Rochester with friends

Local tipSame team as the old Mercury Coffee, just a new name on the same sunny corner

10 min walk to the next stop

Local tipIt's a converted church, ask to sit under the old stained glass in back

10 min walk to the next stop

Local tipAsk for the bilingual picture book picks, it's the shop's real specialty

7 min drive to the next stop

Local tipRochester's favorite since 1975, check the $1 bins by the entrance first

4 min drive to the next stop

Local tipClimb to the reservoir overlook for the best skyline view in the city

Local tipAsk for whatever's the current rotating rum punch, it changes with the menu

3 min walk to the next stop

Local tipGet there before the smoked brisket runs out, it usually does by evening

14 min walk to the next stop

Local tipAsk about the monthly book box, it's become a real neighborhood ritual

4 min drive to the next stop

Local tipGo for whatever flavor is chalked on the board, it rotates weekly

15 min walk to the next stop

Local tipA quieter, wooded break from the avenue just a block off the main strip