Guidebook for New Haven
Essentials
This is a largely Latino market right up the street. Want pan dulce or perfectly ripe avocados, cheap? This is the place. Grapefruit juice or tonic water? Not so much.
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CTown Supermarkets
325 Ferry StThis is a largely Latino market right up the street. Want pan dulce or perfectly ripe avocados, cheap? This is the place. Grapefruit juice or tonic water? Not so much.
This is the closest regular supermarket: Open 6am to 11pm, and has all the basics. Groceries sell beer in CT, though for restricted hours on Sunday.
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Stop & Shop
150 Whalley AveThis is the closest regular supermarket: Open 6am to 11pm, and has all the basics. Groceries sell beer in CT, though for restricted hours on Sunday.
Our local food co-op. It's like a Whole Foods: Lots of pricey organics & locally made bread, etc. Park in the garage above it & have your ticket stamped for free parking.
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Elm City Market
777 Chapel StOur local food co-op. It's like a Whole Foods: Lots of pricey organics & locally made bread, etc. Park in the garage above it & have your ticket stamped for free parking.
Ferraro's has been here since this was an old Italian neighborhood. Its meat department is legendary--go on a big grilling weekend and you won't soon forget the experience. Great mesclun, too.
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Ferraro's Market
664 Grand AveFerraro's has been here since this was an old Italian neighborhood. Its meat department is legendary--go on a big grilling weekend and you won't soon forget the experience. Great mesclun, too.
Trader Joe's
560 Boston Post RdYou know the drill.
Food Scene
Caseus
A lovely restaurant and cheese shop
116 Crown
116 Crown StInventive local cuisine. Also has a nice bar.
Yankee magazine voted this one of the best places in New England to eat lobster: An outdoor, light-strung yard where you sit on stumps and eat lobster, fish or corn off the grill. Heaven.
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The Place Restaurant
901 Boston Post RdYankee magazine voted this one of the best places in New England to eat lobster: An outdoor, light-strung yard where you sit on stumps and eat lobster, fish or corn off the grill. Heaven.
Shell & Bones is two blocks from the house and overlooks the water. In warm weather, it's a great place to watch the sunset while you sip 18-year-old rum or enjoy dinner. They also serve a nice brunch.
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Shell & Bones Oyster Bar & Grill
100 S Water StShell & Bones is two blocks from the house and overlooks the water. In warm weather, it's a great place to watch the sunset while you sip 18-year-old rum or enjoy dinner. They also serve a nice brunch.
This cozy little place is owned by one of our neighbors. They're open breakfast and lunch for egg sandwiches, pancakes, salads and the like. It's just two blocks, so an easy stroll from the house.
City Point Kitchen
98 S Water StThis cozy little place is owned by one of our neighbors. They're open breakfast and lunch for egg sandwiches, pancakes, salads and the like. It's just two blocks, so an easy stroll from the house.
Our favorite little restaurant in New Haven. It's just a little shoebox with a couple tables and a bar, but the couple that owns it makes everything right in front of you, and the food is local, inventive and fresh. The winterberry salad is a fave.
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August
3 Edwards StOur favorite little restaurant in New Haven. It's just a little shoebox with a couple tables and a bar, but the couple that owns it makes everything right in front of you, and the food is local, inventive and fresh. The winterberry salad is a fave.
Drinks & Nightlife
Barcelona Wine Bar
155 Temple StYummy tapas
Everything Else
Beach Street
Beach StreetThe closest place to sit on the sand, with some nearby clam shacks on Beach St as well
A lovely park, with aforementioned lighthouse, playground, carousel, kids' splashpad & beach. Free entry for NH residents; other pay per vehicle.
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Lighthouse Point Park
2 Lighthouse RdA lovely park, with aforementioned lighthouse, playground, carousel, kids' splashpad & beach. Free entry for NH residents; other pay per vehicle.
Open every Saturday 9am to 1pm, May to Dec. You can get veggies, bread, milk, flowers, etc from local CT farmers. The cheese truck is often there as well! http://cityseed.org/wooster-square
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Wooster Square Park
Open every Saturday 9am to 1pm, May to Dec. You can get veggies, bread, milk, flowers, etc from local CT farmers. The cheese truck is often there as well! http://cityseed.org/wooster-square
Sightseeing
Yale spreads out across New Haven, so make sure you've researched the exact building or department you're seeking
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Universidad Yale
Yale spreads out across New Haven, so make sure you've researched the exact building or department you're seeking
Watch for the big dinosaur outside.
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Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney AveWatch for the big dinosaur outside.
Shopping
Very close to the house. Rented a car to come from NYC? Why not take advantage & pick up some self-assembled Scandinavian furniture? Also: Kids eat free on Tuesdays.
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IKEA
450 Sargent DrVery close to the house. Rented a car to come from NYC? Why not take advantage & pick up some self-assembled Scandinavian furniture? Also: Kids eat free on Tuesdays.