Bars

Enfield, Connecticut

Enfield CT along Route 5 in the Connecticut River Valley north of Hartford provides the upper Connecticut River communities near the Massachusetts border with local dining and entertainment options serving the tobacco valley's residential and commercial communities.

Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield County's craft beer scene serves the most affluent multi-county region in the United States — a corridor of bedroom communities for New York City's finance and media industries where excellent craft beer bars and cocktail establishments serve some of America's highest-earning entertainment consumers. The concentration of wealth in Fairfield County creates extraordinary demand for quality craft beer and spirits experiences.

260 Post Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824

Hartford, Connecticut

Barcelona Wine Bar in West Hartford Center is one of Connecticut's most beloved Spanish tapas and wine bars, a rustic and intimate space with an extensive Spanish wine list and small plates. The bar's authentic Spanish atmosphere and late-night tapas culture make it one of the most consistently packed social destinations in greater Hartford, especially after theater performances nearby.

971 Farmington Ave 06107

Hartford, Connecticut

Bear's Smokehouse BBQ in downtown Hartford is one of Connecticut's most acclaimed barbecue restaurants, expanding into a lively neighborhood bar and gathering space with an extensive craft beer and bourbon selection. The combination of award-winning smoked meats, live music events, and craft beverage program has made Bear's a Hartford cultural institution.

470 James St 06106

Hartford, Connecticut

Bear's Smokehouse Barbecue is Hartford's most celebrated bar and restaurant — a South End institution producing outstanding Texas-style barbecue alongside extraordinary craft beers in the most genuinely warm and community-oriented gathering place in Connecticut's capital city. Hartford's diverse community and its appreciation for authentic American regional food culture find one of their finest expressions in Bear's extraordinary barbecue and beer program.

470 James St, Hartford, CT 06106

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford's Franklin Avenue in the South End is Connecticut's most authentic Italian neighborhood, with family-owned restaurants, social clubs, and bars that have served the city's Italian-American community for generations.

588 Franklin Ave 06114

Hartford, Connecticut

City Steam Brewery Café is Hartford's most beloved brewpub — a downtown institution housed in a stunning 1877 Hartford Steam Company power plant that produces outstanding craft beers alongside the Brew Ha Ha Comedy Club in one of New England's most architecturally magnificent bar settings. The building's extraordinary industrial heritage and City Steam's role as a gathering place for Hartford's diverse professional community make it one of Connecticut's most culturally significant brewpubs.

942 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford's downtown entertainment district along Asylum Street and Front Street includes cocktail bars, sports bars, and live music venues serving the capital city's professional and government employee community.

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford Flavor Company is Hartford's premier craft distillery and tasting room, producing Wild Moon craft liqueurs and operating a cocktail bar where visitors can taste Connecticut-made spirits in the city's South End neighborhood.

30 Franklin Ave 06114

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford's downtown bar scene along Asylum Street, Front Street, and the Colt Gateway complex provides Connecticut's capital city with cocktail bars, craft beer establishments, and live music venues serving the downtown professional community and entertainment seekers visiting from across the state.

35 Asylum St 06103

Madison, Connecticut

Madison CT's downtown along Wall Street and the shoreline district along the Long Island Sound provides one of Connecticut's most affluent shoreline communities with upscale dining, wine bars, and the seasonal beach community entertainment that serves the coastline between Guilford and Clinton.

Manchester, Connecticut

Manchester CT's downtown and the Mill District neighborhood provide east-central Connecticut with a local bar and restaurant scene serving the residential community between Hartford and the Willimantic area.

Mashantucket, Connecticut

Foxwoods Resort Casino features over a dozen bars, lounges, and entertainment spaces spread across its vast casino floor and hotel complex, including the Cedar Steakhouse Bar, Fox Sports Bar, Hard Rock Café, and multiple cocktail lounges. The scale of Foxwoods' bar programming — one of the largest casino resort complexes in North America — means there is always entertainment available across multiple venues.

350 Trolley Line Blvd 06338

Mohegan Sun, Connecticut

Mohegan Sun's collection of bars and casual dining venues includes Jimmy Buffett-themed Changes in Latitudes and numerous other casual bar destinations that serve the resort's extensive non-casino entertainment footprint.

1 Mohegan Sun Blvd 06382

Mystic, Connecticut

Captain Daniel Packer Inne in Mystic is a 1754 colonial tavern and restaurant that has been serving seafarers and travelers since the pre-Revolutionary era, one of Connecticut's most historic bar destinations in one of New England's most charming maritime villages.

32 Water St 06355

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven's Crown Street and College Street nightlife corridors include numerous bars serving the Yale University community, with craft beer bars, cocktail lounges, and late-night establishments complementing the major music venues and restaurants that make New Haven Connecticut's most vibrant urban entertainment city.

New Haven, Connecticut

Anna Liffey's is one of New Haven's most popular Irish pubs, a neighborhood bar near Yale University serving both the academic community and New Haven locals with live Irish music, an extensive beer selection, and traditional pub atmosphere.

