Guidebook for Syracuse

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Guidebook for Syracuse

Food Scene

A very popular coffee shop in Syracuse, and ranked in People magazine's "Top 24 Coffee Shops in America". Unless you arrive early it can be hard to get a seat inside. They offer light lunches and yummy snacks as well.
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Recess Coffee
110 Harvard Pl
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A very popular coffee shop in Syracuse, and ranked in People magazine's "Top 24 Coffee Shops in America". Unless you arrive early it can be hard to get a seat inside. They offer light lunches and yummy snacks as well.
Considered the best Mexican restaurant in Syracuse, Alto Cinco has a great menu, is renown for their burritos, and enjoyable for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or just a drink and a snack. Indoor, outdoor, and bar seating make it work for just about any time and any size group.
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Alto Cinco
526 Westcott St
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Considered the best Mexican restaurant in Syracuse, Alto Cinco has a great menu, is renown for their burritos, and enjoyable for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or just a drink and a snack. Indoor, outdoor, and bar seating make it work for just about any time and any size group.
They claim "Best Texas BBQ outside of Texas", and I could believe it. Expect a 1-2 hour wait at almost any time to get a table, but it is worth it. Grab a beer and order of fried green tomatoes while you wait. Insanely popular and famous throughout New York (and beyond). Great atmosphere, reasonable prices, and live music certain nights of the week, starting at 8 or 9pm.
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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
246 W Willow St
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They claim "Best Texas BBQ outside of Texas", and I could believe it. Expect a 1-2 hour wait at almost any time to get a table, but it is worth it. Grab a beer and order of fried green tomatoes while you wait. Insanely popular and famous throughout New York (and beyond). Great atmosphere, reasonable prices, and live music certain nights of the week, starting at 8 or 9pm.
Syracuse has two local breweries: Middle Ages and Empire. Empire Brew Pub, in Armory Square, offers a great menu in a lively atmosphere. They have a famous Sunday morning Jazz Brunch. Pretty sure it is always first-come-first-served, so arrive early if you want to avoid a wait! Great food, reasonable prices.
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Empire Brewing Company
120 Walton St
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Syracuse has two local breweries: Middle Ages and Empire. Empire Brew Pub, in Armory Square, offers a great menu in a lively atmosphere. They have a famous Sunday morning Jazz Brunch. Pretty sure it is always first-come-first-served, so arrive early if you want to avoid a wait! Great food, reasonable prices.
Saturday morning CNY Regional Market is what a real farmer's market is like: crazy low prices from farmers across CNY and Pennsylvania selling farm-fresh produce. 8am-1pm, but things start wrapping up by noon.
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Regional Market Commons
2100 Park St
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Saturday morning CNY Regional Market is what a real farmer's market is like: crazy low prices from farmers across CNY and Pennsylvania selling farm-fresh produce. 8am-1pm, but things start wrapping up by noon.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar with good and affordable lunch and dinner menu + great happy hour deals (4-6pm M-F). Weather permitting they have a back patio as well. Cozy, comfortable, and affordable.
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Beer Belly Deli & Pub
510 Westcott St
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Bar with good and affordable lunch and dinner menu + great happy hour deals (4-6pm M-F). Weather permitting they have a back patio as well. Cozy, comfortable, and affordable.
Live music most Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Pretty much always has a cover charge or tickets to attend performances.
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Westcott Liquor
111 Harvard Pl
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Live music most Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Pretty much always has a cover charge or tickets to attend performances.

Shopping

Great selection of vintage-style clothes and jewelry, mostly for women. Fun to go in and explore. Known throughout central New York as "the place to go for ball gowns", so it is mobbed during Prom season.
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Boom Babies
489 Westcott St
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Great selection of vintage-style clothes and jewelry, mostly for women. Fun to go in and explore. Known throughout central New York as "the place to go for ball gowns", so it is mobbed during Prom season.
Lots of great boutiques, restaurants, and bars around Armory Square.
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Armory Square
241 W Fayette St
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Lots of great boutiques, restaurants, and bars around Armory Square.
One of the biggest malls in the US, Destiny offers everything for the passionate mall shopper: retail, dept. stores, dining, fast food, movies, entertainment venues, kids activities and play spaces (most with fees).
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Destiny USA
1 Destiny USA Dr
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One of the biggest malls in the US, Destiny offers everything for the passionate mall shopper: retail, dept. stores, dining, fast food, movies, entertainment venues, kids activities and play spaces (most with fees).

Parks & Nature

15 minute drive to this fabulous State Park that offers spectacular views, walking trails of various lengths and difficulty (longest is about 90 minutes), picnicking, and a park for kids. If there is a charge it is relatively inexpensive (though I've only been when it is free).
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Государственный парк Кларк Резервейшн
6105 E Seneca Turnpike
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15 minute drive to this fabulous State Park that offers spectacular views, walking trails of various lengths and difficulty (longest is about 90 minutes), picnicking, and a park for kids. If there is a charge it is relatively inexpensive (though I've only been when it is free).
In the summer this offers some great swimming opportunities in the beautiful Green Lakes with guarded beaches and swimming areas. There are also great hiking and biking trails around the Park. About a 20 minute drive.
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Государственный парк Грин Лейкс
7900 Green Lakes Rd
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In the summer this offers some great swimming opportunities in the beautiful Green Lakes with guarded beaches and swimming areas. There are also great hiking and biking trails around the Park. About a 20 minute drive.

Arts & Culture

The Everson is home to approximately 11,000 works of art: American paintings, sculpture, drawings, video, graphics and one of the largest holdings of international ceramics in the nation.
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Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St
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The Everson is home to approximately 11,000 works of art: American paintings, sculpture, drawings, video, graphics and one of the largest holdings of international ceramics in the nation.
This is a great science museum and activity center for kids from very young to early teens. It has an amazing multi-story climbing structure, many interactive exhibits, an IMAX theater, and a planetarium.
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Музей науки и техники (MOST)
500 S Franklin St
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This is a great science museum and activity center for kids from very young to early teens. It has an amazing multi-story climbing structure, many interactive exhibits, an IMAX theater, and a planetarium.

Essentials

Closest and most convenient super market with great prices.
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Price Chopper
2515 Erie Blvd E
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Closest and most convenient super market with great prices.
Wegmans flagship store with an amazing selection of pre-prepared food. Wegmans is considered the top grocery store in the Syracuse area.
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Wegmans
6789 E Genesee St
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Wegmans flagship store with an amazing selection of pre-prepared food. Wegmans is considered the top grocery store in the Syracuse area.
Trader Joe's is the place to go for great prices on great store-brand products with a reasonable selection of fresh produce.
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Trader Joe's
3422 Erie Blvd E
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Trader Joe's is the place to go for great prices on great store-brand products with a reasonable selection of fresh produce.
Price Rite is just barely walkable if you're in Syracuse without a car. It is about a mile away, though you have to cross some busy intersections to get there. It is a budget grocery store with a lot of character. We shop there regularly, but it probably won't be what you're used to!
Price Rite of Syracuse
1625 Erie Blvd E
Price Rite is just barely walkable if you're in Syracuse without a car. It is about a mile away, though you have to cross some busy intersections to get there. It is a budget grocery store with a lot of character. We shop there regularly, but it probably won't be what you're used to!