The city of Rochester has a number of entertainment districts, each with its own personality. From Charlotte to the South Wedge, Rochester comes alive with music and dancing when nigh falls.

Charlotte
Sandwiched between the suburbs of Greece and Irondequoit, Charlotte lies along Lake Ontario and the Genesee River. It is the northern tip of the city of Rochester. Being so far from downtown, it feels more like a seaside village than a city neighborhood.

East & Alexander
Alexander Street is one of the city's longest-running nightspots. In the last few years, its energy has spread around the corner to East Avenue, making East & Alexander a prime destination for partygoers. A relatively sedate business district by day, the area comes alive at night.

East End
If you're looking for music, theater and film, the East End is a good place to go. Anchoring the district is the Eastman School of Music on Gibbs Street, whose students and faculty perform at Eastman Theatre, Kilbourn Hall and area cafes such as Java's, Spot Coffee and the Little Theatre.

High Falls
Visitors can get a good view of the thundering High Falls day or night from the Pont de Rennes bridge, a pedestrian walkway named after Rochester's sister city in France. During the day, ad agencies, tech companies and engineering firms fill the former industrial buildings. At night, brick-paved streets make it a favorite location for outdoor concerts and festivals.

Monroe Avenue
Monroe Avenue is one of the single best locations in Rochester for sheer diversity of dinner menu choices at reasonable prices.

Neighborhood of the Arts
This neighborhood is known more for its artistic pursuits than nightlife choices. But the restaurants and bars that call NOTA home are well-respected and popular. And the interesting people you'll meet out will make for a memorable evening.

Park Avenue
Park Avenue is a wonderful place to work on your laptop in a cafe, or to meet a friend for coffee or dinner. The list of possibilities is long.

St. Paul Quarter
On St. Paul and Water streets, between the Inner Loop and Main, hulking brick factories once housed Rochester's venerable clothing companies and tool-and-die shops. A hundred years later, the St. Paul Quarter was the first city neighborhood to convert factories into loft apartments, tech startups and a growing number of bars and restaurants.

South Wedge
Bars in the South Wedge have loyal followings: the original MacGregor's, Beale Street Café and its blues crowd, Lux Lounge and its funky alternatives. The South Wedge has restaurants to satisfy a variety of tastes, from meat lovers (Cajun barbecue at Beale Street Café) to vegetarian (Skippy's Vegetarian Restaurant).