The local food scene

Jarett And Illyssa
Jarett And Illyssa
The local food scene

Food scene - Waking distance

Here’s a list of our favorite spots that can easily be walked to in a 2 to 3 block radius.
A local sports bar two blocks from the house with lots of TVs, local draft beer, a good kitchen, outdoor tiki bar, and a club upstairs in the evenings. Our favorites: Korean barbecue wings Brisket tacos Pulled pork nachos Smokehouse burger Buffalo chicken sandwich Nashville hot chicken sandwich
Saint Larry's Bar and Grill
6 Elm Street
A local sports bar two blocks from the house with lots of TVs, local draft beer, a good kitchen, outdoor tiki bar, and a club upstairs in the evenings. Our favorites: Korean barbecue wings Brisket tacos Pulled pork nachos Smokehouse burger Buffalo chicken sandwich Nashville hot chicken sandwich
Walking distance with great pizza and pasta dishes. Our favorites are the Garlic Knots, Stoner Fries, Antipasto Salad, Chicken Rigatoni, and all their pizza is delicious.
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Little Italy
30 Market St
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Walking distance with great pizza and pasta dishes. Our favorites are the Garlic Knots, Stoner Fries, Antipasto Salad, Chicken Rigatoni, and all their pizza is delicious.
A popular local spot with a large draft selection and many good food options
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Maxfields
15 Market St
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A popular local spot with a large draft selection and many good food options
Home of the local favorite, the Pizza Roll. Some of our favorites here include the Antipasto Salad, Everything Pizza, Italy Pizza, Stuffed Eggplant Parmigiana, Lasagna, Italiano sub and the Pasta Primavera.
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Sergi's Italian Restaurant, Pizzeria & Banquet Hall
10 Market St
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Home of the local favorite, the Pizza Roll. Some of our favorites here include the Antipasto Salad, Everything Pizza, Italy Pizza, Stuffed Eggplant Parmigiana, Lasagna, Italiano sub and the Pasta Primavera.
This restaurant is a family style Italian restaurant specializing in pastas. You can walk there from here but it has a large parking lot if you feel like driving.  Our favorites: The lasagna Spaghetti and meatball with the veggie  marinara Chicken Reggies Woodfired pizzas The house bread is baked fresh and delicious
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Mama Lucia
1 Constitution St
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This restaurant is a family style Italian restaurant specializing in pastas. You can walk there from here but it has a large parking lot if you feel like driving.  Our favorites: The lasagna Spaghetti and meatball with the veggie  marinara Chicken Reggies Woodfired pizzas The house bread is baked fresh and delicious
Hoof & Horn Butcher and Eatery

Quick breakfast, brunch and lunch options

Here is a list of areas we hit when we are running low on time and need a faster breakfast, brunch and sometimes lunch option.
This Tim Hortons is located right down the street at the Valero gas station. It’s a great option for a quick breakfast sandwich, coffee, lattes, bagels and donuts. Our favorites include the sausage egg and cheese croissant, Mocha latte, Tim bits donut holes and the chicken grilled cheese.
Tim Hortons
154 Elm Street
This Tim Hortons is located right down the street at the Valero gas station. It’s a great option for a quick breakfast sandwich, coffee, lattes, bagels and donuts. Our favorites include the sausage egg and cheese croissant, Mocha latte, Tim bits donut holes and the chicken grilled cheese.
Dunkin'
119 Maple Street
This is our favorite diner in the area. it is a short drive but the food is good for a diner and prices are very fair. Our favorites: Fish sandwich with homemade mac & cheese The tuna melt Egg salad sandwich Cheeseburger and fries
Hometown Cafe
3 N Main St
This is our favorite diner in the area. it is a short drive but the food is good for a diner and prices are very fair. Our favorites: Fish sandwich with homemade mac & cheese The tuna melt Egg salad sandwich Cheeseburger and fries