17 Whitney Ave 06510

New Haven, Connecticut

BAR (Bru Room at BAR) in New Haven is a unique bar and restaurant combining a wood-fired pizza menu with an on-premises microbrewery and billiards hall. A truly New Haven institution near Yale that has served students, faculty, and locals since 1991, BAR is one of the most beloved and unique bar concepts in Connecticut.

254 Crown St 06511

New Haven, Connecticut

BAR is New Haven's most celebrated craft beer and pizza bar — a beloved combination brew pub and nightclub on Crown Street that brews its own ales and lagers while serving coal-fired mashed potato pizza that has achieved cult status in the city. With a bar scene that ranges from craft beer enthusiasts in the restaurant to DJs and live music in the adjoining nightclub space, BAR captures the dual personality of New Haven's sophisticated-yet-unpretentious entertainment culture.

254 Crown St 06511

New Haven, Connecticut

Bru Craft and Wurst is New Haven's most fun beer bar — a Crown Street establishment pairing outstanding craft beers with an extraordinary selection of bratwurst and sausages in the most relaxed and welcoming bar atmosphere in New Haven. Its extraordinary beer list, its playful German-influenced food menu, and its role as a gathering place for Yale graduate students and New Haven professionals create a bar experience of unusual warmth and quality.

203 Crown St, New Haven, CT 06510

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven's Wooster Square and Chapel Street arts districts provide an alternative nightlife and restaurant scene beyond the Yale University immediate surroundings, featuring Italian restaurants, cocktail bars, and gathering places that serve the broader New Haven community.

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven's Wooster Square and Ninth Square neighborhood bars serve the historic Italian community and the modern creative class with locally owned establishments that reflect Connecticut's most diverse urban entertainment landscape.

New Haven, Connecticut

Criterion in downtown New Haven is one of the most respected craft cocktail bars in Connecticut, offering innovative seasonal cocktail menus in an intimate downtown setting. The bar's commitment to quality spirits and creative bartending has made it a destination for cocktail enthusiasts across the state.

86 Temple St 06510

New Haven, Connecticut

Criterion Bar on Chapel Street in New Haven is a popular cocktail bar near Yale University serving New Haven's student and professional communities with craft cocktails in a modern bar setting on one of the city's primary entertainment corridors.

785 Chapel St 06510

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven's extraordinary bar and cocktail scene, anchored by Yale's international academic community and one of New England's most diverse urban populations, creates a cocktail culture of unusual sophistication for a mid-size Connecticut city. The city's remarkable restaurant scene, consistently recognized as one of America's great food cities, creates high expectations for cocktail quality that New Haven's best bars meet with impressive consistency.

New Haven, CT 06510

New Haven, Connecticut

Ordinary is New Haven's most acclaimed craft cocktail bar — a Chapel Street establishment presenting an extraordinary cocktail program in a beautifully designed space that has established New Haven as one of New England's most serious cocktail destinations. Yale's extraordinary academic community and the New Haven cocktail scene's growing national recognition create a bar market that Ordinary serves at the highest level.

990 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510

New Haven, Connecticut

Zinc is one of New Haven's most beloved wine and cocktail destinations — a Chapel Street restaurant and bar presenting exceptional wines alongside creative cocktails for the New Haven professional and academic community. New Haven's extraordinary culinary scene (recognized as one of America's most underrated food cities, with world-class pizza at Frank Pepe's and Sally's) extends to a wine and cocktail culture that consistently surprises visitors with its quality.

964 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510

South Windsor, Connecticut

South Windsor CT along Main Street and the Route 30 corridor provides the agricultural and residential community northeast of Hartford with local dining and entertainment serving one of Connecticut's fastest-growing suburban communities near the Connecticut River.

Stamford, Connecticut

Chelsea Piers Connecticut in Stamford is a massive sports entertainment complex featuring a sports bar and event spaces alongside athletic facilities, serving Fairfield County's sports-active community with viewing events, private parties, and entertainment programming.

1 Blachley Rd 06902

Stamford, Connecticut

South End Stamford's Harbor Point development and Canal Street corridor provide Stamford with waterfront bar and restaurant experiences that complement the downtown Bedford Street entertainment district for Fairfield County's most populous and corporate city.

Stratford, Connecticut

Two Roads Brewing is Connecticut's most acclaimed craft brewery — a Stratford facility producing nationally recognized ales and lagers in a stunning converted factory with a taproom that has become one of the most popular craft beer destinations in New England. Its extraordinary production facility (one of the most sophisticated in New England) and its consistent production of award-winning beers have made it the flagship of Connecticut's growing craft brewing industry.

1700 Stratford Ave, Stratford, CT 06615

Uncasville, Connecticut

Ballo Italian Restaurant & Bar at Mohegan Sun is a lively Italian dining and bar destination within the casino resort featuring an open kitchen, wood-fired oven, craft cocktails, and a DJ-driven bar scene on weekend nights. One of Mohegan Sun's most social dining venues that functions as a cocktail lounge and social scene beyond just dinner.

1 Mohegan Sun Blvd 06382

Willimantic, Connecticut

Willimantic Brewing Company in the 'Willi' post office building is one of Connecticut's most unique brewpub settings, a historic 1909 post office converted into a celebrated brewpub serving eastern Connecticut with house-brewed beers and a full menu.

967 Main St 06226