Restaurants in Elmira

“The best subs in the area, I absolutely can’t wait to try more!”

“Very good local spot to have a quick lunch and chat. My wife and I ordered sandwiches and 2 bowls of their special ‘chicken and wild rice’ soup. Absolutely delicious! The service was awesome and the servers were super friendly.”

“being open at 1am in the morning when old pioneer closed. 2 eggs over easy with home fries”

“Best ice cream in the area. Open until 8, 7 days a week. Drive thru only but it's a great treat! Had a coffee milkshake and a strawberry 🍓 banana 🍌 , with real banana... did not disappoint! Enjoy!”

“Great place to get good spaghetti at a good price. I've been a customer for over 20 years, and never had a issue. Highly recommend ordering their spaghetti w/meatballs. It tastes the same as the first time I tried it over 20 years .”

“Chorizo tacos are amazing!! sadly i cant bring myself to order anything different, because they are so delicious😀👍”

“We consistently love the vibe here, and they consistently update their offerings. Dog friendly if you have a friendly pup, and the schedule of food trucks is an excellent way to try different things while enjoying a drink.”

“1157 is the Best! Not only does the Chef, Andy prepare fabulous food, the wait staff is very knowledgeable and friendly and can help you make choices that will really suit your tastes. The Lobster Bisque I had for Valentines was Fabulous and Andy’s soups are always hearty and satisfying. This is truly a fine dinning or anytime treat in Elmira.”

“First I’ll start by saying I lay in bed at night and think about the giant pretzels. If they are ever taken off the menu I will be devastated. I’m so glad this bar/restaurant is now a staple in our community, in a building refurbished. I grew up in Elmira, moved away for 20 years and just moved back and luckily live right up the road. When anyone asks for a place for lunch or dinner this is my suggestion. In addition to the good food and atmosphere, for my place of work, I worked with Barb recently - planning a small business event and she was incredible to work with. Our event turned out so nice, the food was delicious, the bartenders we had went above and beyond taking care of us that evening - so much that we are planning another small event in January. I highly recommend Ill Eagle for lunch, dinner or special events. And special thanks to Barb for being so great to work with on those special events. ✨”

“Great food, would definitely visit again”

“Been craving chicken wings and onion rings. Found my new favorite place to get them!”

“The Greens with the ham are absolutely amazing every time. The best I have ever had all the food is always amazing but l could live on the greens mouthwatering delicious 🤤🤤 😋”

“We save Livs for special dinners. Tonight (Wednesday August 6th, 2025) was no exception, Our server, Jose was amazing. Food was very generous (will eat for Friday night dinner).”

“Best wings EVER!! Food is amazing. The bartender,cook everyone that seemed to have a hand in making this place run were all very nice. Definitely recommend. We’ll be returning when we are back in town.”

“Love this little tavern. Been going there for yrs.”

“EVERYTHING IS THE BEST!!!!”

“This little bakery is a hidden gem! The food is absolutely delicious—everything is homemade with so much care. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, perfect for a relaxing coffee or catching up with friends. Highly recommend stopping by for a treat!”

“Keri is the hands down the best. Very personable and a great bartender. 11 out 10 experience every time.”

“Steak Dianne was the best steak dish I’ve ever had here. The sauce was very light but so flavorful, and everything was top tier amazing. The next time you want great food and amazing people to talk to, come here. 20/10 this place alone.”

“just had an absolutely fantastic dinner at Rye in Elmira, and I’m still blown away. From the first bite to the last, every detail was spot on — beautifully presented, expertly seasoned, and bursting with flavor. Honestly, I felt like I was dining at a high-end restaurant in Manhattan, not upstate New York.

The atmosphere was warm and upscale without being pretentious, the service was thoughtful and polished, and the entire experience exceeded all expectations. Rye is elevating the food scene in Elmira in a big way — this place could go toe-to-toe with any top-tier NYC spot. Do yourself a favor and book a table. It’s an experience you won’t forget.”

“Best wings in the area ! Very welcoming and great service.”

“What a cute place! The lady who waited on me was so sweet, and gave me great recommendations :) The Oatmazing Berry Acai is delicious!”

