods.

Everything Else

Major hospital with associated assisted living and elder care facilities at the end of our street.
Unity Hospital
1555 Long Pond Rd
Major hospital with associated assisted living and elder care facilities at the end of our street.
Great place to walk around and see the Genesee Gorge and one of our 100 foot high falls.
Falls Street
Falls Street
Great place to walk around and see the Genesee Gorge and one of our 100 foot high falls.
Visit the 1911 era conservatory or stroll the grounds of the arboretum. I was a guide there some years ago. The oldest municipal arboretum in the US.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Highland Park
180 Reservoir Ave
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Visit the 1911 era conservatory or stroll the grounds of the arboretum. I was a guide there some years ago. The oldest municipal arboretum in the US.
A nice drive past natural areas and views of Lake Ontario.
Lake Ontario State Parkway
Lake Ontario State Parkway
A nice drive past natural areas and views of Lake Ontario.

Sightseeing

Museum of photography in George Eastman's (Kodak) house. They are active in restoring and preserving old movies and photographs. Also near Rochester Museum & Science Center.
163 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo George Eastman
900 East Ave
163 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museum of photography in George Eastman's (Kodak) house. They are active in restoring and preserving old movies and photographs. Also near Rochester Museum & Science Center.
Planetarium next to Museum.
119 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Ave
119 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Planetarium next to Museum.
Nice small museum.
119 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Ave
119 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nice small museum.
Charlotte public beach at the mouth of the Genesee River. You can walk out on the pier between the river and the beach. Public restroom facilities and restaurants on Lake Avenue.
Port of Rochester
Charlotte public beach at the mouth of the Genesee River. You can walk out on the pier between the river and the beach. Public restroom facilities and restaurants on Lake Avenue.
Nice walk up through a gorge and waterfalls.
437 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Estatal Watkins Glen, Nueva York, Estados Unidos
1009 N Franklin St
437 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nice walk up through a gorge and waterfalls.
Pretty town at the north end of Canandaigua Lake. Long Main Street leading down to the lake.
77 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Canandaigua
77 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pretty town at the north end of Canandaigua Lake. Long Main Street leading down to the lake.
Home of Cornell University. Very nice small college town on Cayuga Lake.
108 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ithaca
108 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Home of Cornell University. Very nice small college town on Cayuga Lake.
Hey it's Niagara Falls. Did you know that we have two falls of about 100 feet high right in downtown Rochester?
151 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Estatal de las Cataratas del Niágara
332 Prospect St
151 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hey it's Niagara Falls. Did you know that we have two falls of about 100 feet high right in downtown Rochester?
Easy access to Erie Canal and the bicycle/walking trail that runs in both directions along it.
Henpeck Park
2901 Ridgeway Ave
Easy access to Erie Canal and the bicycle/walking trail that runs in both directions along it.
Seneca Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and a nice small zoo and pedestrian walkway over the Genesee Gorge.
66 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Zoológico de Seneca Park
2222 St Paul St
66 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Seneca Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and a nice small zoo and pedestrian walkway over the Genesee Gorge.
Nice area along Lake Ontario with many birds.
Braddock Bay Park
199 E Manitou Rd
Nice area along Lake Ontario with many birds.
Rent a kayak and see the reed filled inlet of Irondequoit bay. This is the ancient estuary of the Genesee River which has now moved west.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
BayCreek Paddling Center, Inc.
1099 Empire Blvd
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rent a kayak and see the reed filled inlet of Irondequoit bay. This is the ancient estuary of the Genesee River which has now moved west.
Lovely large park with nice beach on Lake Ontario. Public golf course.
Churchville Park
629 Kendall Rd
Lovely large park with nice beach on Lake Ontario. Public golf course.