Connecticut
The flagship seafood restaurant from talented chef Bill Taibe continues to turn heads with its fresh presentation of oceanic delights. There's a raw bar …
Must-see restaurants in New England
Pioneer Valley
The standard order at this family-run farm is fluffy pancake perfection, drizzled with maple heaven. Other highlights include the sugar pickles (yes, you…
Newport
A harborfront setting and a menu brimming with fresh seafood make Mooring unbeatable for dining by the water in true Newport style. If it's packed, and…
Connecticut
This popular wood-accented bistro with a bar and dining-room menu dishes up impeccable food with a variety of inflections. The menu changes, but if it’s…
Cape Cod
It's not an eye-catcher from the outside, but it's heaven inside for seafood lovers. Start with the chunky lobster bisque. From there it's safe to cast…
The Berkshires
This bright spot in the Mews shopping arcade serves upscale fare in a sunny dining room. It's the best place in town for lunch, with choices like daily…
Portsmouth
This bistro, with brick walls and a sophisticated ambience, serves unique combinations – anything from housemade sausages infused with cocoa beans to…
Cape Cod
This is the Cape Cod you won't find on the highway: an idyllic shack tucked into Sesuit Harbor serving freshly caught seafood at picnic tables smack on…
Newport
Only opening for dinner and exclusively serving seafood has allowed this casual, often packed eatery to hone its skills. This is one of the best places in…
Burlington
Central location, great beers on tap from the in-house Zero Gravity microbrewery and superb flatbread (thin-crust pizza) are reason enough to visit this…
The Berkshires
With exposed-brick walls and big windows overlooking the street, this airy pub is the most popular dinner spot in North Adams. Come for an excellent…
Northern Vermont
Pouring two dozen microbrews from Vermont and beyond, this pub is a perennial late-night favorite. It's also popular for its pub grub: grilled cheese and…
Midcoast Maine
This beautiful little cafe has great views of the harbor, strong, excellent coffee, and a stellar lineup of egg sandwiches, blueberry pie, delightful…
East Bay
Serving local old-world classics such as New England corned beef and cabbage alongside quahog stuffies (stuffed clams), New Englanders come from far and…
Rhode Island
The locally caught sea-bass special (tender fillets over scallions, grapes and beans) tastes so fresh and mildly salty and sweet that its memory will…
Mount Desert Island
This post-dinner must is a cult hit for innovative ice-cream flavors such as stout beer with fudge, chocolate with wasabi, and blueberry-basil sorbet. The…
Connecticut
The name of this Scandinavian-inspired restaurant comes from the 300-year-old black-walnut table, where you can sit down to Sunday brunch. The modern…
Midcoast Maine
You can put West African cuisine on top of our 'Didn't expect that in small-town Maine' list, right alongside unseasonably warm winters. But along comes…
Nantucket
A real local gathering place, this sweet cafe has great coffee, a cabinet full of high-quality eats to have here or take away (black bean and sweet potato…
Rhode Island
This small, indoor-outdoor seafood-centric restaurant sits on a spit of land opposite Galilee on Point Judith Pond. Considering that the parking lot is…
Inland Maine
At Gifford's, every ice-cream flavor sounds delicious, from Maine Wild Blueberry and Caramel Caribou to Moose Tracks, made with peanut-butter cups and…
Cape Cod
Local ingredients meet urban sophistication at Truro’s top dinner restaurant. From the nautical decor to the out-of-the-ordinary menu choices, everything…
Midcoast Maine
Industrial-chic aesthetic meets an experimental theater, and everything gets overlaid with maritime Maine ingredients and flourishes. The menu changes…
Midcoast Maine
Oh, of course: 'Laan Xang,' named for the medieval Lao kingdom of a 'Million Elephants and White Parasols' – totally expecting a restaurant to bear that…
Mount Desert Island
Dine on sun-warmed greens from the backyard gardens or locally caught halibut with green peppercorns at this intimate cottage restaurant, one of the…
Cape Cod
Limited ingredient travel times are preferred at this upmarket joint, where the eponymous bivalves come from the restaurant's oyster farm in Barnstable…
Rhode Island
Sample the likes of shrimp paella, comfort chicken and citrus-barbecued pork tenderloin from a menu that includes seafood, but is refreshingly not limited…
Provincetown
Cool and casual, but unmistakably gourmet – this is your optimal P-town lunch stop. Choose from classics such as lobster rolls and barbecued pulled-pork…
Nantucket
Creative, globally inspired cooking and fine cocktails go down a treat at this bar-restaurant that proudly flaunts local farm-to-table fare. Your eyes may…
Cape Cod
It's not in the likeliest of locations (out by the airport, off MA 132), but seek this place out for a delectable slice of Paris. Patisserie favorites…
Rhode Island
At Champlin’s Seafood, order a lobster roll, stuffed clams, scallops or one of many sea critters breaded and fried, and hang out on its 2nd-floor deck,…
Portland
Actually, oh yes. This bare-bones operation looks like a corner store with a kitchen, because that's more or less what it is. The sandwiches here are…
Nantucket
From a humble farm stand this family operation has grown into a huge gourmet market, with salads, tempting desserts and sandwiches (including a great…
Provincetown
A fantastic water view, the hottest martini bar in town and scrumptious food add up to Provincetown’s finest dining scene. There are two sections: opt to…
Martha's Vineyard
Hands down the best place in town for breakfast and lunch. Chef-owner Gina Stanley, a grad of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America, adds flair to…
Cambridge
After his success at Alden & Harlow, chef Michael Scelfo turned his attention to seafood and other 'coastally inspired fare.' The wide-ranging menu…
Midcoast Maine
Imagine crab cakes with fresh dill-tartar sauce, golden fried clams and lobsters dripping with melted butter. The food at this wharfside lobster shack, 13…
Rhode Island
Folks flock from far and wide to get gristly at the iconic Beef Barn on the outskirts of Woonsocket, where slow-cooked roast-beef sandwiches go out the…
Massachusetts
This takeout kitchen has the cheapest lobster-in-the-rough on the Neck. Your beast comes on a tray with melted butter, a fork and a wet wipe for cleanup…
Charlestown
This casual hipster hangout is a local favorite thanks to its enticing menu of small plates and pizzas, not to mention the excellent, oft-changing…
