40 mid-range places in Burlington, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Burlington, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Burlington food.
Hill Farmstead Brewery ★ 4.9
greensboro · 403 Hill Rd, Greensboro Bend, VT 05842
Shaun Hill founded the brewery in 2010 on family land in Greensboro Bend; the seventh-generation Hill descendant on a Northeast Kingdom plot held since 1788.
Tip: Download directions ahead; service is patchy past Hardwick. Retail allocations rotate.
Brio Coffeeworks ★ 4.8
south-end · 266 Pine St, Burlington, VT 05401
Woman-owned roastery in the Soda Plant on Pine Street; Nate and Magda Van Dusen launched in 2014. Specialty lightly-roasted single-origin focus;
The Alchemist Brewery and Visitor's Center ★ 4.8
stowe · 100 Cottage Club Rd, Stowe, VT 05672
John and Jen Kimmich founded The Alchemist in 2003; the Heady Topper IPA from this Stowe brewery (35 miles from Burlington) sparked the entire haze-IPA.
Tip: Same-day Heady-Topper four-packs sell out by midday on weekends; arrive at open.
Sotto Enoteca ★ 4.8
church-street-marketplace · 150 Saint Paul St, Burlington, VT 05401
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.
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.
Sneakers Bistro and Cafe ★ 4.8
winooski · 28 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404
Open since 1980 in downtown Winooski, Sneakers serves brunch on two floors with outdoor seating. Eggs Benedict, chicken-and-waffles, Kahlua French toast,
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery ★ 4.7
south-end · 716 Pine St, Burlington, VT 05401
Zero Gravity opened in 2004 inside American Flatbread; the Pine Street brewery opened 2015 and absorbed the Great Northern as the current Beer Hall.
Tip: Beer hall seating is first-come, first-served. Covered outdoor patio in season.
Foam Brewers ★ 4.7
waterfront · 112 Lake St, Burlington, VT 05401
Foam Brewers sits 100 feet from Lake Champlain's edge across from Waterfront Park with westward sunset views over the Adirondacks. New England hazies,
Tip: Sunset patio fills fast in summer; weekday afternoons are easier.
Lawson's Finest Liquids ★ 4.7
waitsfield · 155 Carroll Rd, Waitsfield, VT 05673
Sean and Karen Lawson founded Lawson's in 2008; the Waitsfield destination brewery opened 2018 in the Mad River Valley (45 miles from Burlington).
Tip: Earned B Corp certification in 2023; the solar canopy in the lot is one of Vermont's largest.
Pho Hong ★ 4.7
old-north-end · 325 N Winooski Ave, 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.
Tip: Closed Sun-Mon. Tue-Thu opens 15:00; Fri-Sat opens 17:00. Arrive at open or expect a 30-minute wait. BYOB.
August First Bakery ★ 4.7
downtown · 149 S Champlain St, Burlington, VT 05401
The downtown bakery counter where everyone goes Saturday morning. Maple biscuits, hot sandwiches, locally roasted coffee; laptop-free dining room since 2014.
Pizzeria Verita ★ 4.6
church-street-marketplace · 156 Saint Paul St, Burlington, VT 05401
John Rao shipped a two-ton wood-fired oven from Italy when he opened Pizzeria Verita on Saint Paul Street in 2012; pies cook at 900F in two minutes.
Tip: Walk-ins on Sunday-Thursday move quickly; Friday and Saturday book on the operator site. Bar seats serve the full menu.
Folino's Pizza Shelburne ★ 4.6
shelburne · 6305 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482
Sourdough wood-fired pizza on Route 7 in Shelburne, sharing a building with Fiddlehead Brewing. BYO Fiddlehead; voted Vermont's Best Pizza since 2023.
Tip: Fiddlehead is the BYOB source; Folino's provides frosty glasses. Walk-in only.
Scout & Co. Coffee ★ 4.6
old-north-end · 237 North Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Scout sources beans from BIPOC, Queer and Women-owned roasters across the US; the Old North End flagship at 237 North Ave is where the ice cream is also made.
American Flatbread Burlington Hearth ★ 4.5
church-street-marketplace · 115 Saint Paul St, Burlington, VT 05401
Paul Sayler and Rob Downey opened American Flatbread Burlington Hearth in 2004; in-house brewery (Zero Gravity's original home) and an upper-deck patio.
Tip: Weeknight walk-in only; weekends take a Resy waitlist. Upper deck opens late spring.
Misery Loves Co. ★ 4.5
winooski · 46 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404
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.
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.
Pho Hong ★ 4.5
old-north-end · 325 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Pho Hong is the family-owned Vietnamese counter on North Winooski Avenue that locals queue for. Pho with rich aromatic broth, fresh banh mi, vermicelli bowls;
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday and cash-or-card both accepted; BYOB and the lunch rush after 12:30 clears fast.
May Day ★ 4.5
old-north-end · 258 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
May Day opened on North Winooski Avenue in the Old North End in 2024 from local industry pros. House-made bread and charcuterie for deli-inspired sandwiches,
Tip: Resy reservations; walk-up bar seats run quickly on weekends.
American Flatbread Burlington Hearth ★ 4.5
church-street-marketplace · 115 Saint Paul 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),
Tip: Weeknight walk-in only; weekends take a Resy waitlist. Upper deck opens late spring through fall.
Misery Loves Co. ★ 4.5
winooski · 46 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404
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.
Tip: Daytime only; closes at 19:00. Cold-case market alongside the kitchen.
A Single Pebble ★ 4.5
church-street-marketplace · 133 Bank St, Burlington, VT 05401
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.
