Guidebook for New Haven

Chris
Guidebook for New Haven

Food Scene

A cute little place with outdoor dining a view of the Indian Neck Yacht Club. Just across the river is a hidden little place with good lobster rolls. Local flavor.
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Nellie Green's Restaurant
50 Maple St
6 místní doporučují
A cute little place with outdoor dining a view of the Indian Neck Yacht Club. Just across the river is a hidden little place with good lobster rolls. Local flavor.
Another sweet restaurant with outdoor dining in Branford. This one on the grounds of a yacht club.
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Dockside Seafood and Grill
145 Block Island Rd
14 místní doporučují
Another sweet restaurant with outdoor dining in Branford. This one on the grounds of a yacht club.
Lenny's is a landmark in the area. Outdoor dining available along with valet parking on the weekends if needed, Lenny's has been doing seafood for years. A fun place with a back deck.
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Lenny's Indian Head Inn
205 S Montowese St
23 místní doporučují
Lenny's is a landmark in the area. Outdoor dining available along with valet parking on the weekends if needed, Lenny's has been doing seafood for years. A fun place with a back deck.
Goood Mexican food. Goood margaritas.
21 místní doporučují
Mezcal
14 Mechanic St
21 místní doporučují
Goood Mexican food. Goood margaritas.
Good Indian food.
Sitar Restaurant
45 Grove St
Good Indian food.
Best Dim Sum on Sundays. Get there early (they serve from 11-3 Sundays) to beat the crowds.
9 místní doporučují
Great Wall Restaurant
67 Whitney Ave
9 místní doporučují
Best Dim Sum on Sundays. Get there early (they serve from 11-3 Sundays) to beat the crowds.
Good Indian food in Branford.
Darbar India
168 Main St
Good Indian food in Branford.
a.k.a. Ivy Noodle. A great little noodle restaurant. Sit on the back at the counter on a cold winter day, you'll feel the heat from their woks.
6 místní doporučují
Ivy Wok
316 Elm St
6 místní doporučují
a.k.a. Ivy Noodle. A great little noodle restaurant. Sit on the back at the counter on a cold winter day, you'll feel the heat from their woks.
Good food. Popular with the students and faculty in the neighborhood.
19 místní doporučují
Cafe Romeo
534 Orange St
19 místní doporučují
Good food. Popular with the students and faculty in the neighborhood.
Groceries and a great sandwich board (best pizza by the slice in town in my opinion) all in a sweet Italian market with outdoor seating only. Cappuccino and gelato the way they're supposed to be.
41 místní doporučují
Nica's
603 Orange St
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Groceries and a great sandwich board (best pizza by the slice in town in my opinion) all in a sweet Italian market with outdoor seating only. Cappuccino and gelato the way they're supposed to be.
Coffee and things that go with coffee, like pastry and art. Don't bring your computer or smart phone here. You (and they) will be gently removed from the premises.
9 místní doporučují
Lulu's European Coffee House
49 Cottage St
9 místní doporučují
Coffee and things that go with coffee, like pastry and art. Don't bring your computer or smart phone here. You (and they) will be gently removed from the premises.
Unassuming place on the main road with authentic Thai, as far as we can tell.
Siam Orchids
899 W Main St
Unassuming place on the main road with authentic Thai, as far as we can tell.
Nothing fancy but a good breakfast with a view of the Quinnipiac River and preserve that can't be beat. They have a few tables outside on the deck but you might have to wait for one.
10 místní doporučují
Anastasio's Boathouse Cafe
307 Front St
10 místní doporučují
Nothing fancy but a good breakfast with a view of the Quinnipiac River and preserve that can't be beat. They have a few tables outside on the deck but you might have to wait for one.
Most famous pizza place in New Haven.
170 místní doporučují
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
157 Wooster St
170 místní doporučují
Most famous pizza place in New Haven.
Oh my god. Five star prices for five star food you're not likely to forget.
7 místní doporučují
Park Central Tavern
1640 Whitney Ave
7 místní doporučují
Oh my god. Five star prices for five star food you're not likely to forget.
What's not good for you here at least TASTES good! For those leaving to return their rental car in NYC or to catch an early flight, this, for me (Chris) is a great way to start the day ... anytime!
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
30 Research Dr
What's not good for you here at least TASTES good! For those leaving to return their rental car in NYC or to catch an early flight, this, for me (Chris) is a great way to start the day ... anytime!
Good food and local beer selection
Local Kitchen & Beer Bar
850 W Main St
Good food and local beer selection
Great breakfast place. Great service. Usually a wait to get in but worth it.
Breakfast Nook
565 Washington Ave
Great breakfast place. Great service. Usually a wait to get in but worth it.
Vegetarian and vegan fare
33 místní doporučují
Claire's Corner Copia- dine in, take out, curbside pickup
1000 Chapel St
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Vegetarian and vegan fare
Good Mexican fare.
Jalapeno Heaven
40 N Main St
Good Mexican fare.
We recommend for Vietnamese fare.
Duc's Place
167 Orange St
We recommend for Vietnamese fare.
Awesome vegetarian and vegan fare! And amazing beverages.
G Zen
2 E Main St
Awesome vegetarian and vegan fare! And amazing beverages.
Great breakfast and lunch
Hornets Nest Deli
269 E Main St
Great breakfast and lunch
Pho. Try the mushroom dumplings!
54 místní doporučují
Mecha Noodle Bar
116 Washington St
54 místní doporučují
Pho. Try the mushroom dumplings!
Perhaps the best, most established real Italian restaurant. Reservations recommended.
9 místní doporučují
Adriana's
771 Grand Ave
9 místní doporučují
Perhaps the best, most established real Italian restaurant. Reservations recommended.
Up there with Adriana's in authenticity and close to Long Wharf Theater.
Brazi's Italian Restaurant
201 Food Terminal Plaza
Up there with Adriana's in authenticity and close to Long Wharf Theater.
Quick and some of the best diner food around.
The Greek Olive
Quick and some of the best diner food around.
Great local pizza place and they have ribs, too
Fire & Slice - Smokehouse & Pizzeria
27 Townsend Ave
Great local pizza place and they have ribs, too
No frills, good New Haven pizza place, about 10 minutes from where we are. Small parking lot.
Frisco’s Pizza
345 Forbes Avenue
No frills, good New Haven pizza place, about 10 minutes from where we are. Small parking lot.
Along the Savin Rock Trail. A great place for fried seafood in the summer. Check web for hours.
10 místní doporučují
Stowe's Seafood
347 Beach St
10 místní doporučují
Along the Savin Rock Trail. A great place for fried seafood in the summer. Check web for hours.
Yummy breakfasts for sure. This and Lena's.
32 místní doporučují
Bella's Cafe
896 Whalley Ave
32 místní doporučují
Yummy breakfasts for sure. This and Lena's.
Patience is a virtue. And the food is good.
13 místní doporučují
Manjares Bistro
382 W Rock Ave
13 místní doporučují
Patience is a virtue. And the food is good.
Mmmmm!
11 místní doporučují
Lena's Cafe & Confections
308 Whalley Ave
11 místní doporučují
Mmmmm!

