General Information

RESTAURANTS

CHURCH STREET AREA:

Pizza:

Dining: Flatbread or Pizzeria Verita
In and Out: Juniors Downtown, Mr. Mike’s, Manhattan

Pub:

Church St. Tavern
Farmhouse
Vermont Pub & Brew
RiRas Irish Pub
Halvorsons
Sweetwaters

Finer dining spots:

Leunigs Bistro
Trattoria Delia (Italian – super cozy!)
Hen of the Wood
Hotel Vermont

Sandwiches / Casual Dining:

Burlington Bay
Red Onion (get the red onion sandwich here!)
Pennycluse (amazing taco salad)
Kountry Kart (got to try the rise and shiner sandwich at some point!)
Splash at the boat house
Breakwaters
Shanty (seafood)

Sushi:

Asiana House (the best!)
Koto Japanese Steak House

Mexican:

El Gato

Dessert:

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

Breakfast:

Pennycluse
Magnolias
Bruggers
Starbucks
Sneakers in Winooski is also delicious!

Bars that are not student based:

Hotel Vermont

Seafood:

The Shanty
Ray’s

WILLISTON RD:

Windjammer and Upper Deck Pub – steak, seafood and BEST salad bar downstairs and the pub upstairs has sandwiches, soups, amazing wings, etc.: http://www.windjammerrestaurant.com/

The Bagel Place
Chicken Charlies (delivery)
Leonardo’s Pizza (delivery)
Marco’s – sandwiches and pizza (delivery)
Moe’s – fast Mexican
Wings over Burlington (Dorset St., delivery)
Al’s French Fries- old school burger joint with delicious creemies (soft ice cream)
The Pour House – great, informal Sunday brunch spot
The Rotisserie
The Barnyard – new wood fired pizza place
Chains: Quiznos, McDonalds, Subway

Check out Wine and Cheese Traders (great deals on wine, cheese, crackers, olive bar, chocolates, etc.)

SHELBURNE RD/RT.7:

Pauline’s
Koto Japanese Steak House
Buffalo Wild Wings
The Spot (breakfast and lunch – so good!)
Folinos Pizza

MISC. LOCATIONS:

Black Sheep Bistro (Vergennes)
Juniors Italian (Colchester)
Tiny Thai (Winooski and Essex – cheap, delicious, good portions, AND BYOB/W!)
Great web link for food: menupix.com

ENTERTAINMENT

Pizza Putt (mini golf)

Movies:

Majestic 10 (Williston)
Palace 9 (So.Burlington)
Essex Cinemas (Essex)
there is a drive in out in Colchester as well

Sparetime Bowling (Colchester)

Shelburne Farms and Shelburne Museum

Get Air Vermont Trampoline Park - getairvermont.com

Go Carting - essexspeedway.com

Golfing: Vermont National (So. Burlington), Links at Lang Farm (Essex), Catamount (Williston)

Other local sports:

Lake Monsters: web.minorleaguebaseball.com

Live Music:

Higher Ground: highergroundmusic.com
Nectars: liveatnectars.com

Shopping:

Outlets in Essex (Polo, BCBG, Kitchen Collection, etc.)
Downtown Church St. Mall (Gap, Macys, JCrew, etc.)
University Mall (Kohls, Sears, JCP, BonTon, etc.)
Shelburne Rd: TJ Maxx and Home Goods
Williston: WalMart, Marshall’s, Toys R US, Old Navy, Dick’s Sporting Goods
Pet Stores: Pet Food Warehouse (locally owned on Williston Rd and Shelburne Rd), PetCo (Williston Rd), PetSmart (Williston)
Church St. Marketplace: Sweet Lady Jane, Banana Republic, Monelle, Body Shop, Ecco, etc

HOTELS

Sheraton
Best Western
Doubletree
Courtyard Marriott Downtown
Hotel Vermont

GROCERY STORES

Shaws – Shelburne Rd
Hannaford – Shelburne Rd & Dorset St.
Price Chopper – Williston Rd & Shelburne Rd
Healthy Living – Dorset St. (like Whole Foods)
Trader Joes! – Dorset St.
City Market – Downtown, off Winooski Ave (also like Whole Foods)

DRY CLEANERS

Gadues (Williston Rd)
Greers (Dorset St)

SKIING

Stowe and Smuggs are the closest!