Social Republic
← Bars / Restaurants Social Republic Go eat super delicious gastro pub fare in their gorgeously decorated dining room with glittering chandeliers hanging from tin ceilings, exposed brick, and small dining nooks. Or sit on the (seasonally enclosed) patio. Breezy in the summer, central fireplace in the winter. Photos borrowed lovingly from Social Republic. VISIT […]
Story and Soil Coffee
← Restaurants Story And Soil Coffee shop, community hub, hipster paradise – Story and Soil covers all the bases. While you can definitely walk in and just order a cup of batch brewed joe and some avocado toast, their espresso drinks are where all the magic happens. Their rotating list of seasonal drink specials always […]
El Sarape
← Restaurants El Sarape El Serape is one the best. Mexican food experiences around. TripAdvisor and Yelp both rate El Sarape as one of the best Mexican restaurants in the entire state for good reason. This little family owned and operated gem is equally loved by locals and people from Southern California, which says a […]
Black-Eyed Sally’s Southern Kitchen & Bar
← Attractions / Bars / Restaurants Black-Eyed Sally’s Southern Kitchen & Bar Black-eyed Sally’s has been making mouths, tummies, and ears happy since they opened their doors in 1995. They’re famous in these parts for their award winning BBQ and Cajun cooking, and a stage that hosts some of the best recording artists on the […]
Ashley’s
← Restaurants Ashley’s Q: Where can I get breakfast at lunchtime in Hartford? A: Ashley’s. Eggs, toast, bacon, omelettes, all things breakfast-y. Photo lovingly borrowed from Jeffery C. VISIT THEM 221 Main StreetHartford, CT 06106 (860) 247-8730 Facebook-f
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 […]
Fire N Spice Vegan Restaurant
← Restaurants Fire-N-Spice The Jamaican heritage of the owners of Fire & Spice Vegan Restaurant might not directly influence their love of raw food, but it certainly informs some of their vegan and vegetarian recipes. Eastern-inspired red lentil dahl, hearty tempeh burgers, delicately barbecued tofu- is your mouth watering yet? Outside of the fire-kissed specialties, […]
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 […]