Connecticut

Put me near an old ship, and I get nosy fast. Who sailed it? What was life like…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 16

Who invented the hamburger? Careful. That question can start an argument. One Connecticut lunch counter has been making…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 14

This burger gets a steam bath before you do. Instead of hitting a hot grill, the beef cooks…

By Gideon Hartwell · Oct 11

This is the kind of house that makes you stop asking why and start asking who thought of…

By Daniel Mercer · Oct 7

This pizza practically comes with a birth certificate. The story starts in 1925, when the first pies went…

By Renata Holcombe · Oct 5

Connecticut did not stumble into a pizza reputation by accident. This state has been perfecting its craft for…

By Daniel Mercer · Sep 15

Calendar alerts are not usually part of dinner, yet Connecticut diners have learned that certain tables reward early…

By Eliza Thornton · Sep 10

A lobster roll tastes better when the scenery can keep up. Connecticut has plenty of coastline, but a…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 7

Fried seafood tastes even better when the next stop is wherever you want it to be. Connecticut has…

By Renata Holcombe · Sep 1

Some meals end at the table. Others follow you home. This Connecticut trattoria has been doing that since…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 26

Hope you can count fast because dinner only has twelve tables to work with. This Connecticut Italian spot…

By Eliza Thornton · Aug 20

Forget circling a buffet line. This Connecticut feast comes straight to you. Tap the tablet, send the order,…

By Eliza Thornton · Aug 9

Here and there I run into restaurants where it’s hard to decide whether the food or the view…

By Bryce Halloran · Jul 17

Your road trip has a weak spot, and it usually appears right after somebody mentions the meal you…

By Adeline Parker · Jul 17

Lunch can be boring until a toasted roll decides to make itself the main character. That is the…

By Trevor Maddox · Jul 9

What if you could travel to Italy without ever leaving Connecticut? The good news is that you practically…

By Marisa Tindall · Jul 5

On Connecticut’s shoreline, Westbrook usually brings seafood to mind first, then this grinder shop barges into the middle…

By Trevor Maddox · Jul 2

Some dinners are built for passing plates before anyone reaches for the check. In New Haven, Connecticut, that…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jun 26

Ready to get lost in the best possible way? Connecticut is home to a beloved independent bookshop that…

By Lenora Winslow · Jun 22

A great seafood meal always seems to taste better when the water is right beside your table. That…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 21

At a small Connecticut bakery, an Italian baker from the island of Ischia makes each loaf the traditional…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 20

The best thrift stores do not announce themselves. This one in Connecticut sits in a strip mall on…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 14

Connecticut has been keeping this one close for over six decades, and the locals would probably prefer it…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 11

Connecticut does not need to shout about its Italian food. The restaurants do the talking on their own.…

By Eliza Thornton · Jun 11

A great meal in Connecticut is never hard to find but one that still feels like a genuine…

By Hugh Calloway · Jun 11

There is something in the Connecticut air near the shoreline at sunrise, a slow-simmered warmth that drifts by…

By Tobias Fenn · Jun 11

Ready to eat your way across Connecticut? The sandwiches here are not quiet about what they do. They…

By Eliza Thornton · Jun 11

A bowl of chowder so good it becomes the whole reason for the detour is a special thing,…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 9

The smell of the sea hits you before you even park the car, and from that moment, this…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 7

Connecticut takes its Italian food seriously, and there is one Wooster Street institution that has been proving why…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 6

Fresh-baked goods, seasonal produce, homemade prepared meals, and soft-serve ice cream all under one roof. This Connecticut bakery…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 4

A waterfront meal always sounds like a good idea. This Connecticut seafood stop has been making that decision…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 2

You do not need white tablecloths when the lobster roll is doing all the heavy lifting. That is…

By Clara Whitmore · Jun 2

Seafood lovers get plenty to smile about at this Connecticut market. The cases are filled with fresh catches,…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 1

Plenty of places can make pizza. Very few make the trip feel like part of the experience. That…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jun 1

Connecticut is hiding a buffet that genuinely surprises people the first time they walk through the door. Crab…

By Gideon Hartwell · May 30

Stainless steel exterior. Neon sign glowing on the roof. A griddle that has been going since the 1950s…

By Gideon Hartwell · May 26

You could drive right past it and never know what you missed. That is exactly what most people…

By Gideon Hartwell · May 24

No fancy reservation needed. No waterfront hotel required. Just a really great lobster roll and the right place…

By Cedric Vale · May 19