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i dont think ive had a red from the fingerlakes that i've ever liked. cab francs, pinot noirs, blah blah. all kind of meh. the rieslings otoh are really good. the ones ive had are generally more fruit forward than the ones i've had from germany or alsace with more alcohol and more structure. i think i was a little naive in trying to rank them. they're different in style, not better or worse. wineries to look for lafayette reneau, hermann j wiemer (a little out of the way, but my favorite here), dr konstantin frank, red newt, i've heard a lot about the elizabeth restaurant at the john joseph inn, but have never went. i think you'd have a fantastic time there. the inn's beautiful and food is supposedly very good. i'd say the three best restaurants near cayuga lake are hazlenut kitchen in trumansburg, just a taste (wine and tapas bar) in the commons, and the heights cafe in cayuga heights. best steak around is probably at the heights cafe or at john thomas steakhouse near ithaca college. dewitt mall and carriage house has the best brunch. madeline's has some good desserts (marjolaine is pretty good). if you're craving asian, thai cuisine and asia cuisine are pretty good. i've never been to banfi's at cornell but it's supposed to be pretty good. i think gome said he liked their bar. the original gimme coffee is based here (kunk really likes them). they're fantastic and really into coffee. their stores even sell hario grinders. their stores also sell pour over coffees by the cup and honestly some of the best coffee i've ever had. they source the beans themselves, roast it here every week, grind it with awesome burr machines, pour overs are good, espressos are good.
macro mama's at the ithaca farmer's market is pretty good. if you're going by cortland doug's fish fry is super super good. cayuga lake creamery is nearby (like their icecream more than cornell or purity ice cream). cornell also has an orchard. honestly the best cider i've ever had. like no contest. the juicing machine thingy is right there in front of you pumping out samples. it's like biting into a liquid apple. i drink them by the tub at the dining halls. buy a bag of honey crisp apples. never seen them anywhere else besides the orchard and honestly the best apples i've ever had. near seneca lake is dano's heuriger (really good house made charcuterie) and red newt cellar (housed in the winery). watkins glen is also pretty cool. i remember i went hiking with some friends and had some prosciutto, mozz, tomatoes, and some baguettes that were really fantastic at the end (the wegmans in ithaca has jamon iberico from fermin and pretty good prosciutto san danielle and di parma, the speck is good, excellent cheese selection, and their whole grain baguettes are so ******* good) things not to do dont go on a boat tour dont eat japanese food here dont underestimate the weather is about all i can think of tldr version = restaurant/inns elizabeth restaurant john jay inn for prix fixe, hazlenut kitchen (staples are their burgers (mmmm truffle aioli) and hangar steak, all other entrees change) heights cafe (best wine menu in town) brunch dewitt mall (first floor of a run down mall/high school thingy) wineries dr konstantin frank (i believe the first and one of the best wineries here) hermann j wiemer ->both near seneca lake. if you're here might as well stop by dano's heuriger red newt (if you dont want charcuterie from dano's go here) visit watkins glen cornell orchards (not sure about when they're open)
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