“Great food and fantastic music this Wednesday night. I'll be back!”

“Every time I come here it is always a great experience! The workers are always very friendly and hard-working. Their coffee and food are always high quality and in my opinion, will always beat out Dunkin or Starbucks!”

“Visiting from NJ and stumbled upon this place in Elmira NY! Not disappointed at all! Red hots reminded me of Michigans in Plattsburgh NY. 10/10. Clean environment retro diner, not fancy but clean and comfortable giving vintage diner vibes. Street parking. Easy accessible. Waitress was friendly and helpful. I ordered 2 red hots and onion rings. After ordering ordered additional to go for later! Redhot delicious with onions and mustard, meat sauce. The flavor unexplainable. Onion rings crispy and great addition. Fries were string cut , nothing fancy but complimented the burger and dog. Lemonade was refreshing and great touch. My husband ordered 3 doubles to go with everything after trying 1 , Same sauce on hot dog except on a burger. Burger was smashed and cooked perfect with sauce. Only downfall is he doesn’t eat pork and hotdogs only came in pork/beef. He was just as satisfied with burger . 10/10 highly recommend 🤤😆”

“Roundin’ Third is one of our favorite places to go in the entire Twin Tiers! The Marks Family are second to none, and will take care of you with a smile every time! We appreciate our R3 Family! ❤️🤠”

“Awesome venue! The owners and staff made us feel at home as soon as we walked in. The bartender’s were super knowledgeable and drink options amazing. The vibe was both welcoming and fun. And, the DJ had me dancing all night! I look forward to visiting again! WMC North is a 10 out of 10!!!!”

“🐲I have dinned at Beijing Garden Szechuan & Hunan Cuisine since they opened in the 80's Classic Area Asian Cuisine.”

“Delicious Matcha Latte! Friendly staff and great environment!”

“The bartender and owner are so nice and personable, they support local artists and I love the atmosphere. It's one of my favorite places to go and get a drink, play trivia and get some food.”

“So many flavors in cone
And their cones are massive !!!
They have a couple of pops for smaller kids and albeit expensive they are very tasty.
I recommend trying the vanilla cone with cherry dip because that’s what most people were ordering.
Since it was our first time here I had their green apple and caramel cone.
Very unique taste in soft cones.”

“they are wonderful people and the food is great.... very affordable.”

“There friendly staff and there chicken wings”

“We love Pudgie's! Best pizza hands down. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Pizza is made really fast and fresh. The truck drivers are alwsys in and out and they are a little loud and demanding but the staff handles them so well and always has smiles.”

“Very nice bar with a great menu.Atmosphere is lively with pool table and darts off to side of bar making it more private for patrons.CHICKEN WING SPECIAL WEDNESDAYS WITH BLEU CHEESE AND CELERY. $$$$$7.00 AWESOME JOB FOLKS.”

“We had a wonderful experience at the Hill Top Inn tonight while celebrating our 50th anniversary. We had excellent service and incredible food. Also, I appreciate their GF menu It is rare to find so many options. We will definitely return!”

“Great food and fun times. Ruth is the best!”

“The first restaurant I ever ate at that I left hungry. My friends and I go on my days off. I had not eaten all day. It is the only place that I can get liver and onions. The cook always does an amazing job. Just right, not tough. I'll recommend you every time for quality. I politely asked my server if I could order extra meat. I said I would GLADLY pay more if I could be accommodated. I was flatly told that she didn't see how that was possible, she couldn't see how she could bill for it. I was offered an extra salad if I was that hungry. My request was not forwarded to her supervisor or owner. This was on a Friday night and the place smelled amazing! I was there for the meat and my stomach was rumbling. I wasn't even offered the option to purchase two meals! I payed my bill, four adults and deserts. It was over $121.00. I left angry with myself that I barely tipped 10%. I am a generous tipper. Usually over 20%. Really! You let me leave there still hungry?”

“full of flavor better than KFC and Popeyes for shure”

“Love how nice they are at the Horseheads, NY Location. I know it's crazy but my favorite thing to order is a peanut butter & banana Milkshake!”

“Amazing Customer service, excellent selection along with monthly discount special. Their menu items are consistent and reasonably priced! I highly recommend, you will not be disappointed!”

