• Rochester is blooming in spring time.Magnolia image by Jacob Randell from Fotolia.com
  
  Rochester is located on the south shore of Lake Ontario in New York state. Some popular area attractions include the Strong Museum, the Rochester Museum and Science Center and the Rochester Philharmonic. If flowers are your passion, visit the Botanical Gardens of Highland Park. Or you can work up an appetite by shopping at the enclosed downtown mall, The Galleria, before settling down for dinner at one of several downtown eateries.
  
  

Lento Restaurant

• Lento Restaurant offers a variety of fresh-shucked oysters at their welcome and cozy bar. Every Tuesday night oysters are only $1.00 a piece. On Wednesday nights you can enjoy a glass of wine for only $2.00 to go with your steamed clams or shrimp cocktail. The menu offers a variety of steaks, chicken and pasta dishes and several vegan dishes such as vegetarian shepherd's pie, spicy tofu, and vegan mac and cheese.They are open for dinner daily and closed Mondays.
  
  Lento Restaurant
  274 Goodman St.
  Rochester, NY 14607
  484-271-3470
  lentorestaurant.com
  
  

Tapas 177 Lounge

• At Tapas you may want to belly up to the bar and try a martini from their wide selection, including chocolate and lemon drop flavors. Dig into some seared scallops, crab cakes, hand-rolled egg rolls or steamed chicken dumplings as an appetizer. Menu entrees include pan-seared ostrich, vegetarian lemon grass tofu, bacon-wrapped shrimp and filet of beef. Tapas is open nightly for dinner, and the bar is open until midnight with a limited menu.
  
  Tapas 177 Lounge
  177 St. Paul St.
  Rochester, NY 14604
  585-262-2090
  tapas177.com
  
  

Dinosaur Bar B Que

• The Dinosaur Bar B Que opened its doors in 1998 and is located in the heart of downtown Rochester. Along with cooking up a variety of barbecue dishes, on Saturday nights live blues music accompanies your meal. While sipping on a pre-dinner cocktail, try the sampler platter of fried green tomatoes, fried zucchini, chicken wings and deviled eggs. All barbecue main entrees come with two sides, including French fries, potato salad or slaw. Try their three-meat combo of ribs, brisket and chicken. Hearty sandwiches, hamburgers and salads round out the menu. Dinosaur Bar B Que is open for lunch and dinner daily.
  
  Dinosaur Bar B Que
  39 Court St.
  Rochester, NY 14604
  585-325-9127
  dinosaurbarbque.com