Guidebook for Rochester

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Guidebook for Rochester

Drinks & Nightlife

6 locals recommend
ButaPub
6 locals recommend
32 locals recommend
Lux Lounge
666 South Ave
32 locals recommend
Local bar with a nice selection. Low-key.
16 locals recommend
The Angry Goat Pub
938 South Clinton Avenue
16 locals recommend
Local bar with a nice selection. Low-key.
Bar at night, burger joint and arcade all day and all night, this place is open to all during the day and is for 21+ in the evening.
31 locals recommend
Swillburger
820 S Clinton Ave
31 locals recommend
Bar at night, burger joint and arcade all day and all night, this place is open to all during the day and is for 21+ in the evening.
Don't forget to check out the view on the roof of high falls and the city. During the summer, you can also often catch Friday night fireworks from the Red Wings baseball games.
74 locals recommend
Genesee Brew House
25 Cataract St
74 locals recommend
Don't forget to check out the view on the roof of high falls and the city. During the summer, you can also often catch Friday night fireworks from the Red Wings baseball games.

Parks & Nature

105 locals recommend
Highland Park
105 locals recommend
The Closest Playground!
Ellwanger and Barry Park
890 Meigs St
The Closest Playground!
There is a fenced-in lot city-owned lot here that is used by locals as an informal dog park.
Genesee Co-Op Federal Credit Union
395 Gregory St
There is a fenced-in lot city-owned lot here that is used by locals as an informal dog park.

Food Scene

A quiet little cafe with a great social mission.
11 locals recommend
Coffee Connection
681 South Ave
11 locals recommend
A quiet little cafe with a great social mission.
Leaf Tea Bar by Happy Earth Teas. Intimate little space with amazing teas. (Closes at 6pm.)
650 South Ave
650 South Avenue
Leaf Tea Bar by Happy Earth Teas. Intimate little space with amazing teas. (Closes at 6pm.)
The best breakfast in town. Get there early. There's always a line.
Jim's on Main
785 E Main St
The best breakfast in town. Get there early. There's always a line.
This bar / resturaunt has great food and a large selection of beers.
21 locals recommend
Tap and Mallet
381 Gregory St
21 locals recommend
This bar / resturaunt has great food and a large selection of beers.
Great food! They have a delicious vegetarian buffet on Friday's and Saturdays.
6 locals recommend
Zemeta Ethiopian Restaurant
1015-1009 S Clinton Ave
6 locals recommend
Great food! They have a delicious vegetarian buffet on Friday's and Saturdays.
This diner is a neighborhood landmark and a nice place to go for breakfast or lunch.
31 locals recommend
Highland Park Diner
960 S Clinton Ave
31 locals recommend
This diner is a neighborhood landmark and a nice place to go for breakfast or lunch.

Sightseeing

Open year-round, every Saturday morning until 2:00pm, the public market has been in operation since 1827, making it one of the oldest continuously operating farmers' markets in the nation. It was originally located in what is now the downtown area, and extended over the Genesee River at the west end of the Main Street Bridge. It was then later relocated to the Center Market on the east side of the river between the Andrews Street Bridge and the Sister Cities Pedestrian Bridge. In 1905 it was once again relocated to what it is now its current location off of North Union Street in the Marketview Heights Neighborhood.
38 locals recommend
City of Rochester Public Market
280 Union St N
38 locals recommend
Open year-round, every Saturday morning until 2:00pm, the public market has been in operation since 1827, making it one of the oldest continuously operating farmers' markets in the nation. It was originally located in what is now the downtown area, and extended over the Genesee River at the west end of the Main Street Bridge. It was then later relocated to the Center Market on the east side of the river between the Andrews Street Bridge and the Sister Cities Pedestrian Bridge. In 1905 it was once again relocated to what it is now its current location off of North Union Street in the Marketview Heights Neighborhood.

Entertainment & Activities

51 locals recommend
Geva Theatre Center
75 Woodbury Blvd
51 locals recommend

Essentials

You can't come to Rochester and not go to Wegmans. The East Ave location is the closest to the house. You could also go to the flagship Wegmans store in Pittsford (4.3 miles from the house) for the full experience.
136 locals recommend
Wegmans
1750 East Ave
136 locals recommend
You can't come to Rochester and not go to Wegmans. The East Ave location is the closest to the house. You could also go to the flagship Wegmans store in Pittsford (4.3 miles from the house) for the full experience.
The Co-op Grocery Store is small but close by and a great place to stop in for organic and conventional produce and food staples.
32 locals recommend
Abundance Cooperative Market
571 South Ave
32 locals recommend
The Co-op Grocery Store is small but close by and a great place to stop in for organic and conventional produce and food staples.
The closest place to do laundry. There are also several places on Monroe Ave near Meigs Street.
Coin-Op Community Laundromats
953 N Clinton Ave
The closest place to do laundry. There are also several places on Monroe Ave near Meigs Street.
Staples, (including pet food), and some prepared meals.
17 locals recommend
Highland Market
830 South Ave
17 locals recommend
Staples, (including pet food), and some prepared meals.

Arts & Culture

Strong Museum of Play is a WONDERFUL place for kids to spend the day! The museum is filled with hands-on, play-based exhibits.
198 locals recommend
The Strong Museum
1 Manhattan Square Dr
198 locals recommend
Strong Museum of Play is a WONDERFUL place for kids to spend the day! The museum is filled with hands-on, play-based exhibits.