There are good places to eat just about everywhere. The laws of supply and demand, capitalism, opportunity and so forth. There are very few places that compel one to travel a couple of hours out-of-the-way to get to. Ithaca bakery is one of them. The variety here is literally endless, because for every offering, you can make substitutes to your peculiar liking. Fresh bagels, croissants, breads of every sort, pastries. Fresh sandwiches of every description. Such hard to get things as chopped liver are on their shelves here or behind their deli counter. You are going to have to wait your turn because this place is perpetually jammed. It is filled with young people from the various colleges. It is filled with old people who know what's good and are willing to wait for it. It is filled with people in between. Children, pick up and takeout orders. And there is good reason for the popularity of this place, pure and simply it is the quality. Quality merchandise, quality food, quality staff. Yes, I routinely drive hours from Buffalo and Utica to get to the Ithaca Bakery read more