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The Downtown Grocery
Chef Rogan Lechthaler brings a hip but casual vibe to suppers featuring handmade pastas, farm-fresh produce and local meats.
Ludlow
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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El Toro
Tamales and pozoles and huevos rancheros — oh, my! Morrisville's from-scratch Mexican joint uses local ingredients and recipes from the chef-owner's abuela.
Morrisville
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Electra's Restaurant
The 110-seat restaurant in the historic Shelburne Inn is chef-owner Donnell Collins' passion project. It transports guests back in history with its atmosphere and its locally sourced menu prepared with traditional methods of slow-grilling and braising that the chef calls “colonial American.”
Shelburne
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eLevation Bar & Eatery
Enjoy a prix-fixe three-course menu on Thursday and Sunday throughout winter. Reservations are required.
Stratton
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Elfs Farm Winery & Cider House
Plattsburgh
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Elliot Street Fish, Chips & More
You don't have to cross the pond to feast on eclectic, Euro-inspired eats such as falafel wraps and crispy haddock with Belgian fries.
Brattleboro
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Ellison Estate Tasting Room
Stowe
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Ellison Estate Vineyard
Grand Isle
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Elm Brook Farm Craft Distillery
Sugar maples on the owners' 532-acre Revolutionary War-era farm supply the raw materials for the farm's handcrafted "forest-to-flask" spirits. Want to sample? Call ahead to book a tasting.
East Fairfield
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The Elm Street Market
Sandwiches here swing from classic to creative. The Mount Antonio Caprese has fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and balsamic drizzle; the Ethan Allen features curried chicken salad, chèvre and sprouts.
Bennington
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