The restaurants worth a reservation in Burlington, from neighbourhood bistros to the new classics.
The restaurants worth the trip in Burlington: bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
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Order The mushroom toast with bacon and poached egg, plus whatever the daily Vermont cheese flight is pouring.
Eric Warnstedt's Hen of the Wood opened a second location at 55 Cherry Street in downtown Burlington in 2013, eight years after the Waterbury original.
Order The harissa chicken wings, the whipped feta with hot honey and the whole lamb shoulder for the table.
Cara Chigazola Tobin and Allison Gibson opened Honey Road on Church Street in 2017. The eastern Mediterranean mezze room has been a James Beard finalist.
Order The Margherita with San Marzano tomato and house-made mozzarella, plus a side of the burrata.
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.
Order Whatever the hand-cut pasta of the day is, plus a glass of regional Italian off the bottle list.
Trattoria Delia opened on Saint Paul Street in 1993 inside the historic Vermont House; its Italian wine list is Wine Spectator-recognised every year.
Order The French onion soup gratinee and the moules frites, plus a glass off the Burgundy list.
Leunig's Bistro and Cafe sits on the corner of Church and College streets in the Church Street Marketplace and is one of the oldest continually operating.
Order Whatever pasta is on the daily board, plus a Wood Mountain Fish crudo to start.
Pascolo Ristorante returned to its original subterranean Church Street home at 83 Church in January 2026 after three years up the block at 120 Church.
Order The mock eel (deep-fried shiitake in a tangy soy glaze), the dan dan noodles and a sizzling clay pot.
A Single Pebble has anchored Bank Street since the 1990s, serving family-style classical Chinese with a Sichuan lean. Mock eel is the long-running signature.
Order The New Vermont Sampler with house cheese and maple-fennel sausage, plus a Punctuated Equilibrium IPA.
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.
Order Whatever is on the daily menu; the kitchen leans into peak Vermont produce.
Jordan Ware and Cindi Kozak (both Hen of the Wood alumni) opened Frankie's in April 2024 in the old Penny Cluse Cafe space. Daily farm-to-table menu.
Order House-cured pastrami sandwich plus whatever the daily market plate is and a natural-wine pour.
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.
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Order The fried chicken half-bird plus a half-dozen Vermont oysters and a hot-honey biscuit.
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.
Order The brisket plate by the pound, a basket of smoked wings and a side of cornbread.
Bluebird Barbecue runs from an early-1900s farmhouse on Riverside Avenue overlooking the Winooski River. Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
Order Pho tai with rare beef and meatballs; add fresh herbs and a squeeze of lime at the table.
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;
Order The daily sandwich off the chalkboard plus a natural-wine pour.
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,
Order Whatever the cocktail of the month is, plus a daily blackboard plate.
The Daily Planet on Center Street since 1982 (one block east of Church). Bohemian bar, tranquil solarium, romantic dining room; cocktails the signature.
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