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Where to eat in Syracuse

54 hand-picked places in Syracuse, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Top Tables in Syracuse

Noble Cellar Restaurant · $$$$ · Downtown, E Onondaga St
Award-winning fine dining inside a repurposed historic church. Seasonal menu, serious wine list, the best special-occasion room in Syracuse.
304 E Onondaga St, Syracuse, NY 13202
Eden American restaurant · $$$ · Downtown, E Genesee St
Wood-fired, hyper-local, built around New York producers and foragers. The chef-driven room downtown people book first.
118 E Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13202
Daniella's Steakhouse Steak house · $$$ · State Fair Blvd
The Syracuse steakhouse. Prime cuts, old-school service, and the room where the deal gets closed.
670 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13209

Late Night in Syracuse

Varsity Pizza $ · University Hill, S Crouse Ave
Open since 1926 and hardwired into SU sports culture. Late slices on the hill, no substitute.
Faegan's Cafe & Pub Pub · $ · University Hill, S Crouse Ave
Family-owned, low-key, no-frills pub two doors from Varsity. Pub food late and a crowd that never thins out.
734 S Crouse Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
Big Fellas American restaurant · $$ · Armory Square, W Water St
Armory Square late kitchen. The downtown answer when the hill is too far and you still want real food.
208 W Water St #6, Syracuse, NY 13202

Sushi in Syracuse

Yamasho Sushi Steakhouse Japanese restaurant · $$ · Onondaga Blvd
The steady top pick for sushi in Syracuse. Full hibachi side if the table wants theater.
4713 Onondaga Blvd ste110, Syracuse, NY 13219
Oishi Sushi restaurant · $$ · University Hill, S Crouse Ave
Small hill sushi bar with a following. Fast, fresh, and open when the campus is.
701-5 S Crouse Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
Sakana-Ya Sushi Bar Sushi restaurant · $$ · Armory Square, Walton St
The Armory Square sushi bar that has outlasted every trend around it. Sit at the bar and let them pick.
215 Walton St, Syracuse, NY 13202

Italian in Syracuse

Abbiocco by A Mano Italian restaurant · $$$ · Downtown, S Warren St
Handmade pasta downtown from the A Mano team. The current best Italian plate in the city.
344 S Warren St, Syracuse, NY 13202
Francesca's Cucina Italian restaurant · $$ · Little Italy, N Salina St
Twenty-plus years on North Salina in Syracuse's Little Italy. Homemade pasta and red sauce done properly.
545 N Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13208
Colucci Italian restaurant · $$$ · Westcott St
Small Westcott room, short Italian menu, and the sort of place that fills on reputation instead of marketing.
510 Westcott St, Syracuse, NY 13210

Pizza in Syracuse

Apizza Regionale Pizza restaurant · $$ · Downtown, W Genesee St
459 Yelp reviews and the highest-regarded pizza in Syracuse. New Haven-style char, natural wine list, sourdough crust.
260 Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13202
Goodfella's Pizzeria $ · Armory Square, W Fayette St
The Armory Square slice shop that catches the downtown crowd before and after everything.
Tazza $$ · Westcott St
Wood-fired pies on Westcott, pickup and delivery, and a neighborhood that treats it as its own.