“If you're ready to have fun you're in the right place if you're ready to relax you're in the right place if you're ready to read you're in the wrong place ENJOY YOUR VISIT 💯”

“Great service maintaining drinks, could use a pool table for sure. 3.5 stars to be real due to nothing to do other than order drinks and fight for a spot on the jukebox.”

“I love (this) dunkin donuts there hot Signature lattes are amazing always made perfect to perfection. And there also the cheapest place to buy lattes at all the other dunkin donuts charges more here in elmira.
I love there bacon egg and cheese bagels also super delicious stop in and try for yourself I believe you will be highly satisfied!

Parking: There is parking right there in there lot.
Or if it gets to busy you can always park right across the street and walk over.”

“Great service; great sandwiches.”

“I stopped at Curlys for dinner while in the area, it was my first time here. I wish I could remember my servers name, but she was fantastic! You could tell a lot of the older customers were regulars and she greeted every one of them like they are old friends, and knew what they were going to order. She was very sweet and made the experience worth it. I ordered the chicken fried steak and it was pretty good.”

“Most times its very good have had a few times when it wasn't as tasty”

“Where do I start with how much I appreciate the service, kindness and utmost professionalism from the customer service staff member, Jenn. She is literally the face of this store. She is so helpful and knowledgeable and treats everyone so wonderful. Every interaction I have had with her has been memorable. Please give her the recognition she deserves. The staff at the cafe are fantastic as well!”

“Nice people great food Fast service”

“big smile from window girl. acted as though it was a pleasure to serve me.”

“We got to Bernie Murray's early for dinner. The bartender asked if we would like to wait so we did. She brought us drinks, then came back 5 min later saying the cook is ready to start cooking if we would like to eat early, so we did. Fish was good, my piece was rather thin and greasy, my partner was happy with his. Might go back for there specialty chicken wings.”

“This sub shop has great subs, great service and great potential. Had they the means to toast their subs like the meatball and steak and cheese, they could take it to the next level.

As it stands, the people working here are courteous, helpful and dedicated, the food is good, the prices very reasonable, and the service is very good. I've become a patron. I wish they had an oven to bake or toast their hot subs to perfection.”

“First time coming to Elmira New York. We had no idea the food was so delicious here. We stopped in to this cute little mom and pop shop pizza place and everything looked so good that we couldn't choose just one thing. The owner treated us like family and made these out of owners feel like they were home. The mozerrela sticks were the best we've ever had, thick, ooey gooey cheese, perfectly crispy and fresh delicious dipping sauce. We couldn't decide if we liked the garlic, sausage, or Supreme pizza better. Just get them all! The hot wings and BBQ wings were 💣! We feel like we made a lifelong friend and new favorite spot to bring the family. The owner you can tell truly loves the people that come in and puts love into his food as well.”

“the best chicken wings since they were $5 a dozen as a kid HANDS DOWN THE BEST WINGS AND HOMEMADE BLEU CHEESE COMBINATION.. MILD EXTRA CRISPY EXTRA SIDE OF BLEU CHEESE ALSO *******************************************”

“We have found this to be one of the best. Friendly staff, orders done efficiently, and quickly, and extra care to a quality pizza, along with specials and reasonable prices.”

“The manager, John Lynch is very personable. On the weekends we make visits to Panera and he is very gracious and happy to see us. The facility is always clean and welcoming. We have been to other Panera locations but nothing compares to the tight ship John Lynch runs and does it in a matter that he is respected by his employees. Panera is fortunate to have him.”

“Take out I got the shits 2xs I ate enchiladas beans and rice on Valentines day I ate some and I ate the rest the 15th. Both nights and this morning I have the shits thanks. My stomach hurts it's flopping I'm not happy. I get this same meal every year for my wedding anniversary and this year the taste was off . Now I know why. I'm very disappointed 😞”

“The coffee sticks (which are circles) they are Freaking FABULOUS!! I don't know who is making them but they are the best they have been since the switch im owners. Please continue making these donuts. They are a signature donut from Lights. The cream inside is 👄 chefs kiss! I know many feel the same way. 💯💯💯 10/10 5 Stars”