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Best Restaurants in Connecticut

The best restaurants in Connecticut can give an ordinary invitation a new destination. Start with the kind of meal you want to make time for. A Connecticut restaurant discovery can begin close to home: choose an unfamiliar table for a visit you would usually make elsewhere. A restaurant earns its character through the food, the room, and the people who welcome you. Planning around Bridgeport, Hartford, or another part of Connecticut? Start with where you want to be, then find a table for the occasion.

Let the occasion guide the shortlist: a quick invitation, a long conversation, or a meal you have wanted to plan. In Connecticut, picture a small celebration without an elaborate travel plan as you narrow the choices. Restaurant Score offers a common comparison of public dining signals; open the profiles to consider each place in more detail. Take the next invitation in another direction with Pizza Restaurants in Connecticut or Indian Restaurants in Connecticut. For possibilities beyond Connecticut, continue with Restaurants across the United States. Bring this restaurant search into Restaurants in New Haven or Restaurants in Bridgeport.

Top Places in Connecticut

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#4

Çka Ka Qëllu

Stamford, Connecticut

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87.1
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#5

Tikka Masala Fine Indian Cuisine

Botsford, Connecticut

23
86.5
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#6

Puerto Vallarta Danbury

Danbury, Connecticut

4
86.2
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#7

Romanacci of Fairfield

Fairfield, Connecticut

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86.0
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#8

Il Pastaficio

Cos Cob, Connecticut

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85.7
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#9

Rowayton Seafood

Norwalk, Connecticut

2
85.7
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#10

Gansett Wraps

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, Connecticut

16
85.5
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#11

ZENELI Pizzeria e Cucina Napoletana

New Haven, Connecticut

15
85.4
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#12

JAIPORE Xpress

Ridgefield, Connecticut

11
85.3
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#13

The Tasty Yolk

Stratford, Connecticut

0
85.3
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#14

Puerto Vallarta Stamford

Stamford, Connecticut

4
85.3
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#15

Camille's Wood Fired Pizza

Tolland, Connecticut

1
85.2
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#16

Luigi's Restaurant

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

1
85.1
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#17

Playa Bowls

Shelton, Connecticut

4
84.9
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#18

Chapter One Food and Drink Mystic CT

Mystic, Connecticut

1
84.6
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#19

BarNaan

Brookfield, Connecticut

1
84.6
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#20

bartaco

Stamford, Connecticut

2
84.5
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#21

Slice of Stamford

Stamford, Connecticut

2
84.5
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#22

Flinders Lane Kitchen & Bar

Stamford, Connecticut

2
84.4
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#23

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Danbury, Connecticut

1
84.3
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#24

Bill's Bread & Breakfast

Putnam, Connecticut

12
84.3
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#25

Mirch Masala Cuisine of India

Groton, Connecticut

1
84.3
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