food & drink
deep city — best brunch, close to the waterfront & bike path
american flatbread — delicious pizza, good beer
zero gravity — beer! fries, burgers, brats, veggie options
stone soup — hot bar, salad bar, our favorite
hen of the wood — great cocktails, dollar oysters (4-5pm), get the parker house rolls and sit at the bar
taco gordo — quick tacos and burritos, margs too, great to-go
misery loves company — in winooski, gourmet market with delicious prepared foods, great wine selection
onion city chicken & oyster — in winooski, fun atmosphere, fried chicken, oysters, yummy wine and cocktails
bar renee — natural wine bar with snacks, bottle shop too!
wilder wines — natural wine bar + bottle shop
devil makes a holiday — cocktail bar, huge menu
spot on the dock — beer, margs, nachos
myer’s wood fired — montreal style bagels
cafe hot - big breakfast sandwiches
poppy cafe — sandwiches! tuesday - friday, 11-2pm, order early
brio coffee
scout coffee —coffee and pastries
onxyx tonics —coffee and pastries
little gordo cremee stand — cremees aka “soft serve” ice cream
ben & jerry’s
outdoors & other
south end arts district — soda plant, kish, brio, pitchfork pickle
church street — pedestrian street with shops + restaurants
farmer’s market — bustling, pine street, saturday morning
bike path — eight miles! along lake champlain, several swimming access points (see below). walk, rent bikes, etc.
texaco beach — directly accessible by foot or bike, short walk from either north beach or watefront parking. dog friendly!
north beach — big open beach, volleyball courts, parking fee
leddy beach — sandy shallow beach, lots of parking
oak ledge park — south end of burlington, swimming areas
red rocks park — system of trails for hiking, views of shelburne bay and the adirondacks, small beach
a_dog skatepark — impressive little skatepark! lake views
perkins pier — little park with benches, picnic tables, small playground, lake + mountain views