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This Middle-Of-Nowhere Connecticut Country Barn Serves The State’s Most Incredible Steaks

Nobody ever looked at a barn and thought, “That’s where I’m having the best meal of my life,” and yet here we are. The Steak Loft in Mystic, Connecticut is exactly that barn, and it’s been proving people wrong about barns for a long time.

Connecticut · 11d

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Connecticut ice cream shop ranked No. 2 in the world by Beli

The popular creamery is closed for the season, but will reopen in May.

Newtown, CT · 4d

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After 15 years, Black Rabbit owner says goodbye

LAKEVILLE — After 15 years running the Black Rabbit Bar & Grille, Kendra Chapman decided it was time to stop working 70-hour weeks and spend more time with her family. The restaurant at 2 Ethan Allen St. closed Sunday, Nov. 8, following a busy final week filled with farewells from longtime customers. She announced the Nov. 8 closing date on Oct. 31.

Salisbury, CT · 3d

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Massachusetts Seafood Lovers Head To This West Springfield Buffet At Dinner, When Crab Legs And Clams Join The Sushi Bar

Some people plan their whole week around one meal, and in West Springfield, that meal often starts after 3 p.m. That is when the buffet trays change, the seafood comes out, and crab legs and clams take their place near the sushi bar. Lunch has its fans, but dinner is...

West Springfield, MA · 13h

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8 Small-Town Connecticut Breakfast Buffets Where Locals Gather For A Hearty Sunday Morning Meal

Sunday mornings and big breakfasts just belong together. Especially when nobody feels like standing over the stove making pancakes for the whole family. That’s when a breakfast buffet starts sounding like a pretty wonderful idea. Small-town Connecticut breakfast buffets offer hearty morning meals that can make an ordinary Sunday...

Connecticut · 2d

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Beloved Connecticut diner booted after nearly 40 years

Connecticut has lost another longtime neighborhood dining room amid a growing list of beloved local restaurant closures. Seven Villages Restaurant in downtown Waterbury closed on November 6 after nearly 40…

Waterbury, CT · 1d

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Dave Portnoy calls Farmington pizza his favorite of his Connecticut trip

Portnoy described the pizza as resembling New Haven-style pizza, praised its appearance and flavor and gave it an 8.6 out of 10.

Farmington, CT · 10h

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The Nostalgic Connecticut Restaurant That Serves Mouthwatering Breakfast Every Single Morning

If Connecticut had a breakfast hall of fame, Ken’s Corner Breakfast & Lunch in Glastonbury would have its own wing, a plaque, and probably a commemorative pancake. This is the kind of place that makes you feel nostalgic for mornings you haven’t even had yet, which is a trick very few restaurants can pull off.

Glastonbury, CT · 1d

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This Connecticut Restaurant Offers Portuguese Comfort Food That Keeps People Coming Back

Why do we save the best comfort food for holidays when it could happen on a random Tuesday? I’m convinced a good meal should feel like a hug with a side of warm bread. This Connecticut spot has been serving Portuguese home cooking since June 1977, and the same family still runs it. One dinner here lets you cook your own steak on a hot stone right at the table.

Connecticut · 2d

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You’d Never Guess This Modest Connecticut Restaurant Serves The Best Food In The State

Somewhere in Wallingford, Connecticut, there’s a little gray building with picnic tables out front that is quietly making people rethink everything they thought they knew about great food. Backyard Drive-In doesn’t look like the kind of place that changes lives, but then again, neither does a winning lottery ticket...

Wallingford, CT · 6d

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The Old-School Connecticut Seafood Joint With Giant Lobster Rolls Locals Keep Secret

A neon sign with a grinning skull and crossbones marks the spot. Underneath it sits a low blue shack loaded with buoys, ship wheels, lobster traps, and rope. The pirate look is fun, but the backstory is even better. This family seafood tradition traces back to 1927, when a grandmother sold clam chowder from her back porch.

West Haven, CT · 3d

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The Old-School Italian Bakery In Connecticut That Locals Have Quietly Loved For Generations

Every Thursday, one tiny bakery pulls hot sausage rounds from the oven. The smart move is to show up right when the doors open. Then you carry your prize across the street to a park, with plenty of napkins. The family behind those ovens has been baking since 1900. That’s...

Connecticut · 3d

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Restaurant Owner Permanently Bans Customer After Staff Step In Over Racist Abuse

Imagine walking into a neighborhood restaurant to pick up dinner, only to find yourself targeted because of the color of your skin. No argument, no disagreement, just an ordinary moment interrupted by words no customer should have to hear. That is what a Black man reportedly experienced at a Connecticut burger restaurant on Sunday, November... The post Restaurant Owner Permanently Bans Customer After Staff Step In Over Racist Abuse appeared first on Timeless Dishes .

North Haven, CT · 3d

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After More Than 20 Years, This Connecticut Mexican Restaurant Has Been Named Small Business Of The Year

Running a restaurant for more than twenty years sounds exhausting when you think about everything involved. The early mornings, busy kitchens, and countless meals served add up to an enormous amount of work. So imagine receiving a major business award after all that effort. One longtime Connecticut Mexican restaurant has...

Hamden, CT · 2d

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These Connecticut restaurants are serving Thanksgiving dinner for dine-in in 2026

Not enough guests (or perhaps too many) for Thanksgiving dinner? Unfinished kitchen upgrades? Don't feel like cooking?. Restaurants around Connecticut are gearing up for the holiday with special dinner menus and prix fixe options beyond just turkey and stuffing. Reservations are necessary for many places in order to dine-in for Thanksgiving, while hours and seatings vary from restaurant to restaurant.

Connecticut · 19h

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Connecticut restaurant owner allegedly hears a customer hurling racial insults at a man. He refuses to serve and kicks him out: 'It is unacceptable'

The owner made his position clear immediately.

North Haven, CT · 1d

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‘It won’t be allowed in here’: North Haven burger restaurant throws out customer for alleged racial slurs

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A North Haven restaurant owner is speaking out against hate after one of his customers allegedly spoke to another customer with racial slurs. The restaurant owner says there was a Black man standing in line at Gas Burgers when another customer inside the establishment began hurling racial slurs at him. […]

North Haven, CT · 2d

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Seven Connecticut Pubs Where A Plate Of Fish And Chips Tastes Like Old England

A good plate of fish and chips is simple on paper and hard to get right. You need crisp batter, flaky white fish, real chips, and a pub that treats the dish with respect instead of tossing it on the menu as an afterthought. Connecticut has more of those pubs...

Connecticut · 17h

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A Jamaican Takeout In Hartford Is Where Locals Line Up For Oxtail And Jerk Chicken

Some Hartford food traditions go back further than most of the people standing in line for them. On one busy stretch of the North End, a small counter has kept families coming back for more than four decades, and many regulars first walked in as kids. People often come looking...

Hartford, CT · 8d

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Connecticut pizzeria expanding frozen pizza into grocery stores. Here's where.

Silver Sands Pizza is now offering its mozzarella, margherita and tomato basil varieties as frozen entrees.

Milford, CT · 11d