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Canandaigua Lake · Off the tourist map

Where the people who live here eat.

The bar that doesn't advertise. The Tuesday-night dinner you'd never find by Googling. The donut shop that sells out by ten.

Restaurants

1 stop
  • Naples
    Roots Cafe
    Editor's pick

    Naples's farm-to-table room — a short, produce-driven menu that changes with what's coming out of the surrounding fields. Twenty seats and a chalk board. Reservations are essential in leaf season; Tuesday and Wednesday are the sane nights. Bring cash for the tip jar even if you card the check.

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Coffee & breakfast

2 stops
  • Naples
    Monica's Pies
    Editor's pick

    The Naples grape-pie institution — Concord grape pies made on the Route 21 stand from a fourth-generation recipe. Season runs late August through October; whole pies sell out by early afternoon. Order a slice with vanilla ice cream to eat on the porch, then take one home in the branded box for the freezer.

    Late August–October$Visit ↗
  • Naples
    Sweet Expressions
    Editor's pick

    Naples bakery-cafe for morning pastries, sandwiches, and the other grape-pie contender in town. Sit-down counter, decent espresso, and the fastest breakfast in the village before a Grimes Glen hike. Go before 9 a.m. on Saturdays — by ten the winery day-trippers have taken every table.

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Wineries

1 stop
  • Bristol Springs
    Arbor Hill Grapery & Winery
    Editor's pick

    Bristol Springs stop for grape products beyond wine — the Concord-grape mustard, the wine sauce, and a tasting room that lets you sample everything. The retail store is the actual reason to stop; the wines are entry-level sweet-side. Line up gifts and pantry goods for the drive home in one visit.

Farmers markets

1 stop
  • Canandaigua
    Canandaigua Farmers Market
    Editor's pick

    Saturday-morning market at the Commons on Mill Street — regional produce, cheeses, prepared food, and a small maker section. Runs late June through October. The bread stall and the mushroom farmer sell out by 10 a.m. Go early, park two blocks off, and walk in.

    Saturdays June–October, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.