Restaurants in Connecticut
Explore 2,945 places to eat and drink across 202 cities and towns in Connecticut. The cities with the most listings are New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Fairfield, and Norwalk. Popular categories include donut shops, pizza restaurants, fast food restaurants, and restaurants.
Eating out in Connecticut: what the data says
The most common kinds of places in our Connecticut guide are donut shops (296), pizza restaurants (294), fast food restaurants (291), sandwich shops (201), and Mexican restaurants (174). New Haven alone accounts for 5% of all listings in the state.
Of the 1,614 places in Connecticut that publish their opening hours, the typical weekday runs from 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM. 93% open on Sundays, 79% are open every day of the week, 41% open by 7 AM and 49% stay open until 10 PM or later.
We have 344 menus from Connecticut on file with 29,296 priced items. The median item costs $12.95, and half of all items are priced between $7.50 and $18.00.
Most common menu items in Connecticut
| Item | On menus | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| French Fries | 22% | $5.95 |
| Caesar Salad | 17% | $11.87 |
| Chicken Tenders | 12% | $10.00 |
| Onion Rings | 12% | $6.60 |
| Mozzarella Sticks | 12% | $9.54 |
| Fried Calamari | 12% | $14.95 |
| Chicken | 10% | $12.50 |
| Shrimp | 10% | $13.25 |
Most talked-about places in Connecticut
Cuisines in Connecticut
- Donut Shops 296
- Pizza Restaurants 294
- Fast Food Restaurants 291
- Restaurants 216
- Sandwich Shops 201
- Mexican Restaurants 174
- Coffee Shops 155
- American Restaurants 141
- Italian Restaurants 115
- Chicken Restaurants 85
- Chinese Restaurants 83
- Ice Cream Shops 75
- Bakeries 46
- Cafes 44
- Indian Restaurants 38
- Delis 37
- Seafood Restaurants 36
- Breakfast Restaurants 34
- Pubs 31
- Japanese Restaurants 31
- Thai Restaurants 31
- Asian Restaurants 29
- Hamburger Restaurants 29
- Bars 27
- Sushi Restaurants 23
- Diners 21
- Steakhouses 21
- Jamaican Restaurants 20
- Mediterranean Restaurants 18
- Barbecue Restaurants 16
- Juice Shops 14
- Tex-Mex Restaurants 14
- Chicken Wings Restaurants 14
- Korean Restaurants 11
- Bars & Grills 11
- Pastry Shops 11
- Vietnamese Restaurants 10
- Spanish Restaurants 10
- Latin American Restaurants 8
- Peruvian Restaurants 8
- Bagel Shops 8
- Puerto Rican Restaurants 7
- Greek Restaurants 7
- Hot Dog Restaurants 7
- Frozen Yogurt Shops 7
- Tea Houses 7
- New American Restaurants 6
- Caribbean Restaurants 6
- Bubble Tea Stores 5
- Brewpubs 5
- Chocolate Shops 5
- Family Restaurants 4
- Colombian Restaurants 4
- Turkish Restaurants 4
- Sports Bars 4
- Noodle Shops 4
- Vegan Restaurants 3
- French Restaurants 3
- Middle Eastern Restaurants 3
- Irish Restaurants 3
All cities in Connecticut (202)
A
B
- Bantam 5
- Barkhamsted 1
- Beacon Falls 2
- Berlin 37
- Bethany 1
- Bethel 11
- Bethlehem 1
- Bloomfield 10
- Bolton 3
- Bozrah 1
- Branford 25
- Bridgeport 108
- Bridgewater 1
- Bristol 30
- Brookfield 31
- Brooklyn 15
C
- Canterbury 1
- Canton 8
- Chaplin 2
- Cheshire 10
- Chesire 2
- Chester 4
- Clinton 6
- Colchester 22
- Columbia 2
- Cos Cob 9
- Coventry 4
- Cromwell 22
D
- D'Andrea's Plaza 1
- Danbury 54
- Danielson 8
- Darien 19
- Dayville 17
- Deep River 6
- Derby 11
- Durham 3
E
- East Granby 3
- East Haddam 2
- East Hampton 7
- East Hartford 25
- East Haven 23
- East Lyme 14
- East Windsor 16
- Easton 2
- Ellington 3
- Enfield 25
- Essex 3
F
- Fairfield 89
- Farmington 19
- Franklin 1
G
- Glastonbury 80
- Granby 4
- Greenwich 33
- Griswold 10
- Groton 60
- Groton Long Point 1
- Guilford 14
H
K
L
- Lebanon 1
- Ledyard 4
- Lisbon 5
- Litchfield 10
- Lyme 1
M
- Madison 19
- Manchester 60
- Mansfield 5
- Mansfield Center 6
- Marlborough 5
- Mashantucket 3
- Meriden 42
- Middlebury 1
- Middlefield 6
- Middletown 43
- Milford 73
- Milldale 1
- Monroe 17
- Montville 8
- Mystic 10
- Mystic;Groton 1
- Mystic;Stonington 4
N
- Naugatuck 16
- New Britain 23
- New Canaan 23
- New Fairfield 2
- New Hartford 2
- New Haven 151
- New London 36
- New Milford 20
- New Preston 3
- Newington 56
- Newtown 18
- Niantic 4
- Norfolk 2
- Norq 1
- North Branford 5
- North Canaan 2
- North Franklin 1
- North Grosvenor Dale 1
- North Haven 22
- North Stonington 3
- North Windham 1
- Northford 2
- Norwalk 83
- Norwich 68
O
- Old Greenwich 1
- Old Lyme 2
- Old Saybrook 18
- Orange 25
- Oxford 9
P
- Pawcatuck 3
- Plainfield 23
- Plainville 19
- Plantsville 6
- Pomfret 1
- Pomfret Center 1
- Portland 7
- Preston 3
- Prospect 3
- Putnam 14
R
- Redding 1
- Redding;Georgetown 3
- Regina Property 1
- Ridgefield 35
- Riverside 1
- Rockfall;Middlefield 1
- Rockville 2
- Rocky Hill 25
- Rowayton 1
S
- Salem 4
- Sandy Hook 4
- Seymour 13
- Sharon 3
- Shelton 47
- Sherman 1
- Simsbury 6
- Somers 1
- South Glastonbury 2
- South Windham 1
- South Windsor 18
- Southbury 11
- Southbury Green 1
- Southington 53
- Southport 8
- Sprague 3
- Stafford Springs 4
- Stamford 71
- Sterling 1
- Stonington 6
- Storrs 23
- Storrs Mansfield 3
- Stratford 28
- Suffield 2
T
U
V
W
- Wallingford 35
- Waterbury 45
- Waterford 13
- Watertown 13
- Weatogue 1
- West Hartford 41
- West Haven 19
- West Simsbury 2
- Westbrook 8
- Westport 24
- Wethersfield 40
- Willimantic 44
- Willimantic;Windham 2
- Willington 2
- Wilton 7
- Winchester 2
- Windham 2
- Windsor 17
- Windsor Locks 13
- Winsted 3
- Wolcott 7
- Woodbridge 3
- Woodbury 14
Y
- Yalesville 1
- Yantic 1