Guidebook for Stamford
Food Scene
Great for breakfast, and they make their own donuts! Can get packed on weekend mornings.
Lakeside Diner
1050 Long Ridge RdGreat for breakfast, and they make their own donuts! Can get packed on weekend mornings.
Very nice restaurant with a patio, bar, and sometimes live music. On the expensive side. A 5-minute drive from our house.
Madonia Restaurant & Bar
1297 Long Ridge RdVery nice restaurant with a patio, bar, and sometimes live music. On the expensive side. A 5-minute drive from our house.
Dunkin'
1051 Long Ridge RdCoffee and donuts! 5 mins from the house.
Good for breakfast or lunch. Near the grocery stores. You take the Merritt one exit up.
Rye Ridge Deli
159 Main StGood for breakfast or lunch. Near the grocery stores. You take the Merritt one exit up.
Essentials
Deli and small grocery store. They also have pizza. They also deliver groceries. About a 5 minute drive from the house.
Mish Mosh
1034 Long Ridge RoadDeli and small grocery store. They also have pizza. They also deliver groceries. About a 5 minute drive from the house.
Where to go for wine and liquor. In Connecticut you can buy beer at grocery stores, but not wine and liquor. Wagon Wheel is about 5 minutes away, in the same shopping complex as Dunkin Donuts.
Wagon Wheel Liquor
1051 Long Ridge RdWhere to go for wine and liquor. In Connecticut you can buy beer at grocery stores, but not wine and liquor. Wagon Wheel is about 5 minutes away, in the same shopping complex as Dunkin Donuts.
Best grocery store around, we think, but they don't have everything. You might have to stop at the nearby A&P as well.
15 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
1041 High Ridge RdBest grocery store around, we think, but they don't have everything. You might have to stop at the nearby A&P as well.
ACME Markets
1201 High Ridge RdThis is your basic grocery store.
The closest Whole Foods is this one, in Greenwich, about 15-20 mins away.
54 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
90 E Putnam AveThe closest Whole Foods is this one, in Greenwich, about 15-20 mins away.
Shopping
CVS
66 High Ridge RdThe closest drug store is this CVS.
High end department store on Greenwich Ave in Greenwich -- about 20 minutes away.
23 locals recommend
Saks Fifth Avenue
205 Greenwich AveHigh end department store on Greenwich Ave in Greenwich -- about 20 minutes away.
Sightseeing
Great for hiking, jogging, walking the dog, walking with kids.
13 locals recommend
Mianus River State Park
Merriebrook LaneGreat for hiking, jogging, walking the dog, walking with kids.
This is a lovely beach in Greenwich. You need a beach and parking permit May 1 - Oct. 31, which you can buy at various town locations.
11 locals recommend
Greenwich Point Park
11 Tods DriftwayThis is a lovely beach in Greenwich. You need a beach and parking permit May 1 - Oct. 31, which you can buy at various town locations.
Entertainment & Activities
Excellent creative play space for smaller children. About a 15-20 min drive from the house.
30 locals recommend
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
303 West AveExcellent creative play space for smaller children. About a 15-20 min drive from the house.
Great for kids of all ages - and adults too! Sharks, fish of all kinds, etc.
107 locals recommend
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 N Water StGreat for kids of all ages - and adults too! Sharks, fish of all kinds, etc.
This is a working farm with all kinds of animals including an exotic reptile room. They have a Farmers' Market on Sunday during the summer months.
26 locals recommend
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown RdThis is a working farm with all kinds of animals including an exotic reptile room. They have a Farmers' Market on Sunday during the summer months.