Connecticut

Connecticut may be small, but its farmers markets pack a serious punch when it comes to fresh food…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 2

Connecticut is packed with small towns that feel made for slow mornings and easy afternoons. Think white church…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 2

Some places refuse to trade their character for something shinier, and this Connecticut spot is one of them.…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 2

Some detours are accidents. Others start with a quick search for the best pie in Connecticut and end…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 1

Chowder is one of those dishes that people in Connecticut take seriously. Whether you like it creamy New…

By Emily Bennett · Sep 1

A great cannoli lives and dies by the shell. If it went soft hours ago sitting in a…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 31

Some pizza places make you wait an hour just to sit down, and somehow people leave saying it…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 31

A burger cooked with steam sounds a little odd until you actually taste one. In central Connecticut, a…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 30

Connecticut has a soft spot for classic diners, the kind with counter stools, chrome trim, and coffee that…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 30

Connecticut is small enough to cross in a couple of hours, but it packs a surprising number of…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 30

Connecticut might be better known for pizza and seafood, but the state has quietly built a serious barbecue…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 29

Connecticut takes its burgers seriously, and in some spots the tradition goes back more than a hundred years.…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 29

More than a hundred years ago, a team of woodcarvers shaped 48 wooden horses that still gallop in…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 29

Some places seem to bend time, holding onto a way of doing things that most towns gave up…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 28

Connecticut has a long love affair with old stuff, and the state is packed with barns, shops, and…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 28

Pho is one of those meals that turns a regular day around. A warm bowl of Vietnamese noodle…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 27

Connecticut takes its bagels seriously, and if you ask around, everyone has a favorite spot they swear by.…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 27

Most burgers meet a hot grill. One burger in central Connecticut skips that step entirely and cooks inside…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 27

Fried whole-belly clams are a New England classic, and Connecticut’s shoreline has some of the best spots to…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 26

Ice cream tastes a little better when it comes from cows grazing just a few steps away. Connecticut…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 26

A weathered clapboard building along a quiet New England street has been welcoming travelers since before the United…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 26

In Connecticut, we do not call them subs or hoagies. Around here, the classic sandwich packed with meats,…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 25

Connecticut takes its lobster rolls seriously, and the roadside shacks scattered across the shoreline are proof. A split-top…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 25

Tucked in the hills of northwestern Connecticut sits an 85-acre pond that started life in 1851 as a…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 24

Some places never close, and that alone makes them worth a detour. Tucked just off Interstate 84 in…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 24

Fall in Connecticut has a flavor, and it usually shows up as a cup of fresh cider and…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 23

Somewhere in downtown Hartford, a smokehouse has been quietly turning first-time customers into loyal regulars who plan road…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 23

Some folks set an alarm on a weekend morning just to beat the line at a tiny railcar-style…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 23

Some restaurants change with the times, swapping out counters and paint colors every few years to keep up…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 22

Connecticut takes pizza seriously, and New Haven-style apizza is the reason people plan whole trips around a single…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 22

Summer in Connecticut has a rhythm, and a lot of it revolves around finding a good ice cream…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 22

Along a winding river in southeastern Connecticut sits a place where the 19th century never really packed up…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 21

Connecticut sits right on Long Island Sound, so it makes sense that some of the best seafood in…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 21

There is something about a Connecticut farm stand in the middle of summer that takes you right back…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 20

Some people chase weekend getaways at the beach. Others set an early alarm, grab a fistful of cash,…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 20

Some places in Connecticut have kept their charm for decades, and this little spot has been welcoming families…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 20

Some restaurants chase every trend that comes along, swapping menus and lighting until nothing feels familiar. Then there…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 19

There is a breakfast spot in Connecticut where a tiny train chugs around the ceiling, the cinnamon rolls…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 19

Some restaurants earn a loyal following not through flashy marketing, but through weekend prime rib that keeps people…

By Emily Bennett · Aug 19