Westport Connecticut Restaurants

Acqua
43 Main Street
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 222-8899

http://www.acorn-online.com/bestbets/re-acqua.htm

Convenient downtown location, views of Saugatuck River. Open for lunch & dinner. The menu at Acqua focuses on Italian, French,and Spanish dishes including tapas, hummus, tabouleh, baba ganouj; wood roasted portobello mushroom; and a selection of pizzas. Signature dishes are balsamic glazed sea bass; shrimp and crab cake on arugula; grilled Black Angus T-bone and whole roasted fish. Delicious desserts are hazelnut, mocha and chocolate semifreddo; summer berry crisp with lavender mint sauce; chocolate truffle profiteroles with caramel gelato. Luxurious dining space with murals.

Bertucci's
1092 Post Rd. E
Westport, CT 06880
203-227-0865

www.bertuccis.com

Bertucci's Italian American cuisine features pizza and pasta dishes. The pizzas are fired in a brick oven. The atmosphere is friendly and neighborly in a casual setting. Children are welcome. Deliveries, carry outs and gift certificates are available. The premises features a full bar, private rooms and wheel chair accessibility. Open for lunch and dinner .

Blue Lemon
7 Sconset Square
Westport, CT 06880
203-226-2647

Attention to detail sets this restaurant apart from the rest. You'll be impressed with the lemon accents throughout the restaurant. Chef/owner Bryan Malcarney oversees every detail of the restaurant, rated Very Good by the New York Times.

Bogey' Bar & Grille
323 Main Street
Westport, CT 06880
203-227-4653

Bogey's is an eclectic-American restaurant seating 110 patrons. Full-service with a main dining room and a tap room. The motifis made up of early American, Scottish, and Irish golf memorabilia. Serves a lunch/dinner menu all day, every day of the week. The menu consists of appetizer, soup/salads, burgers, pizzas and dinner entrees that consist of chops, steaks, seafood, and pastas.

Bombay Bar & Grill
616 Post Rd E
Westport, CT 06880
203-226-0211

http://www.fineindiandining.com/bombaybar&grill.htm

Bombay Bar & Grill is a favorite Indian Restaurant, founded in 1995 and is part of the Chola Group of highly-rated Indian Restaurants. Their other restaurants are Jaipore Royal Indian Cuisine (Brewster, N.Y.) Chola Eclectic Indian Cuisine, New York, N.Y.

Conte's Market & Grille
540 Riverside Ave
Westport, CT 06880
203-226-3474

http://www.culinarymenus.com/contesfishmarket.htm

An upscale seafood restaurant as well as the finest quality retail fish market in Fairfield County. Fish is hand selected at the Fulton Fish Market in NYC by Ben Conte, and is shipped directly to Conte's the same day, thus guaranteeing the freshest and best fish available. Live music on Friday Nights – R&B and Rock.


Da Pietro's
36 Riverside Ave
Westport, CT 06880
203-454-1213

http://www.fairfieldweekly.com/gbase/dining/browse?startIndex=601 Highest ZagatSurvey rated restaurant in Westport. Consistently voted "Best Restaurant for Wine Lovers" by Wine Specator, Da Pietro's bistro-like charm also rests in the exemplary northern Italian and southern French cuisine prepared by chef/owner Pietro Scotti. Whether it's wild game or black truffle risotto, Scotti pours his heart and years of experience into his cooking. He also makes his own lemoncello. Now open for lunch as well as dinner. Seats only 24, so make sure you have reservations. Elegant ambiance. Little pricey but worth it. ( www.fairfieldweekly.com)

DeRosa's Italian Restaurant
577 Riverside Ave
Westport, CT 06880
203-227-7596

Upscale/casual restaurant located on the Saugatuck River near Westport Train Station. "Food is amazing" (J.Smith) Ambiance is casual and loud. Good family restaurant.

Dressing Room - A Home Grown Restaurant
27 Powers Court
Westport, CT 06880
(Located directly behind The Westport Country Playhouse, just off of Post Road.)
http://dressingroomhomegrown.com
Michel Nischan, (michelnischan.com) chef, cookbook author and avid proponent of healthy, sustainable and culturally significant food and social causes, has teamed up with like-minded actor and philanthropist Paul Newman to open Dressing Room - A Homegrown Restaurant, located on the grounds of the Westport Country Playhouse.

Little Kitchen, The
423 Post Road E
Westport, CT 06880
203-454-5540

http://www.ctmenusonline.com/thelittlekitchenl.htm

ZagatSurvey says "out-of-the-ordinary" Westport Chinese-Indonesian with a sushi bar and "exciting", "well-thought-out" dishes featuring "fresh fish and top-quality ingredients that are an admirable alternative" to the usual Asian fare; while the "new location" (across the street from its sib Taipan) is "striking" and "more spacious", it's also pricier.


