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Rochester's diner and breakfast classics, from a 1948 dining car to a Park Avenue Greek diner, per CITY Magazine and (585) Magazine.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in CITY Magazine and (585) Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Highland Park Diner · South Wedge
Losing yourself at the Highland Park Diner is easy to do, CITY Magazine writes, though snagging a stool is another matter on a weekend. The 1948 dining car sits at South Goodman and South Clinton, and (585) Magazine's Sarah Killip counts the Florentine Benedict among its steady orders. All the breakfast classics are on the menu. Order the namesake Highland Skillet, eggs and home fries with cheese under sausage gravy.
Jines Restaurant · Park Avenue
The classic Park Avenue brunch destination, known for pumpkin pancakes, apple cider mimosas, and breakfast poutine.
The Original Steve's Diner · Rochester
Home of the enormous 'Love Cakes' pancakes you can top with almost anything.
Jim's On Main · Rochester
Jim's on Main reopened on East Main Street after a fire closed owner Knapp's Winton Road room, as CITY Magazine's Katie Libby reported at the time. The menu is the flagship's, with a few additions, breakfast served all day and the doors closing by mid-afternoon. (585) Magazine lists it among the city's diners. Order eggs with home fries and toast, or a stack of pancakes off the griddle.
South Wedge Diner · South Wedge
CITY Magazine's Adam Lubitow walks South Clinton Avenue past the Angry Goat and Georgie's Bakery and stops at the South Wedge Diner, 880 South Clinton Avenue, which he calls a bright and popular morning-after recuperation spot. It is a neighborhood diner running the full breakfast lineup from early in the day. Order the eggs and home fries after a late night, or work through the pancake and omelet menu.