Leslie’s guidebook to New Haven FUN!

Leslie
Leslie’s guidebook to New Haven FUN!

Food scene

Voted best Pizza in America!
170 recommandé par les habitants
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
157 Wooster St
170 recommandé par les habitants
Voted best Pizza in America!
This is a New Haven staple. TV screens play famous gangster movies while you dine:). Great roof deck and great food. Can get pricey quickly.
17 recommandé par les habitants
Goodfellas Restaurant
702 State St
17 recommandé par les habitants
This is a New Haven staple. TV screens play famous gangster movies while you dine:). Great roof deck and great food. Can get pricey quickly.
Fun, great bar, great pizza. The place morphs into a club vibe as the night goes on. Their one and only salad is worth the trip - although their clam pizza (more like flatbread) might be my last meal request:)
103 recommandé par les habitants
BAR
254 Crown St
103 recommandé par les habitants
Fun, great bar, great pizza. The place morphs into a club vibe as the night goes on. Their one and only salad is worth the trip - although their clam pizza (more like flatbread) might be my last meal request:)
If they don’t know you, they will sit you anyway:) The service is professional and the food is excellent. But don’t be surprised if a group is playing cards at a table. This is a neighborhood spot; tourists beware.
Portofino's Restaurant & Bar
937 State St
If they don’t know you, they will sit you anyway:) The service is professional and the food is excellent. But don’t be surprised if a group is playing cards at a table. This is a neighborhood spot; tourists beware.
Think Big Y but all Italian. And fab prepared food! It’s like Arthur Avenue in the Bronx in one building.
Liuzzi Gourmet Food Market
322 State St
Think Big Y but all Italian. And fab prepared food! It’s like Arthur Avenue in the Bronx in one building.
When you have a Mexican food itch - but no surprises.
21 recommandé par les habitants
Mezcal
14 Mechanic St
21 recommandé par les habitants
When you have a Mexican food itch - but no surprises.
Worth the splurge. Chic urban cuisine beautifully prepared.
15 recommandé par les habitants
116 Crown
116 Crown St
15 recommandé par les habitants
Worth the splurge. Chic urban cuisine beautifully prepared.
The Best croissants and fresh breads - a focus on German bread - coffees and small plates. A good breakfast/lunch spot. This baker supplies many places around town. And there is outside seating and big windows inside that give the place a great open vibe.
8 recommandé par les habitants
G Cafe Bakery Ninth Square
141 Orange St
8 recommandé par les habitants
The Best croissants and fresh breads - a focus on German bread - coffees and small plates. A good breakfast/lunch spot. This baker supplies many places around town. And there is outside seating and big windows inside that give the place a great open vibe.
Best bagels ever! Their Lox of Love sandwich is killer! You must order ahead of time.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Olmo
93 Whitney Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants
Best bagels ever! Their Lox of Love sandwich is killer! You must order ahead of time.
Around the corner! Artisanal pizza and cocktails
Nolo
687 State Street
Around the corner! Artisanal pizza and cocktails
Great people, great pizza and pasta and salads. Beer and wine only. You will think you are in a trattoria in Italy.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Zeneli Pizzeria e cucina Napoletana
138 Wooster St
9 recommandé par les habitants
Great people, great pizza and pasta and salads. Beer and wine only. You will think you are in a trattoria in Italy.
Ice cream and cheese worth the indulgence. All products are from their farm.
15 recommandé par les habitants
Arethusa Farm Dairy
1020 Chapel St
15 recommandé par les habitants
Ice cream and cheese worth the indulgence. All products are from their farm.
Casual chic on the water-worth the splurge and pure magic in the summer.
61 recommandé par les habitants
Shell & Bones Oyster Bar & Grill
100 S Water St
61 recommandé par les habitants
