Guidebook for Our Area
Food Scene
I own it and it has the best coffee, pastries and grab and go lunch items!
28 locals recommend
Ashlawn Farm Coffee
455 Boston Post RdI own it and it has the best coffee, pastries and grab and go lunch items!
Liv's Oyster Bar & Restaurant
166 Main StGreat dinner food for all!
Otto
69 Main StPizza!
Casual eatery with a bar. Sort of a dive but full of locals and good food.
7 locals recommend
Black Seal
15 Main StCasual eatery with a bar. Sort of a dive but full of locals and good food.
Café Routier
1353 Boston Post RdNice dining room. Great food. Awesome loungy bar.
Carlson's Landing
63 Main StMirsina's Restaurant
162 Main StThe Essex
247 Main StPort of call
15 Water StreetParks & Nature
Uncas Pond
A great quiet place to swim. Clean, warm
Devil's Hopyard State Park
366 Hopyard RdHartman Park
122 Gungy RdHarkness Memorial State Park
275 Great Neck RdHammonasset Beach State Park
1288 Boston Post RdRocky Neck State Park
244 W Main StDrinks & Nightlife
Fun. Decent food. Antique. Classic New England restaurant on one of the prettiest Main Streets, in one of the quaintest, cutest towns in Connecticut.
49 locals recommend
The Griswold Inn
36 Main StFun. Decent food. Antique. Classic New England restaurant on one of the prettiest Main Streets, in one of the quaintest, cutest towns in Connecticut.
College Street Music Hall
238 College StThe Side Door
85 Lyme StArts & Culture
Museum of American Art, centered around the old homestead of Florence Griswold, a
65 locals recommend
Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme StMuseum of American Art, centered around the old homestead of Florence Griswold, a
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main StYale Center for British Art
1080 Chapel StThe Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
300 Main StIvoryton Playhouse
103 Main StGoodspeed Opera House
6 Main StSightseeing
A bizarre stone castle overlooking the beautiful Connecticut River. Built by William Gillette, eccentric actor who played Sherlock Holmes in travelling shows for decades. You can tour the castle and hike around the grounds. State park.
24 locals recommend
Gillette Castle State Park
Gillette Castle State ParkA bizarre stone castle overlooking the beautiful Connecticut River. Built by William Gillette, eccentric actor who played Sherlock Holmes in travelling shows for decades. You can tour the castle and hike around the grounds. State park.
Shopping
Perennial "best gift shop on the shoreline," with items for all ages, local souvenirs, toys, kitchen items, host gifts
9 locals recommend
The Bowerbird
46 Halls RdPerennial "best gift shop on the shoreline," with items for all ages, local souvenirs, toys, kitchen items, host gifts
Tanger Outlets Riverhead
1770 W Main StClinton Crossing Premium Outlets
20 Killingworth TurnpikeMystic Downtown Marina
31 Water StMain Street
Main StreetFoodworks
450 Boston Post Rd