Juniper at Hotel Vermont is a contemporary american restaurant in Church Street Marketplace, Burlington.
Hotel Vermont's lobby-level bar and restaurant from Executive Chef Doug Paine. Wood-burning hearth, ingredient-driven cocktails, terrace overlooking the lake.
Signature dishes: Hearth-cooked plates, Vermont-spirit cocktails
Must order: Whatever is off the hearth, plus a Vermont-gin cocktail.
Tip: Open all day; breakfast from 07:00, bar to 22:00 most nights.
Address: 41 Cherry St, Burlington, VT 05401
The Burlington Hearth location of Vermont's wood-fired flatbread chain. Big upper-deck patio, in-house brewery (Zero Gravity's original home),
Signature: Punctuated Equilibrium flatbread, Big salads
Order: The New Vermont Sampler with Vermont cheddar and house maple-fennel sausage.
Tip: Weeknight walk-in only; weekends take a Resy waitlist. Upper deck opens late spring through fall.
Subterranean Church Street Italian; fresh pastas made in-house, Wood Mountain Fish seafood and a wine bar with craft cocktails. Open from 16:00.
Signature: Daily pasta, Antipasti, Cannoli
Order: Whatever the pasta of the day is, plus an antipasto plate.
Tip: Wine bar pours by the glass with no minimum. Open from 16:00.
Family-style classical Chinese with Sichuan touches; the Bank Street fixture since the 1990s. Mock eel and dan dan noodles are the long-running signatures.
Signature: Mock eel, Dan dan noodles, Salt-and-pepper shrimp
Order: Mock eel, dan dan noodles and a sizzling clay pot.
Tip: Lazy Susan tables; order family-style with a three-plate minimum plus rice. Reservations recommended on weekends.
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.
The Burlington Hearth location of Vermont's wood-fired flatbread chain. Big upper-deck patio, in-house brewery (Zero Gravity's original home),
Signature: Punctuated Equilibrium flatbread, Big salads
Order: The New Vermont Sampler with Vermont cheddar and house maple-fennel sausage.
Tip: Weeknight walk-in only; weekends take a Resy waitlist. Upper deck opens late spring through fall.
Subterranean Church Street Italian; fresh pastas made in-house, Wood Mountain Fish seafood and a wine bar with craft cocktails. Open from 16:00.
Signature: Daily pasta, Antipasti, Cannoli
Order: Whatever the pasta of the day is, plus an antipasto plate.
Tip: Wine bar pours by the glass with no minimum. Open from 16:00.
Vermont's best-known barbecue room out of an early-1900s Riverside Avenue farmhouse on the Winooski River. Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
Signature: Smoked brisket, BBQ ramen, Smoked wings
Order: The brisket by the pound, smoked wings and a side of cornbread.
Tip: Closed Mon-Wed; open Thu-Sun from 16:30 onwards. The brisket runs out by 19:30 on a busy Saturday; arrive at open.
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.
Family-style classical Chinese with Sichuan touches; the Bank Street fixture since the 1990s. Mock eel and dan dan noodles are the long-running signatures.
Signature: Mock eel, Dan dan noodles, Salt-and-pepper shrimp
Order: Mock eel, dan dan noodles and a sizzling clay pot.
Tip: Lazy Susan tables; order family-style with a three-plate minimum plus rice. Reservations recommended on weekends.
