Guidebook for Waterbury Center

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Guidebook for Waterbury Center

Food Scene

Good family place with room for kids to move. Live music. Closest to the house.
46 locals recommend
ZenBarn
179 Guptil Rd
46 locals recommend
Good family place with room for kids to move. Live music. Closest to the house.
Solid food with great burgers and salads. Our favorite, but wait can be a little long at times. Bar seating sometimes available.
82 locals recommend
The Reservoir
1 S Main St
82 locals recommend
Solid food with great burgers and salads. Our favorite, but wait can be a little long at times. Bar seating sometimes available.
Probably Stowe’s best pizza place. But has a lot of other menu options.
164 locals recommend
Piecasso
1899 Mountain Rd
164 locals recommend
Probably Stowe’s best pizza place. But has a lot of other menu options.
Our go-to pizza takeout place in Waterbury, when we can’t make it to Piecasso.
65 locals recommend
The Blue Stone
13 Stowe St
65 locals recommend
Our go-to pizza takeout place in Waterbury, when we can’t make it to Piecasso.
Great place for lunch and a drink. Call ahead to pick up.
6 locals recommend
Apple Core Luncheonette & Brew
3600 Waterbury-Stowe Rd
6 locals recommend
Great place for lunch and a drink. Call ahead to pick up.
Pretty great
17 locals recommend
Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea
11 Cabin Ln
17 locals recommend
Pretty great
Who doesn't like Ben & Jerry's?
254 locals recommend
Ben & Jerry’s
1281 Vermont Rte 100
254 locals recommend
Who doesn't like Ben & Jerry's?
Small hole in the wall place. Good food.
56 locals recommend
Blackback Pub
1 Stowe St
56 locals recommend
Small hole in the wall place. Good food.
Bikes, Beers, Burritos!
41 locals recommend
Ranch Camp
311 Mountain Rd
41 locals recommend
Bikes, Beers, Burritos!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great food and drink, especially after skiing
94 locals recommend
Matterhorn Restaurant
4969 Mountain Rd
94 locals recommend
Great food and drink, especially after skiing
Great, local place very close to house for food, drinks and live music.
46 locals recommend
ZenBarn
179 Guptil Rd
46 locals recommend
Great, local place very close to house for food, drinks and live music.

Parks & Nature

Small swimming hole good for families!
6 locals recommend
Gold Brook Covered Bridge (Emily's Covered Bridge)
Covered Bridge Road
6 locals recommend
Small swimming hole good for families!
Biking, & walking path, has a lot of areas for swimming and walking in the river too.
34 locals recommend
Stowe Recreation Path
Stowe Recreation Path
34 locals recommend
Biking, & walking path, has a lot of areas for swimming and walking in the river too.
Day use park with man-made beach on reservoir. Opens at 10 am.
16 locals recommend
Waterbury Center State Park
177 Reservoir Rd
16 locals recommend
Day use park with man-made beach on reservoir. Opens at 10 am.
Tons of hiking!
53 locals recommend
Smugglers Notch State Park
6443 Mountain Rd
53 locals recommend
Tons of hiking!
Awesome hike. A bit strenuous. Very close to house.
44 locals recommend
Hunger Mountain Trailhead
44 locals recommend
Awesome hike. A bit strenuous. Very close to house.
Great shortish hike (about 1 to 1.5 hours)
36 locals recommend
Stowe Pinnacle
Upper Hollow Road
36 locals recommend
Great shortish hike (about 1 to 1.5 hours)
Beautiful! But please be careful as can be steep, and kids especially might not understand risks.
53 locals recommend
Bingham Falls
53 locals recommend
Beautiful! But please be careful as can be steep, and kids especially might not understand risks.
Very pretty. Please be careful around the upper sections where banks can be steep! It mellows out down river.
16 locals recommend
Sterling Falls Gorge
Sterling Gorge Road
16 locals recommend
Very pretty. Please be careful around the upper sections where banks can be steep! It mellows out down river.
You approach these falls from below so a little easier than the other "big" falls if you're bringing kids.
63 locals recommend
Moss Glen Falls
63 locals recommend
You approach these falls from below so a little easier than the other "big" falls if you're bringing kids.

Arts & Culture

Check website for current performances.
35 locals recommend
Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center
122 Hourglass Drive
35 locals recommend
Check website for current performances.
A good place to start for a walk around Stowe Village to see what's new.
31 locals recommend
The Current
90 Pond St
31 locals recommend
A good place to start for a walk around Stowe Village to see what's new.

Essentials

146 locals recommend
Shaw's
820 Waterbury-Stowe Rd
146 locals recommend
Shaw's Pharmacy
820 Waterbury-Stowe Rd

Entertainment & Activities

305 locals recommend
Stowe Mountain Resort
5781 Mountain Road
305 locals recommend

Food & Groceries

Bulk goods and kids stuff upstairs. Check website for latest on instore vs. curbside pickup. As of July 2020 you can still email for pickup at the window, or go in.
14 locals recommend
Sunflower Natural Foods
2934 Waterbury-Stowe Rd
14 locals recommend
Bulk goods and kids stuff upstairs. Check website for latest on instore vs. curbside pickup. As of July 2020 you can still email for pickup at the window, or go in.
Fresh Produce, Dairy & Eggs, Baked Goods, Specialty Grocery Products, Sandwiches, Grab-and-Go Items, Coffee & Tea, Wine & Beer, and Cold Drinks.
14 locals recommend
Woodstock Farmers Market, Waterbury
2802 Waterbury-Stowe Rd
14 locals recommend
Fresh Produce, Dairy & Eggs, Baked Goods, Specialty Grocery Products, Sandwiches, Grab-and-Go Items, Coffee & Tea, Wine & Beer, and Cold Drinks.
Smallish but great grocery store with a lot of local VT items. Offers online ordering and curbside pickup through the Rosie's service. Visit website at: villiagemarketvt to get signed up!
26 locals recommend
Village Market of Waterbury
80 S Main St
26 locals recommend
Smallish but great grocery store with a lot of local VT items. Offers online ordering and curbside pickup through the Rosie's service. Visit website at: villiagemarketvt to get signed up!
Large grocery chain with pharmacy. Offers delivery through Instacart.
146 locals recommend
Shaw's
820 Waterbury-Stowe Rd
146 locals recommend
Large grocery chain with pharmacy. Offers delivery through Instacart.
Organic produce, healthy foods, supporting local farms. Expanded from NYC. Email or call to order for curbside pickup.
77 locals recommend
Commodities Natural Market
512 Mountain Rd
77 locals recommend
Organic produce, healthy foods, supporting local farms. Expanded from NYC. Email or call to order for curbside pickup.