Looking for a New Year’s Eve nosh without the black-tie? Get your last supper of the year at one of these spots.
Dining
A home base and small plates at Green Zebra
Green Zebra offers classy catering and more with its prix fixe dinners and cooking classes.
Seven new-ish restaurants to check out this fall
If youโre dining out again, hereโs where you need to go now.
A brick-and-mortar Bubbyโs BBQ is open for business in The Wedge
After months of pop-ups that helped build a dedicated fanbase, Bubby’s BBQ is the star smokeshow on South Avenue.
Recipes: Summer bummer sandwiches
With limited restaurant options and a low desire to turn on the oven, consider this the summer of the sandwich.
Support black-owned restaurants
Resources for local restaurants, cafes, and bakeries + reviews from our writers.
Open for (limited) business
The local food industry took a big hit when the state mandated that all restaurants, bars, and cafรฉs switch to take-out only. Here we present a running list of places that are open for to-go orders, and what else patrons can do to help their favorite eateries through this time.
Fast, relaxing food
Rachel’s Mediterranean Grill, a fast-casual Lebanese staple from Buffalo, has expanded to Rochester, with locations in Henrietta and Pittsford.
Love at first sight
When Gino heard about the coffee-kombucha collaboration, he envisioned acidic and tart flavors clashing with dark-roasted notes into a muddled, nauseating mess. But Imbue, a new collaboration between Katboocha and Joe Bean Coffee, is anything but that.
A damn good Sunday dinner
We got a hot tip that there’s a new chicken dinner pop-up event in town called Damn Good Chicken. Chris checked out its inaugural Sunday dinner, co-hosted by Julia K. Caters, and fell in love with the spicy honey.
Lucky for you
Restaurant Good Luck recently opened Luckyโs on North Winton. Co-owner Chuck Cerankosky describes the new restaurant as a smaller, more casual, neighborhood version of Good Luck. “If Good Luck is for special occasions and showboating, this is an everyday place for everyone to have a great meal,” he says.
A savory, bittersweet lunch
There is nothing like freshly made food for lunch. Everything at Dumpling House in Henrietta is made to order, and each bite of the soupy Xiao Long Bao literally bursts with flavor.






