20 upscale places in Burlington, editor-picked. Occasion restaurants in Burlington: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Burlington food.
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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.
Drink Hand-crafted seasonal cocktails
Devil Takes a Holiday on St Paul Street across from City Hall Park, an upscale Burlington cocktail lounge with hand-crafted drinks and a chic vintage room.
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.
Drink Local-roaster espresso into evening cocktails
Lee Anderson opened Radio Bean in November 2000 in the former Java Love space on North Winooski. Live music every night; Grace Potter and Anais Mitchell.
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.
Intimate wine bar from the Trattoria Delia team next door at 152 Saint Paul. Italian wines by the glass and bottle, sustainable, organic and biodynamic.
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 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.
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Drink Heady Topper and Focal Banger pours, rotating craft taps
Open since May 2013 in downtown Winooski; expertly curated craft beer list with rotating draft plus Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Plant-based plates.
Old North End neighborhood bar; natural wines paired with house-baked bread, in-house charcuterie and seasonal small plates. Off-the-beaten-path producer.
Trattoria Delia is famous for its food but the wine list is the second draw: Wine Spectator-recognised, deep Italian focus, bottles and a long by-the-glass.
Order Whatever is off the hearth, plus a Vermont-gin cocktail.
Hotel Vermont's lobby-level bar and restaurant from Executive Chef Doug Paine. Wood-burning hearth, ingredient-driven cocktails, terrace overlooking the lake.
Drink Whiskey flights from a 100-plus-bottle list
Speakeasy-style whiskey bar inside the Ri Ra Irish Pub building; old-bank room with dark wood and a fireplace. Deep American and Scotch lists on the menu.
Hotel Vermont's lobby bar; the wine and cocktail list leans hard into Vermont distilleries and small-producer bottles. Terrace overlooking Lake Champlain.
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.
Drink Craft cocktails and natural wine
Sister bar to Radio Bean; opened November 2014 as a fully-nooked lamp lounge and cocktail destination. Vintage lamps for sale; live acts most nights,
Drink Cocktail of the month, deep gin and tequila lists
Center Street institution since 1982; the bar room runs alongside the solarium and the dining room, with creative cocktails as the signature.
Drink Burly Irish Ale or cask hand-pull
Vermont's first brewpub (1988) doubles as a workhorse downtown bar; a long list of in-house brews, the cask hand-pull, and a kitchen until close.
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