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Introduction -- The Place -- Mexicali Rose -- O'Rourke's Diner -- Parkville Market -- Antojos -- Traveler Restaurant -- Arethusa Farm Dairy -- Sultan's Turkish Restaurant -- Abbott's Lobster in the Rough -- Goulash Place -- Pho 501 -- Frank Pepe's Pizza Napoletana -- B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill -- Monkey Farm -- Frog Rock Rest Stop -- Makris Diner -- Minas Carne -- Bloodroot -- Grano Arso -- Rein's New York-style Deli -- Atlantic Seafood Market -- Heibeck's Stand -- Bill's Seafood -- Lakeside Diner -- Bishop's Orchards -- Harry's Place -- Shady Glen -- Union League Café -- Blackie's -- Willimantic Brewing Company -- Black Duck Café -- Sally's Apizza -- Lilly's Soul Food -- G-Zen -- Bridgewater Chocolate -- Lobster Landing -- Costello's -- Bohemian Pizza and Tacos -- Flanders Fish Market -- Dottie's Diner -- Long Wharf Food Trucks -- Fromage -- Bufalina -- City Fish Market -- Sycamor Drive-in -- Ford's Lobster -- Log House Restaurant -- Liv's Shack -- Roseland Apizza -- Doogie's -- Corner Restaurant -- Donahue's Clam Castle -- Staropolska -- Blue Oar -- Tangiers International -- Super Duper Weenie -- Clamp's -- Jessica's Garden -- Laurel Diner -- Captain Scott's Lobster Dock -- Griswold Inn -- Quaker Diner -- UCONN Dairy Bar -- Liuzzi Gourmet Food Market -- Taste of China -- Louis' Lunch -- Black-Eyed Sally's -- Millwright's -- Lobster Shack -- Ted's Steamed Cheeseburgers -- Modern Apizza -- Zip's Diner -- Sea Swirl -- Vinny's Roast Beef and Deli -- Himalaya Café -- Taino Smokehouse -- Westfair Fish & Chips -- Guilford Lobster Pound -- Metro Bis -- Glenwood Drive-in -- The Pantry -- Winsted Diner -- Essex Shad Bake -- Norm's Diner -- Zuppardi's Apizza.

"From hot dogs to haute cuisine, Connecticut boasts an impressive array of tempting delicacies for every taste and budget. Hot, buttered lobster rolls, steamed cheeseburgers, and coal-fired New Haven-style pizza are just a few of the delights that await adventurous foodies in the Nutmeg State. With Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut as your guide, you'll find a new place to try on every page and get the stories behind the food too. Bask in the warmth of the Connecticut shore at Abbott's Lobster in the Rough, where three generations of the Mears family slow steam and serve lobsters on sunny picnic tables along the waterfront. Find out why O'Rourke's Diner in Middletown was supported by its community and the Wesleyan students who love it after a devastating fire threatened to put them out of business in 2006. Get a taste of Yale life at the high-ceilinged Union League Café, where Chef Jean-Pierre Vuillermet wows diners with his ever-changing French brasserie menu. And if you love reading and eating, be sure to learn about the free books with your meal at Traveller Restaurant. Local writer Mike Urban takes you on a tour around this culinary wonderland to explore eats and eateries that are both familiar and exotic. Come along on this fascinating tour of Connecticut's most unique, unusual, and enjoyable food spots where there's a delightful culinary revelation around every corner. "--Amazon.com