Guidebook for New Haven

Emily
Guidebook for New Haven

Drinks & Nightlife

Good Belgian frites and burgers, excellent beer selection, diverse crowd, fun dance nights every saturday, $3 cover on weekends.
30 locals recommend
Rudy's
1227 Chapel St
30 locals recommend
Good Belgian frites and burgers, excellent beer selection, diverse crowd, fun dance nights every saturday, $3 cover on weekends.
Best pizza in New Haven! (my opinion). Try the mashed potato white pie with basil - delish! Free indie music in back on Wednesdays, dance party on Sat. A busy spot on the weekend, no reservations.
103 locals recommend
BAR
254 Crown St
103 locals recommend
Best pizza in New Haven! (my opinion). Try the mashed potato white pie with basil - delish! Free indie music in back on Wednesdays, dance party on Sat. A busy spot on the weekend, no reservations.
a beautiful bar with a limited but quality selection of beer, wine and cocktails. Great place to meet up with a small group or a date. Can be crowded on weekends.
16 locals recommend
Firehouse 12
45 Crown St
16 locals recommend
a beautiful bar with a limited but quality selection of beer, wine and cocktails. Great place to meet up with a small group or a date. Can be crowded on weekends.
Most inventive and special cocktails in New Haven in a beautiful, contemporary space. Delicious local and organic food as well, but pricey.
15 locals recommend
116 Crown
116 Crown St
15 locals recommend
Most inventive and special cocktails in New Haven in a beautiful, contemporary space. Delicious local and organic food as well, but pricey.
A great place to go for a special meal. Pricey but worth it. Creative contemporary fusion cuisine, all locally and organically sourced. Try the summer Market Menu prix fixe for the freshest flavors!
16 locals recommend
ZINC New Haven
964 Chapel St
16 locals recommend
A great place to go for a special meal. Pricey but worth it. Creative contemporary fusion cuisine, all locally and organically sourced. Try the summer Market Menu prix fixe for the freshest flavors!
Excellent cuisine from the Peidemont region of France and Italy - blended influences from both cultures. Another great place for a special meal.
9 locals recommend
ROÌA Restaurant and Cafe
261 College St
9 locals recommend
Excellent cuisine from the Peidemont region of France and Italy - blended influences from both cultures. Another great place for a special meal.
Another New Haven institution - the place to go to see live music and comedy. Cheap drinks and good company. Check their website for the ever changing line-up.
21 locals recommend
Cafe Nine
250 State St
21 locals recommend
Another New Haven institution - the place to go to see live music and comedy. Cheap drinks and good company. Check their website for the ever changing line-up.
The food is delicious and healthy. Its usually quiet - a nice peaceful place to get dinner. You'll be happy you tried it. I recommend the combination dinner.
7 locals recommend
Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
176 Temple St
7 locals recommend
The food is delicious and healthy. Its usually quiet - a nice peaceful place to get dinner. You'll be happy you tried it. I recommend the combination dinner.
Creative, seasonal cocktails and pub food in a beautiful historic space. A must see during your stay. Ask for Ben if he's working - he'll take great care of you.
39 locals recommend
Ordinary
990 Chapel St
39 locals recommend
Creative, seasonal cocktails and pub food in a beautiful historic space. A must see during your stay. Ask for Ben if he's working - he'll take great care of you.

