Jenna’s guidebook
Favorite restaurants
Our favorite places all within a 10-15 minute drive from our apartment
Great coffee and drinks. Small place with tiny parking lot in back. Great food. A mixture of American and ethnic breakfast and lunch options. Probably my favorite place to get coffee and breakfast in town.
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Coal Yard Cafe
143 Maple AveGreat coffee and drinks. Small place with tiny parking lot in back. Great food. A mixture of American and ethnic breakfast and lunch options. Probably my favorite place to get coffee and breakfast in town.
Great beer. Family friendly. Wonderful place to get a meal even if you do not drink beer. Outside eating with big field for kids to run around.
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Ithaca Beer Co.
122 Ithaca Beer DrGreat beer. Family friendly. Wonderful place to get a meal even if you do not drink beer. Outside eating with big field for kids to run around.
Family friendly. Counter order. Many different menu items. Amazing fries. Not light food, but very tasty.
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Luna Inspired Street Food Downtown
113 N Aurora StFamily friendly. Counter order. Many different menu items. Amazing fries. Not light food, but very tasty.
Vegetarian. We are not vegetarian but we still love eating here. Amazing menu with items from around the world. Many tasty beverages and dessert options. GF and Vegan options also
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Moosewood Restaurant
215 N Cayuga StVegetarian. We are not vegetarian but we still love eating here. Amazing menu with items from around the world. Many tasty beverages and dessert options. GF and Vegan options also
Vegan and Gluten free options available. You can sit and be served in one side, or you can order at a counter and seat yourself or take it to go. Tex-mex food with an ithaca flair.
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Viva Taqueria & Cantina
215 E State StVegan and Gluten free options available. You can sit and be served in one side, or you can order at a counter and seat yourself or take it to go. Tex-mex food with an ithaca flair.
Favorite Coffee
We love coffee and Ithaca has a lot of great places to check out. Try a few while you are here and see for yourself
cafe with great coffee and amazing staff. about 5 min away
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Coal Yard Cafe
143 Maple Avecafe with great coffee and amazing staff. about 5 min away
Closest coffee to our apartment. good coffee with large drink menu, and salads/sandwiches also. They also have Purity Ice cream!
110 recommandé par les habitants
Collegetown Bagels
420 College AveClosest coffee to our apartment. good coffee with large drink menu, and salads/sandwiches also. They also have Purity Ice cream!
Downtown coffee with great beer selection. Small parking lot that is free but often full.
15 recommandé par les habitants
Ithaca Coffee Company
311 E Green StDowntown coffee with great beer selection. Small parking lot that is free but often full.
Call ahead to see if they're doing tastings. Great place to try some freshly roasted coffee and buy some beans. You cannot get a cup of coffee here like at a cafe, but it is a roaster so you sometimes can try a bit of what they've recently roasted. Great company and amazing coffee.
Copper Horse Coffee Roasters
2027 Slaterville RdCall ahead to see if they're doing tastings. Great place to try some freshly roasted coffee and buy some beans. You cannot get a cup of coffee here like at a cafe, but it is a roaster so you sometimes can try a bit of what they've recently roasted. Great company and amazing coffee.
Inside the mall. They serve Fingerlakes Coffee. Great place. Wonderful staff with small food menu. Large drink menu with decent prices and great tasting drinks.
Cup O’ Jo Café
40 Catherwood RdInside the mall. They serve Fingerlakes Coffee. Great place. Wonderful staff with small food menu. Large drink menu with decent prices and great tasting drinks.
Wine/Beer Tasting
Places to go to drink wine or beer
Closest vineyard to ithaca. just a few minutes from our apartment. Often have music in the summer. Bring the kids and hang out on their deck.
6 Mile Creek Vineyard
6 Mile Creek VineyardClosest vineyard to ithaca. just a few minutes from our apartment. Often have music in the summer. Bring the kids and hang out on their deck.
Family friendly. Come for food, or just a drink. Inside bar, and outside bar. Outside there are picnic tables and a huge field for kids to run around on. Cornhole is often setup. Wonderful place. Probably our favorite place to bring the kids and let them play with friends while we get some drinks and pizza
160 recommandé par les habitants
Ithaca Beer Co.
122 Ithaca Beer DrFamily friendly. Come for food, or just a drink. Inside bar, and outside bar. Outside there are picnic tables and a huge field for kids to run around on. Cornhole is often setup. Wonderful place. Probably our favorite place to bring the kids and let them play with friends while we get some drinks and pizza
Local beer, family friendly with music often in the summer. They do not serve food unless it is an event, or music night. Call ahead to make sure if you are hoping to get food. Or better yet, pack a picnic.
