Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated southern restaurants in the Rochester area using data from Yelp as of May 2025.

Lunch restaurants in Rochester with limited parking (street/garage) The spacious main dining room at the newly opened Patron Saint steakhouse in downtown Rochester Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.

Erie Grill Erie Grill, an upscale restaurant at The Del Monte Lodge Renaissance Rochester Hotel & Spa, 41 N. Main St., Pittsford, will serve a special Thanksgiving menu from 3 to 7 p.m.

Call (585) 262-3910. Addis Ababa Ethiopian Restaurant is an Ethiopian restaurant at 752 S. Goodman St. Call (585) 244-0073.

The Changing Scene closed in 1988 and was converted to office space. Rochester's experience with a revolving restaurant lasted only 11 years. But at the beginning, at least, what a whirlwind it was.

Rochester, NY, is a charming smaller city with many attractions within drivingdistance, including historical sites, hiking ...