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Rochester wine bars, from Park Avenue rooms and an urban winery to a Pittsford canal-side spot, 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.
Living Roots Rochester · Neighborhood of the Arts
Living Roots Wine & Co. on University Avenue is Rochester's urban winery and tasting room, pouring wine made on site alongside Finger Lakes fruit, and CITY Magazine's own wine write-up counts it among the city's wine rooms. Come for a flight in the tasting room and ask what was pressed in the building.
Apogee Wine Bar · Park Avenue
Apogee Wine Bar is a small Park Avenue room built around its list, and CITY Magazine's own write-up on the bar treats that list as the reason to go. The by-the-glass selection turns over, so the room rewards asking rather than ordering by habit. Come for a glass off the list, and let the bar pour you something you have not had before.
Flight Wine Bar · Corn Hill
Flight Wine Bar sits on Exchange Boulevard in Corn Hill, a wine room CITY Magazine names among the city's wine bars, built for drinking by the glass and for drinking alone at the bar as much as in company. Order a flight and compare across it, or take a single glass at the bar.
Carmella's Wine Bar · Pittsford
Owner Joseph Lapi built Carmella's Wine Bar backward, starting with the wine, (585) Magazine's Ashley Mason writes, drawing on decades as wine director at RPM in Chicago. Rather than showy small plates, the Schoen Place menu is built around what people like to drink and what classically pairs with it. Order a glass off the list and let the kitchen pair it, in a room that skips the performance of fine dining.