Engaging Getaways and Venues for:
Newtown, CT
Aged meats and specialty cuts bring locals into this country market that offers so much more. Fresh vegetables, a wide selection of cheeses and home-baked cookies and cakes are available. There is no seating inside, but there are a few tables outside. more...
Newtown's newest restaurant, this British-Italian restaurant by local scones impresario David Cooper has brought another needed touch of fine dining to town. Cooper, an Englishman who has lived in Newtown for decades, built a scones company in Danbury that taught the East Coast what a scone should taste like. His classy restaurant serves such fare as chicken tikka masala, slow-cooked lamb shoulder and chicken, leek, pancetta and thyme pie. Besides dinner Wednesday-Sunday, Dere Street serves breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and a traditional Sunday roast. There is also a bakery in a separate building behind the restaurant. more...
Don’t let the décor or tableware turn you off, because this hole-in-the-wall restaurant is a family-owned gem. The vegetarian burrito with toasted pumpkin seeds is not to be missed by the health conscious, and the mole sauce for various entrees is world-class. The homemade salsa is the best on the planet and could be mistaken for gazpacho. The chips are also homemade. The chipotle carrot soup and the tomato bisque should be on the menu at Mahnattan’s finest eateries. more...
Don't assume this is an ordinary fish market in a shopping plaza. Chef Gino cooks world-class bouillabaisse filled with chunks of swordfish, tuna, shrimp, squid or whatever the day's fish surprise might be. His mushroom-scallop soup is divine, and other soups are outstanding. His fried scallops, belly clams and other lunches are tasty and reasonably priced and can be eaten at a few tables inside and outside the store. Most customers choose from the many fresh fish and shellfish selections and do their own cooking at home, but Gino's kitchen is always an option and will travel to cater personal clambakes. more...
Beer aficionados beeline to this suds Mecca where owner/brewing expert Mark Tambascio and his staff pour amazing craft brews. A past beer list included Lost Nation Gose, OEC Brewing Solaris and Nectar Ales Imperial Stout, and, on special nights, cask-drawn ales are available. The pizza is top-notch, including the Buffalo chicken pie and the broccoli, bacon, eggplant, tomato and garlic "My Pie." Don’t pass up the steamed clams or mussels appetizers and the tasty homemade bread to soak up the sauces. There are nightly appetizer and entree specials that feature various cuisines. The pub room is a great place to meet locals, watch sports events or listen to live music, and an outdoor patio is a relaxing place to dine in warm weather. more...
Though the decor and shopping-plaza location may raise a red flag with potential diners, the food coming out of this Chinese restaurant's kitchen is superb. Besides typical Chinese offerings, the menu offers numerous creative specials such as mango chicken and wok-grilled shrimp with garlic and jalapeno pepper over watercress. Prices are very reasonable, and the bring-your-own-liquor policy is another plus. more...
Newtown's finest restaurant is a contemporary Italian bistro serving delicious fresh pastas and a wide assortment of entrees such as roasted pistachio-encrusted salmon, filet mignon and braised short rib ravioli. Recent specials included grilled swordfish steak topped with avocado vinaigrette and pan-seared Long Island duck breast with orange-cranberry reduction. more...
The sushi is top-notch, and there are numerous tasty Chinese and Japanese cooked entrees on the menu. Don't miss the sushi specials, including oysters and white tuna in truffle oil. The tuna wasabi dumplings are sublime. A sushi bar, a liquor bar and an Asian restaurant is on the first floor, and a hibachi restaurant is upstairs. more...