Food Scene

Another New Haven institution - cheap, tasty, fast veg/ vegan friendly middle eastern food. Open until 3 am every night.
19 locals recommend
Mamoun's Falafel Restaurant
85 Howe St
19 locals recommend
Another New Haven institution - cheap, tasty, fast veg/ vegan friendly middle eastern food. Open until 3 am every night.
The place to go for brunch. Amazing benedicts, hashbrowns! Its casual, cheap ($12 and under) and delicious. There is always a line on weekends, so go early or during the week. Cash only.
31 locals recommend
Pantry
2 Mechanic St
31 locals recommend
The place to go for brunch. Amazing benedicts, hashbrowns! Its casual, cheap ($12 and under) and delicious. There is always a line on weekends, so go early or during the week. Cash only.
Authentic Mexican cuisne, fabulous margaritas, friendly service. The owner is known to give away tequilla shots on Friday nights.
21 locals recommend
Mezcal
14 Mechanic St
21 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican cuisne, fabulous margaritas, friendly service. The owner is known to give away tequilla shots on Friday nights.
Delicious and fresh authentic French pastry and dessert. A real treat!
Marjolaine Pastry Shop
961 State St
Delicious and fresh authentic French pastry and dessert. A real treat!
Bistro with a focus on cheese. great outdoor dining if you can snag a seat.
42 locals recommend
Caseus
42 locals recommend
Bistro with a focus on cheese. great outdoor dining if you can snag a seat.
local coffee shop, now serving wine and beer after 5.
25 locals recommend
Koffee?
104 Audubon St
25 locals recommend
local coffee shop, now serving wine and beer after 5.
Good coffee near Yale
12 locals recommend
Willoughby's Coffee & Tea
194 York St
12 locals recommend
Good coffee near Yale
Best coffee in New Haven. locally owned and committed to high quality brews.
23 locals recommend
The Coffee Pedaler
605 East St
23 locals recommend
Best coffee in New Haven. locally owned and committed to high quality brews.
Fancy brunch in a casual environment on weekends, although there is usually a wait. Good lunch during the week.
11 locals recommend
Lena's Cafe & Confections
308 Whalley Ave
11 locals recommend
Fancy brunch in a casual environment on weekends, although there is usually a wait. Good lunch during the week.
Coffee with a cause! This New Haven business has two locations (here and one on Wall St.). They donate a portion of their profits to local nonprofits every month. Buy a coffee and vote for a cause.
28 locals recommend
Blue State Coffee
84 Wall St
28 locals recommend
Coffee with a cause! This New Haven business has two locations (here and one on Wall St.). They donate a portion of their profits to local nonprofits every month. Buy a coffee and vote for a cause.
New Haven's oldest continuously open bar. A fun dive for a casual drink. Kitchen serves basic dinners and sandwiches till 10. Charlie and Brian make a great team; just be prepared for some sass!
11 locals recommend
Anchor Spa
272 College St
11 locals recommend
New Haven's oldest continuously open bar. A fun dive for a casual drink. Kitchen serves basic dinners and sandwiches till 10. Charlie and Brian make a great team; just be prepared for some sass!
Vegetarian and Vegan paradise! Open for lunch and dinner 7 days.
33 locals recommend
Claire's Corner Copia- dine in, take out, curbside pickup
1000 Chapel St
33 locals recommend
Vegetarian and Vegan paradise! Open for lunch and dinner 7 days.
Some say this is the best pizza in New Haven (this is a hotly contested matter, as you might have guessed.) Worth a try. Good but not my favorite. Be prepared to wait up to an hour to be seated!
72 locals recommend
Sally's Apizza
237 Wooster St
72 locals recommend
Some say this is the best pizza in New Haven (this is a hotly contested matter, as you might have guessed.) Worth a try. Good but not my favorite. Be prepared to wait up to an hour to be seated!
Another famous New Haven pizza joint. Try Pepe's if Sally's is full.
170 locals recommend
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
157 Wooster St
170 locals recommend
Another famous New Haven pizza joint. Try Pepe's if Sally's is full.
Funky, punky local coffee shop in Wooster Sq. All food is vegetarian.
9 locals recommend
Fuel Coffee Shop
208 Wooster St
9 locals recommend
Funky, punky local coffee shop in Wooster Sq. All food is vegetarian.
My favorite Thai place, but the seating area is so small you're better off taking it to go.
7 locals recommend
Jeera Thai
216 Crown St
7 locals recommend
My favorite Thai place, but the seating area is so small you're better off taking it to go.
Good old fashioned American soul food. Gets busy on Sunday's with the after-chruch crowd.
Mama Mary's Soul Food
372 Whalley Ave
Good old fashioned American soul food. Gets busy on Sunday's with the after-chruch crowd.