Restaurants we recommend - driving distance

Here’s a list of restaurants that we frequent that require a car to get to. I will list them in order of distance from the house.
 “Jake's offers innovative, contemporary cuisine and cocktails in a beautiful waterfront setting. We are proud to offer seasonally influenced entrees, cocktails and desserts”. You will want to make a reservation if you plan to eat here. This restaurant is typically open for lunch and dinner but on Sundays they have a nice brunch. Our favorites: The calamari appetizer The sushi rolls The steaks are good The cheeseburger The Ruben The eggs Benedict for Sunday brunch
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Jake's on the Water
5726 NY-56
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 “Jake's offers innovative, contemporary cuisine and cocktails in a beautiful waterfront setting. We are proud to offer seasonally influenced entrees, cocktails and desserts”. You will want to make a reservation if you plan to eat here. This restaurant is typically open for lunch and dinner but on Sundays they have a nice brunch. Our favorites: The calamari appetizer The sushi rolls The steaks are good The cheeseburger The Ruben The eggs Benedict for Sunday brunch
This is a bar scene type location. That being said they win the wing competition every year. I would recommend calling ahead to see how long the wait is if you are going to order wings.  Our favorites: Spicy maple wings Bacon maple wings BLT wrap
Raquette River Pub
102 Main Street
This is a bar scene type location. That being said they win the wing competition every year. I would recommend calling ahead to see how long the wait is if you are going to order wings.  Our favorites: Spicy maple wings Bacon maple wings BLT wrap
This is one of the newest restaurants in the area. It is about a 20 minute drive but worth it. The food here is delicious and made from scratch. They make their own sauces and barbecue. They have a nice ice cream bar with all the toppings. There is a little outdoor seating area with a couple yard games to enjoy while you eat your ice cream.  Our favorites: The garbage plate  The pulled pork sandwich The cheeseburger  tater tots with special sauce
The Red Pine Cone
3906 New York 56
This is one of the newest restaurants in the area. It is about a 20 minute drive but worth it. The food here is delicious and made from scratch. They make their own sauces and barbecue. They have a nice ice cream bar with all the toppings. There is a little outdoor seating area with a couple yard games to enjoy while you eat your ice cream.  Our favorites: The garbage plate  The pulled pork sandwich The cheeseburger  tater tots with special sauce
This is another new location they are a farm to table restaurant with extremely creative items. The menu changes weekly and very creative. They also do a weekend brunch. We strongly recommend checking this one out. Our favorites: The pickle pizza The steak www.thebluehouse.com
The Blue House
3736 County Road 14
This is another new location they are a farm to table restaurant with extremely creative items. The menu changes weekly and very creative. They also do a weekend brunch. We strongly recommend checking this one out. Our favorites: The pickle pizza The steak www.thebluehouse.com
We enjoy the the outdoor patio at the public country club. We typically go for lunch but have dinner here from time to time. They have reasonably priced food and a lot of homemade options like the burger, pulled pork, Mac and cheese and soups. This is also our favorite golf course in the area. The back 9 is my favorite with beautiful old hardwoods along the fairways.
Potsdam Country Club Restaurant
6194 New York 56
We enjoy the the outdoor patio at the public country club. We typically go for lunch but have dinner here from time to time. They have reasonably priced food and a lot of homemade options like the burger, pulled pork, Mac and cheese and soups. This is also our favorite golf course in the area. The back 9 is my favorite with beautiful old hardwoods along the fairways.
This is one of the largest local breweries in the area. It’s roughly an hour and 15 minute drive. They have many different beers to sample with a very large outdoor sitting/indoor sitting area and food trucks are on site almost every day. they also have bands play regularly. Our only recommendation would be to bring a DD and have a great time!
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Raquette River Brewing
11 Balsam St
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This is one of the largest local breweries in the area. It’s roughly an hour and 15 minute drive. They have many different beers to sample with a very large outdoor sitting/indoor sitting area and food trucks are on site almost every day. they also have bands play regularly. Our only recommendation would be to bring a DD and have a great time!
This is a an awesome, rare find. The kitchen is on point, the food is delicious and we highly recommend. The chef is the previous head chef for the Mirror Lake restaurant and has branched out to his own restaurant. 
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Left Bank Cafe
36 Broadway
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This is a an awesome, rare find. The kitchen is on point, the food is delicious and we highly recommend. The chef is the previous head chef for the Mirror Lake restaurant and has branched out to his own restaurant. 

Grocery stores

The co-op is a great spot to grab local and organic grocery items. They also have a large selection of vegetarian groceries. The co-op is one of the only places in town to get bulk spices. They serve premade sandwiches and soups for lunch using local meat and produce when they can.
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Potsdam Food Co-op
24 Elm St
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The co-op is a great spot to grab local and organic grocery items. They also have a large selection of vegetarian groceries. The co-op is one of the only places in town to get bulk spices. They serve premade sandwiches and soups for lunch using local meat and produce when they can.
This is the closest full-service grocery store with a butcher and deli. It is roughly one block away. You could walk to or drive and park in the large parking lot. 
LaVigne's IGA of Potsdam
27 Elm St
This is the closest full-service grocery store with a butcher and deli. It is roughly one block away. You could walk to or drive and park in the large parking lot. 

Shopping

Luna
18 Park St
The University Bookstore
39 Market St