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Where to eat in New Haven: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in New Haven, CT, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 31 picks in the city, of which 2 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan New Haven for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Twin Pines Diner

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $14 a person · East Haven · 34 Main St

Eats Ranked pick

East Haven diner open 24 hours, serving the town for more than 40 years.

12:30 PM · Lunch

ROLi

European · $$ · about $32 a person · 673 Chapel St

James Beard semifinalist

grilled octopus; butcher's steak; sticky toffee pudding

7:00 PM · Dinner

Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant

African · $$ · about $45 a person · 176 Temple St

James Beard semifinalist

doro wot; siga wot; veggie special

Day 2: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Walnut Beach Creamery

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · Milford · 17 Broadway

Eats Ranked pick

homemade ice cream; seasonal flavors

12:30 PM · Lunch

Mike's Apizza & Restaurant

Pizza · $ · about $16 a person · West Haven · 111 Campbell Ave

Eats Ranked pick

shrimp casino pie

7:00 PM · Dinner

Stowe's Seafood

Seafood · $$$ · about $90 a person · West Haven · 347 Beach St

Eats Ranked pick

lobster roll (sautéed, salad or fried); fried seafood; chowder

Day 3: about $50 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Kelly's Cone Connection

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · Hamden · 2538 Whitney Ave

Eats Ranked pick

small-batch ice cream; ice cream cakes

12:30 PM · Lunch

Sally's Apizza

Pizza · $ · about $16 a person · 237 Wooster St

Eats Ranked pick

tomato pie; white clam pie; potato and rosemary pie

7:00 PM · Dinner

Louis' Lunch

Burgers · $ · about $20 a person · 261 Crown St

Eats Ranked pick

hamburger on white toast (cheese, tomato, onion only)

About $261 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

22 more places to eat in New Haven

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Modern Apizza · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Ernie's Pizzeria · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Shell & Bones Oyster Bar and Grill · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Est Est Est Pizza · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
BAR · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Ozzy's Apizza · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
The Spot · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Sandpiper Restaurant · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Lobster Shack · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Glenwood Drive-In · Hot Dogs · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Wentworth Homemade Ice Cream · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Seven Seas Restaurant & Pub · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Lazy Lobster · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Supreme Seafood Restaurant · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Bobby's Apizza · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Rose Orchards Farm · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Zuppardi's Apizza · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Zuppardi's Slice Shop · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Lenny's Indian Head Inn · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Roseland Apizza · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Olde World Apizza · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Wells Hollow Creamery · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.