Casual chic on the water-worth the splurge and pure magic in the summer.
Great food, great bar! Can’t go wrong for chic Tex-mex
39 recommandé par les habitants
Geronimo
271 Crown St
39 recommandé par les habitants
Great food, great bar! Can’t go wrong for chic Tex-mex
Excellent Indian food!
9 recommandé par les habitants
House of Naan Indian Kitchen and Bar
65 Howe St
9 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent Indian food!
One of my favorite restaurants. It’s def worth the splurge! The food is inventive and the chef hunts down the best of the best ingredients.
16 recommandé par les habitants
ZINC New Haven
964 Chapel St
16 recommandé par les habitants
One of my favorite restaurants. It’s def worth the splurge! The food is inventive and the chef hunts down the best of the best ingredients.
Pepe’s or Sally’s? Decide for yourself:) Pro Tip: their seasonal white fresh tomato pie is amazing.
72 recommandé par les habitants
Sally's Apizza
237 Wooster St
72 recommandé par les habitants
Pepe’s or Sally’s? Decide for yourself:) Pro Tip: their seasonal white fresh tomato pie is amazing.
They claim to be home of the burger. Whatevs-DON’T ask for ketchup!
43 recommandé par les habitants
Louis' Lunch
261 Crown St
43 recommandé par les habitants
They claim to be home of the burger. Whatevs-DON’T ask for ketchup!
Thai done right
7 recommandé par les habitants
September in Bangkok
754 State St
7 recommandé par les habitants
Thai done right
There are as many fans of Modern as there are for Pepe’s! Their Veggie Bomb is the bomb!
84 recommandé par les habitants
Modern Apizza
874 State St
84 recommandé par les habitants
There are as many fans of Modern as there are for Pepe’s! Their Veggie Bomb is the bomb!
Yes, a lobster roll - anytime!
23 recommandé par les habitants
Lenny's Indian Head Inn
205 S Montowese St
23 recommandé par les habitants
Yes, a lobster roll - anytime!
Sushi!! And practically down the street:) I prefer to take out from there-the place itself has no vibe.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Kumo Sushi Hibachi
7 Elm St
7 recommandé par les habitants
Sushi!! And practically down the street:) I prefer to take out from there-the place itself has no vibe.
Indian street food - walk down the alley behind the Apple store-it’s like a surprise. This is one of my fav spots.
6 recommandé par les habitants
Sherkaan Indian Street Food
65 Broadway
6 recommandé par les habitants
Indian street food - walk down the alley behind the Apple store-it’s like a surprise. This is one of my fav spots.
It’s been around a long time for a reason! Can’t go wrong.
8 recommandé par les habitants
Abate Restaurant
61 Wooster St
8 recommandé par les habitants
It’s been around a long time for a reason! Can’t go wrong.
Winner of Cupcake Wars on TV! A must go-to! The German chocolate cupcake is amazing! My fav is the one that looks like the Hostess cupcake from yore:)
11 recommandé par les habitants
Sugar Bakery
424 Main St
11 recommandé par les habitants
Winner of Cupcake Wars on TV! A must go-to! The German chocolate cupcake is amazing! My fav is the one that looks like the Hostess cupcake from yore:)
Great crepes! Just like being in France..Yum
7 recommandé par les habitants
Choupette Crêperie & Cafè
24 Whitney Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants
Great crepes! Just like being in France..Yum
An Asian chain that does not disappoint!
54 recommandé par les habitants
Mecha Noodle Bar
116 Washington St
54 recommandé par les habitants
An Asian chain that does not disappoint!
Easy vibe and a robust menu of very nicely prepared offerings-it has something for everyone. And if you are into people watching, dining outdoors will give you the show.
South Bay Mediterranean Kitchen
228 College Street
Easy vibe and a robust menu of very nicely prepared offerings-it has something for everyone. And if you are into people watching, dining outdoors will give you the show.
Taste the beach life with a killer lobster roll and other shoreline favs. And the attached fish store is where we go now for scallops and to check out their catch of the day. The beach is directly across the street.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Stowe's Seafood
