FLX Escape Finger Lakes Guidebook

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FLX Escape Finger Lakes Guidebook

Food scene

A local favorite, Graft is an intimate, candle-light corner bar that features delicious tapas, small plates and a good selection of local wine and beer.
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Graft wine + cider bar
204 N Franklin St
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A local favorite, Graft is an intimate, candle-light corner bar that features delicious tapas, small plates and a good selection of local wine and beer.
Great BBQ, music & cocktails with a small section of outdoor dining in the heart of Watkins Glen.
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Nickel's Pit BBQ Watkins Glen
207 N Franklin St
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Great BBQ, music & cocktails with a small section of outdoor dining in the heart of Watkins Glen.
A must stop for breakfast or lunch, they have a bunch of outdoor seating and the food is always amazing.
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The Elf In The Oak
4221 NY-414
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A must stop for breakfast or lunch, they have a bunch of outdoor seating and the food is always amazing.
Our go-to winery for dry reds and dry whites and a great place to eat. Awesome view, expansive deck for outdoor dining and the indoor barn space is large too. Lots of to-go food and provisions too.
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Ryan William Vineyard
4156 NY-414
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Our go-to winery for dry reds and dry whites and a great place to eat. Awesome view, expansive deck for outdoor dining and the indoor barn space is large too. Lots of to-go food and provisions too.
Craving a donut? Go to Toby's where they are made fresh daily. They serve breakfast too!
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Tobey's Donut Shop
137 E 4th St
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Craving a donut? Go to Toby's where they are made fresh daily. They serve breakfast too!
A cute little coffee shop in town that roasts the organic coffee that we provide at all of our rentals! They also have a small selection of local cheeses, produce and gifts.
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Seneca Sunrise Coffee
806 N Decatur St
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A cute little coffee shop in town that roasts the organic coffee that we provide at all of our rentals! They also have a small selection of local cheeses, produce and gifts.
Hyper local food, open seasonally, with great cocktails and music. Reservations are typically required for dinner.
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Stonecat Cafe: Regional Cuisine & Bar
5315 NY-414
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Hyper local food, open seasonally, with great cocktails and music. Reservations are typically required for dinner.
High-end wieners, yes, hot dogs, along with fun food like poutine and duck wings.
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F.L.X. Wienery
5090 NY-14
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High-end wieners, yes, hot dogs, along with fun food like poutine and duck wings.
Heuriger you ask? Yes, it's a modern Austrian restaurant with excellent lake views. Try the glogg and spätzle!
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Dano's Heuriger On Seneca
9564 NY-414
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Heuriger you ask? Yes, it's a modern Austrian restaurant with excellent lake views. Try the glogg and spätzle!
If you want to cook at home, stop here for seafood, meats, sandwiches and sides.
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Holy Cow Deli
410 South Franklin Street
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If you want to cook at home, stop here for seafood, meats, sandwiches and sides.
Quintessential Watkins Glen filled with racing history. They brew their own beer on-site, have one of the most unique bars in town and a restaurant with old-school eats like london broil and fried chicken...both are delicious. Step back in time and into history here.
Seneca Lodge Craft Brewing
Quintessential Watkins Glen filled with racing history. They brew their own beer on-site, have one of the most unique bars in town and a restaurant with old-school eats like london broil and fried chicken...both are delicious. Step back in time and into history here.

Sightseeing & things-to-do

If you want to get out on the water of Seneca Lake, you can do that here. Take a dinner cruise at sunset, sail on a beautiful sailboat or walk along the pier to take it all in.
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Captain Bill's Seneca Lake Cruises
1 N Franklin St
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If you want to get out on the water of Seneca Lake, you can do that here. Take a dinner cruise at sunset, sail on a beautiful sailboat or walk along the pier to take it all in.
Great hiking through the waterfalls in Ithaca.
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Buttermilk Falls State Park
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Great hiking through the waterfalls in Ithaca.
If you are visiting from August to October, you have to go here for fresh grape juice! It's on tap during these months, the variety available depends on the time you are there. Check their website for more details.
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Fulkerson Winery
5576 NY-14
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If you are visiting from August to October, you have to go here for fresh grape juice! It's on tap during these months, the variety available depends on the time you are there. Check their website for more details.
One of the best farm markets around, a must-stop if you are in Ithaca. Lots of fresh produce, flowers, locally made soaps, alongside mini coffee cafes, bakeries, and a variety of ethics delights! And it's on the cannel.
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Ithaca Farmers Market
545 3rd St
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One of the best farm markets around, a must-stop if you are in Ithaca. Lots of fresh produce, flowers, locally made soaps, alongside mini coffee cafes, bakeries, and a variety of ethics delights! And it's on the cannel.
Cheese please! A local favorite for sure!
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Lively Run Dairy Farm and Creamery
8978 Co Rd 142
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Cheese please! A local favorite for sure!
One of our favorite blue cheeses is made here. Sooo good!
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Muranda Cheese Company
3075 New York 96
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One of our favorite blue cheeses is made here. Sooo good!
Some of the most beautiful falls in the area.
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Státní park Taughannock Falls
1740 Taughannock Blvd
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Some of the most beautiful falls in the area.
A must when you are in Watkins, this state park has over 20 beautiful waterfalls throughout it with many trails and it even has an Olympic pool for swimming!
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Státní park Watkins Glen, New York, USA
1009 N Franklin St
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A must when you are in Watkins, this state park has over 20 beautiful waterfalls throughout it with many trails and it even has an Olympic pool for swimming!

