Moosewood Restaurant
A pioneering American vegetarian restaurant that opened in 1973, known for its bestselling cookbooks and a James Beard America's Classics Award.
Since 1973, Moosewood has been one of Ithaca's dining landmarks. It focuses on vegetarian cooking, with menus that change by season and ingredients sourced from local farms wherever possible. It has published 14 cookbooks and won the James Beard America's Classics Award. The restaurant is in the renovated former school building DeWitt Building in downtown Ithaca, with its main entrance on Seneca Street, near the Commons pedestrian mall, and it has outdoor seating. Popular dishes include Thai green curry, Finger Lakes pie, Moroccan stew and a New York State cheese board, and the wine list focuses on Finger Lakes wines and ciders. Main courses cost about US$24–30, and reservations are available through OpenTable.
Opening hours
Lunch weekdays 11:30–15:00 (no lunch on Tuesdays); dinner daily 17:00–21:00; weekend brunch 11:00–14:30; check the website for holiday hours
Nearby sights
- Moosewood Restaurant
- Ithaca Commons
- Cascadilla Gorge Trail
- Sciencenter
- Ithaca Falls
- Ithaca Farmers Market
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Cornell University