347 Beach St
10 recommandé par les habitants
Taste the beach life with a killer lobster roll and other shoreline favs. And the attached fish store is where we go now for scallops and to check out their catch of the day. The beach is directly across the street.
Rooftop dining on top of the new boutique hotel, The Blake. Worth a stop.
High George
9 High St
Rooftop dining on top of the new boutique hotel, The Blake. Worth a stop.
Where the locals hang and very close by.
25 recommandé par les habitants
Koffee?
104 Audubon St
25 recommandé par les habitants
Where the locals hang and very close by.
Excellent food-old school European service. It’s right on Wooster St!
Pasta Eataliana Trattoria Napoletana
127 Wooster St
Excellent food-old school European service. It’s right on Wooster St!
If Tony Soprano had a favorite restaurant, he would be in good company here. Literally around the corner. This is throw-back New Haven Italian style, and still thriving.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Adriana's
771 Grand Ave
9 recommandé par les habitants
If Tony Soprano had a favorite restaurant, he would be in good company here. Literally around the corner. This is throw-back New Haven Italian style, and still thriving.
This is Mecca for hard core vegetarians. I am a vegetarian and it’s not my fav. But I would be remiss not mentioning it because people come from out of town to go, and it’s been around for a long time for a reason.
33 recommandé par les habitants
Claire's Corner Copia- dine in, take out, curbside pickup
1000 Chapel St
33 recommandé par les habitants
This is Mecca for hard core vegetarians. I am a vegetarian and it’s not my fav. But I would be remiss not mentioning it because people come from out of town to go, and it’s been around for a long time for a reason.
Hip local spot with an inventive menu and relaxed vibe. Chef got best new chef award. I’m there all the time!
10 recommandé par les habitants
Tavern on State
969 State St
10 recommandé par les habitants
Hip local spot with an inventive menu and relaxed vibe. Chef got best new chef award. I’m there all the time!
A teeny tiny place with exquisite bites.
13 recommandé par les habitants
August
3 Edwards St
13 recommandé par les habitants
A teeny tiny place with exquisite bites.
This is about as local as local gets. Live music is coming back on Tuesdays - dogs allowed! It’s our version of the local pub like in Britain:)
7 recommandé par les habitants
Christopher Martins Restaurant
860 State St
7 recommandé par les habitants
This is about as local as local gets. Live music is coming back on Tuesdays - dogs allowed! It’s our version of the local pub like in Britain:)
Fab lil’ coffee place with small bites in a great section of town with some shops and galleries. Owned by a Syrian artist! Worth a stop!
Pistachio Cafe
911 Whalley Avenue
Fab lil’ coffee place with small bites in a great section of town with some shops and galleries. Owned by a Syrian artist! Worth a stop!
Chic spot with great tapas and bar!
43 recommandé par les habitants
Barcelona Wine Bar
155 Temple St
43 recommandé par les habitants
Chic spot with great tapas and bar!
Fun food and good food!
11 recommandé par les habitants
Food Truck Paradise
351 Long Wharf Dr
11 recommandé par les habitants
Fun food and good food!
No sushi, no Hibachi-but the most beautiful Japanese food I have had since being in Japan! My new fav spot.
Hachiroku Shokudo & Sake Bar
261 Orange Street
No sushi, no Hibachi-but the most beautiful Japanese food I have had since being in Japan! My new fav spot.
Check out cityseed.org for locations. The closest and walkable to you is the Wooster Square Farmers Market! It’s great!
7 recommandé par les habitants
CitySeed Wooster Square Farmers' Market
511 Chapel St
7 recommandé par les habitants
Check out cityseed.org for locations. The closest and walkable to you is the Wooster Square Farmers Market! It’s great!
My go-to Mexican. The outside looks a little cheesy - but once inside, it’s the real deal!
Viva Zapata
161 Park St
My go-to Mexican. The outside looks a little cheesy - but once inside, it’s the real deal!

