Best Restaurants for Lunch in Connecticut

Guest praise · Connecticut

Finding best restaurants for lunch in Connecticut is a way to choose a meal for more than an address. Let the meal between a busy morning and the rest of the day shape the shortlist. Lunch can be a break, a catch-up, or the centre of an afternoon out. The best choice is the one that suits the moment you want to make. Turn the search into a plan for a breakfast meeting or lunch that changes the usual routine, with the restaurant chosen for that moment rather than by habit. A Connecticut restaurant discovery can begin close to home: choose an unfamiliar table for a visit you would usually make elsewhere. The current list includes restaurants in Newington and Westbrook Center.

As you plan a visit to Connecticut, decide how much time you want at the table before choosing between a quick meeting and a longer lunch. A visit centred on New Haven calls for a different route from one around Bridgeport; let your plans in Connecticut guide where you begin. For another view of the same destination, explore Best for Business Dining in Connecticut and Best for a Quick Bite in Connecticut. For a wider restaurant discovery beyond Connecticut, follow Best Lunch across the United States.

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#4

Harry's Place

Colchester, Connecticut

77.1
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#5

Ted's Restaurant

Meriden, Connecticut

79.1
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#6

American Steamed Cheeseburgers

Wallingford Center, Connecticut

69.7
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#7

Kim's Yami Sushi

Milford city (balance), Connecticut

62.3
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#8

K LaMay's Steamed Cheeseburgers

Meriden, Connecticut

76.0
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#9

Wayback Burgers

Salmon Brook, Connecticut

71.8
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#10

Burgers Shakes and Fries

Darien Downtown, Connecticut

63.1
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#11

G's Burgers

Oakville, Connecticut

67.4
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#12

Burgerway

New Haven, Connecticut

76.9
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#13

Plan b Burger Bar - Simsbury

Simsbury Center, Connecticut

75.6
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#14

Bareburger

Stamford, Connecticut

71.9
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#15

Fryborg (Trumbull)

Long Hill, Connecticut

77.3
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#16

Wayback Burgers

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

74.5
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#17

Wayback Burgers

West Hartford, Connecticut

71.5
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#18

Hungry Bull Burger Co.

Plainville, Connecticut

82.8
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#19

Wayback Burgers

Stratford Downtown, Connecticut

68.0
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#20

Wayback Burgers

Meriden, Connecticut

63.6
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#21

Wayback Burgers

Derby, Connecticut

71.1
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#22

Shake Shack Westport

Staples, Connecticut

76.0
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#23

Burgers, Shakes & Fries

Byram, Connecticut

78.5
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#24

Club Sandwich of New Canaan

New Canaan, Connecticut

68.7
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#25

Wayback Burgers

Waterbury, Connecticut

74.3
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