The Best Food and Drink in CT for 2018, Popular Website Says

Even if you live as far south as Stamford, or as far north as Enfield, you may want to make a day trip to get the best of every kind of food and drink in the state. The popular food site, The Daily Meal, has provided that for you.

The Daily Meal has provided what it considers the "complete" guide of the best food and drink in Connecticut for 2018, noting that the Nutmeg State "has a lot going for it" when it comes to food.

With 2017 coming to a close, The Daily Meal says it rounded up 18 of the Nutmeg State’s "tastiest comestibles and most essential eating and drinking places."

Nearly all of them are food-and-drink places that have become local, understated places of legend, each of them having managed to avoid being drowned out by the chains.

Here are some of the selections, in each category, and The Daily Meal's justification for distinguishing them:

Best Bar: The Griswold Inn, Essex

"Connecticut’s best bar is as old as the nation itself. The Griswold Inn opened its doors in 1776, promising “First Class Accommodations, Fine Food and Spirits.” Some 240 years and six family owners later, the inn, its wine bar, and its Tap Room at The Gris (which opened in 1801) still lives up to that promise": Read more here.

Best Beer: Fuzzy Baby Duck By New England Brewing Co., Woodbridge

"Brewed with Citra hops, New England Brewing Co.’s Fuzzy Baby Ducks pours with a hazy orange color and tastes like big, juicy citrus fruits.": Read more here.

Best Burger: The Original Burger at Louis’ Lunch, New Haven

"A flame-broiled burger made in a vertical hinged-steel wire gridiron that cooks the burgers on both sides at the same time; a hamburger sandwich supposedly made from a blend of five cuts of ground steak. If you want condiments, you’ll have to ask. Otherwise, all you’ll get is cheese, tomato, and onion.": Read more here.

Best Chinese Restaurant: Peking Edo, New Haven

"The best Chinese food in Connecticut can be found at three humble food carts in New Haven run by a husband-and-wife duo. Since 1998, they’ve been dishing up classics like roast pork noodle soup from cart one, stir-fried noodles at cart two, and Taiwanese-style Chinese dishes like rice with meat sauce and stewed egg from cart three.": Read more here.

Best Cupcake: Sugar Cupcakery & Bakery, East Haven

"Sugar is a mother-daughter team who have combined their knowledge of baking and passion for decadent dessert to create delicious cupcakes like their signature cannoli — vanilla cupcake, chocolate chip cannoli cream filling, vanilla buttercream, and mini morsels.": Read more here.

Best Dive Bar: The Spigot, Hartford

"The Spigot in Hartford is surrounded by shiny, new bars, which makes this dive all the more charming. Their beer on tap ranges from your classic Miller Lite to regional offerings such as DuClaw.": Read more here.

Read the whole report right here...

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