Shopping

Where do the stylists of HBO go? Here! This hideaway is the bomb:) The best vintage!!!! Ask for Todd and tell her Leslie sent you:)
Fashionista Vintage & Variety
85 Willow Street
Where do the stylists of HBO go? Here! This hideaway is the bomb:) The best vintage!!!! Ask for Todd and tell her Leslie sent you:)
Great Grocery Store - sort of like Whole Foods and in walking distance to The Bird’s Nest.
62 recommandé par les habitants
Elm City Market
777 Chapel St
62 recommandé par les habitants
Great Grocery Store - sort of like Whole Foods and in walking distance to The Bird’s Nest.
Great bookstore with a great cafe that hosts a chic menu.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Atticus Bookstore Cafe
1082 Chapel St
28 recommandé par les habitants
Great bookstore with a great cafe that hosts a chic menu.
Don’t miss the gift shop!
13 recommandé par les habitants
Yale Center for British Art | Museum Shop
1080 Chapel St
13 recommandé par les habitants
Don’t miss the gift shop!
For book hunters. And they have some great collector items!
Grey Matter Books
264 York St
For book hunters. And they have some great collector items!
26 recommandé par les habitants
Apple New Haven
65 Broadway
26 recommandé par les habitants
L.L.Bean
272 Elm St
Bluemercury
51 Broadway
If you are vegan, kosher or just want organic choices - this excellent market is it. Upstairs has all organic health care.
34 recommandé par les habitants
Edge of the Woods Market
379 Whalley Ave
34 recommandé par les habitants
If you are vegan, kosher or just want organic choices - this excellent market is it. Upstairs has all organic health care.
Excellent seafood store!
Number One Fish Market
2239 State St
Excellent seafood store!
The real deal and literally around the corner
10 recommandé par les habitants
Lucibello's Italian Pastry Shop
935 Grand Ave
10 recommandé par les habitants
The real deal and literally around the corner
Great art store next to The Yale School of Art
Hull's Art Supply & Framing
1144 Chapel St
Great art store next to The Yale School of Art
Chic liquor store
13 recommandé par les habitants
The Wine Thief
378 Whitney Ave
13 recommandé par les habitants
Chic liquor store
29 recommandé par les habitants
The Yale Bookstore
77 Broadway
29 recommandé par les habitants
Hats! Just hats! Famous spot.
DelMonico Hatter
47 Elm St
Hats! Just hats! Famous spot.
Expensive but choice items
Raggs For Men and Women
1020 Chapel St
Expensive but choice items
Not sure why this says ‘clothing store’ since it’s so much more!
8 recommandé par les habitants
EBM Vintage
839 Chapel St
8 recommandé par les habitants
Not sure why this says ‘clothing store’ since it’s so much more!
A variety store filled with 1970’s flashbacks and hippie-dom stuff. Lots of stuff. Have fun!
Group W Bench
1171 Chapel St
A variety store filled with 1970’s flashbacks and hippie-dom stuff. Lots of stuff. Have fun!

Sightseeing

5 miles away, beach up!
61 recommandé par les habitants
Lighthouse Point Park
2 Lighthouse Rd
61 recommandé par les habitants
5 miles away, beach up!
One of the best state parks on the shoreline. A nature and bird sanctuary with wide beaches and dunes. If you are a bird watcher, look out for the snowy owl.
173 recommandé par les habitants
Hammonasset Beach State Park
1288 Boston Post Rd
173 recommandé par les habitants
One of the best state parks on the shoreline. A nature and bird sanctuary with wide beaches and dunes. If you are a bird watcher, look out for the snowy owl.
Brew!
21 recommandé par les habitants
Thimble Islands Brewing Company
16 Business Park Dr
21 recommandé par les habitants
Brew!
14 recommandé par les habitants
Edgewood Park
14 recommandé par les habitants
90 recommandé par les habitants
Parc d'État Sleeping Giant
200 Mount Carmel Avenue
90 recommandé par les habitants
Walk the campus. Better, wander around
156 recommandé par les habitants
Université de Yale
156 recommandé par les habitants
Walk the campus. Better, wander around
Don’t miss it. On the water tours - pirates and everything!
26 recommandé par les habitants
Thimble Islands
4 Indian Point Rd
26 recommandé par les habitants
Don’t miss it. On the water tours - pirates and everything!
A wonderful park with a greenhouse you can meander through.
13 recommandé par les habitants
Edgerton Park
75 Cliff St
13 recommandé par les habitants
A wonderful park with a greenhouse you can meander through.
Live the coastal life on the water one rental at a time:)
25 recommandé par les habitants
Scoot & Paddle
28 Naugatuck Ave
25 recommandé par les habitants
Live the coastal life on the water one rental at a time:)
Mild to moderate hiking trails on a lake. Dog friendly. Beautiful.
11 recommandé par les habitants
Lake Wintergreen
11 recommandé par les habitants
Mild to moderate hiking trails on a lake. Dog friendly. Beautiful.
A fascinating rare book and literary archive housed in a architecturally significant building. If you are a book worm, this place is for you!
42 recommandé par les habitants
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
121 Wall St
42 recommandé par les habitants
A fascinating rare book and literary archive housed in a architecturally significant building. If you are a book worm, this place is for you!
One of America’s few remaining membership libraries since 1826. Check it out! (Pun intended)
The Institute Library
847 Chapel St
One of America’s few remaining membership libraries since 1826. Check it out! (Pun intended)
If you have memories of PEZ candy and all those fab dispensers, this place is for you!
8 recommandé par les habitants
PEZ Candy Inc
35 Prindle Hill Rd
8 recommandé par les habitants
If you have memories of PEZ candy and all those fab dispensers, this place is for you!
Excellent beach! Just go!
62 recommandé par les habitants
Silver Sands State Park
1 Silver Sands Pkwy
62 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent beach! Just go!

