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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 Democrat and Chronicle. Updated August 2026.
Roux · Park Avenue
Roux is a family-owned French bistro in the Park Avenue district, open since 2015 and, as CITY Magazine put it, working in a French tradition that is a rarity in Rochester. The magazine's feature covered a classical approach built on dishes like chicken tagine and a deep absinthe list, and its staff picks name the room a Park Avenue mainstay for steak au poivre and escargots. Order the steak au poivre, or the chicken tagine when it appears.
The Peppered Pig · Webster
The Peppered Pig in Webster is a French restaurant that 585 Magazine featured for accessible, elegant cooking with pork and duck running from appetizers through entrees. The kitchen also puts out a dedicated brunch menu on weekends. It brings classic French fare to the eastern suburbs along Empire Boulevard. Order a duck entree, or come for the specialized French brunch.
Cure · Rochester Public Market
A French room inside the Rochester Public Market that the Democrat and Chronicle's Tracy Schuhmacher described as like stepping into a chic French eatery, with a menu of seasonal French farm cooking running rillette, pate, coq au vin, steak frites and beef bourguignon. Order the steak frites.