Restaurants in Southern Vermont
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Bistro Henry
This casual, chef-owned bistro serves creative modern cuisine highlighting fresh seafood, aged meats and fresh vegetables. Its acclaimed wine selection features eclectic and hard-to-find labels.
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Carol’s Main Street Café
If you are self-catering, a great place for picnic fixings is Carol’s Main Street Café – those in the know come for turkey specials on Monday and Friday, tacos on Wednesday and hamburgers on Thursday. Or you can explore delectables from an amazing variety of gourmet hot and salad dishes sold by the pound.
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Coffee Country Cafe
This informal place attracts everyone from tongue-studded teenagers to 65-year-old farmers. Drop in for some good java and hot baked goods.
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Skyline Restaurant
At the high point of VT 9, there’s a lookout and the family-owned Skyline Restaurant, where you can dine on homemade soups, a ‘Monte Cristo’ (a grilled triple-decker sandwich made with Swiss cheese, ham and turkey drizzled with maple syrup) and traditional New England comfort foods, all with the backdrop of a marvelous ‘100-mile’ view, which – weather permitting – takes in the Berkshires.
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Station Restaurant
The village of Pawlet consists of a few little shops and the Station Restaurant, formerly a 1905 railroad station in another town: the structure was converted into a classic diner, moved to Pawlet and situated above this babbling brook. Complete with swivel stools and counter, it’s also atmospheric thanks to hook-hung cups bearing the names of regulars.
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Peter Havens
This intimate, 10-table local institution features an incredible menu bursting with culinary mastery. Fresh seafood dishes share the roster with venison, duck, tenderloin and pasta dishes (which can be modified for vegetarians). Brimming with intimate and artsy atmosphere, Peter Havens also has a full (eight-seat) bar.
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Dormy Grill
Reserve a table overlooking the links and chow down on American bistro fare, like buffalo wings, crab cakes or the Equinox Steak ‘Cobb’ Salad (guajillo-marinated hanger steak, blue cheese, buttermilk onion rings and romaine lettuce). The mountain view is alluring but watch out for stray golf balls.
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Café Beyond
Head to this cafe in the Collected Works Bookstore for full meals with international flair. The Thai and Colombian chefs here offer an inspired world-ranging menu. Additionally, the fabulous bookstore, meeting space and seating designed for lingering draw a wild cross-pollination of, well, lingerers.
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TJ Buckley’s
This upscale but classic and authentic 1927 diner seats just 18 souls, but those lucky 18 are in for an exceptional dinner. The menu of four mains changes nightly, and locals rave that the food here is Brattleboro’s best. Reservations are strongly recommended; credit cards are not accepted.
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Ye Olde Tavern
Hearth-side dining at candlelit tables enhances the experience at this gracious roadside 1790s inn. The menu is wide-ranging, but the ‘Yankee favorites’ like traditional pot roast cooked in the tavern’s own ale and New England scrod (baked with Vermont cheddar) seal the deal.
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Mrs Murphy’s Donuts & Coffee Shop
Pull up to the U-shaped counters at Manchester’s favorite down-home, basic diner, which serves fresh doughnuts and bacon-and-egg ‘tuck-ins’ throughout the day – and that’s about it, but be sure to order more than one doughnut, or you’ll regret it.
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Black Swan
This 1834 brick Colonial house is divided into small, charming dining rooms with candlelight and working fireplaces. Continental cuisine is served with a West Coast accent, and everything at the Black Swan is imaginatively presented and spectacularly delicious.
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Forty Nine Forty
In addition to good-noshing appetizers, this pleasant, bright bistro serves veggie burgers, Black Angus burgers and grilled Tuscan cheese sandwiches all day. The evening meals are simple, with grilled chicken, stir-fry or pasta Alfredo.
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Marina Restaurant
This fun, refreshing local favorite blends fantastic food, spirited atmosphere and a sublime location on the banks of the West River. Food is reasonably priced and features all-natural beef filet mignon ($21.95) and daily seafood specials.
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Little Rooster Café
This popular little café, near the outlet stores in Manchester Center, serves home-style fare that really hits the spot. The eclectic menu ranges from leafy salads and thickly stacked sandwiches to grilled portobello focaccia.
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Amy’s Bakery Arts Cafe
Of the many bakeries in town that inspire poetic accolades, this one garners the most. Enjoy breakfast breads, pastries and coffee with views of the river and local art. Lunchtime offerings include salads, soups and sandwiches.
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Riverview Café
Enjoy alfresco dining smack on the Connecticut River at this celebrated restaurant emphasizing fresh regional ingredients: wild blueberry pancakes topped with real maple syrup, homemade vegetable soups and juicy steaks.
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Curtis’ Barbeque
In a retrofitted school bus, Curtis’ Barbeque dispenses some of the best ribs and barbecue chicken north of the Mason-Dixon line. Wash it down with one of Curtis’ own bottled sodas.
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Mistral’s
Nestled deep in the woods (off VT 30 and VT 11 east of town) and overlooking Bromley Brook, Mistral’s offers fine dining on Norwegian salmon or roast duck in an incredibly intimate setting.
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Up for Breakfast
Search out this hole-in-the-wall 2nd-floor restaurant in Manchester Center for the best breakfast in town, anything from good ol' blueberry pancakes to smoked-salmon-and-caper omelets.
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Garden Cafe
Gaze out over the sculpture garden in the indoor and outdoor café at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, featuring an array of sandwiches and salads.
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India Palace
This is the place for northern Indian cuisine, especially tandoori; lunchtime curries are a bargain, best sampled with a mango lassi.
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Spiral Press Café
Stop at this Manchester Center café attached to Northshire Bookstore for flaky croissants and delicious panini sandwiches.
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Mocha Joe’s
Before your eyes spy this ultrahip, subterranean space, your nose will locate the exceptionally rich brews.
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