Tip: Lazy Susan tables; order family-style with a three-plate minimum plus rice. Reservations recommended on weekends.
Pho Hong ★ 4.5
old-north-end · 325 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Family-owned Vietnamese counter on North Winooski Avenue; the Burlington pho benchmark. BYOB. Closed Sun-Mon; queues hard at lunch and dinner.
Tip: Closed Sun-Mon and cash-or-card both accepted; BYOB and the lunch rush after 12:30 clears fast.
May Day ★ 4.5
old-north-end · 258 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Old North End neighborhood bar with house-baked bread, in-house charcuterie and a natural-wine list. Small plates and deli-inspired sandwiches.
Tip: Open Sun-Thu 17:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00; the bar walk-up holds the same menu as the dining room. Resy holds reservations 2 weeks out.
Onion City Chicken and Oyster ★ 4.5
winooski · 3 E Allen St, Winooski, VT 05404
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.
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.
Switchback Brewing Co. ★ 4.5
south-end · 160 Flynn Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Switchback opened in 2002 under master brewer Bill Cherry; the first 100 percent employee-owned brewery in New England. The Beer Garden and Smokehouse runs.
Tip: Closed Monday and the dog-friendly patio is the seat; the Beer Garden Smokehouse kitchen closes at 20:00 even when the bar runs to 21:00.
Burlington Beer Company ★ 4.5
south-end · 180 Flynn Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Burlington Beer Co. moved its taproom from Williston to a 14,000-square-foot former brick warehouse on Flynn Avenue in 2021. 48 taps and a 46-foot bar;
Tip: Full kitchen; one of the few breweries in town that takes reservations.
Fiddlehead Brewing Company ★ 4.5
shelburne · 6305 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482
Fiddlehead's original brewery and tasting room is in Shelburne, sharing a building with Folino's Pizza (BYO food encouraged across the hall).
Tip: No kitchen onsite; Folino's Pizza across the hall is the move and you can carry pizzas back to the tasting-room glasses.
von Trapp Bierhall ★ 4.5
stowe · 1333 Luce Hill Rd, Stowe, VT 05672
Johannes von Trapp opened the brewery at the Trapp Family Lodge in 2010; the Bierhall opened 2016, a mile from the lodge, serving Austrian-style food.
Tip: Bierhall is dog-friendly outside; lodge dining rooms separate.
Mule Bar ★ 4.5
winooski · 38 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404
The Winooski reliable for a midnight pour; expertly compiled rotating drafts plus Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Plant-based plates and classics on offer.
May Day ★ 4.5
old-north-end · 258 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
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.
Tip: Resy reservations open two weeks out; the bar takes walk-ups for the same menu.
Onion City Chicken and Oyster (brunch) ★ 4.5
winooski · 3 E Allen St, Winooski, VT 05404
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.
Bluebird Barbecue ★ 4.4
old-north-end · 317 Riverside Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Bluebird Barbecue runs from an early-1900s farmhouse on Riverside Avenue overlooking the Winooski River. Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
Tip: Closed Monday through Wednesday; book Thursday-Sunday or arrive at 16:30 opening for a counter seat.
Bluebird Barbecue ★ 4.4
old-north-end · 317 Riverside Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
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.
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.
Vivid Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
church-street-marketplace · 150 Cherry St, Burlington, VT 05401
Ian Bailey founded Vivid in Winooski 2015; the roastery and flagship cafe moved to 150 Cherry Street downtown. Light-to-medium roast single-origin focus.
Queen City Brewery ★ 4.4
south-end · 703 Pine St, Burlington, VT 05401
Queen City has 16-plus taps that rotate through German lagers, English ales, monastic styles and Scottish winter warmers from the renovated South End.
Tip: BYO food or order delivery as there is no kitchen onsite; the beech-smoked lager pours faster than the South End helles.
Citizen Cider Press House ★ 4.4
south-end · 180 Flynn Ave, Building 2, Burlington, VT 05401
Vermont's biggest cidery closed its Pine Street pub April 2025 and opened the Press House Pub at 180 Flynn Avenue October 2025, consolidating production.
Tip: Full food menu and cider cocktails; rentable for private events.
Stowe Cider ★ 4.4
stowe · 17 Town Farm Ln, Stowe, VT 05672
Stowe Cider's Shakedown Street taproom serves dry preservative-free ciders alongside barrel-aged and fruit-forward releases. Barbecue and gluten-free menu;
Tip: Closed Mon-Tue; verify Friday music lineup on the operator site. The Tips Up dry cider is the gateway pour into the cellar series.
Light Club Lamp Shop ★ 4.4
old-north-end · 12 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
Fri-Sat only; opens 21:00 and runs till 02:00. Cocktails, DJs, disco and early-house dance floor; vintage lamps for sale and Radio Bean musicians next door.
Kestrel Coffee Roasters Maple Street ★ 4.4
downtown · 47 Maple St, Burlington, VT 05401
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and pastries are grab-and-go only; the rotating filter list changes weekly and the seasonal espresso is the order.
Pingala Cafe weekend brunch ★ 4.4
old-north-end · 1 Mill St, Burlington, VT 05401
Burlington's vegan weekend brunch room in the Chace Mill on the Winooski River. Plant-based plates, smoothies, juice and the famous Crunch Wrap.
The Daily Planet ★ 4.3
church-street-marketplace · 15 Center St, Burlington, VT 05401
The Daily Planet on Center Street since 1982 (one block east of Church). Bohemian bar, tranquil solarium, romantic dining room; cocktails the signature.
Tip: Weekend brunch from 11:30; weeknight dinner from 17:00. Solarium is the best off-Church table for two.