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Seneca Lake
Seneca Lake · Dinner reservations

The table that earns the babysitter.

Chef-driven, wine-list-considered, view-when-the-light-drops. Reservations recommended at all of them; required at three.

Restaurants

4 stops
  • Hector
    Red Newt Bistro
    Editor's pick

    Lake-view dining terrace paired with Red Newt's own wines. Our go-to second-to-last stop on a wine day.

  • Hector
    Stonecat Café

    Seasonal, farm-driven menu with local wines. A long-running Finger Lakes institution.

  • Watkins Glen
    Seneca Harbor Station
    Editor's pick

    A restored 1876 train station on the Seneca lakefront — seafood, steaks, and the best sunset dining table in Watkins Glen.

    (607) 535-6101Visit ↗
  • Geneva
    Kindred Fare
    Editor's pick

    Farm-to-table in Geneva — scratch kitchen, craft cocktails, the chef-driven dinner at the north end of the lake.

    Daily 5–9 PM(315) 787-0400Visit ↗

Wineries

1 stop
  • Hector
    Forge Cellars
    Editor's pick

    Burgundy-trained winemakers producing allocation-list Riesling and Pinot Noir. The serious-intent stop.