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All the spots you can easily reach on foot!
This is one of Essex’s finest restaurants. With beautiful views & great service, we’ve had many memorable evenings here
15 locals recommend
Carlson's Landing
63 Main StThis is one of Essex’s finest restaurants. With beautiful views & great service, we’ve had many memorable evenings here
The Griswold Inn
36 Main StBlack Seal
15 Main StAmazing views at sunset, Essex feels like a resort destination from the patio of this local favorite.
6 locals recommend
Siren Kitchen & Bar
11 Ferry StAmazing views at sunset, Essex feels like a resort destination from the patio of this local favorite.
Olive Oyl's Carry Out Cuisine
6 Main StLocal deli
Sweet P's
51 Main StGreat little ice cream shop. Grab a cone on your way home 😋 (recommend the Affogato)
Essex Coffee and Tea Company
51 Main StNearby Towns
All our favorite spots from nearby towns, 10-15 minute drive
The Copper Beech Inn
46 Main StSavour Cafe & Bakery
90 Main StMy personal fave: the Caprese sandwich 🤌🏻
The Essex
247 Main StIvoryton Tavern and Cafe
8 Summitt StreetBun On the Run
24 Main StLa Marea Ristorante
732 Middlesex AveScoops
55 Main StBill's Seafood Restaurant
548 Boston Post RdOtter Cove Restaurant & Bar
99 Essex RdHong Kong Chinese Restaurant
125 Westbrook RoadBlack Jax Saloon
78 Main StreetThe Blue Hound Cookery & Tap Room
107 Main StreetCenterbrook Pizza Restaurant
10 Westbrook RoadBrickside Pizza
104 Main StreetSurfridge Brewing Company East
6 Main StreetMuseums
Local points of interest, historical museums & zoos
Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville AveMystic Aquarium
Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme St
Connecticut River Museum
67 Main StGreat place to reserve a spot on an evening boat tour
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
110 Pequot Trail
Pratt House Museum
19 West AvenueFascinating place to visit to see what living in Essex village used to be like.
The Submarine Force Museum
1 Crystal Lake RdState Parks
Some of the beautiful state parks & beaches in our area, CT has so much to offer 🏖
Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
733 Old Clinton RdHarkness Memorial State Park
275 Great Neck RdHammonasset Beach State Park
1288 Boston Post RdRocky Neck State Park
244 W Main StGolf
Some of the nation’s finest courses are in our area ⛳️
Fenwick Golf Course
580 Maple AveFox Hopyard Golf Club
1 Hopyard RdLyman Orchards Golf Club
70 Lyman RdTwin Lakes Golf Course
241 Twin Lakes RdShennecossett Golf Course
93 Plant StWineries
Charming wineries in our area
Jonathan Edwards Winery
74 Chester Maine RoadBishop's Orchards Farm Market & Winery
1355 Boston Post RdClyde's Cider Mill (seasonal) opens sept. 1st
129 N Stonington RdDaily Activities
Check out cruises, kayaking & other adventure ideas
M/V Islander - Thimble Island Cruise w/Capt. Dave
Lady Katharine Cruises
1 Railroad AvenueIndian River Marina
58 Commerce StConnecticut River Cruise & Charter, LLC
80 Harbor DriveOlde Mistick Village
27 Coogan BlvdChester Charter Inc.
61 Winthrop Road