An American Road Classic. Offers a relaxing dining room open for lunch daily, and breakfast and dinner on the weekends

The Place Restaurant is a truly unusual restaurant where visitors dine outdoors while a crackling wood fire roasts savory clams, smoky lobsters, sweet corn and much more. Instead of chairs, tree stumps encircle bright red tables, decorated with a bottle of freshly cut flowers. One large menu towers over the dining area, allowing all to see their options as smiling waitstaff come to take their order. Cash only. ATMs nearby. Seasonal: Last weekend in April through October. October is weekends only. Weather permitting. Times may vary throughout season. Please call for details. Photos: Julie

The one and only old town cafe-located in the heart of old Wethersfield-where the beer is always cold, the service friendly, and the price is always right. Come in once and you'll join the old town family-always a friendly face waiting for you!

Classic diner-style cuisine with a traditional Irish flair served in a Middletown legend. At O'Rourke's Diner, we provide our visitors with a unique dining experience. Our menu offers quite a variety, featuring dishes with a strong Irish influence, as well as traditional American classics. We offer daily breakfast and lunch specials where you can really see the creative expertise of the kitchen.

Milford Arts Council oversees the Firehouse Gallery in Walnut Beach. The gallery opened in 2002 and offers a bright exhibition space for themed shows, visiting artists, BYOB Paint-Ins, a writing group, arts guilds, workshops, demonstrations, and more. The gallery is surrounded by a vibrant arts and business district and it's only two blocks from the Long Island Sound.

Award-winning bar, state-of-the-art recording studio and unusually intimate music venue with performances by some of the most active, innovative and respected musicians in creative music today, located in New Haven’s historic Ninth Square District. Check website for seasonal jazz series dates; free Wi-Fi and happy hour specials.

Enjoy ice cream at this working farm that’s over 350 years old. One of the oldest working farms in New England, Field View Farm has been in operation since 1639. A devastating fire in 1996 destroyed much of the main barn. But today, Field View Farm is a place to enjoy fresh eggs, milk and ice cream, all surrounded by working farm animals.