Winery favorites

If dry reds are your jam, stop here. Damiani does reds really well.
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Damiani Wine Cellars
4704 NY-414
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If dry reds are your jam, stop here. Damiani does reds really well.
Excellent Rieslings and off-the-beaten-path are 2 reasons we love it here. Great outdoor space to relax and taste away.
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Boundary Breaks Vineyard
1568 Porter Covert Rd
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Excellent Rieslings and off-the-beaten-path are 2 reasons we love it here. Great outdoor space to relax and taste away.
If you're a wine slushy person, Hazlitt is the place to go! A fun, laid-back vibe, lots of wine to try and lots of outdoor seating. Don't forget to grab some popcorn and a hot dog at the Oasis, a seasonal, outdoor tiki hut.
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Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards
5712 NY-414
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If you're a wine slushy person, Hazlitt is the place to go! A fun, laid-back vibe, lots of wine to try and lots of outdoor seating. Don't forget to grab some popcorn and a hot dog at the Oasis, a seasonal, outdoor tiki hut.
Our go-to place for port. They make the best ruby port on the lake and have a wide variety of wines to taste.
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Lakewood Vineyards
4024 NY-14
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Our go-to place for port. They make the best ruby port on the lake and have a wide variety of wines to taste.
Our go-to on Seneca for ice wines. Sit on the deck and enjoy the view.
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Standing Stone Vineyards
9934 NY-414
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Our go-to on Seneca for ice wines. Sit on the deck and enjoy the view.
Soul Red by HWC is our favorite table red on the lake. We love to grab a bottle with some cheese and bread and sit outside in the sun. They have a great local market of fresh foods, meats, produce, even ice cream!
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Hector Wine Company
5610 NY-414
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Soul Red by HWC is our favorite table red on the lake. We love to grab a bottle with some cheese and bread and sit outside in the sun. They have a great local market of fresh foods, meats, produce, even ice cream!
Some of the best whites on the lake. A must when you are on the East side.
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Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard
3962 NY-14
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Some of the best whites on the lake. A must when you are on the East side.

Distillery favorites

Bourbon, gin, grappa and liqueurs, FLX Distilling makes great spirits and has a cocktail deck where they whip up delicious ones!
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Finger Lakes Distilling
4676 NY-414
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Bourbon, gin, grappa and liqueurs, FLX Distilling makes great spirits and has a cocktail deck where they whip up delicious ones!
They grow their own wheat and corn right on the farm for their spirits. We love their fig gin, it's unlike anything we have tried. Definitely sample it. They make killer cocktails too.
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Myer Farm Distillers
7350 New York 89
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They grow their own wheat and corn right on the farm for their spirits. We love their fig gin, it's unlike anything we have tried. Definitely sample it. They make killer cocktails too.

Cidery favorites

Our favorite hard cider haven, FLX Cider House does flights of a variety of hard ciders made locally in NY state and they also have delicious foods to snack on. We always stop here when we want cider.
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Finger Lakes Cider House
4017 Hickok Rd
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Our favorite hard cider haven, FLX Cider House does flights of a variety of hard ciders made locally in NY state and they also have delicious foods to snack on. We always stop here when we want cider.
A fairly new cider house that is doing it right! Great place to hang out and enjoy some cider when you are near Ithaca.
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South Hill Cider
550 Sandbank Rd
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A fairly new cider house that is doing it right! Great place to hang out and enjoy some cider when you are near Ithaca.

Brewery favorites

A local hangout for excellent beer, excellent views of the lake and a beef on weck sandwich that is to die for! Never heard of this buffalo favorite sammie...just give it a try!
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Two Goats Brewing
5027 NY-414
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A local hangout for excellent beer, excellent views of the lake and a beef on weck sandwich that is to die for! Never heard of this buffalo favorite sammie...just give it a try!
Excellent, excellent, beer. Enough said.
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Lucky Hare Brewing Company
6085 Beckhorn Rd
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Excellent, excellent, beer. Enough said.
Great views of the lake and a lots of outdoor seating puts Grist Iron on our favorites list. Pizzas, bbq and beer here!
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Grist Iron Brewing Company
4880 NY-414
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Great views of the lake and a lots of outdoor seating puts Grist Iron on our favorites list. Pizzas, bbq and beer here!

Bar favorites

A great hangout for beers, craft cocktails and seasonal slushies. A local favorite with outdoor picnic table seating and darts inside with a menu of food items that changes regularly.
Solera Tap House
A great hangout for beers, craft cocktails and seasonal slushies. A local favorite with outdoor picnic table seating and darts inside with a menu of food items that changes regularly.