Fancy's Restaurant is a new american restaurant in Old North End, Burlington.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Old North End neighborhood restaurant with mostly-vegetable small plates and handcrafted meals; rarely turns up on visitor guides but anchors the local food scene.
Tip: Open Wed-Sun 17:00-21:00. Limited seats; book ahead on Resy.
Address: 88 Oak St, Burlington, VT 05401
Pho Hong in Burlington: Off Church Street in the Old North End, in a former Global Markets storefront. Family-owned, no website, no chain trappings.
Why locals love it: Off Church Street in the Old North End, in a former Global Markets storefront. Family-owned, no website, no chain trappings.
Tip: Closed Sun-Mon. Tue-Thu opens 15:00; Fri-Sat opens 17:00. Arrive at open or expect a 30-minute wait. BYOB.
May Day on N Winooski Ave in Old North End is the local industry pros' natural-wine room baking its own bread and curing its own charcuterie nightly.
Why locals love it: Quiet North Winooski Avenue corner room from local industry pros; bakes its own bread, cures its own charcuterie, pours natural wine off the well-known map.
Tip: Resy reservations open two weeks out; the bar takes walk-ups for the same menu.
Pho Hong in Burlington: Off Church Street in the Old North End, in a former Global Markets storefront. Family-owned, no website, no chain trappings.
Why locals love it: Off Church Street in the Old North End, in a former Global Markets storefront. Family-owned, no website, no chain trappings.
Tip: Closed Sun-Mon. Tue-Thu opens 15:00; Fri-Sat opens 17:00. Arrive at open or expect a 30-minute wait. BYOB.
May Day on N Winooski Ave in Old North End is the local industry pros' natural-wine room baking its own bread and curing its own charcuterie nightly.
Why locals love it: Quiet North Winooski Avenue corner room from local industry pros; bakes its own bread, cures its own charcuterie, pours natural wine off the well-known map.
Tip: Resy reservations open two weeks out; the bar takes walk-ups for the same menu.
Handy's Lunch is corner diner that has fed burlington since 1945; texas hot dogs and the mchandy's egg sandwich are the order. no tourists; all neighborhood.
Why locals love it: Corner diner that has fed Burlington since 1945; Texas Hot Dogs and the McHandy's egg sandwich are the order. No tourists; all neighborhood.
Tip: Closes at 13:30 weekdays; 13:00 weekends. The Chuck Norris (5 French toasts, 4 eggs, etc) was the Man v. Food challenge.
Queen City Brewery on Pine St in the South End is the warehouse brewery quietly pouring German lagers, English ales, and Scottish warmers year-round.
Why locals love it: While Pine Street pulls hazy-IPA tourists, Queen City quietly pours German lagers, English ales, monastic styles and Scottish warmers from a renovated warehouse.
Tip: Bring food (no kitchen); the South End Lager helles is the gateway pour.
Kestrel Coffee Roasters on Maple St in downtown Burlington is the Karma Bird House cafe with rotating single-origin filter beans and a gallery seating area.
Why locals love it: Tucked inside the Karma Bird House art-business building at 47 Maple; rotating gallery in the seating area and ethically sourced single-origins.
Tip: Closed Sunday and pastries are grab-and-go only; the rotating filter list changes weekly and the seasonal espresso is the order.
Sotto Enoteca is intimate italian wine bar from the trattoria delia team; the room is tiny and the italian-only list runs deeper than its size suggests.
Why locals love it: Intimate Italian wine bar from the Trattoria Delia team; the room is tiny and the Italian-only list runs deeper than its size suggests.
Tip: Closed Mon-Tue and walk-in to the bar before 18:00 holds two seats most nights; the Italian by-the-glass list rotates weekly.
