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Food Downtown, Ithaca

Moosewood Restaurant

A place to eat in Downtown, Ithaca, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

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Moosewood Restaurant in Downtown, Ithaca
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Why go

Vegetarian restaurant since 1973 whose cookbooks shaped American meatless cooking.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Ithaca, alongside 4 outdoor spots, 2 bars & cafés and 1 place to eat. The closest of our other picks is Purity Ice Cream, 0.6 mi away as the crow flies.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Downtown
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Dinner

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Ithaca, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Purity Ice Cream

    Ithaca scoop shop since 1936, known for big portions and local flavors.

    Food · 0.6 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Ithaca Falls

    150-foot falls a short walk from downtown, the tallest of the city's gorges.

    Outdoors · 0.9 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Ithaca Farmers Market

    Lakeside pavilion market with farm stands and prepared food from local vendors.

    Shopping · 0.9 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

    Free I.M. Pei-designed art museum with a 5th-floor view over Cayuga Lake.

    Sight · 0.9 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Cornell Botanic Gardens

    Herb gardens, arboretum and gorge trails on the Cornell campus.

    Outdoors · 1.5 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Buttermilk Falls State Park

    Gorge Trail beside a chain of cascades ending in a swimming hole.

    Outdoors · 2.4 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Moosewood Restaurant is a stop on our Finger Lakes Wine Trail route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Ithaca

Moosewood Restaurant is our only food pick in Ithaca; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Ithaca guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Ithaca run from 31°F in January to 83°F in July; June is usually the wettest month. For Moosewood Restaurant itself, we suggest: Dinner.

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Getting there

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Address
215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
Coordinates
42.44060, -76.49857
Destination
Ithaca, New York

Moosewood Restaurant: quick answers

How much time do you need at Moosewood Restaurant?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Moosewood Restaurant. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Moosewood Restaurant?

Our pick: Dinner.

Where is Moosewood Restaurant?

Moosewood Restaurant is at 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA, in Downtown. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Moosewood Restaurant?

Moosewood Restaurant appears on Finger Lakes Wine Trail, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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