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The Luke Brasserie Bar & Cafe
Diners’ top pick
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Price: Moderate
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Contemporary French / American
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4.9
(178)
Chef Vincent is excited to bring a dynamic contemporary brasserie experience to New Haven.
Chef Vincent has worked with such culinary giants as:
Charlie Trotter, Daniel Boloud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Marcus Samuellson, Rocco Dispirito, Georges Blanc, Paul Bocuse, Michel Geurard, and Stephen Starr.
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olea - New Haven
Price: Expensive
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Spanish
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4.9
(1260)
In the heart of downtown New Haven, Connecticut, Olea offers an innovative interpretation of Spanish and Mediterranean cuisine. Chef Manuel Romero and his team explore these flavors in their food, wine, and cocktails, locally sourcing many products and importing specialty items from the Mediterranean region.
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Ordinary - New Haven
Price: Moderate
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Comfort Food
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4.9
(119)
New Haven's Oldest Bar, located in the heart of the Historic Downtown Area. Comfort Food paired with Craft Cocktails. Due to COVID Regulations we are operating limited schedule open Thursday - Saturday 4:00 - 11:00.
Take a look at our menu at https://ordinarynewhaven.com/menus/
We hope to see you soon!
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Consiglio's - New Haven
Top-rated food
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Price: Moderate
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Italian
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4.8
(319)
Although the patio is lovely. It isn't covered in the case of inclement weather, it will be closed. If outdoor seating doesn't show up when you book it isn't available. If indoor seating doesn't show up when you book it isn't available.
Consiglio’s Restaurant is a third generation family-owned restaurant located in the Little Italy district of New Haven since 1938. This restaurant uses family inspired old world recipes to create delicious dishes and provides a romantic, comfortable setting.
Consiglio’s menu has a simple mission: to serve delicious. affordable food for you to enjoy any day of the week. Start with an appetizer like the cauliflower with truffle oil, eggplant rollatini or the fried calamari. Popular entrees include the Lobster Ravioli, Homemade Cavatelli and Braciole or Lasagna which recently won best pasta in the state. Check out the gorgeous ivy covered patio with fire pit tables and propane heaters, open "almost" year round.
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Caffe Bravo
Price: Moderate
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Italian
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4.8
(245)
In New Haven, Connecticut, Caffe Bravo is an Italian restaurant that serves up quality authentic Italian dishes and other European specialties. The Caffe Bravo menu has extensive options for any taste, including starters, salads, pasta dishes, and entrees. The restaurant also serves a number of pizzas and sides. Whether you’re looking for a full family-style meal with calamari, rigatoni, and breaded veal cutlets to share with a group or you are just in the mood for a pizza to share for two, the menu will be able to accommodate.
Caffe Bravo provides only the freshest ingredients and emphasizes classic Italian meals using recipes that have been handed down for generations. Its elegant, cozy dining room provides customers with a refined by the relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a traditional meal.
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Union League Cafe
Price: Very Expensive
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French
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4.7
(2611)
Reminiscent of a Paris brasserie it is where old world charm meets the new. Warm and welcoming to New Haven's cafe society, it is located across from Yale University old campus. The restaurant offers menu and ambiance in a casual elegant style. Always using the best ingredients of the moment, Union League Café's food combines French classical traditions with a more contemporary approach to flavors, textures and native ingredients. Local and organic fish, meats, cheeses, produce and rare specialty products from around the world help our chefs create our award-winning cuisine.
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ZINC New Haven
Top-rated hospitality
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Price: Expensive
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Contemporary American
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4.7
(2819)
Across from the historic New Haven Green, ZINC offers an innovative seed-to-plate menu that celebrates the surrounding community. Sustainable food has been the focus of ZINC since opening its doors in 1999 and has helped earn our place as a fixture in the downtown landscape. Our modern interpretation of “American Food” is local market inspired and globally infused with a focus on sustainable food, offering a dining experience fit for the most enthusiastic of foodies. ZINC offers a Wine Spectator award-winning wine menu.
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Cast Iron Chef Chop House & Oyster Bar
Price: Expensive
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Steakhouse
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4.6
(787)
We are a New York steakhouse with a twist. Our Executive Chef is the only one in Southern Connecticut to use the old world technique of skillet cooking; producing the most perfectly cooked steak. Besides our steak entrees, we also offer the freshest seafood, lamb and duck entrees, as well as daily specials prepared to perfection by our master chefs. All of our beef is perfectly aged and hand cut on the premises. We use only the finest ingredients, the freshest seafood and Prime Angus beef; each presented with simple elegance. Enjoy our homemade specialty breads and desserts.
