Eat in Winooski, Burlington

Misery Loves Co. ★ 4.5

Aaron Josinsky and Laura Wade opened Misery Loves Co. in Winooski in 2012. The 2024 reset made it a daytime bruncheonette with market and natural-wine bar.

Signature: House-cured pastrami sandwich, Daily market plates, Natural-wine flight

Order: House-cured pastrami sandwich plus whatever the daily market plate is and a natural-wine pour.

Tip: Daytime only; lunch and grab-and-go from the cold case. The sister restaurant Onion City Chicken and Oyster runs dinner two blocks away.

Onion City Chicken and Oyster ★ 4.5

Aaron Josinsky and Laura Wade's sister restaurant to Misery Loves Co. opened in August 2022 in the historic Block Building at the top of the Winooski rotary.

Signature: Fried chicken, Shucked oysters, Hot-honey biscuit

Order: The fried chicken half-bird plus a half-dozen Vermont oysters and a hot-honey biscuit.

Tip: Bar takes walk-ins; book the dining room on Resy. Dinner 16:00-21:00 daily; weekend brunch 10:00-15:00.

Misery Loves Co. ★ 4.5

Aaron Josinsky and Laura Wade's market-cum-restaurant in Winooski. Lunches, grab-and-go, natural wine and cocktails; daytime only and closes at 19:00.

Signature: Pastrami sandwich, Market plates, Wine flights

Order: The pastrami sandwich and a glass of natural orange wine.

Tip: Daytime only; closes at 19:00. Cold-case market alongside the kitchen.

Onion City Chicken and Oyster ★ 4.5

Sister room to Misery Loves Co.; opened August 2022 at the top of the Winooski rotary in the historic Block Building. Fried chicken and East Coast oysters.

Signature: Fried chicken, Vermont oysters, Hot-honey biscuit

Order: Half-bird fried chicken, half-dozen Vermont oysters and a biscuit.

Tip: Bar walk-in; book the dining room on Resy. Dinner only, and the half-bird fried chicken sells through by 21:00 on weekends.

Mule Bar ★ 4.5

Open since May 2013 in downtown Winooski; expertly curated craft beer list with rotating draft plus Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Plant-based plates.

Signature drink: Heady Topper and Focal Banger pours, rotating craft taps

Food: Plant-based options alongside American classics

Sneakers Bistro and Cafe ★ 4.5

Open since 1980 in downtown Winooski, Sneakers serves brunch on two floors with outdoor seating. Eggs Benedict, chicken-and-waffles, Kahlua French toast,

Order: Lemon Ricotta Waffles or the Cowboy Hash

Onion City Chicken and Oyster (brunch) ★ 4.5

Misery Loves Co.'s sister room runs chicken-and-waffle weekend brunch alongside the daily oyster pours. Hot-honey biscuit on the side; cocktails and natural.

Order: Chicken and waffle, hot-honey biscuit, fresh-shucked half-dozen oysters

Misery Loves Co. bruncheonette ★ 4.5

The 2024 reset turned the original Misery Loves Co. into an all-day bruncheonette and market. Breakfast sandwiches, market plates, cold case for take-away.

Order: Pastrami breakfast sandwich and a natural-wine mimosa

Mule Bar ★ 4.5

The Winooski go-to for a midnight pour; expertly curated rotating drafts plus Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Plant-based plates and classics on offer.

Try: Heady Topper pints, plant-based plates and American classics