Your Guide to Authentic Regional Eats
If good food, and its expression of place, interests you (as surely it does if you're visiting Roadfood.com), the Ithaca Farmers Market should be on any itinerary that finds you near the town by the shores of Cayuga Lake. The Ithaca Farmers Market captures the essence of Ithaca better than any other place in town. Farmers, artisan food producers, students and professors, local residents who have nothing to do with the schools, and people who simply appreciate fresh and high-quality food all gather by the banks of the lake to buy and sell produce, prepared foods, flowers, and crafts. Old-timey and bluegrass musicians play in the market and out back by the lake while people sit at tables and on rocks to eat or just hang out. A boat tour of the lake is available.