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Tre Scalini Ristorante - CT
Price: Expensive
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Italian
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4.7
(110)
If you are looking for the warmth and inviting ambiance of an elegant, yet affordable Italian restaurant, look no further than Tre Scalini Ristorante in Tariffville. Diners can gaze out onto the ever popular Wooster Street as they enjoy their meal thanks to the many windows along the restaurant’s front. An upper balcony area offers seating that overlooks the main dining floor and features chandelier lighting for an added touch of elegance and romance. Dishes you are sure to enjoy at Tre Scalini Ristorante include the calamaretti fritti, gnocchi saporiti, spaghetti carbonara and the salmone alla brace. With so many pasta, seafood, poultry and beef menu items to choose from, you are sure to find something that is pleasing for everyone at Tre Scalini Ristorante.
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Encore by Goodfellas
Great vibe
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Price: Very Expensive
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Italian
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4.6
(99)
Goodfellas Restaurant is proud to present our newest venture, ENCORE by GOODFELLAS! New Haven’s most anticipated, fine dining establishment. With a combined 50 years in the restaurant industry, we bring a modern interpretation of an era when dining and entertainment went hand and hand; a space where eating and drinking and performances come alive in a luxury setting with exceptional service. Our newly renovated space boasts upper and lower level dining, a modern 40 seat bar and live entertainment every night. As always, our main commitment is on our award winning, well-rounded cuisine coupled with outstanding service. Our mission is to give our guests the ultimate night out with the highest quality food, wine, drink, service and entertainment.
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South Bay
Price: Moderate
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Mediterranean
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4.8
(328)
In early 2019, the Siguenza Family welcomed the newest additions to the JS Restaurant Group with the openings of South Bay New Haven and South Bay Greenwich. These are the eighth and ninth restaurants for the Siguenzas as they continue to share their creativity, energy, and passion to provide an exquisitely warm and welcoming dining experience in the communities they serve.
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The Library Wine Bar & Bistro
Price: Expensive
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American
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4.7
(484)
The Library Wine Bar and Bistro is Wallingford's original town library. Built in 1899, it was passionately and lovingly restored back to its classic, architectural beauty by the Gouveia family of Gouveia Vineyards, Wallingford, CT.
Come and dive into a new chapter of an old Wallingford landmark. Savor the comforts of traditional cuisine, wine, and spirits while nestled at a comfortable table near our cozy fire, and let the story begin!
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La Lupa Ristorante - North Haven
Great budget-friendly spot
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Price: Moderate
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Italian
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4.6
(86)
La Lupa is an innovative way to appreciate the taste of traditional recipes handed down from our grandmothers or from our family, elaborated with unaltered passion, and the essence of Rome, Italy. The recipes that are used to create the La Lupa brand are the result of extensive research, keeping together the methods of family tradition, the discovery of secret ingredients and of each cooks own personal methods.
The excellence of the dishes offered, the pleasant and familiar atmosphere that reigns within the restaurant, the right balance between quality and price, seasoned with the sympathy and professionalism of the owners and staff, are the strengths of the restaurant.
We grant everyone who dines with us in North Haven, CT, the opportunity to experience Rome!!
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L'Orcio
Price: Moderate
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Italian
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4.7
(2113)
RESERVATIONS:
Garden Tables - Outdoor Dining
Standard Tables- Indoor Dining
L'Orcio is an upscale dining establishment serving Contemporary Italian Cuisine. In house made specialty pastas like Ricotta Gnocchi, Papparedelle and Ravioli are only part of the L'Orcio experience. Chef d'Amuri, an Italian native, also works his magic grilling whole fish and juicy steaks and offers a variety of meat and fish dishes daily. Desserts like Tiramisu', Charlotte agli Amaretti and Lemon Tart are also prepared in house. A relaxing and elegant ambiance with a European flair is the perfect backdrop for lunch, dinner or spirits. Located in a refurbished historical home the restaurant offers a unique space their guests. Family owned and operated with an eye for detail L'Orcio has a lot to offer. Come in for a meal, a drink or just to say Ciao.

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