Arts & Culture

Free admission, extensive collection. A great place to check out on your walk downtown.
171 locals recommend
Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel St
171 locals recommend
Free admission, extensive collection. A great place to check out on your walk downtown.
Our local movie theater. They play vintage and cult classic films at 11:30 pm (Insomnia Theater -Fri & Sat) and cinema classics at 11:30 am (Movies and Mimosas- Sat & Sun) every weekend.
30 locals recommend
Bow Tie Cinemas
86 Temple St
30 locals recommend
Our local movie theater. They play vintage and cult classic films at 11:30 pm (Insomnia Theater -Fri & Sat) and cinema classics at 11:30 am (Movies and Mimosas- Sat & Sun) every weekend.
world-class theater
28 locals recommend
Long Wharf Theatre
70 Sargent Dr
28 locals recommend
world-class theater
Great for kids and adults. Extensive collections ranging from dinosaurs to ancient Egypt to space.
122 locals recommend
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Ave
122 locals recommend
Great for kids and adults. Extensive collections ranging from dinosaurs to ancient Egypt to space.
A great place to see masterful and adventurous theater performed by students as well as visiting actors/ directors.
38 locals recommend
Yale Repertory Theatre
1120 Chapel St
38 locals recommend
A great place to see masterful and adventurous theater performed by students as well as visiting actors/ directors.
Underground and innovative student productions. BYOB. The space is small and tickets sell out quickly.
Yale Cabaret
217 Park St
Underground and innovative student productions. BYOB. The space is small and tickets sell out quickly.

Shopping

Art, Jewelry and gifts.
Wave Gallery
1046 Chapel St
Art, Jewelry and gifts.
Apple store, need I say more?
26 locals recommend
Apple New Haven
65 Broadway
26 locals recommend
Apple store, need I say more?
Bespoke fashion blending modern textures and angles with preppy vintage silhouettes. from New Haven designer Neville Wisdom. Lauren and Neville will take great care of you. fitting and alterations too
Neville Wisdom Fashion Design Studio
27 Broadway
Bespoke fashion blending modern textures and angles with preppy vintage silhouettes. from New Haven designer Neville Wisdom. Lauren and Neville will take great care of you. fitting and alterations too
yummy ice cream with all the toppings. Flavors change daily.
16 locals recommend
Ashley's Ice Cream
280 York St
16 locals recommend
yummy ice cream with all the toppings. Flavors change daily.
Lunch? Books? Coffee? Wifi? They've got it all.
28 locals recommend
Atticus Bookstore Cafe
1082 Chapel St
28 locals recommend
Lunch? Books? Coffee? Wifi? They've got it all.

Essentials

closest full service grocery to my home.
108 locals recommend
Stop & Shop
150 Whalley Ave
108 locals recommend
closest full service grocery to my home.
Our new co-op! Plenty of fresh local produce, meat, cheese, and conventional brands. Only full service grocery downtown.
62 locals recommend
Elm City Market
777 Chapel St
62 locals recommend
Our new co-op! Plenty of fresh local produce, meat, cheese, and conventional brands. Only full service grocery downtown.
This is where I buy my groceries. All vegetarian, but the prices are better and its super close by. They also have a small cafe for salads, soups, sandwiches, and dessert. Kosher pizza on Thurs.
34 locals recommend
Edge of the Woods Market
379 Whalley Ave
34 locals recommend
This is where I buy my groceries. All vegetarian, but the prices are better and its super close by. They also have a small cafe for salads, soups, sandwiches, and dessert. Kosher pizza on Thurs.
You can pick up some basic groceries here, they have hot and cold sandwiches, sodas, milk, eggs, and other staples.
30 Derby Ave
30 Derby Avenue
You can pick up some basic groceries here, they have hot and cold sandwiches, sodas, milk, eggs, and other staples.