Drinks & Nightlife

Pomme frites galore with a slew of homemade dressings and beer.
30 místní doporučují
Rudy's
1227 Chapel St
30 místní doporučují
Pomme frites galore with a slew of homemade dressings and beer.
Small and large plates and a good selection of beer. $1/game pool tables.
Local Kitchen & Beer Bar
850 W Main St
Small and large plates and a good selection of beer. $1/game pool tables.

Shopping

A restaurant centered around cheese. Good cheese. Good wine. Ask for local wine. Sit downstairs and you might think you're in a restaurant in the alps.
42 místní doporučují
Caseus
42 místní doporučují
A restaurant centered around cheese. Good cheese. Good wine. Ask for local wine. Sit downstairs and you might think you're in a restaurant in the alps.

Sightseeing

Head down Orange Street toward the hill with the monument. Take a left when you can't go anymore. Go up the hill and turn right at the gate. Drive all the way up for the best view of New Haven, the Sound and Long Island on a clear day.
28 místní doporučují
East Rock
28 místní doporučují
Head down Orange Street toward the hill with the monument. Take a left when you can't go anymore. Go up the hill and turn right at the gate. Drive all the way up for the best view of New Haven, the Sound and Long Island on a clear day.
Nice beach, good birding.
173 místní doporučují
Hammonasset Beach State Park
1288 Boston Post Rd
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Nice beach, good birding.
Take the Sawmill Road Exit and turn right and follow all the way to the end. There's a nice beachside walk.
Savin Rock Trail
Savin Rock Trail
Take the Sawmill Road Exit and turn right and follow all the way to the end. There's a nice beachside walk.
Maybe the largest, oldest Italian section of New Haven with famous pizza joints and farmer's market on Saturday
30 místní doporučují
Wooster Square
30 místní doporučují
Maybe the largest, oldest Italian section of New Haven with famous pizza joints and farmer's market on Saturday
Surrounded by everything Yale, shopping and dining.
24 místní doporučují
New Haven Green
250 Temple St
24 místní doporučují
Surrounded by everything Yale, shopping and dining.
The largest state park in Connecticut. Check it out online or in person.
19 místní doporučují
Státní park West Rock Ridge
1134 Wintergreen Ave
19 místní doporučují
The largest state park in Connecticut. Check it out online or in person.
If the roses are in season, it's a great place to see some roses! If you want to go a little further for one of the largest rose gardens in the country, visit Elizabeth Park in Hartford.
Pardee Rose Gardens
180 Park Rd
If the roses are in season, it's a great place to see some roses! If you want to go a little further for one of the largest rose gardens in the country, visit Elizabeth Park in Hartford.