Darius’s guidebook

Darius
Darius’s guidebook

Local Food

local smoked meats and cheese, try the cave-aged cheddar
7 locals recommend
Henry's Market Inc
831 Main St
7 locals recommend
local smoked meats and cheese, try the cave-aged cheddar
local Mennonite food products, great fresh bread and sandwiches
11 locals recommend
Market Wagon
1896 Harwood Hill Rd
11 locals recommend
local Mennonite food products, great fresh bread and sandwiches
15 minutes; worth the drive; plus ice cream at Chocolate Barn
15 locals recommend
Clear Brook Farm
47 Hidden Valley Rd
15 locals recommend
15 minutes; worth the drive; plus ice cream at Chocolate Barn
locally produced everything; Saturday 10am-1pm until the last Saturday in October
Walloomsac Farmers' Market
650 Veterans Memorial Dr
locally produced everything; Saturday 10am-1pm until the last Saturday in October

Restaurants (socially distanced)

classic country restaurant; try the prime rib or lobster mac and cheese
35 locals recommend
The Publyk House
782 Harwood Hill Rd
35 locals recommend
classic country restaurant; try the prime rib or lobster mac and cheese
locally-sourced American cuisine; try the braised short rib
30 locals recommend
Pangaea
3 Prospect St
30 locals recommend
locally-sourced American cuisine; try the braised short rib
patio seating; 16 craft brews; across from Bennington Pottery
13 locals recommend
The Tap House at Catamount Glass
309 County St
13 locals recommend
patio seating; 16 craft brews; across from Bennington Pottery
Lunch | Dinner on the Grille patio; Bennington’s best kept secret; amazing chef
13 locals recommend
Mount Anthony Country Club
180 Country Club Dr
13 locals recommend
Lunch | Dinner on the Grille patio; Bennington’s best kept secret; amazing chef

Traveler advice

Don't miss

Paran-Frost Trail

from Lake Paran, walk to the poetry bridge and loop back along the lake in a grove of paper birches
Don't miss

Old First Church and Cemetery

classic 1805 meeting house; find Robert Frost’s grave, among others
Don't miss

Bennington Battle Monument

300-foot obelisk, walk up for great view (limited hours; check schedule)