Everything Else

Great Italian deli in East Rock. Prefect place to grab a panini, a coffee, and sit outside.
21 locals recommend
Romeo and Cesare’s Gourmet Shoppe
771 Orange St
21 locals recommend
Great Italian deli in East Rock. Prefect place to grab a panini, a coffee, and sit outside.
A full service salon for those with great taste in downtown New Haven. Small, friendly and talented staff will take good care of you.
Euphoria
1210 Chapel St
A full service salon for those with great taste in downtown New Haven. Small, friendly and talented staff will take good care of you.
Full service convenience store and pharmacy, open 24 hours.
21 locals recommend
Walgreens
88 York St
21 locals recommend
Full service convenience store and pharmacy, open 24 hours.
Right in the heart of downtown New Haven. A good spot to read a book, meet a friend, or catch a summer concert. Also the site of our annual Arts and Ideas Festival in June.
24 locals recommend
New Haven Green
250 Temple St
24 locals recommend
Right in the heart of downtown New Haven. A good spot to read a book, meet a friend, or catch a summer concert. Also the site of our annual Arts and Ideas Festival in June.
Many of my guests are visiting to complete residencies or observations at the Hospital. Here is the heart of the medical campus.
30 locals recommend
Yale New Haven Hospital
20 York St
30 locals recommend
Many of my guests are visiting to complete residencies or observations at the Hospital. Here is the heart of the medical campus.
Right down the street from me, this is another campus for the Yale New Haven Hospital. 24 hour emergency services available.
14 locals recommend
Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus
1450 Chapel St
14 locals recommend
Right down the street from me, this is another campus for the Yale New Haven Hospital. 24 hour emergency services available.
Some of my guests are here to conduct research, and visit this library to consult primary texts. Whether you are here to study or just to visit, the architecture and small museum are worth seeing.
42 locals recommend
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
121 Wall St
42 locals recommend
Some of my guests are here to conduct research, and visit this library to consult primary texts. Whether you are here to study or just to visit, the architecture and small museum are worth seeing.
Another of Yale's libraries.
25 locals recommend
Sterling Memorial Library
120 High St
25 locals recommend
Another of Yale's libraries.
Here is where you can catch the train to or from New Haven. Taxis are available on site.
45 locals recommend
Union Station
50 Union Ave
45 locals recommend
Here is where you can catch the train to or from New Haven. Taxis are available on site.
Another popular location for some of my guests who are here to study.
Yale School of the Environment
195 Prospect St
Another popular location for some of my guests who are here to study.
A great place for a long bike ride. Avoid after dusk as it is not well-light and there have been incidents of crime.
8 locals recommend
Farmington Canal Greenway
Winchester Avenue
8 locals recommend
A great place for a long bike ride. Avoid after dusk as it is not well-light and there have been incidents of crime.
Yale Bowl and Yale sports facilities are a short walk from my house. Catch the famous Yale-Harvard game, or take in the Pilot Pen. Literally a 5-10 minute walk door-to-door.
16 locals recommend
Yale Bowl
81 Central Ave
16 locals recommend
Yale Bowl and Yale sports facilities are a short walk from my house. Catch the famous Yale-Harvard game, or take in the Pilot Pen. Literally a 5-10 minute walk door-to-door.
Best wine shop in New Haven. Second location on Whitney Ave. Super helpful and knowledgeable staff, wine, beer and liquor for all tastes and budgets.
13 locals recommend
The Wine Thief
378 Whitney Ave
13 locals recommend
Best wine shop in New Haven. Second location on Whitney Ave. Super helpful and knowledgeable staff, wine, beer and liquor for all tastes and budgets.
My home!
50 Derby Ave
50 Derby Avenue
My home!
Full service salon and day spa, catering to male and female clientele. A short walk from home.
Rimage Salon & Spa
1210 Chapel St
Full service salon and day spa, catering to male and female clientele. A short walk from home.
Site of the Saturday weekly Farmers Market hosted by CitySeed, a nonprofit working to promote local and sustainable food and community.
Paul Russo Memorial Park
Site of the Saturday weekly Farmers Market hosted by CitySeed, a nonprofit working to promote local and sustainable food and community.
Great spot for Italian ice and pastry after dinner or on a hot summer day. Retro decor, fun spot in the heart of New Haven's own "little Italy".
18 locals recommend
Libby's Italian Pastry Shop
139 Wooster St
18 locals recommend
Great spot for Italian ice and pastry after dinner or on a hot summer day. Retro decor, fun spot in the heart of New Haven's own "little Italy".
You can pick up some wine or beer here - its super close.
Yale Bowl Wines & Spirits
85 Derby Ave
You can pick up some wine or beer here - its super close.

Sightseeing

Great place to play frisbee, catch a sunset, or just a great view of the city. Be sure to drive (or walk) to the top.
28 locals recommend
East Rock
28 locals recommend
Great place to play frisbee, catch a sunset, or just a great view of the city. Be sure to drive (or walk) to the top.
A beautiful old estate converted to a park. Lots of different species of tree, lush green houses, and community garden plots. Perfect place to have a picnic or read a book.
13 locals recommend
Edgerton Park
75 Cliff St
13 locals recommend
A beautiful old estate converted to a park. Lots of different species of tree, lush green houses, and community garden plots. Perfect place to have a picnic or read a book.
A huge park, with trails, playgrounds, a duck pond, boating (bring your own equipment), dog park, basketball and tennis courts. Sunday farmers market by CitySeed. Avoid park after dusk for safety.
14 locals recommend
Edgewood Park
14 locals recommend
A huge park, with trails, playgrounds, a duck pond, boating (bring your own equipment), dog park, basketball and tennis courts. Sunday farmers market by CitySeed. Avoid park after dusk for safety.