Area Attractions
Thimble Island Tours on board the “Sea Mist”
Stony Creek Public Dock, Branford
www.thimbleislandcruise.com
45-minute narrated cruises of the Thimble Islands, available hourly during the summer.
203-488-8905
Thimble Islands Lobsterbakes
46 Stratton Way, Branford
Call Mike at 203-488-3711
www.thimbleislandslobsterbakes.com
Order a fully prepared lobster & clam dinner complete with all the trimmings to
be delivered to Thimble Islands Bed & Breakfast at your convenience.
Hammonasset Beach State Park
1288 Boston Post Road, Madison
Hours: 8am – Sunset
www.ct.gov (faster to Google above)
Two miles of the best beach in the area, with hiking and bike trails and pavilions.
Exit 62 off I-95, south 1 mile, cross Rt. 1, into Park.
Mystic Seaport Village and Aquarium
Exit 90 off I-95.
www.mystic.org
World-class aquarium with sea lion and dolphin shows, and an historic re-created seafaring village.
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat (May - Oct)
1 Railroad Avenue, Essex
www.essexsteamtrain.com
Stony Creek Public Beach
Thimble Islands Road (opposite the Stony Creek Market)
Life guard on duty all day during the summer months, Memorial Day - Labor Day
Museums
Yale University Art Gallery
1080 Chapel St., New Haven
www.ycba.yale.edu
Hours: T-S 10-5, Sun noon-5
Comprehensive art collection
Yale Center for British Art
1111 Chapel Street, New Haven
www.artgallery.yale.edu
Hours: T-S 10-5, Sun 1-6
Finest collection of British art outside of England (directly across
street from YUAG)
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
www.peabody.yale.edu
World-class natural history museum
Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT
www.FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org
Off I-95 at Exit 70
Major collection of American Impressionist paintings.
Sports
Planet Fitness of Branford
469 East Main St., Branford 203-488-8804
www.planetfitness.com
CT Bike Tours
www.ctbiketours.com
203-856-7263
Customized bike ride along the coastline
CT Coastal Kayaking
www.ctcoastalkayaking.com
Jerry Wylie, 860-391-3837
Kayak rentals, tours & classes in Stony Creek
Sail Works
Branford, CT
www.sail-works.com
203-483-9262
Day or half-day sailing trips, sunset cruises
Sea Sprite Sport Fishing Charters
Old Saybrook, CT
www.captainpete.com
860-669-9613
Departing from Saybrook Point Marina. The Sea Sprite is a 41-foot Hatteras.
Twin Lakes Golf Course
241 Twin Lakes Road, No. Branford, CT
203-481-3776
Public 9-hole course with a par 27. For other area golf courses: www.golflink.com
Outlet Shopping Malls
Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets
20A Killington Turnpike, Clinton
www.premiumoutlets.com
Exit 63 off I-95 Hours: M-S 10-9, Sun 10-6
Seventy outlet stores including Couch, Cole Haan, and Ralph Lauren.
Tanger Outlet
314 Flat Rock Place, Westbrook
I-95, Exit 65, Left at Flat Rock Place
www.tangeroutlet.com
Restaurants
Branford
Assaggio, 168 Montowese, 203-483-5426, www.assaggiobranford.com. Italian
Born in America Restaurant & Pizza Kitchen, www.borninamericarestaurant.com.
Very casual restaurant with award-winning pizza
Dockside Seafood & Grill, 145 South Montowese, 203-488-3007, www.docksidebranford.com.
Seafood (at Bruce & Johnson's Marina)
Darbar, 1070 Main St, 203-481-8994, www.darbarindia.com. Indian
Foe, 1114 Main St, 203-483-5896, www.foebistro.com. American bistro
Lenny’s Indian Head, 205 S Montowese, 203-488-1500, www.lennysnow.com. Seafood
Le Petit Café, 225 Montowese, 203-483-9791, www.lepetitcafe.net. French bistro.
Pasta Cosi, 1018 Main St, 203-483-9397, www.pastacosi.com. Italian
The Suburban, 2 East MainSt, 203-481-1414, www.thesuburbanrestaurant.com. American
Stony Creek Market, 178 Timble Islands Rd, 203-488-0145. (no website)
Open for breakfast and lunch only during off-season, 7:30-3:00
Pizza in evenings Memorial Day – Labor Day)
Yooki Yama, 1018 Main St, 203-481-5788, www.yookiyama.com. Japanese, sushi
Guilford
Whitfield’s, 25 Whitfield St, 203-458-1300, www.whitfieldsguilford.com. American
Quattro’s, 16 Water St, 203-453-6575, www.quattrositalian.com. Italian
Madison
Bar Bouchee, 8 Scotland Avenue, 203-318-8004, www.yelp.com (for reviews). French
Café Allegre, 725 Boston Post Road, 203-245-7773, www.allegrecafe.com. Continental
Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale, 1301 Boston Post, 203-245-7289, www.ljfishtale.com. Seafood
Westbrook
Bill's Seafood, 548 Boston Post Road, 860-399-7224, www.billsseafood.com. Seafood
New Haven
Atticus Book Store-Café, 1082 Chapel St, 203-776-4040, www.atticusbookstorecafe.com.
Basta, 1006 Chapel St, 203-772-1715, www.bastatrattoria.com. Italian
Bentara, 76 Orange St, 203-562-2511, www.bentara.com. Indonesian
Pacifico, 220 College, 203-772-4002, www.pacificorestaurants.com. Nuevo-Latino Seafood
Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana, 157 Wooster St, 203-865-5762, www.pepespizzeria.com. Pizza
Union League Cafe, 1032 Chapel St, 203-562-4299, www.unionleaguecafe.com. Continental
Zinc, 964 Chapel St, 203-624-0507, www.kitchenzinc.com. Continental
