New York Eats · Utica, Mohawk Valley
Utica restaurants: riggies & slices
213 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Utica; 10 places on our hand-checked guides, checked open in October 2026.
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Utica at a glance
Our directory counts 213 places to eat and drink in Utica. Bar & Pub (46), Pizza (24), and Coffee & Café (18) lead the kinds of food. 56 hold an on-premises liquor license from the State Liquor Authority. 26 are locations of a chain with five or more in New York. 10 are on our hand-checked guides; the longest at the same address is Florentine Pastry Shop, there since 1945.
Health inspections here
In Oneida County, the New York State Department of Health publishes each place's latest inspection: its date and the counts of critical and other violations. There is no official grade there, and we don't make one. We matched 129 of the 213 places in Utica to a state inspection record; each one's latest inspection date and counts are in its panel in the web search, with NYSDOH's own disclaimer.
On our guides in Utica
Every place in Utica on our hand-checked guides, most honored first (honors and years at the address; not a rating).
Florentine Pastry Shop
667 Bleecker St, Utica
Half-moons Known for: half moon cookies, pusties (pasticciotti) · At this address since 1945
Bleecker Street Italian pastry shop known for pusties, with half moons in the case too.
Bagel Grove
7 Burrstone Rd, Utica
Bagels Known for: overnight-fermented kettled bagels
Utica bagel bakery that makes its bagels from scratch with four ingredients, ferments them overnight, then kettles and bakes them every day.
Latest state inspection May 27, 20260 critical violations, 1 other violation (NYSDOH)
Bella Regina
15 Auert Ave, Utica
Chicken riggiesUtica greens Known for: chicken riggies, Utica greens
Italian restaurant in Utica known for its chicken riggies; also serves Utica greens.
Latest state inspection Feb 10, 20260 critical violations, 0 other violations (NYSDOH)
Chesterfield's Tavolo
131 N Genesee St, Utica
Utica greens Known for: Utica greens
North Genesee Street successor to the Chesterfield restaurant on Bleecker Street, with Utica greens and chicken riggies on the menu.
Hemstrought's Bakeries
900 Oswego St, Utica
Half-moons Known for: half moon cookies
Utica bakery that calls its hand-frosted half moon 'the original', made to a 1920 recipe.
It's a Utica Thing Kitchen and Bar
350 Leland Ave, Utica
Tomato pieChicken riggiesUtica greens Known for: chicken riggies, Utica greens, tomato pie
Utica kitchen and bar built around the city's own dishes: riggies, Utica greens and tomato pie.
Latest state inspection Feb 10, 20260 critical violations, 0 other violations (NYSDOH)
Napoli's Italian Bakery & Deli
412 Culver Ave, Utica
Tomato pie Known for: tomato pie
Utica Italian bakery named among the city's tomato pie stops.
O'Scugnizzo Pizzeria
614 Bleecker St, Utica
Tomato pie Known for: tomato pie, upside-down sausage pizza
Utica pizzeria dating to 1914 that began with nickel tomato pies; still family-run and known for its 'upside-down' sausage pie.
Latest state inspection Aug 4, 20260 critical violations, 1 other violation (NYSDOH)
Roma Sausage & Deli
2029 Bleecker St, Utica
Tomato pie Known for: tomato pie, Italian sausage
Italian deli and sausage maker on Bleecker St known for its homemade tomato pie.
Willie's Bagel Cafe
219 N Genesee St, Utica
Bagels Known for: custom-colored bagels, jalapeño bagel, blueberry bagel
Utica bagel café known for custom-colored bagels. I LOVE NY (2025) says it recently opened a second Utica location.
Latest state inspection Feb 11, 20260 critical violations, 2 other violations (NYSDOH)
Hand-checked classics near Utica
The 5 nearest places on our guides outside Utica, within 20 miles of its center, closest first.
Holland Farms Bakery & Deli
50 Oriskany Blvd, Yorkville · 2.4 mi from Utica
Tomato pieHalf-moons Known for: half moon cookies, tomato pie, jelly buns · At this address since 1966
Family bakery and deli known for half moons, jelly buns and Utica-style tomato pie, with a drive-up window.
Cafe CaNole Bakery & Restaurant
1 Campion Rd, New Hartford · 3.5 mi from Utica
Chicken riggiesUtica greens Known for: chicken riggies, Greens CaNole (escarole, prosciutto, cherry peppers)
Family-owned New Hartford restaurant, bar and bakery; chicken riggies and its Utica-style 'Greens CaNole' are on the menu.
Latest state inspection Jul 8, 20260 critical violations, 0 other violations (NYSDOH)
Gingerbread Bake Shop
3991 Oneida St, New Hartford · 3.7 mi from Utica
Half-moons Known for: half moon cookies
New Hartford bakery known for its half moon cookies.
Latest state inspection Apr 8, 20260 critical violations, 1 other violation (NYSDOH)
Roma Sausage
3921 Oneida St, Washington Mills · 3.9 mi from Utica
Tomato pie Known for: tomato pie, Italian sausage · A branch of Roma Sausage & Deli, Utica (2029 Bleecker St)
Washington Mills branch of the Utica deli, selling the same tomato pie.
North Star Orchards
4741 State Route 233, Westmoreland · 8.6 mi from Utica
Half-moons Known for: half moon cookies · At this address since 1986
Westmoreland family farm market with a greenhouse and an in-house bakery that sells mini and jumbo half moon cookies.
Utica by street
The streets in Utica with the most places to eat and drink: Genesee St (40), Bleecker St (20), N Genesee St (20), Mohawk St (12), Varick St (9), South St (7), Culver Ave (6), Albany St (4), Trenton Rd (4), and James St (4).
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About the inspection results
Outside New York City there is no official restaurant grade, and we don't make one. Where shown, the date and counts are from the New York State Department of Health's latest inspection on file (health.data.ny.gov), records through Sep 24, 2026. In NYSDOH's words:
“Any use of this data to develop a restaurant grading system is not supported or endorsed by the New York State Department of Health.”
Any analyses, interpretations or conclusions here are ours, not NYSDOH's. Places are never ordered by these counts.