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;Garcia's Mexican Restaurant:Traditional American-Mexican dishes. | ;Garcia's Mexican Restaurant:Traditional American-Mexican dishes. | ||
;Gimme Coffee–Green Street Station:Designed by Alison for JS3. | ;Gimme Coffee–Green Street Station:Designed by Alison for JS3. | ||
;Ithaca Bakery:Same as Collegetown Bagels | ;Ithaca Bakery:Same as Collegetown Bagels, more room. | ||
;Koko:Home style Korean. | ;Koko:Home style Korean. Make your own cotton candy for free after your meal. | ||
;Little Thai House:Cheapest place to get a giant plate of food:pad thai, yellow curry tofu, sweet eggplant, string beans | ;Little Thai House:Cheapest place to get a giant plate of food:pad thai, yellow curry tofu, sweet eggplant, string beans | ||
;Manndible Cafe:Excellent quality and flavor. | ;Manndible Cafe:Excellent quality and flavor. Fun being in Mann Library. | ||
;Mehak:410 Eddy St, great dishes. | |||
;Moosewood Cafe | ;Moosewood Cafe | ||
;[http://www.moosewoodrestaurant.com/ Moosewood Restaurant] | ;[http://www.moosewoodrestaurant.com/ Moosewood Restaurant] |
Revision as of 15:41, 14 August 2011
Interesting things to do
- Belle Sherman Elementary Playground
- Cinemapolis
- Cornell Orchard Store
- Fruits, cider, and local produce, free samples

- Cornell campus
- Apple Vending Machine in Plant Science
- Beebe Lake
- Cornell Cinema
- Cornell Plantations
- Dairy Bar (Closed for renovations, 2011)
- Johnson Art Museum
- Mann Library
- Olin Library
- Snee Hall (Geological Science and Engineering)
- McGraw Tower, bell concerts
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Dewitt Mall
- Sew Green's Rescued for Re-use
- Pastimes:Antiques
- Sola Gallery:Japanese and other art
- Farmers' Market
- Saturday and Sunday at Steamboat Landing
- Floating Classroom
- Thursdays & Sundays, 4:00-6:00pm, from Steamboat Landing. Ecotours open to the public, just show up or call ahead and reserve. http://floatingclassroom.blogspot.com/
- Handwerker Gallery at Ithaca College
- Hiking the gorges
- Ithaca Falls

- Cascadilla Gorge
- Buttermilk Falls:official web site
- Ludlowville Falls
- Six Mile Creek:Wildflower Preserve
- Taughannock Falls:official web site
- Robert Treman State Park:Enfield Glen, official web site
- History Center
- The Commons
- Shopping, dining, events, and services
- The Sciencenter
- Museum of the Earth
- Stewart Park
- Picnics on the lake, tennis, soccer, frisbee, and events
- Cross Country Skiing
- Hammond Hill
- Connecticut Hill
- Cornell Plantations
Dining
- Alladin's Natural Eatery
- Asia Cuisine
- Asian Noodle House
- Shares a kitchen with Little Thai House, but bigger menu
- Carriage House Cafe
- Fancy food
- Collegetown Bagels
- Fast, best bagels and breads.
- Diamond's
- Diner-style Indian.
- Garcia's Mexican Restaurant
- Traditional American-Mexican dishes.
- Gimme Coffee–Green Street Station
- Designed by Alison for JS3.
- Ithaca Bakery
- Same as Collegetown Bagels, more room.
- Koko
- Home style Korean. Make your own cotton candy for free after your meal.
- Little Thai House
- Cheapest place to get a giant plate of food:pad thai, yellow curry tofu, sweet eggplant, string beans
- Manndible Cafe
- Excellent quality and flavor. Fun being in Mann Library.
- Mehak
- 410 Eddy St, great dishes.
- Moosewood Cafe
- Moosewood Restaurant
- Purity Ice Cream
- Home of the Apple Stix Sundae.
- Risley Dining
- Looks like Hogwarts, convivial.
- Sangam
- Punjabi Indian
- Souvlaki House
- Inexpensive.
- Taste of Thai
- Fresh ingredients.
- Taste of Thai Express
- Temple of Zeus
- A lunch joint in Goldwyn Smith Hall, Cornell U. Awesome soups; a sublime tofu sandwich called BLTease. Get there before 12:30, when the soup runs out.
- The Nines
- Deep dish pizza excellent, a slice, preferably with several toppings, is a meal.
- Viva Taqueria
- Best flavor, mucho culantro
- ZaZa's
Day Trips
Southwest
- Corning
- Corning Museum of Glass
- Thali, buttery Indian fare.
Northwest
- Trumansburg
- Sampson State Park
- WWII Army and Navy Base
- Rochester
- Geneva
- Small college town
Northeast
- Skaneateles
- Syracuse
- Westcott area:Alternative college-town, vintage clothing, cheap eateries
- Marshall Street:Collegetown-like atmosphere, Alladin's Eatery, etc.
- Carousel Mall
- Armory Square
- NY State Fair
- Two weeks around Labor Day