29 recommandé par les habitants
Hopshire Farm and Brewery
1771 Dryden RdLocal beer, family friendly with music often in the summer. They do not serve food unless it is an event, or music night. Call ahead to make sure if you are hoping to get food. Or better yet, pack a picnic.
Does one person want coffee and the other wants a good craft beer? This is your place. Coffee shop and craft brew bar in one. Not open late, but it is a great place for an early evening drink.
15 recommandé par les habitants
Ithaca Coffee Company
311 E Green StDoes one person want coffee and the other wants a good craft beer? This is your place. Coffee shop and craft brew bar in one. Not open late, but it is a great place for an early evening drink.
located on the west end of downtown. Family friendly until 7. Games, pinball, and skeeball. Cool place with big drink menu.
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Liquid State Brewing Company
620 W Green Stlocated on the west end of downtown. Family friendly until 7. Games, pinball, and skeeball. Cool place with big drink menu.
about 25-30 minutes away. Great beer and wine. restaurant open on the weekends in the summer. family friendly with large field to let kids (or pets) run around. I believe you may even be able to pack a picnic
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Americana Vineyards Winery
4367 E Covert Rdabout 25-30 minutes away. Great beer and wine. restaurant open on the weekends in the summer. family friendly with large field to let kids (or pets) run around. I believe you may even be able to pack a picnic
A great place with food, cider, indoor and outdoor seating. Come for a drink or a full meal. We love this place because it is family friendly and has a relaxed vibe with great cider and amazing food!
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Finger Lakes Cider House
4017 Hickok RdA great place with food, cider, indoor and outdoor seating. Come for a drink or a full meal. We love this place because it is family friendly and has a relaxed vibe with great cider and amazing food!
Best play area for kids
What's good in Ithaca to get the wiggles out for little kids
Free. open dawn to dusk. A must see in ithaca. Not your typical park, it's amazing! however there is a playground next to it.
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Ithaca Children's Garden
121 Turtle LnFree. open dawn to dusk. A must see in ithaca. Not your typical park, it's amazing! however there is a playground next to it.
This is the park directly behind our house. Great playground, walking trails, soccer field, basketball court. Sledding in the winter. A great place to pack a picnic and enjoy some family time.
Eastern Heights Park
218 Tudor RoadThis is the park directly behind our house. Great playground, walking trails, soccer field, basketball court. Sledding in the winter. A great place to pack a picnic and enjoy some family time.
Great playground for the kids. Entrance fee, but if you pay for this park you get in to every other New York State Park that day for free. This is a beautiful park, and the playground is not to be missed if you have little kids.
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Buttermilk Falls State Park
Great playground for the kids. Entrance fee, but if you pay for this park you get in to every other New York State Park that day for free. This is a beautiful park, and the playground is not to be missed if you have little kids.
Good option, especially if it's raining or cold. Sciencenter is fun for everyone in the family.
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Sciencenter
601 1st StGood option, especially if it's raining or cold. Sciencenter is fun for everyone in the family.
great playground next to the lake. Every week there is music in the park and you can let your kids play at the playground while you listen to live music (free with park admittance fee)
*** (check what night before you go)
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Parc d'État de Taughannock Falls
1740 Taughannock Blvdgreat playground next to the lake. Every week there is music in the park and you can let your kids play at the playground while you listen to live music (free with park admittance fee)
*** (check what night before you go)
Lansing, NY park. Playground, little swimming area. Entrance fee.
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Myers Point
Lansing, NY park. Playground, little swimming area. Entrance fee.
Swimming Pool owned by the city of Ithaca. Playground, walking and biking path right next to the inlet. During the summer months the pool can be busy during the day with summer camp. Call ahead to see what times are best.
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Cass Park
701 Taughannock BlvdSwimming Pool owned by the city of Ithaca. Playground, walking and biking path right next to the inlet. During the summer months the pool can be busy during the day with summer camp. Call ahead to see what times are best.
Playground and vintage carousel right on Cayuga Lake. Biking paths, small boat launch, great place to pack a picnic and watch the sunset
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Stewart Park
71 Stewart ParkPlayground and vintage carousel right on Cayuga Lake. Biking paths, small boat launch, great place to pack a picnic and watch the sunset