First & Last Tavern
← Restaurants First & Last Tavern This place is a Hartford institution. The atmosphere is boisterous without being too loud or rowdy. The food is awesome, old-school Italian. First date? Perfect spot. Out of town guests? Bring them to First and Last. Young kids? Absolutely. Grandparents in town? Bring ‘em over. TRIVIA: Open since 1936, […]
Mo’s Midtown Restaurant
← Restaurants Mo’s Midtown Restaurant This is one of those line-out-the-door on the weekends breakfast spots. The line moves pretty fast, and it’s always fun to see the mix of neighborhood folks and hungover law and music students all milling about together waiting to mainline coffee in an effort to right themselves for the day […]
Parrilla Y Sabores
← Restaurants Parrilla Y Sabores Parrailla Y Sabores: Lo mejor de la Cocina Colombiana en Hartford. There’s a Yelp review for Parrilla Y Sabores that deserves to be quoted here. Dianna L wrote, “Disclaimer: the only things I have eaten from Parrilla y Sabores are their empanadas… but those babies alone deserve like 7 stars […]
LaRosa Marketplace
← Restaurants LaRosa Marketplace LaRosa’s is legendary in Hartford. Since 1930, four generations of LaRosas have been providing the best house-made Italian sausage (mild, medium or hot) than you’ve ever had in your entire life. Their chicken parmesan sandwich will pretty much ruin all other chicken parm sandwiches for you forever. If you’re there for […]
Monte Alban Restaurant
← Restaurants Monte Alban Emily C. opens her Yelp review of Monte Alban with a prayer to the guacamole gods: “Holy mole mole mole mole. No. Seriously. Mole.” Emily C. is correct. Holy mole indeed. But also holy guacamole, holy enchilada, holy tortilla soup, holy homemade hot sauce, and holy delicious magic corn cake thing […]
Tisane Euro-Asian Café
← Bars / Restaurants Tisane Euro-Asian Café Tisane is a tea house, coffee house, martini bar, regular bar, dance club, and restaurant in the West End. Some people consider it their own version of Cheers, but cocktail-centric, with a much cooler and more handsome Norm. Closer to the weekend you get Karoke, great DJs and […]
Take Five Cookery
← Restaurants Take Five Cookery Take Five Cookery is part cafeteria, part sanctuary (very little cell service), and wholly delicious. All items are made from scratch in Take Five’s own kitchen. They have a hot food bar, a sandwich bar, a salad bar, daily blackboard specials and daily soups. They update their website with their […]
Agave Grill
← Bars / Restaurants Agave Grill Agave has awesome guacamole, prepared tableside and served in a lava rock bowl, a full brunch with happy hour-priced drink specials on Saturdays AND Sundays, plus churros you can dip in dulce de leche. To cap it all off, Agave’s bar is stocked with 87 different kinds of tequila. […]
J Restaurant/Bar
← Attractions / Shops & Services J Restaurant/Bar J Restaurant’s entrees are determined by their chefs, based on the freshest market ingredients available. They pride themselves on their house-made sauces, breads & soups and use only the freshest ingredients, buying local whenever possible. The menu is primarily Italian with a good mix of down-home and […]
Sunberry Restaurant & Bar
← Restaurants Sunberry Restaurant And Bar This is your spot for Ramen and Udon, Korean BBQ and Bimbipap. But wait – they also serve Paninis, and burritos, and burgers and fries, and bubble tea, and pressed juices, and smoothies, and frozen yogurt. And there’s more – they serve breakfast; omelets, home fries, egg sandwiches and […]