Guidebook for Ithaca
Food Scene
Excellent food. While generally favored for dinner, we love their lunch. Drinks are also available on their patio in the summer.
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The Heights Restaurant and H Bar
903 Hanshaw RdExcellent food. While generally favored for dinner, we love their lunch. Drinks are also available on their patio in the summer.
Consistently excellent food and drink. A nice patio in the summer. Jazz brunch on Sunday.
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Agava Restaurant
381 Pine Tree RdConsistently excellent food and drink. A nice patio in the summer. Jazz brunch on Sunday.
An Ithaca staple for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sandwiches, bagels, salads, and other cafe fare.
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Ithaca Bakery
400 N Meadow StAn Ithaca staple for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sandwiches, bagels, salads, and other cafe fare.
A tapas restaurant featuring local produce and wines. A lovely place for dinner for two or more.
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Just A Taste
116 N Aurora StA tapas restaurant featuring local produce and wines. A lovely place for dinner for two or more.
A central part of Ithaca life, the Farmer's Market features farmers, artists, and a variety of stalls with delicious food. Saturday and Sunday in the summer, as well as some Thursday nights.
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Ithaca Bauernmarkt
545 3rd StA central part of Ithaca life, the Farmer's Market features farmers, artists, and a variety of stalls with delicious food. Saturday and Sunday in the summer, as well as some Thursday nights.
A fabulous place for brunch or lunch. And they just added a bar in the loft upstairs. Their mocha is the best we've had.
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Carriage House Cafe
305 Stewart AveA fabulous place for brunch or lunch. And they just added a bar in the loft upstairs. Their mocha is the best we've had.
A short walk from the house will bring you to Gimmee Coffee, which has some of the best coffee around.
Gimme! Coffee
A short walk from the house will bring you to Gimmee Coffee, which has some of the best coffee around.
Adam's Corners Cafe
Delicious breakfast sandwiches and baked goods. A short walk from the apartment.
Parks & Nature
Ithaca is full of lovely natural areas and gorges. This is our favorite.
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Buttermilk Falls State Park
Ithaca is full of lovely natural areas and gorges. This is our favorite.
TREMAN STATE PARK
105 Enfield Falls RdA great place to hike or swim.
Cornell's plantations are one of Ithaca's best--and least known--pleasures. Take a walk through its rolling hills, or visit the English-style garden and Visitor's center (which serves Gimmee coffee).
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Cornell Plantations
Cornell's plantations are one of Ithaca's best--and least known--pleasures. Take a walk through its rolling hills, or visit the English-style garden and Visitor's center (which serves Gimmee coffee).
Entertainment & Activities
Great for an outdoor walk and birdwatching. The Visitor's area also features interesting educational materials and short-format documentaries.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods RdGreat for an outdoor walk and birdwatching. The Visitor's area also features interesting educational materials and short-format documentaries.
Arts & Culture
A lovely, free museum. Be sure to check out the view from the top floor
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Johnson Museum of Art
114 Central AveA lovely, free museum. Be sure to check out the view from the top floor
Remarkable quality for a local theater. Traditionally, it was summer stock only, but they are expanding offerings and now have events year-round.
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Hangar Theatre
801 Taughannock BlvdRemarkable quality for a local theater. Traditionally, it was summer stock only, but they are expanding offerings and now have events year-round.
Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
430 College AveCornell's theater.
Essentials
Our go-to pharmacy. You can walk (its a little long but there are sidewalks) or take the bus.
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Kinney Drugs
2100 Trumansburg RdOur go-to pharmacy. You can walk (its a little long but there are sidewalks) or take the bus.
Target
40 Catherwood RdForgot something? You can find it here. And its accessible by bus.