When it comes to pizza, I might live in the wrong town. Eating New Haven’s signature thin-, charred-, bubble-crusted apizza leaves a void in my mouth only one thing can fill: more starch. (more…)
Think ’Fast
Lenny Fritz opened The Pantry in 1987 with every intention of starting a full-blown food op: breakfast, lunch, dinner, catering. But as the work days got longer, he cut out the dinner. As family obligations became more consuming, he (more…)
Dream Come True
After three intense days decorating wedding cakes in her New York City shop, Ana De Los Angeles’s father came to her while she was falling asleep. (more…)
Seaworthy
In Fair Haven, whose history is tied to the pursuits of river and sea, and whose current population is increasingly Hispanic, it’s only fitting that a restaurant like La Molienda should exist. (more…)
Grand Tradition
Over the door of a milk-white, sky-blue building on Grand Avenue, letters styled after a western saloon read “Grand Apizza,” pronounced “Grand Ah-beetz.” And while it doesn’t seem to get the ink New Haven’s other established pizzerias do, Grand Apizza is no upstart. Opened in 1955, it even has a connection to one of New […]
Island Kitchen
If you’re looking for some of the most authentic Puerto Rican food on Grand Avenue, your best bet might be a place run by a Chinese couple. (more…)
Falafel-ful
When the bars are closing and there’s a rumble in your stomach and maybe a stumble in your step, you can count on Mamoun’s, a BYO Middle Eastern spot with dim lighting and rugs on the walls, to be there for you. That’s because Mamoun’s has a 365-days-a-year operating policy. Seven days a week, holidays included, […]
Nuevo Haven
On the first floor of the multi-story restaurant Pacífico, the ceiling is painted with blue ripples, as if everything—bar, tables and diners themselves—were sitting at the bottom of a calm but colorful tide pool. To the right of the entrance, the eatery’s open kitchen is tiled in warm hues. To the left, the bar is tiled […]
Scaling the Wall
The closest thing New Haven has to a Chinatown is a group of Asian storefronts on a half-block of Whitney Avenue: a massage parlor, a restaurant/wine bar, a grocery store and a Great Wall. (more…)