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New England Dining Guide

Your New England restaurant guide to dining out in Connecticut, Main
e, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont -- where the locals love to dine!  (photo of 1761 Old Mill Restaurant, Westminster, MA, by Eric H.)
 

New England Restaurant Guide Dining Reviews Intro

Colonial Inn Concord photo, Concord, MAWelcome to our dining guide, presented to you by "the locals." At VisitingNewEngland.com, we just don't write dining reviews, we live and breathe the part as lifelong New England residents constantly looking for the best New England restaurants for our families and friends. The results are passed along to you, gaining an "inside track" on what places New Englanders hold dearest to their hearts. Our dining section, for years, has appealed to the New England

traveler, as well as the native New Englander looking for great New England clam chowder, lobster and "cheap eats" appealing to families and college students looking for affordable restaurants. Additionally, we feature hidden gems, fine dining, charming New England restaurants, romantic New England dining, Boston restaurant recommendations and the latest "scoop" on terrific ice cream stands. An eternal appetite tempered with enthusiasm, humor and lively writing in a fair and balanced style creates a dining guide that is the next best thing to being there. Bon appetite from the VisitingNewEngland restaurant reviews team! (photo above of Concord's Colonial Inn, Concord, MA, photo by Eric H.).
New England Restaurant Articles, Tips and Reviews from the VisitingNewEngland.com and Weekly New England Travel and Vacation Gazette (Our Official Blog) Dining Sections:

New England Family-Style Dining

Beef Barn photo, North Smithfield, RI
Beef Barn, North Smithfield, RI
; photo by Eric H.

Kid-friendly restaurants in and around Boston, and New England


Lakeview Farms, Bellingham, MA

Nicky's, Wrentham, MA

Kelly's Roast Beef, various locations

Parker's Maple Barn, Mason, NH

Wright's Farm, Nasonville, RI (specializing in chicken)

The Beef Barn, North Smithfield, RI

George's Surf and Turf, Mendon, MA


Classic New England Diners Roadside and Townie Restaurants

Milk Bottle Restaurant Photo, Raynham, MA
Milk Bottle Restaurant, Raynham, MA; photo by Eric H.

Experience New England's best diners

The Traveler Restaurant, Union, CT

Vernon Diner, Vernon, CT

Tex Barry's Coney Island Hot Dogs, Attleborough, MA

Dave's Diner, Middleborough, MA

Mackie's, North Attleboro, MA

Commons Cafe and Eatery, Foxborough, MA

Coffee Sensations Luncheonette at Lord's Department Store, Medfield, MA


Main Street Cafe, North Easton Village, MA

Don's Diner, Plainville, MA

Milk Bottle Restaurant, Raynham, MA

Country Kitchen Donuts, Walpole, MA

Harry's Restaurant and Dairy Bar, Westboro, MA

The Restaurant, Woburn, MA

Red Wing, Walpole, MA

5 and Diner, Worcester, MA

Maine Diner, Wells, Maine

Pleasant View Diner, Smithfield, RI

Lyndon Freighthouse, Lyndonville, VT

Miss Lyndon Diner, Lyndonville, VT



New England Pizza Restaurants

Prince Pizza Restaurant, Saugus, MA
Prince Pizzeria, Saugus, MA; photo by Eric H.

The Best Pizza Places in Massachusetts

Santarpios, East Boston, MA

Spruce Pond Creamery, Franklin, MA

Prince Restaurant, Saugus, MA


New England Ice Cream Stands and Restaurants

Brown's Ice Cream, York Beach, Maine
Brown's Ice Cream, York Beach, Maine (see review in Best New England Ice Cream Stands; photo by Eric H.)

The Best New England Ice Cream Stands

Reader Feedback- Best Ice Cream Stands

Brigham's Ice Cream, various locations

Cabot's Newton, MA


Bar Restaurants and Irish Pubs

Beckett's Pub, Walpole, MA

Beckett's, Walpole, MA; photo by Eric H.

The best Irish restaurants and pubs in suburban Boston

Scenic views at the Blue Fin Lounge, Foxborough, MA

Beckett's Pub, Restaurant and Function Room, Walpole, MA

The Western Hotel, Burrillville, RI

Traditional New England Restaurants

Salem Cross Inn Photo, West Brookfield, MA
Salem Cross Inn, West Brookfield, MA; photo by Eric H.

