Connecticut

Some restaurants feed you and send you on your way. This one hands you a plate of hand-pressed…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 21

Some places you walk through in a few minutes. This one swallows entire afternoons and hands you a…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 20

Connecticut might not be the first place you picture when you think about real, slow-smoked barbecue, but the…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 20

Connecticut has a way of hiding its best meals down twisty two-lane roads, past stone walls and old…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 20

Some of the best outdoor spots in Connecticut are the ones you could easily zoom past without ever…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 19

Long lines usually signal trouble, but in this quiet corner of eastern Connecticut, a wait in the parking…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 19

Some places take a night to remember. Others take about five minutes. There is a Victorian mansion in…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 19

Connecticut packs a surprising amount of scenery into a small state, and its state parks are some of…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 18

Fall in Connecticut brings one thing everyone seems to agree on: apple picking season is the best time…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 18

Connecticut has a hot dog style all its own, built around the split-top bun that gets toasted on…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 17

Some meals are worth an hour behind the wheel, and plenty of Connecticut drivers put that theory to…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 17

There is a narrow street in Connecticut where a line of hungry people forms outside a brick building…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 17

A great pastrami sandwich is one of those simple pleasures that never gets old. Connecticut has a handful…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 16

Some of the best waterfalls in Connecticut hide behind a wooded trail that never seems to make the…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 16

Some places in New England feel like they were paused in the 1700s and never quite pressed play…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 16

Connecticut’s shoreline runs from Greenwich all the way to the Rhode Island border, and along the way you…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 15

Some places serve lunch, and some places serve a slice of American history between two pieces of toast.…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 15

Some places earn a loyal following one flaky crust at a time, and a small country restaurant in…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 14

Tucked away just outside a small Connecticut town sits a park that most people drive right past without…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 14

Somewhere along a historic New England street sits a shop where jars of penny candy line the shelves,…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 13

Connecticut has a quiet talent for bakeries that stick around for generations. Some of these shops have been…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 13

Tucked along a busy Connecticut roadway sits a small family-run spot that regulars have quietly guarded for decades.…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 13

Some towns make you want to slow down, park the car, and just wander on foot. Essex, Connecticut…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 12

Good doughnuts have a way of making an early morning feel like a treat instead of a chore.…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 12

Connecticut has a quiet love affair with Portuguese baking, and it shows up in flaky custard tarts and…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 12

When people picture great barbecue, they usually think of Texas or the Carolinas, not Connecticut. But the Nutmeg…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 11

Connecticut has a pizza style all its own, and the white clam pie is its crown jewel. Instead…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 11

Some of the best rewards come from the shortest efforts, and this quiet corner of northwestern Connecticut proves…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 10

There is a breakfast spot in northeastern Connecticut where the pancakes are bigger than your plate and the…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 10

Deep in the rolling Litchfield Hills of Connecticut sits a property where the salad on your plate was…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 10

Some places in Connecticut have kept their charm for so long that walking through the door feels like…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 9

Connecticut takes its doughnuts seriously, and the best ones tend to sell out before lunch. These eight shops…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 9

Fall in Connecticut has a way of pulling everyone outside, and few things say autumn like filling a…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 9

Connecticut may be known for its shoreline towns and quiet main streets, but it also hides some serious…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 8

Every Sunday morning, a sleepy field in western Connecticut wakes up as tents, pickup trucks, and folding tables…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 8

Some breakfast plates arrive so loaded that you end up carrying half of them home in a box,…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 7

Connecticut has a real thing for diners, and the best ones save their bragging rights for the dessert…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 7

Connecticut has quietly become one of the best places in New England to eat food that starts on…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 6

Connecticut may be small, but it packs in some of the best old-school diners in New England. These…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 6