Dining in Utica
Alee's Restaurant
Alee’s is a fine-dining but casual option for Italian and American cuisine locally hailed for their amazing prime rib.
Ancora!
Italian for encore, Ancora! is an Italian restaurant in downtown Utica offering Italian small plates and main dishes with Mediterranean taste.
Aqua Vino Restaurant, Utica
Located right on the Erie Canal in downtown Utica, this American-Italian restaurant creates its dishes with beef and produce from its own farm.
Champions Buffet
Located just steps from the gaming floor of Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino, the all-you-can-eat Champions Buffet is a perfect option for the hungry gamer.
Chesterfield Restaurant
This fine dining restaurant offers old world Italian favorites along with its own unique creations that are renowned in Upstate New York.
Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse
This Italian chain offers homemade Italian specialties and "Home of the 24 oz. Certified Angus Delmonico Steak."
Downtown Utica Tour
Take the less than a 1.5 mile walk through Downtown Utica & taste handcrafted cocktails, gourmet sandwiches, coffee flights, Erie Canal city’s signature pizza and chicken riggies.
Mr. G’s Food and Spirits
At Mr. G's, choose from overstuffed sandwiches, big burgers, mouth-watering comfort foods washed down by an old-style soda fountain drink or a cold adult beverage.
Nail Creek Pub & Brewery
The first pub in the Mohawk Valley to offer craft beer, this Belgian-style brewhouse offers 75-100 bottled beers as well as 12 rotating draft beers.
Ocean Blue Restaurant and Oyster Bar
Ocean Blue’s menu focuses on seafood, but encompasses everything else from steaks, chicken, fried and vegetarian options, burgers and desserts.
Ring Eyed Pete’s Bar
Located in Vernon Down's Hotel and Casino on the casino floor, Ring Eyed Pete’s is the place to be for cold drinks and fun!
Sangertown Square Mall Utica - dining
With more than 70 places to shop, dine, and play, this 800,000-square-feet indoor mall boasts a mix of department store leaders as well as top national retailers.