Tag Archives: bars

Eel Repute

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There’s something refreshing about a bar that doesn’t care if it’s discoverable on Google Maps. …

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Barfly on the Wall

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Sheppard’s Tavern in Guilford (map) is a place of spoken rules and unspoken corollaries. …

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Out of the Park

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New Haven has its share of first-rate restaurants, and an August reboot has added another: Hamilton Park at the Blake Hotel…

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For a Song (or Two)

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You have to be brave to get up in front of a crowd and sing, but every week ordinary New Haveners do just that…

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This New Year’s in New Haven

Firework. Photographed by Dan Mims.

New Year’s Eve is Sunday, but the time to make a plan is now. Here are 17 things to do in New Haven on the biggest party night of the year, broken into five handy categories. …

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Well-Stocked

Duffy's Tavern in West Haven, CT

Behind the bar in West Haven’s Duffy’s Tavern, there’s a refrigerator carved entirely out of wood, with no gaskets or modern touches. The vintage cooler is still in use, and, putting his hand inside to feel the chill, owner Chris …

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This New Year’s in New Haven

Sparkling wine at The Wine Thief in New Haven, CT

In Monday’s “This Week in New Haven,” we highlighted 12 things to do for New Year’s Eve this Saturday. Here are 10 more, ranging from bashes that check all the boxes to …

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Saucy

Brisket Sandwich and Cajun Fries at Bull & Swine

“One thing I’ve learned is that everyone has a lot of opinions about barbecue,” Paul Cordero says. Cordero is the culinary director for Goatville Restaurant Group, which owns Oak Haven Table & Bar and, a couple of blocks away, the …

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Running the Table

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The rack cracks and there’s a panic on the table. An angry, rainbow blur of numerals flies every which way, searching for holes. The action slows, then stiffens. Peace is restored.

But the game is on. …

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Good Game

Relic's The Huntress at Barcade New Haven

Opened seven weeks ago near Orange and Crown, Barcade’s immediate stroke of brilliance is its name, which is quick, catchy and self-explanatory.

Its deeper genius is that it’s actually full of unexplained surprises. …

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