Town, village and business reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The Cayuga County area saw many changes to its restaurant landscape in 2024. A longstanding staple said goodbye after nearly a century.
Another storied location saw a happy ending to the year, while yet another’s future is unclear. Franchised sub shops are now independently owned to better serve their customers. And other restauranteurs have opened new establishments specializing in sushi, cocktails, coffee, bagels and more.
Here are the local restaurants that opened and closed in the last year: Hidden Fish in Skaneateles. The latest Skaneateles restaurant involving scrap metal billionaire and influencer Adam Weitsman, Hidden Fish gave the village's residents and constant flow of visitors a premier sushi destination beginning in January. It's located in a former doctor's office at 7 Fennell St.
, adjacent to Skaneateles Creek, renovated into a stylish dining room that feels almost secretive. Hidden Fish partner Jeff Knauss told The Citizen it's “an elevated sushi experience that doesn't really exist in upstate New York." Similarly to Weitsman’s other Skaneateles restaurants — The Krebs, Clover's and Elephant and the Dove — profits from Hidden Fish will be donated to local charities.
Chicken and waffles is on the menu at At Long Last, a new breakfast and brunch restaurant in Sennett. Opening in February, At Long Last focuses on br.