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For Over 130 Years, This Connecticut Burger Joint Has Served Classic Burgers Without Changing Its Famous Recipe

Imagine finding a burger place that’s been doing its thing for more than a century. Most restaurants are lucky to survive a few decades, so that kind of history is pretty remarkable. And apparently, changing the famous recipe hasn’t been part of the plan. One Connecticut burger institution...

New Haven, CT · 4d
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Since Before You Were Born, These 7 Connecticut Taverns Have Been Pouring Beer And Serving Burgers

Connecticut has a habit of keeping its old buildings busy, and some of the best examples are taverns that were feeding hungry travelers long before cars, phones, or even your great-grandparents came along. This list covers seven of them, from a Revolutionary-era inn on Essex’s Main Street to a riverside barge in Westport that dates to around 1840.

Connecticut · 1d
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8 Surprisingly Affordable Connecticut Markets Where Your Weekly Grocery Bill Actually Shrinks

Ever leave the supermarket wondering how a few bags of groceries managed to cost so much? You check the receipt, look at what you bought, and start questioning your shopping decisions. It’s becoming a familiar frustration. Some Connecticut grocery markets offer budget-conscious shoppers opportunities to save money on everyday...

Connecticut · 10h
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8 Historic Restaurants In Hartford, Connecticut That Locals Swear By

A restaurant that’s been around for decades must be doing something right. Especially when people keep returning even as newer places open all around it. I love hearing about dining spots that have become part of a city’s history. Imagine how many conversations have happened over those tables, or how many families have celebrated special occasions there.

Hartford, CT · 3d
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7 Connecticut Breakfast Diners Where The Waitress Knows Your Order Before You Sit

Some breakfast spots feed you, and some breakfast spots remember you. Across Connecticut, a handful of small diners still run on counter stools, bottomless coffee, and servers who can spot a regular pulling into the lot. These are places where homemade corned beef hash is a point of pride and...

Groton, CT · 2d

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This Filipino Cafe And Grill In Connecticut Keeps Customers Coming Back For Its Traditional Sweet Breads

A good bakery treat can completely change your plans for the afternoon. Especially when it’s something you don’t see in every ordinary coffee shop. And Filipino sweet breads have a wonderful way of making a simple snack sound much more interesting. One Connecticut Filipino cafe brings traditional baked...

Norwalk, CT · 2d

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Gone forever: The 3 most beloved Connecticut restaurants that recently closed

Connecticut has endured another round of restaurant goodbyes, and this one reaches from a South Norwalk bakery café to longtime Italian dining rooms in Stamford and South Windsor. Together, these…

South Windsor, CT · 1d

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7 Apizza Facts That Make Nutmeggers Proud

Say “ah-beets” in New Haven, and nobody will look at you funny. You’re ordering pizza. Connecticut takes its pizza seriously, and the history backs it up. Here are the apizza facts that make Nutmeggers proud. 1. Pepe’s Since 1925. Pepe’s apizza began as tomato pies that...

New Haven, CT · 1d

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9 Connecticut Apple Orchards Where Fall Weekends Mean Cider, Donuts And Pie

One Connecticut orchard has been in the same family since 1746. That means its apples were around before America had a flag, a president, or a single pumpkin spice latte. Ten generations later, the cider donuts are still rolling out. Talk about a family business that knows how to commit.

Connecticut · 1d

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The Absolute Best Italian Restaurant In New Haven, Connecticut (And It Is Not Just Pizza)

A chef packed up his life in Florence, Italy, and moved across an ocean just to open one restaurant. That restaurant still runs today, more than twenty years later. And yes, he still makes the pasta in-house. The name comes from a terracotta urn the Etruscans used to store food...

New Haven, CT · 1d

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We Ranked The 8 Top Steakhouses In Connecticut And Here Are The Results

Ordering a steak is a serious business when you’re paying good money for dinner. Too dry? Disappointing. Too chewy? Even worse. And when a restaurant calls itself a steakhouse, expectations are naturally a little higher. We took a closer look at Connecticut steakhouses to find the places that stand...

Connecticut · 12d

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This Connecticut Mediterranean Bakery Keeps Old-World Traditions Alive With Homemade Baklava And Traditional Pastries

Chocolate baklava has its own trademarked name here. It’s called chocklava, and there’s even a coconut version that sounds like pure mischief. The lineup doesn’t stop there. Lebanese, Turkish, and Greek baklava share the counter, built with walnuts, pistachios, almonds, honey, cardamom, and cinnamon. You can even...

Connecticut · 13h

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Manchester pizzeria sees business increase after Dave Portnoy review

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WFSB) - Randy’s Wooster Street Pizza in Manchester received an 8.1 out of 10 from Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy during his One Bite Pizza Reviews. Portnoy calls Connecticut the best state in the world for pizza. The restaurant recently received the rating, and staff say business...

Manchester, CT · 2d

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Ask Any New Haven Regular Where To Get A Wooster Street Clam Pie And They’ll Point To Modern

New Haven argues about pizza the way other cities argue about sports teams. Ask three locals for the best pie in town and you might get three answers, plus a long story about each one. Yet one name keeps coming up when the talk turns to clam pizza, charred crust,...

New Haven, CT · 22h

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Zois Pizza – 56 years, one very good recipe for success!

If the number of years a pizza place has been around is any indication of how good the pizza is…Zois Pizza in Seymour has been getting it very right since 1970!. Fifty-six years, generations of loyal customers, and 500+ pizzas flying out the door on a Friday night – we had to stop by to get a taste of what makes it so special (and got some hands on experience making our own pizza).

Seymour, CT · 1d

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10 Connecticut Italian Markets Where Imported Foods Make Grocery Shopping Feel Like A Trip Abroad

Grocery shopping gets a lot more interesting when the shelves are filled with things you don’t normally see. Suddenly, you’re reading unfamiliar labels and wondering what you could make for dinner. Italian markets are especially good at sparking that curiosity. Across Connecticut, specialty Italian markets bring imported foods...

Connecticut · 11h

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Argentinian Cafe Opens On State

At the newly opened Mila Cafe on State Street, Camila Pistone often works ten-hour days to share her Argentinian roots with New Haven through coffee and freshly baked pastries. The cafe opened in October at 524 State St., formerly home to Annie’s Kitchen. It has attracted members of the local...

New Haven, CT · 2d

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Juice bar closures in New Haven led to safe Halloween weekend, police say

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In New Haven Wednesday, law enforcement and city leaders highlighted a very safe Halloween. They say one reason behind the safety success is regulations on juice bars around the Elm City.  Juice bars are locations with separate limited areas within bars or nightclubs where non-alcoholic drinks can be served to minors.  Before […]

New Haven, CT · 1d

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Pick Your Own Apples And Grab Cider Doughnuts At These 6 Hudson Valley Orchards

Fall in the Hudson Valley comes with a simple question: which orchard gets your Saturday? Picking your own apples is half the fun, and a warm cider doughnut afterward is the other half. The six farms below stretch from Dutchess County to Orange and Ulster counties, and each one has...

Dutchess County, NY · 16h

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Four Middletown restaurants cited for serious violations during September health inspections

The Middletown Health Department inspected 33 food establishments in September.

Middletown, CT · 4d