Rochester Friday Fish Fry appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Friday Fish Fry · Rochester
Beer-battered haddock or cod, mac salad, coleslaw, and a roll, served every Friday at Rochester parish halls, breweries, and restaurants year-round. A Lenten tradition that outlasted the calendar and became a permanent local institution.
Rochester's Catholic community, rooted in the German and Italian-American parishes of the 19th and early 20th centuries, embedded the Friday fish fry so deeply in local culture that it now runs year-round at venues with no religious affiliation. The standard order has remained consistent for decades: haddock or cod, beer-battered and fried, with macaroni salad and coleslaw. Genesee Brew House, Three Heads Brewing, and dozens of neighborhood bars run Friday fish fry programs throughout the year.
Where to eat in Rochester:
- Genesee Brew House
- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
- Three Heads Brewing