Pets

Closest off leash dog park, and a Google search will find many more in the area!
Union Street Dog Park
59 Fair St
Closest off leash dog park, and a Google search will find many more in the area!
Your dog can swim and hike and frolic with other dogs here. Just a few exits north on 95.
Youngs Pond
Your dog can swim and hike and frolic with other dogs here. Just a few exits north on 95.
Great albeit small-ish dog park on an exquisite street
Saint Ronan Dog Park
Saint Ronan Street
Great albeit small-ish dog park on an exquisite street

Neighborhoods

Branford and the next two towns going north, known as The Shoreline, Guilford and Madison are dotted with beaches, shops, lobster shacks and fun! Take a drive!
14 recommandé par les habitants
Branford
14 recommandé par les habitants
Branford and the next two towns going north, known as The Shoreline, Guilford and Madison are dotted with beaches, shops, lobster shacks and fun! Take a drive!
New Haven is America’s first planned city. And at one time hosted one of the largest Italian populations in the country. The Italian consulate flag still flies at the house on the corner of Court Street on the park. And Wooster Square was their hood. The park is loved by the community and celebrates the cherry blossoms with a festival every year.
30 recommandé par les habitants
Wooster Square
30 recommandé par les habitants
New Haven is America’s first planned city. And at one time hosted one of the largest Italian populations in the country. The Italian consulate flag still flies at the house on the corner of Court Street on the park. And Wooster Square was their hood. The park is loved by the community and celebrates the cherry blossoms with a festival every year.

Entertainment

The oldest symphonic hall in America and a magnificent experience.
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
4 Hamilton Street
The oldest symphonic hall in America and a magnificent experience.
Check the schedule - you never know who shows up!
23 recommandé par les habitants
College Street Music Hall
238 College St
23 recommandé par les habitants
Check the schedule - you never know who shows up!
Basically it’s Broadway in New Haven.
57 recommandé par les habitants
Shubert Theater
247 College St
57 recommandé par les habitants
Basically it’s Broadway in New Haven.
Always check their calendar. Amazing music swings by here on their way to gigs-and most musicians know this is the local hot spot for music. It’s teeny tiny!
21 recommandé par les habitants
Cafe Nine
250 State St
21 recommandé par les habitants
Always check their calendar. Amazing music swings by here on their way to gigs-and most musicians know this is the local hot spot for music. It’s teeny tiny!
See stars before they are stars
38 recommandé par les habitants
Yale Repertory Theatre
1120 Chapel St
38 recommandé par les habitants
See stars before they are stars
If you had a rich uncle, this place might be what his den looks like. Sit back and enjoy a cocktail and light bites.
39 recommandé par les habitants
Ordinary
990 Chapel St
39 recommandé par les habitants
If you had a rich uncle, this place might be what his den looks like. Sit back and enjoy a cocktail and light bites.
Have a cocktail! Fun little spot!
11 recommandé par les habitants
Anchor Spa
272 College St
11 recommandé par les habitants
Have a cocktail! Fun little spot!
See who is playing when you are visiting! Soooo worth the 🎼 trip!
6 recommandé par les habitants
Westville Music Bowl
45 Yale Ave
6 recommandé par les habitants
See who is playing when you are visiting! Soooo worth the 🎼 trip!
A place like no other- free books and cool jazz performances pop up from New Haven’s jazz collective. Sketchy hours so check ahead!
Never Ending Books
810 State Street
A place like no other- free books and cool jazz performances pop up from New Haven’s jazz collective. Sketchy hours so check ahead!

Conseils aux voyageurs

Se déplacer dans les environs

Avoid Grand Avenue if possible when walking-it’s boring!

Our location is stellar and safe. But Grand Avenue is boring with nothing to look at! So when looking on MAPS for routes, do a work around— or at least you’ve been warned!
À ne pas manquer

Take a walk!

Walk through Yale and take in the architecture and landscape. And don’t miss Wooster square Park grab a pizza on Wooster Street - or walk down Court Street into town. There are many parks in New Haven with excellent trails.
À ne pas manquer

Hit a Museum

New Haven has many free museums. Check it out!