New York Eats · region guide
Finger Lakes restaurants
3,133 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Genesee County, Livingston County, Monroe County, Ontario County, Orleans County, Seneca County, Wayne County, Wyoming County, and Yates County, including 14 places on our hand-checked guides, checked open in October 2026.
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Finger Lakes at a glance
Our directory counts 3,133 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in the Finger Lakes; the places with the most are Rochester (1,288), Webster (128), Canandaigua (99), and Batavia (86). Bar & Pub (578), Coffee & Café (338), Pizza (309), and Bakery & Sweets (233) lead the kinds of food. 14 places are on our hand-checked guides, and 1 more carries a MICHELIN or James Beard honor.
Health inspections here
In the other counties, 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.
City and borough pages here: Rochester.
Bagels, delis & appetizing in the Finger Lakes
2 places, by city. All 60 in New York State.
Bagel Land
1896 Monroe Ave, Brighton
Bagels Known for: bagels
Monroe Avenue bagel shop in Brighton that NYSDOH lists as a bakery. Visit Rochester lists it.
Latest state inspection Nov 13, 20250 critical violations, 1 other violation (NYSDOH)
Balsam Bagels
288 Winton Rd N, Rochester
Bagels Known for: Montreal sesame bagel, French toast bagel, bagel with lox and cream cheese
Family-run Rochester bagel shop with a long list of bagel and cream cheese flavors, plus breakfast sandwiches, soups and vegan options. NYSDOH lists it as a bakery.
Latest state inspection Aug 25, 20260 critical violations, 3 other violations (NYSDOH)
Hots & plates in the Finger Lakes
11 places, by city. All 34 in New York State.
Tom Wahl's
283 E Main St, Avon
Hots Known for: Wahlburger, handcrafted root beer, hots · At this address since 1955
The original of the Rochester-area burger-and-hots chain, which still brews root beer in each store.
Latest state inspection Mar 18, 20260 critical violations, 0 other violations (NYSDOH)
Fairport Hots
1226 Fairport Rd, Fairport
HotsPlates Known for: The Hot Plate, hots
Fairport Road hots shop whose take on the Rochester plate is called 'The Hot Plate'.
Latest state inspection Feb 2, 20260 critical violations, 7 other violations (NYSDOH)
Henrietta Hots
4018 W Henrietta Rd, Henrietta
HotsPlates Known for: hots, plate
Henrietta hots shop named by Visit Rochester among local places to get a plate.
Latest state inspection Jun 29, 20260 critical violations, 7 other violations (NYSDOH)
Schaller's Ridge Road
559 East Ridge Road E, Irondequoit
HotsPlates Known for: white hots, red hots, burgers with meat sauce · At this address since 1959 · A branch of Schaller's Drive In, Rochester (Greece)
Ridge Road shop of the Schaller's burger-and-hots family, opened three years after the original drive-in.
Latest state inspection Aug 28, 20260 critical violations, 3 other violations (NYSDOH)
Dogtown
691 Monroe Ave, Rochester
HotsPlates Known for: Zweigle's German frank on French bread, plates, veggie dogs
Monroe Avenue hot dog shop offering 18 topping styles on Zweigle's franks in fresh French bread, plus meat and veggie plates.
Latest state inspection Mar 25, 20260 critical violations, 3 other violations (NYSDOH)
Don's Original
4900 Culver Rd, Rochester
Hots Known for: ground round, hots, chocolate almond custard
Sea Breeze burger-and-hots stand between Irondequoit Bay and Lake Ontario, known for ground rounds and chocolate almond custard.
Latest state inspection Apr 14, 20260 critical violations, 2 other violations (NYSDOH)
Mark's Texas Hots
487 Monroe Ave, Rochester
HotsPlates Known for: Texas hots, Sloppy Plate
Monroe Avenue hots counter that Visit Rochester lists among local spots for a Rochester plate; its version is the 'Sloppy Plate'.
Latest state inspection Aug 5, 20260 critical violations, 2 other violations (NYSDOH)
Nick Tahou Hots
320 W Main St, Rochester
HotsPlates Known for: Garbage Plate, hots, meat hot sauce
Originator of the trademarked Garbage Plate: meats over home fries, macaroni salad, beans or fries, topped with mustard, onions and meat hot sauce.
Latest state inspection Dec 16, 20250 critical violations, 5 other violations (NYSDOH)
Schaller's
965 Edgemere Dr, Rochester
HotsPlates Known for: white hots, red hots, burgers with meat sauce · At this address since 1956
Lakeside drive-in that started the Schaller's burger-and-hots stands. Visit Rochester lists Schaller's among local spots for a plate.
Latest state inspection Jul 20, 20260 critical violations, 4 other violations (NYSDOH)
Steve T Hots & Potatoes
2260 Lyell Ave, Rochester
HotsPlates Known for: plates with hot sauce, Zweigle's white hots, Zweigle's hots
Lyell Avenue hots shop serving its "Famous Plates" with its own hot sauce, made with Zweigle's hots and white hots.
Latest state inspection Aug 24, 20260 critical violations, 1 other violation (NYSDOH)
West Ridge Hots
584 W Ridge Rd, Rochester
HotsPlates Known for: plate, hots
West Ridge Road hots shop. Visit Rochester names it (as Westridge Hots) among local places to get a plate.
Latest state inspection Apr 6, 20260 critical violations, 5 other violations (NYSDOH)
Dim sum in the Finger Lakes
1 place, by city. All 18 in New York State.
Spin and Savor
2775 Monroe Avenue (Behind Sakura), Pittsford
Dim sum Known for: soup dumplings, shumai, custard buns, glass shrimp rolls · At this address since 2024
Cantonese dim sum restaurant where diners order on iPads and baskets arrive on a two-level conveyor belt. The chef has more than 30 years of New York City dim sum experience.
Icons and old-timers in the Finger Lakes
1 place with a MICHELIN or James Beard honor or a long history at the same address, by city. Honors are facts, not ratings. All New York icons.
FLX Table
22 Linden St, Geneva
James Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service semifinalist 2025 (Christopher Bates); Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program semifinalist 2026
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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.