Downtown Ithaca

In Ithaca, Downtown really is down town. Nestled at the bottom of 50 mile long Cayuga Lake and surrounded on three sides by hills, the city center looks up to Cornell University and Ithaca College and the older suburbs. There was a long-sustained rumor that the Little Rascals filmed their boxcar hill run on one of the tree-lined streets that heads straight into town, and when you visit you'll see why that was a hairy ride.

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Moosewood

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215 North Cayuga Street
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In case you didn't know, Moosewood was named one of the thirteen most influential restaurants of the 20th century by Bon Appetit magazine, and it's easy to see why. A collectively owned restaurant and business with 40 years of creating delicious vegetarian fare, and with 13 cookbooks under their belt as well, they single-handedly (multi-handedly?) shaped the landscape of vegetarian cooking for generations. The restaurant is what you might expect from an icon: clean, simple, and well-lit, with local artists' works gracing the walls in a constantly evolving display. The food is delicious, even if you aren't a vegetarian, and they have expanded into vegan and gluten-free. Everything is a la carte. Their soups are amazing. Amazing. Buy the cookbook amazing.

Moosewood
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Moosewood
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Moosewood
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Mimi's Attic

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