Central Vermont Restaurants

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  • 1. Haymaker Bun Co

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    This sunlit café and bakery overlooking Otter Creek houses some of the best coffee and pastries in the state thanks to chef-owner Caroline Corrente, who honed her skills at pastry school in France before zeroing in on a love for brioche dough. Corrente's specialty sweet and savory buns change daily based on what is available locally—many ingredients are found within a few miles of Haymaker's doors. The OG Bun, always on the menu, is a cinnamon-spiced ode to the classic sticky bun that draws Vermonters from all corners of the state. 

    7 Bakery La., Middlebury, Vermont, 05753, USA
    802-989–7026

    Known For

    • Sweet and savory brioche buns
    • Locally roasted Brio coffee and espresso
    • Patio seating and riverside views

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
  • 2. American Flatbread Middlebury Hearth

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    If you love pizza, you're in for a treat. Wood-fired clay domes create masterful thin crusts for innovative, delicious pizzas with a distinct Vermont attitude and an array of locally sourced ingredients.

    137 Maple St., Middlebury, Vermont, 05753, USA
    802-388–3300

    Known For

    • Former marble works
    • Fireside dining with earthen oven
    • Local beer and wine

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues., Reservations not accepted
  • 3. Minifactory

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    Also the home of award-winning jam company V Smiley Preserves, this all-day café serves house-made pastries, biscuit sandwiches, huge salads, creative vegetable dishes and savory yogurt with crispy lentils and poached eggs. On weekends, oysters and cocktails start in the afternoon; dinner features rich soups and roast chicken with tomato jam. 

    16 Main St., Bristol, Vermont, 05443, USA
    802-453--3280

    Known For

    • Jammy waffle (waffle with buttered nuts, syrup, and black raspberry whip)
    • Well-stocked grab-and-go fridge and pantry ingredients
    • Bright, spacious seating area with big windows for people watching

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner Sun.--Thurs.
  • 4. Royal Oak Coffee

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    After a decade of fine-tuning their skills and tastebuds in the coffee industry, Royal Oak co-owners Alessandra and Matthew Delia-Lobo opened their own café on Seymour Street, an easy pit stop along the Middlebury Tasting Trail. The menu, featuring Vermont-based beans from Vivid Coffee Roasters, is known for shaken ice maple lattes in the summer and frothy cardamom-vanilla lattes in the winter (a seasonal special that, say the Delia-Lobos, now never leaves the menu due to popularity).

    30 Seymour St., Middlebury, Vermont, 05753, USA
    802-349–1609

    Known For

    • Specialty lattes using scratch-made syrups
    • Cold brew
    • Gibralters, hot and iced
  • 5. Stone Leaf Teahouse

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    Partially hidden in Middlebury's historic Marble Works district, this oasis of tea is known for made-to-order spiced chai, house-roasted oolong, and loose leaf teas imported from small farmers in China, India, Nepal, Japan, and Taiwan.

    111 Maple St., Middlebury, Vermont, 05753, USA
    802-458–0460

    Known For

    • Specialty teaware sold on-site
    • Oolong roasted in-house
    • Seasonal herbal tea blends
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  • 6. The Tillerman

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    New owners have transformed the longtime Inn at Baldwin Creek and Mary's Restaurant, giving the 1790s farmhouse a chic update from head to toe. Pizza isn't the only thing that comes out of the new wood-fired oven; locally sourced roasted vegetables and smokey meatballs complement the fire-kissed pies. Live music fills the parlor on Wednesdays in winter and heads outside for a lawn party in warmer months.

    1868 N 116 Rd., Bristol, Vermont, 05443, USA
    802-643--2237

    Known For

    • Fresh herbs and vegetables from the kitchen garden
    • Cozy dining rooms
    • Thoughtful drink list, including nonalcoholic options

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.--Tues. No lunch.

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