Guidebook for Spencer
Food Scene
Small portion tapas style restaurant featuring a ton of local grown and harvested food. A favorite date night spot, and they are open after most Ithaca restaurants close!
84 locals recommend
Just A Taste
116 N Aurora StSmall portion tapas style restaurant featuring a ton of local grown and harvested food. A favorite date night spot, and they are open after most Ithaca restaurants close!
24 hour toasty subs. Something for everyone on their menu, from vegan burgers and teriyaki seitan to corned beef and turkey. Plus fresh baked bread. Can't beat that!
19 locals recommend
Shortstop Deli
200 W Seneca St24 hour toasty subs. Something for everyone on their menu, from vegan burgers and teriyaki seitan to corned beef and turkey. Plus fresh baked bread. Can't beat that!
Great local coffee shop. We love getting almond milk latte's bone dry!
184 locals recommend
Gimme! Coffee
430 N Cayuga StGreat local coffee shop. We love getting almond milk latte's bone dry!
Tamarind Thai Restaurant
503 N Meadow StBest Thai food in Ithaca, hands down.
Fast food with a healthy eating spin! If you want something good to eat and don't want to cook, this is a good place.
CoreLife Eatery
740 S Meadow StFast food with a healthy eating spin! If you want something good to eat and don't want to cook, this is a good place.
They feature a bunch of locally grown and harvested food, and it's all super delicious! Plus it's right next to Ithaca college and a few hundred feet from a super epic view of Lake Cayuga and the town of Ithaca.
21 locals recommend
Dolce Delight
1080 Danby RdThey feature a bunch of locally grown and harvested food, and it's all super delicious! Plus it's right next to Ithaca college and a few hundred feet from a super epic view of Lake Cayuga and the town of Ithaca.
Best ice cream in town... and its right next door to Shortstop. Great double whammy.
26 locals recommend
Sweet Melissa's Ice Cream Shop
200 W Seneca StBest ice cream in town... and its right next door to Shortstop. Great double whammy.
Awesome little restaurant/bar/market place right in the heart of the wonderful quant little town of Brooktondale. They have tasty craft beers, delicious and affordable sandwiches and a majority of other food and household needs at good prices.
30 locals recommend
Brookton's Market
491 Brooktondale RdAwesome little restaurant/bar/market place right in the heart of the wonderful quant little town of Brooktondale. They have tasty craft beers, delicious and affordable sandwiches and a majority of other food and household needs at good prices.
Parks & Nature
$7 to park, but you can hit all the state parks in the area on that one ticket. This park is home to a really nice swimming hole, and some incredible views! From giant waterfalls to an overlook where you can see miles of the gorge. It's one of our favorite places to bring people that have never made it to Ithaca.
333 locals recommend
TREMAN STATE PARK
105 Enfield Falls Rd$7 to park, but you can hit all the state parks in the area on that one ticket. This park is home to a really nice swimming hole, and some incredible views! From giant waterfalls to an overlook where you can see miles of the gorge. It's one of our favorite places to bring people that have never made it to Ithaca.
Jennings Pond
Local swimming hole not too far from our house!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Range
119 E State StNice bar and music venue right on the commons in down town Ithaca.
This is an non-Alcohol alternative bar and music venue. They serve Kava, which is a wonderful relaxing and inhibition relieving root from the pacific islands. They host a lot of interesting music from gong meditations every first monday of the month to harmonic temple, which feature electronic music and kirtan style chanting with a side of digeriedoo and ecstatic dancing. Excellent place to people watch.
10 locals recommend
Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar
103 S Geneva StThis is an non-Alcohol alternative bar and music venue. They serve Kava, which is a wonderful relaxing and inhibition relieving root from the pacific islands. They host a lot of interesting music from gong meditations every first monday of the month to harmonic temple, which feature electronic music and kirtan style chanting with a side of digeriedoo and ecstatic dancing. Excellent place to people watch.
The Haunt
702 Willow AveSolid music from around the country comes through here.
Sightseeing
Tallest waterfall in the state! Super epic view and you can drive right up to an overlook. It is unreal to see some a marvel of nature.
507 locals recommend
Taughannock Falls State Park
1740 Taughannock BlvdTallest waterfall in the state! Super epic view and you can drive right up to an overlook. It is unreal to see some a marvel of nature.
Entertainment & Activities
Sliding scale style massage and wellness studio, ran by yours truly. There is also an awesome mural on the side of the building and you can stop by to pick up a map that shows you where all of the Ithaca Murals are!
Attuned.Life Massage & Wellness
225 S Fulton StSliding scale style massage and wellness studio, ran by yours truly. There is also an awesome mural on the side of the building and you can stop by to pick up a map that shows you where all of the Ithaca Murals are!