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Downtown Pizzeria & Pub
The Italian American owners of the village restaurant know their pizza and Parm. Order takeout from the specials or regular menu, and don't forget a $4 local microbrew with your meal. Homemade cannoli available while they last.
Johnson
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Dragon House
Hinesburg locals and campers from nearby Lake Iroquois frequent the village's Chinese joint for wonton soup, beef teriyaki and pork fried rice.
Hinesburg
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The Drake Bar and Kitchen
The signature dish here is a riff on the restaurant's name: duck-fat poutine. Married owners Eben and Tessa Hill also serve classic Waldorf salads, taco trios and steak frites.
St. Albans
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Dream Maker Bakers
Megan Wagner's full-service bakery specializes in custom cakes and event desserts. No special occasion in your future? Sandwiches and salads are also available.
Killington
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Drewski's on the River
Continuing the long tradition of Blanche and Bill's Pancake House, Drewski's serves locally famous flapjacks and waffles close to Killington's Skyeship Gondola.
Bridgewater Corners
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Drink
Just across the street from City Hall Park, this sleek bar boasts unique cocktails, nightly drink specials and board games for the playing.
Burlington
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Drop-In Brewing Company
Also home to the American Brewers Guild Brewing School, this taproom has seven beers on draft — including four rotating taps. Samplers, cans, pints and three growler sizes allow you to take home your favorite.
Middlebury
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Du Jour VT
With an ever-changing menu and daily specials, the restaurant lives up to its name. Fish and chips and a beef-and-venison meatloaf are staples, as are Taco Tuesday and Sushi Thursday.
Ludlow
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Duke's Public House
Locals and travelers gather for craft cocktails, regional beers and spirits, along with pub-style fare made with local ingredients. Enjoy the outdoor fire pit or the cozy indoor fireplace.
South Burlington
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Dumb Luck Pub & Grill
The casual watering and eating spots serves up pub classics, such as loaded nachos, wings and burgers.
Winooski
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Duo Restaurant
Longtime employee Jason Lively recently purchased the downtown staple from award-winning restaurateurs Keith Arnold and Stephanie Bonin. He continues to serve up indulgent locavore fare. Weekend brunch.
Brattleboro
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Dusit Thai Cuisine
Bangkok natives cook up authentic Thai specialties such as drunken noodles and fragrant coconut curry. The restaurant also boasts an impressive sushi bar.
Newport
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The Dusty Bottle
With a pool table and live music most weekends, this below-ground dive draws a spirited local crowd.
Bradford
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Dutch Mill Diner
The Bissonette family has close to 30 years of experience serving hearty breakfasts and home-style grilled burgers from this historic windmill location. Breakfast available until 2 p.m.
Shelburne
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The Dutchman's Tavern
Deep-fried tater tots, burgers and beer are on the menu at this easygoing tavern. Live music, cornhole tournaments and daily specials draw a local crowd.
Bennington
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Early Bird Catering
Chef-owner Deven Bora brings new energy to a longtime convenience store deli with elevated breakfast and lunch sandwiches, burritos, coffee, smoothies, soup, creative hot-bar dishes, and take-home dinners. The space is also home to Bora's catering business.
Colchester
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Earth Sky Time Community Farm
Manchester Center
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East Asian Cuisine
In the Home Depot plaza, visitors choose from an array of Chinese, Japanese and Thai specialties. Behind the sushi bar, chefs craft creative maki and sashimi.
Rutland
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East Coast Ice
A wood-sided shack on the green near Five Corners serves bright swirls of Philadelphia water ice — a frozen treat somewhere between Italian ice and sherbet. Owner Cindel Otto calls it "paradise in a cup."
Essex Junction
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East Corinth General Store
There's something for everyone at this local hangout: gasoline, hammers, craft beer and sandwiches. Stop by for an ice cream in the summer.
East Corinth
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East Garden
Generous portions of orange shrimp, sesame chicken and moo shu pork bring serious bang for the buck at the downtown Chinese restaurant.
Randolph
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East Hill Farm
Plainfield
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The East Side Restaurant & Pub
Sit in the waterfront dining room or garden terrace at a spot best known for its Sunday brunch, prime rib and fresh seafood. Weekend breakfast.
Newport
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East West Café
After a three-year hiatus, chef-owner Samran Kaewkoet-Richland is back in a new location, whipping up affordable northeastern Thai cuisine to eat in or take out. True to its name, the café will soon add a Western-style breakfast with endless coffee.
Burlington
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Eastern & Main Market-Deli
Down the street from the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, folks can order the Fairbanks sandwich: rare roast beef with Cabot cheddar and wasabi-horseradish mayo.
St. Johnsbury
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Eastern Dragon
St. Albans' downtown pan-Asian spot serves up sushi, Thai curries, udon noodles and the always-in-demand General Tso's.
St. Albans
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Eastman's Bakery
Elaborate custom cakes and inventive cupcakes — think kettle corn or Cadbury crème egg — make this family-owned bakery a destination as well as a Fairfax favorite. Check social media for the flavor of the week!
Fairfax
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EB Strong's Prime Steakhouse
At Church Street's low-lit steakhouse, it’s all USDA Prime aged a minimum of 21 days, from the filet mignon to the porterhouse. Also on the menu are seared diver scallops, classic surf and turf, and truffle-scented fries.
Burlington
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The Echo Lake Inn
Bacon-wrapped scallops and sweet-potato-and-parsnip ravioli are among the seasonally changing plates at this Victorian-era resort restaurant.
Ludlow
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Echo Restaurant & Lounge
Start with a craft cocktail, then sate your hunger with a steak-bomb grilled cheese sandwich or brick-oven pizza.
Brattleboro
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Eco Bean + Greens
The clean eats and drinks at this all-organic café — named one of America's 10 best juice bars by Condé Nast Traveler — include hefty kale Caesars and superfood smoothies.
South Burlington
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Eddie's Bakery
For more than six decades, the Toney family has sweetened the Kingdom with handcrafted maple and apple cider doughnuts, plus cookies, cupcakes and muffins.
Waterford
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Eddy Farm School for Horse & Rider
Middlebury
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Edelweiss Mountain Deli
The hills are alive with music — and skiing — and the mountainside deli keeps up with decadent pastries, award-winning chili and prepared meals ready to go. Don't miss the on-site Caledonia Spirits tasting room.
Stowe
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Eden Ciders
Taste award-winning ice ciders, aperitif ciders and naturally sparkling hard ciders at a bar inside the Northeast Kingdom Tasting Center. Pair a sip with a snack from the Warehouse restaurant next door.
Newport
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Edmund’s Coffee Shop
In a resort coffeehouse, skiers perk up over organic cups of joe and small bites, from breakfast sammies to pastries.
East Burke
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Edson Hill
Stowe
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Edson Hill Dining Room & Tavern
Head to an elegant manor with fishbowl views for new takes on classic New England fare, such as cider-glazed pork belly and cedar salmon with cranberry-pecan wild rice. Dine by the fireplace or out on the patio in season, or belly up to the tavern bar for garden-to-glass cocktails.
Stowe
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Einstein’s Tap House
Run by industry veteran Tom Massey, this bar and lounge encourages “food, spirits and dancing.” Enjoy pigs in a blanket or a Margherita flatbread with one of 32 local beers on tap.
Burlington
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El Comal
Casimiro De Jesús Martínez and Cayetano Santos offer regional Mexican specialities from their native Oaxaca and beyond. Everything is made from scratch, including mole sauce, fresh salsas and masa for tortillas, topped memelitas and stuffed tetalas.
Williston
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