The Litchfield Hills Restaurants

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  • 1. Ferris Acres Creamery

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    This popular creamery, located on a massive family-owned and -operated dairy farm since 1864, creates its own made-on-the-farm frozen desserts (that's ice cream!) daily. Choose from more than 30 "regular" flavors, like coffee almond fudge and maple walnut, and as many "special" flavors, like Caramalt and Sunset on the Peach (with a raspberry swirl). This is not a nut-free facility.

    144 Sugar St., Newtown, Connecticut, 06470, USA
    203-426–8803

    Known For

    • Fun flavor names like Ali-Oop, Bad Habit, Elvis Dream, and Route 302 Chocolate Moo
    • Bucolic scene with 50 dairy cows roaming the adjacent pastures
    • About as close as you can get to homemade ice cream without making it yourself
  • 2. Good News Restaurant & Bar

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    Since Carole Peck—a well-known name throughout New England (and beyond)—opened her spot here in 1992, foodies have been flocking to Woodbury to sample her superb cuisine. The emphasis is on healthy, innovative, and surprisingly well-priced fare like wok-seared Gulf shrimp with new potatoes, grilled green beans, and a garlic aioli.

    694 Main St. S, Woodbury, Connecticut, 06798, USA
    203-266–4663

    Known For

    • "star" chef cooks up creative cuisine
    • Farm-to-table dishes feature local, seasonal ingredients
    • Decor includes original artwork by local artists

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues.
  • 3. The White Horse

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    Locals, leaf peepers, and folks just passing through stop at The White Horse, a country pub and restaurant that draws its varied menu from British pub, American comfort, and French bistro favorites. Dine on the deck, on the patio, or along the river in the warm months—or inside in front of the fire during the winter chill.

    258 New Milford Tpke. (Rte. 202), New Preston, Connecticut, 06777, USA
    860-868–1496

    Known For

    • Historical artifacts throughout and a London-style taxi named Audrey
    • Produce grown on its own farm, "The Back Forty"
    • Vegan, gluten-free, and vegetarian menus, too
  • 4. G. W. Tavern

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    This cozy tavern, once an 1850s-era Colonial home overlooking the Shepaug River, is a nod to George Washington, who passed through the little village back in the day. The chef prepares traditional New England favorites like oven-roasted cod, chicken potpie, and meat loaf, as well as seasonal specialties like soft shell crabs in spring and game throughout the winter.

    20 Bee Brook Rd., Washington, Connecticut, 06794, USA
    860-868–6633

    Known For

    • "George's cherry pie" for dessert
    • Relax by the floor-to-ceiling fireplace with a glass of wine or draught beer
    • Outdoor riverside dining in summertime

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues. and Wed.
  • 5. Kent Coffee and Chocolate Company

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    This shop sells delicious homemade chocolates, old-time favorite candies, and baked goods like muffins and coffee cake. There's also an extensive menu of coffees, teas, and smoothies.

    45 N. Main St., Kent, Connecticut, 06757, USA
    860-927–1445

    Known For

    • Great coffee
    • Breakfast options like smoothies, bagels, and granola parfaits
    • Options for most dietary restrictions
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  • 6. The Cookhouse

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    Stop here for some of the best "slow-smoked" barbecue in Connecticut or for one of the comfort-food staples on the extensive menu. You'll love the barbecued baby back ribs, half-chicken, brisket, and pulled pork—or try chicken-fried steak, cookhouse meat loaf, or fried catfish—all with your choice of sides.

    31 Danbury Rd., New Milford, Connecticut, 06776, USA
    860-355–4111

    Known For

    • Something to please everyone in the family
    • Wednesday night's all-you-can-eat BBQ for $25
    • Wide selection of draft beers

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
  • 7. The Hopkins Inn Restaurant

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    This 19th-century country inn overlooking Lake Waramaug is a lovely place for breakfast, alfresco lunch, midafternoon tea, or a European-inspired dinner. The menu includes features French escargot, Austrian Wiener schnitzel, Swiss rösti potatoes, and Italian veal piccata—as well as American favorites like broiled Atlantic salmon.

    22 Hopkins Rd., Warren, Connecticut, 06777, USA
    860-868–7295

    Known For

    • Beautiful setting overlooking Lake Waramaug
    • Gluten-free and children's menus, too
    • Associated inn and winery

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Jan.-Mar.; Mon.; no lunch Sun
  • 8. The Village Restaurant

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    Beloved among visitors and locals alike, this storefront eatery in a redbrick town house serves tasty, unfussy food—inexpensive pub grub in one room, updated contemporary American cuisine in the other. Whether you order a cheeseburger or horseradish-and-Parmesan-crusted salmon, you're bound to be pleased.

    25 West St., Litchfield, Connecticut, 06759, USA
    860-567–8307

    Known For

    • Really good food at reasonable prices
    • All-day dining
    • Weekday happy hours

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues.
  • 9. West Street Grill

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    This sophisticated dining room on the town green is the place to see and be seen. Dinner selections might include free-range chicken with potato purée, braised short ribs with Cabernet demi-glace, or Scottish grilled salmon with ratatouille.

    43 West St., Litchfield, Connecticut, 06759, USA
    860-567–3885

    Known For

    • Sidewalk café tables in warm weather
    • Perfect for a casual lunch or formal dinner
    • House-made ice creams and sorbets

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.-Wed.
  • 10. Adrienne

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    Closed Permanently

    Set in an 18th-century farmhouse with terraced gardens, Adrienne serves New American cuisine from a seasonal menu. You may be lucky enough to encounter crab stuffed shrimp wrapped in prosciutto, or grilled lamb chops with mashed blue Peruvian potatoes and French green beans. Sunday brunch (think eggs Florentine, seafood crepes, and vegetable scampi) on the outdoor terrace is always popular. There's live jazz on the first Sunday of every month.

    218 Kent Rd., New Milford, Connecticut, 06776, USA
    860-354–6001

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No lunch, Credit cards accepted
  • 11. Boulders Inn

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    Closed Permanently

    The exquisite menu at the window-lined, stone-wall dining room of this swanky country inn changes seasonally. You might start with pan-seared foie gras with pumpkin-herb French toast and a tart-cherry reduction. Notable entrées have included braised lamb with garlic sausage and green-lentil stew, and crispy pan-roasted duck breast with a carmelized quince–thyme bread pudding and a natural port reduction. Although there's no lunch available here, a terrific brunch is served on Sundays.

    E. Shore Rd., New Preston, Connecticut, 06777, USA
    860-354–6001

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues. No lunch.
  • 12. Carmen Anthony Steakhouse

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    Closed Permanently

    A worthy re-creation of the steak houses of old, Carmen Anthony has rich wood paneling, handsome oil paintings on the walls, and white linen on the tables. You can order Delmonico, filet mignon, porterhouse, and other steaks served in all their charbroiled glory or go for something like filet mignon Milanese. Seafood is also available; try the fresh Maine lobsters.

    496 Chase Ave., Waterbury, Connecticut, 06704, USA
    203-757–3040

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch weekends
  • 13. Speckled Hen Pub

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    Closed Permanently

    Bottles of trendy beers line the shelves of this down-to-earth restaurant on the ground floor of a redbrick Victorian near the town green. Burgers and other pub fare are on the menu alongside more eclectic choices.

    Norfolk, Connecticut, 06058, USA
    860-542–5716

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No dinner Tues., Credit cards accepted

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