Colonial Inn, Concord, MA

Longfellow's Wayside Inn, Sudbury, MA

The Salem Cross Inn, West Brookfield, MA

The 1761 Old Mill, Westminster, MA


New England Seafood Restaurants

Champlin's Seafood Photo, Galilee, RI
Champlin's, Galilee, RI (see review in Best New England Seafood Restaurants); photo by Eric H.

The Best New England Seafood Restaurants

Docksider Restaurant, Northeast Harbor, Maine

Fox's Lobster House, Nubble Point, York Beach, Maine

Pier 18 Seafood and Grille, East Bridgewater, MA


Romantic/Date Night New England Restaurants

Palm Restaurant photo, Boston, MA
Palm, Boston, MA (see review in New England's Most Romantic Restaurants); photo by Eric H.

New England's most romantic restaurants

Kennebunk Inn, Kennebunk, Maine

Palm Restaurant, Boston, MA


Steak, Chicken, Seafood!

204 Washington, Walpole, MA204 Washington, Walpole, MA (see mini-review in Best Norfolk County, MA, Restaurants; photo by Eric H.

Jimmy's Steer House, Arlington, MA

Alisson's, Kennebunkport, Maine

Mt. Vernon Restaurant, Somerville, MA

Stars on Hingham Harbor, Hingham, MA

Tavern from Tower Square, Plainville, MA

Martha's Exchange, Nashua, NH



Italian Restaurants in New England

Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant, Middleborough,, MA
Lorenzo's, Middleboro, MA (see review in New England Dining Blog; photo by Eric H.

Traditional Italian restaurants

Amici's Trattoria, Shrewsbury, MA

Guido's Italian-American Restaurant, Walpole, MA

Foxfire Inn and Italian Restaurant, Stowe, VT

Papa Gino's


New England Cafes, Bakeries and Coffee Houses

Vanilla Bean Cafe, Pomfret, CT

Vanilla Bean Cafe, Pomfret, CT; photo by Eric H.

Noah's, Stonington, CT

Vanilla Bean Cafe, Pomfret, CT

Somethin's Brewin' Cafe, Lakeville, MA

New England Soup Factory, Newton, MA

Fresh Start Bakery, Walpole, MA


More New England Dining Feature Stories and Columns

Sunday Brunch

Lake Pearl Luciano's, Wrentham, MA 

Brazilian

Minas Cafe, Norwood, MA

Chinese Restaurants

Three great Boston area Chinese restaurants

Chopstick's, Leominster, MA

Greek-American Restaurants

Christo's, Brockton, MA

Taso's, Norwood, MA

Mexican Restaurants

Jalapeno's, Walpole, MA

Alamo, Milford, MA

Take-Out 

Del's Lemonade, throughout Rhode Island

Ever So Humble Pie Company, East Walpole, MA

Harrows Chicken Pies, Reading, MA


General Dining Reviews

The New England Restaurant Blog

Gone but not forgotten New England restaurants

More Memories of New England Restaurants from the 60s, 70s and 80s

Dining on a budget in New England

Blue collar roving restaurant critic Guy Bocabella tells it like it is

The best New England-based restaurant chains

Five hidden restaurant gems in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island that will surely please the appetite

Colonial-style dining in Massachusetts

Bubbling Brook ice cream stand, a southwest suburban Boston family tradition since 1951, to remain open; rumors of closure untrue.

Connecticut waterfront dining recommendations

The Wicked Good, Wicked Bad New England Dining Forum -- Unbiased opinions on local restaurants!

Local New England natives reveal their all-time favorite restaurants

New England restaurant meals that we recommend

The best cheap eats restaurants in Boston, Cambridge and beyond

Dining near Gillette Stadium for New England Patriots game day

Norwood, Mass., has suddenly become the hotspot for Boston suburban dining.

The best dining in New England

Great restaurants in Norfolk County, Mass.

Dining out from a baby's perspective

Best/worst dining in Massachusetts

Arlington, Mass.'s restaurant history

Route One in Saugus and Lynnfield, MA, is a strange slice of dining Americana

Career-changer Andrea DiReda Taber finds her dream job by creating New England farm fresh pies made from scratch at the Ever So Humble Pie Company in East Walpole, Mass.

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