The Best Restaurants in Mystic, CT
History comes alive in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Seaport allows visitors to come aboard historic tall ships and stroll through a recreated 19th century coastal village. Steve White, the museum's president commented, "What inspires me about Mystic Seaport is the pervasive sense of a clear mission-connecting Americans with the sea." After visiting the Seaport and the Mystic Aquarium across the street, many of Mystic's visitors look to enjoy a relaxing meal at one of Mystic's best restaurants. Does this Spark an idea?
S&P Oyster Company
If there is such a design style as upscale quaint New England, S&P Oyster has perfected it. The interior combines bright red walls with stained glass skylights, and familiar plaid tablecloths with modern pendant lighting. Its central location just blocks from the Seaport Museum ensure a full house during the summer months. Although S&P does not take reservations, they do offer priority seating for those who call ahead to get their names put on the seating list.
The cuisine here is decidedly New England with seafood as the star. S&P offers a variety of appetizers, soups and salads as well as seafood, pasta, beef, poultry and pork entrees. Popular dishes include a seafood ambrosia with shrimp, Stonington sea scallops and crab, lobster Alfredo and 10-spice wood-grilled chicken with avocado relish and basmati rice.
S&P Oyster Company
1 Holmes St.
Mystic, CT 06355
(860) 536-2674
sp-oyster.com
Bravo Bravo Restaurant & Bar
Zagat-rated Bravo Bravo offers a shot of upscale sophistication to a town that revolves around times gone by. Clean lines, gate windows, subdued lighting and modern furniture set the stage for the meal that is to come. The ambiance is casual and relaxed during the week, and lively and active on the weekends. The restaurant offers a good selection of wines by the glass and by the bottle, beer on tap and specialty drinks.
The Italian-inspired menu features an assortment of appetizers and salads as well as seafood, pasta, veal and poultry entrees. Popular dishes include the crab cakes in a lobster-chive sauce, gnocci with chicken and sun-dried tomatoes in a pesto-Alfredo sauce, and seafood stew with mussels, clams, scallops, lobster and fish over linguine. Reservations are strongly recommended.
Bravo Bravo Retaurant & Bar
20 E Main St.
Mystic, CT 06378
(860) 536-3228
bravobravoct.com
The Captain Daniel Packer Inne Restaurant & Pub
For Mystic visitors looking for a bit of history, The Captain Daniel Packer Inne is a must-do. The building was built in 1756 by Captain Daniel Parker, and it remained in the family until the 1980s. The new owners have restored the inn, keeping its décor authentic and its heritage intact. The lively New England-style pub located on the ground level offers live music every night. The second-floor dining rooms are complete with large, open fireplaces, seafaring artwork and a cozy, intimate feel.
The thoughtfully-prepared menu offers an assortment of appetizers, soups and salads as well as veal, beef, poultry, vegetarian and seafood entrees. Customer favorites include lemon-peppered chicken with a lemon beurre blanc, seared veal with Maine lobster meat, shallots, shitake mushrooms with a Madeira demi glace and truffle oil, and the grilled filet mignon with a creamy gorgonzola sauce. Reservations are strongly recommended.
The Captain Daniel Packer Inne Restaurant & Pub
32 Water St.
Mystic, CT 06355
(860) 536-3555
danielpacker.com
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