Caffe Rustica
A local food bloggers' top pick for a proper sit-down dinner in Lake Placid, with excellent handmade pasta and veal. Dinner only.
Located at 1936 Saranac Avenue in the shopping plaza that houses a Price Chopper supermarket, the exterior is unassuming, but local food bloggers consider it the top choice for a proper dinner in town. It focuses on Italian and Mediterranean dishes and pizza, and its handmade pasta is the most praised. Bloggers name the sausage cavatelli, braised veal and Bolognese cavatelli, saying you can't go wrong with any of the pastas. Dinner is served daily from 5 to 9 p.m. Reserve by phone in peak season. Expect about US$50–70 per person. It's about 2 km from downtown, so you'll need a car.
Opening hours
Daily 5:00–9:00 PM
Nearby sights
- Lake Placid Olympic Center & Olympic Museum
- Mirror Lake & Main Street
- Lake Placid (lake) Boat Tours
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site
- Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex
- Mt Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex
- Adirondak Loj, Heart Lake & Mount Jo
- Saranac Lake