The following is a list of some good restaurants in Ithaca. The list is by no means exhaustive, just some of our favorites, arranged in random order.

 

Just a Taste Wine and Tapas Bar
116 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, 277-9463

Great tapas-style restaurant, eclectic cuisine, vast wine selection, including ``flights" consisting of tastes of several similar wines. Downtown.$$$

Taste of Thai
216 The Commons, Ithaca, 256-5487

Best Thai restaurant in Ithaca. A favorite of Cornell topologists. On the Commons downtown. $$

Simeon’s on the Commons
224 E. state St., Ithaca, 272-2212

Upscale pub food. Good single malt selection. $$

Madeline’s
215 E. State St., Ithaca, 277-2253

Excellent desserts. Asian-influenced European cuisine, on the Commons. $$$$

Mahogany Grill
Aurora St., Ithaca, 272-1438

Nice mahogany bar, downton. Standard American fare. $$

Viva Taqueria and Cantina
101 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, 277-1752

Take-out (Taqueria) or sit-down (Cantina) Mexican food. Downtown. $

New Delhi Diamond’s Fine Indian Cuisine
106 W. Green St., Ithaca, 272-4508

Indian food, downtown, specializes in vegetarian Indian cuisine. $

Sangam Indian Cuisine
424 Eddy St., Collegetown, 273-1006

Indian food, Collegetown. $

Benchwarmers Sports Bar and Restaurant
214 E. State St., Ithaca Commons, 277-7539

Bar food -- cheese steaks, steak sandwiches, inexpensive pizza. $$

The Nines
311 College Ave., Collegetown, 272-1888

Popular, classic pizza place, specializing in deep dish pizza. Service can be slow. $

Plum Tree
113-117 Dryden Road 256-8212

Japanese restaurant and sushi bar in Collegetown. $$

Bistro Q
702 West Buffalo Street, Ithaca, 277-3287

Down by the lake, southern-style grilled food. $$$

Willow
202 E. Falls St., Ithaca,

Contemporary American cuisine, close to Ithaca Falls downtown. $$$$

Pangea
120 Third St., Ithaca, 273-8515

New American cuisine in a residential neighborhood of downtown. $$$

Moosewood Restaurant
215 N. Cayuga St. in the DeWitt Mall, Ithaca, 273-9610

Ithaca's most famous vegetarian restaurant, downtown. $$$

Ithaca Bakery & Collegetown Bagels

A local chain in Ithaca. Bagels, sandwiches, soups and salads. The Collegetown branch, next to campus, has a nice beer garden. $

Tai’s Restaurant
329 E. State St., Ithaca, 273-8911

Inexpensive, good-quality Thai food, downtown. $

Les Ducs
113 S. Cayuga St. 277-8942

Small French bistro, downtown. $$$$

Pizza Aroma
128 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca, 273-6165

Gourmet take-out pizza, some tables, downtown. $

Renee's American Bistro
115 South Quarry St., Ithaca, 277-4047

Good French cuisine, just north of downtown. $$$

Olivia
381 Pine Tree Road, Ithaca, 272-1020

American bistro and bar, near East Hill Plaza. $$$

Little Tokyo Korean Japanese Restaurant
113 East State St., Ithaca, 272-8638

A promising new restaurant, downtown. $

Mate Factor Cafe
143 East State St., Ithaca, 256-2056

Sandwiches, soups, wraps, etc.; downtown. $

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