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Discover a new, local favorite

Find amazing vegan/plant-based food and drink, sustainable shopping, favorite things-to-do, and events in and around Western NY.

What is MetroPops?

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The Mercantile on Main

Where Rochester Meets to Eat

Stem Rochester

Rare & Exotic Plants

Stories of Strength

Sarah C. Rutherford

The Union Stop

Your Bodega on Earth

Roc City Skatepark

ROC's First Outdoor Skatepark

RIT City Art Space

College of Art and Design

Pele Yoga

Inspired by Hawaiian Volcano Goddess: Pele

Pure Imagination Cafe

Coffee - Creativity - Community

Need Coffee or Tea...

Joe Bean Coffee Roasters

Exceptional coffees. Responsibly grown. Meticulously roasted.

Happy Earth Tea

Recognized as One of the World's Best Tea Houses

Boxcar

Innovative Donuts & Savory Fried Chicken

Pure Imagination Cafe

Coffee - Creativity - Community

Glen Edith Coffee Roasters [Somerton]

A Good Cup of Coffee is a Lot Like a Good Wine

The Mercantile on Main

Where Rochester Meets to Eat

Fuego Coffee Roasters

Come for Coffee, Stay for Community

Ugly Duck Coffee

Get Ugly

Explore Downtown...

Play Walk

#playrocs

The Mercantile on Main

Where Rochester Meets to Eat

Stories of Strength

Sarah C. Rutherford

The Union Stop

Your Bodega on Earth

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park

Manhattan Square

Roc City Skatepark

ROC's First Outdoor Skatepark

This is Triumphant Music

Rutherford | Suarez | Williams

Detecting machine n.1

NEVERCREW

Washington Square

One of Rochester's Earliest Squares

Center City

Downtown

Ugly Duck Coffee

Get Ugly

Tribute to Man

MLK Jr. Memorial Park

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