Guidebook for Hamden

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Guidebook for Hamden

Drinks & Nightlife

Upscale Italian Restaurant, a Bar and Patio Quiet
Ristorante Luce
2987 Whitney Ave
Upscale Italian Restaurant, a Bar and Patio Quiet
Hip Featuring local microbrews Good menu. Lively Good walking distance destination
11 locals recommend
Mikro Beer Bar
0 Depot Avenue
11 locals recommend
Hip Featuring local microbrews Good menu. Lively Good walking distance destination
Mexican fun. Great patio overlooking Sleeping Giant Golf Upstairs pool table Lively youth venue. Good for group gathering
Aunt Chilada's
3931 Whitney Ave
Mexican fun. Great patio overlooking Sleeping Giant Golf Upstairs pool table Lively youth venue. Good for group gathering
103 locals recommend
BAR
254 Crown St
103 locals recommend
Famous Music Venue of New Haven since the 70's
22 locals recommend
Toad's Place
300 York St
22 locals recommend
Famous Music Venue of New Haven since the 70's

Food Scene

Happening popular spot. Great burgers and fun. Walking distance
Side Street Bar & Grill
15 Dickerman St
Happening popular spot. Great burgers and fun. Walking distance
Local small coffee shop. Stellarsoup and sandwich menu. Walking distance Across Street from the Irish Hunger Museum.
The Everyday Gourmet
3000 Whitney Ave
Local small coffee shop. Stellarsoup and sandwich menu. Walking distance Across Street from the Irish Hunger Museum.
Glenwood Diner Wednesday evening antique car gatherings Summer time. Classic diner food. Next door to Kelly's Kone Konnection ice cream shop. Family fun every Wednesday
Glenwood Drive-In
2538 Whitney Ave
Glenwood Diner Wednesday evening antique car gatherings Summer time. Classic diner food. Next door to Kelly's Kone Konnection ice cream shop. Family fun every Wednesday
Go to Happy Hour after work destination Eli's Pizza across street Easy parking
10 locals recommend
Eli's On Whitney
2392 Whitney Ave
10 locals recommend
Go to Happy Hour after work destination Eli's Pizza across street Easy parking
Undisputed Birthplace of the Hamburger New Haven
43 locals recommend
Louis' Lunch
261 Crown St
43 locals recommend
Undisputed Birthplace of the Hamburger New Haven
Plan the end of your hike reward at Wentworths. Air conditioned indoor Victorian style ice cream shop or outdoor Gazebo Punic area. A true treat to add to the itinerary
Wentworth Homemade Ice Cream
3697 Whitney Ave
Plan the end of your hike reward at Wentworths. Air conditioned indoor Victorian style ice cream shop or outdoor Gazebo Punic area. A true treat to add to the itinerary
Most Popular Pizza Place for a reason. Come early and enjoy the waiting line chatter. New Haven is the birthplace of Pizza and you cannot leave without visiting Pepe's Pizza !
170 locals recommend
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
157 Wooster St
170 locals recommend
Most Popular Pizza Place for a reason. Come early and enjoy the waiting line chatter. New Haven is the birthplace of Pizza and you cannot leave without visiting Pepe's Pizza !

Arts & Culture

156 locals recommend
Yale University
156 locals recommend
Walking distance, 1 mile from AirBnB (half on our private forest road to Ives Street) Across street from Evertday Gourment. Small museum with a schocking story.
Ireland's Great Hunger Museum
3011 Whitney Ave
Walking distance, 1 mile from AirBnB (half on our private forest road to Ives Street) Across street from Evertday Gourment. Small museum with a schocking story.
Stellar University collection with some famous modern artist pieces. Worth visiting after the recent $34 million renovation. First famous Louis Kahn commission Across street from Yale British Art Center,last Louis Kahn posthumous building.
171 locals recommend
Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St
171 locals recommend
Stellar University collection with some famous modern artist pieces. Worth visiting after the recent $34 million renovation. First famous Louis Kahn commission Across street from Yale British Art Center,last Louis Kahn posthumous building.
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Ave
122 locals recommend
Special Architectural Experience entering this famous library in the center of Yale campus.
42 locals recommend
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
121 Wall St
42 locals recommend
Special Architectural Experience entering this famous library in the center of Yale campus.
Louis Kahn's last building. Special Collection from Paul Mellon family. Across street from Yale Art Gallery. Free. Have coffee and snack at Atticus Book store below
73 locals recommend
Yale Center for British Art
1080 Chapel St
73 locals recommend
Louis Kahn's last building. Special Collection from Paul Mellon family. Across street from Yale Art Gallery. Free. Have coffee and snack at Atticus Book store below
Many Broadway Hits started here
28 locals recommend
Long Wharf Theatre
222 Sargent Dr
28 locals recommend
Many Broadway Hits started here
38 locals recommend
Yale Repertory Theatre
1120 Chapel St
38 locals recommend

Essentials

108 locals recommend
Stop & Shop
150 Whalley Ave
108 locals recommend
Thyme & Season
3040 Whitney Ave

Everything Else

9 locals recommend
Hamden
9 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

30 miles of trails. Tower on top. Picnic grove. Tower path easy for all and more remote challenging trails. All 1.5 mile walking distance from home through forest and Scenic road. Maps, hiking guide and history book available in AirBnB Studio in the Forest.
90 locals recommend
Sleeping Giant State Park
200 Mount Carmel Avenue
90 locals recommend
30 miles of trails. Tower on top. Picnic grove. Tower path easy for all and more remote challenging trails. All 1.5 mile walking distance from home through forest and Scenic road. Maps, hiking guide and history book available in AirBnB Studio in the Forest.
Definitely one of the best, most expansive beach areas nearby. Long beach sands, board walk rec area, private salt water cove picnic areas, bird watching, bicycle paths, nature center. Great diversion from forest. Beautiful, fun destination for couples and certainly family outings.
173 locals recommend
Hammonasset Beach State Park
1288 Boston Post Rd
173 locals recommend
Definitely one of the best, most expansive beach areas nearby. Long beach sands, board walk rec area, private salt water cove picnic areas, bird watching, bicycle paths, nature center. Great diversion from forest. Beautiful, fun destination for couples and certainly family outings.
Local New Haven iconic views of city and Long Island Sound and Northen hills. Big geologicr Rock outcrop feature reputed to be onetime joined with the Gibraltar Rock of Pangea days. 10 minutes away, easy local drive.
103 locals recommend
East Rock Park
41 Cold Spring St
103 locals recommend
Local New Haven iconic views of city and Long Island Sound and Northen hills. Big geologicr Rock outcrop feature reputed to be onetime joined with the Gibraltar Rock of Pangea days. 10 minutes away, easy local drive.
Paved linear path following old canal of past century.. Well designed interesting venues. Good for strolls, dog walking, bird watching, biking, roller blading. Unique and very accessible half mile from home.
Farmington Canal Trail
Farmington Canal Trail
Paved linear path following old canal of past century.. Well designed interesting venues. Good for strolls, dog walking, bird watching, biking, roller blading. Unique and very accessible half mile from home.

Shopping

Best Wine Selection in Connecticut Less than one mile walk from Studio in the Forest AirBnB Free wine tasting promotions every Staurday
Mt. Carmel Wine & Spirits Co.
2977 Whitney Ave
Best Wine Selection in Connecticut Less than one mile walk from Studio in the Forest AirBnB Free wine tasting promotions every Staurday