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This Retro New York Drive-In Is a Comfort Food Lover’s Dream
If your ideal road trip stop includes neon nostalgia, crispy fries, and a menu packed with comfort food favorites, Bokie’s Drive In in Malone belongs on your list. This beloved North Country classic mixes old-school charm with the kind of food that keeps people coming back year after year.
sevendaysvt.com
Sabor Ecuatoriano Serves Ecuadorian Cuisine in Winooski
After noticing a demand for authentic Latin American cuisine in Vermont, Alberto Alejandro Castro Guaman opened an Ecuadorian restaurant at 476 Main Street in Winooski last November. Castro Guaman, 38, said the menu at Sabor Ecuatoriano — also called Sabor 593 — is small but highlights some of Ecuador’s most popular dishes.
vermontpublic.org
Bankrupt Burlington restaurant owner accused of hiding assets
The owner of the defunct Gryphon restaurant in downtown Burlington is accused of fraudulently transferring more than $1.5 million to his ex-wife to avoid paying the Vermont and New Hampshire victims whose life savings he squandered as their investment manager. Thomas Chadwick closed the mainstay restaurant last fall and immediately...
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Burlington’s Leunig’s Bistro set to expand to South Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A downtown Burlington staple is expanding to a second location. Leunig’s Bistro plans to add a second restaurant. It will be located in South Burlington’s City Center. The new restaurant, dubbed Leunig’s on Market, will be located at Catamount Run. The 5,300-square-foot space will...
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This TINY Mom-and-Pop Has Been The Breakfast Crown Jewel Since 1980 in Winooski, VT
Open Thu–Mon, 8 AM–2 PM (closed Tue–Wed) Open Thu–Mon, 8 AM–2 PM (closed Tue–Wed) Tucked right into the heart of lively downtown Winooski, Vermont, Sneakers Bistro has been flipping pancakes, poaching eggs, and winning over hungry regulars since 1980. 🍳. This beloved mom-and-pop breakfast...
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This Vermont Flatbread Restaurant Serves Wood-Fired Pies So Beloved The Cozy Hearth Feels Like A Local Ritual
Some of the best flatbread in Vermont comes out of a clay dome oven, and the aroma alone is enough to make you hungry. The crust has a char that only wood fire can create, and the toppings change with the seasons, always highlighting local ingredients. I sat near the...
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The Absolute Best Brunch in Burlington VT [Updated 2026]
You see, brunch isn’t just a meal; it’s a delightful ritual that brings people together over coffee, pancakes, and maybe a mimosa or two. After diving into twelve of the hottest spots around town, I can confidently say that Burlington knows how to do brunch right!. Each restaurant...
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The Retro Drive-In Joint In New York That’s Pure Comfort Food Heaven
If time travel were possible, it would probably smell like french fries and look suspiciously pink. Bokie’s Drive In in Malone is what happens when the 1950s refuse to leave and nobody’s complaining about it. There are places that claim to be retro, and then there’s Bokie’s Drive...
sevendaysvt.com
Squish Burger Grills Up Smashed Patties in South Burlington
Longtime Vermont chef Adam Hineman has opened Squish Burger at 2026 Williston Road in South Burlington. As its name hints, Hineman’s menu features the popular thin, well-done beef patties typically called smash burgers. For those who prefer their burgers plumper, the chef also offers an “unsquished” burger.
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Burlington’s Leunig’s Bistro set to expand to South Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A downtown Burlington staple is expanding to a second location. Leunig’s Bistro plans to add a second restaurant in South Burlington’s City Center. The new restaurant, dubbed Leunig’s on Market, will be located at Catamount Run. The 5,300-square-foot space will feature a signature bar,...
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Slice of Vermont Adds a Slice Counter in Williston
A pizza dough biz that supplies grocery stores, schools and other pizzerias around Vermont is returning to its retail roots. As of June 16, Slice of Vermont’s takeout counter is serving Neapolitan pies and Roman-style pizza al taglio (by the slice) at 4735 Williston Road. Longtime locals might remember...
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North Star Sports in BTV Adds Creemees to Meet Tourist Needs
Every summer weekend, North Star Sports at 100 Main Street in downtown Burlington rents bikes to dozens of tourists. Upon their return, shop owner Pat Miller said, many ask where to buy the classic hot-weather Vermont treat: a creemee. “Head back to the waterfront,” Miller, 76, and her staff members...
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Burlington Wine & Food Festival returns for 15th year
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Local wine and food vendors from across the region gathered Saturday at the Hula Lakeside complex for the annual Burlington Wine & Food Festival. The event offered hundreds of attendees tastings and samples from roughly 75 vendors. It was organized into two three-hour sessions and featured live jazz and seminars.
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This Nostalgic Drive-In In New York Serves Up The Best Comfort Food Around
Sometimes the best time machines run on french fry grease and milkshake magic. Bokie’s Drive In in Malone proves that nostalgia tastes even better when it’s served on a tray through your car window. You know that feeling when you stumble upon something so authentically retro that you...
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Entrées & Exits: Langdon Street Tavern Closes; Sweetwaters and Downtown Bars Team Up
After a nine-year run, Montpelier’s Langdon Street Tavern closed its doors on Thursday, June 4. The owners of the casual restaurant and bar at 14 Langdon Street announced the news on social media. They did not give a reason for the closure when Seven Days reached out for comment, though WCAX-TV reported that the landlord “is ending the lease over a rent dispute.”
The Burlington Free Press
Upper Pass Beer evolves from former sheep farm to Burlington taproom
Upper Pass Beer began in 2015 in a location apropos its name: a 12-acre former sheep farm set on the side of a mountain off a single-lane dirt road in Tunbridge. Bucolic, yes. Accessible, no. The brewery was upper, to be sure, but potential customers were almost certain not to pass by. Upper Pass did open a taproom three years later in the quiet but not remote village of South Royalton. Now the brewery has done something of a 180, moving operations from rural Vermont to Burlington, the largest city in the state, where it can more easily sell directly to the public. Upper Pass opened May 6 in the Ethan Allen Shopping Center space that housed Simple Roots Brewing, which shut down at the end of last year . Upper Pass has picked up the taproom business pretty much where its predecessor left off, augmenting Simple Roots’ system with some of its own equipment and planning to expand into an adjoining erstwhile barbershop to create a 10-barrel brewhouse this summer. “This just became such a good fit for us,” said Chris Perry, who founded Upper Pass with Ivan Tomek. Vermont's 'hazy IPA craziness’ movement Upper Pass arrived on the