Mansion Clam House
541 Riverside Ave
Westport, CT 06880
203-454-7979

Housed within a landmark 1800's onion shed, The Mansion is famous signature seafood and its location along the Saugatuck River. Longtime local restaurateur, Jocko Saltus, surpasses expectations again and again.

Mario's Place
36 Railroad Place
Westport, CT 06880
203-226-0308

Voted Best Value and Best Roast Beef in Fairfield County, Mario's Place has been a Westport tradition for over thirty years.

Oscar's
159 Main Street
Westport, CT 06880
203-227-3705

http://guides.yourct.com/restaurants/12/0/201/

Oscar's serves a variety of foods including Delicatessen,Kosher and Sandwiches. The ambiance is best described as Children and People Watching. Best sandwiches in Westport.

Pane Vino Ristorante
1431 Post Rd E
Westport, CT 06880
203-255-1153

Owner Marty Levine oversees every aspect of your dining experience. One of the best restaurants in town, Pane Vino serves delicious Italian food in an intimate environment. Great for everyday dining or special occasions, Pane Vino is a local favorite.

Positano's
233 Hills Point Rd
Westport, CT 06880
203-454-4922

http://www.positanoswestport.com/about.htm

Positano's Restaurant on a sandy beach in Westport abets the fantasy with exhuberant murals of pastel houses, fishing boats and cerulean seas, water views from every window and an expansive menu of Italian dishes as familiar and heartwarming as a Neopolitan love song."CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE - JULY 2003

Red Barn, The
292 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
203-222-9549

http://www.redbarnrestaurant.com

All rooms have been appointed with authentic antiques and lovely colonial fireplaces highlight four of the seven dining rooms.The staff of The Red Barn will carefully plan your party, wedding or meeting in the dining rooms, affording you fireside seating or a view of the lovely gardens. The convenience of being located directly off the Merritt Parkway has made The Red Barn a natural stopping point for dining or for business meetings. The Red Barn is open daily for Lunch and Dinner and Sunday Brunch.

River House Tavern
299 Riverside Ave
Westport, CT 06880
203-226-5532

http://www.riverhousetavern.com/

Every seat has a view of the Saugatuck River through floor-to-ceiling windows at this nautically decorated Westport New England newcomer, a sibling of the town's popular Tavern on Main; sea-worthy catches like seared scallops with succotash share the menu with land-based Yankee cousins like pot roast; a fireplace warms hearth and soul in winter, while patio seating under green umbrellas by the water's edge provides summer pleasure. - Zagat Survey

Sakura
680 Post Rd E
Westport, CT 06880
203-222-0802

http://www.sakurarestaurant.com/

At Sakura there are several different dining areas you can choose from to dine in. Have fresh steak, seafood and chicken prepared in front of you on the Hibachi grill tables, or eat in the traditional dining room, or sit Japanese style in one of the three private tatami rooms serving traditional Japanese cuisine such as sukiyaki and shabu-shabu, or try the sushi bar with an outstanding selection of fresh fish. This award-winning restaurant offers three fine dining experiences in the Japanese tradition.

Seminara's Ristorante
256 Post Road East
Westport, CT 06880
203-222-0188

Seminara's Restaurant serves upscale Italian Cuisine in a classy and friendly atmosphere. David and Victoria opened Seminara's in October 2000 and serve lunch and dinner. The restaurant is available for private parties, business luncheons or any special occasion.

Splash Restaurant
The Inn At Longshore
260 Compo Rd S
Westport, CT 06880
203-454-7798

http://www.innatlongshore.com/

Located in the beautiful town of Westport in a corner of an historic inn with an uninterrupted and breathtaking view of the Long Island Sound, Splash has just been awarded by The Food Network "best of" New England waterfront dining. Splash has rediscovered its American roots and deftly blends them with Asian accents. Since its opening in 1995, the lively and innovative Splash has attracted many loyal diners and has become a popular meeting place for all Southwestern Connecticut. Like the town of Westport, its interior/exterior combines tradition with vibrant contemporary sensibility.

Taipan
376 Post Rd East
Westport, CT 06880
203-227-7400

http://www.ctnow.com/dining/4737,0,1535173.venue

"A Post Road strip-mall location "belies the quality" of this "inventive" Pan-Asian with "real ties to the cuisine, not a knockoff jumping on the fusion bandwagon"; stop off in China, Malaysia, Thailand and all Far East ports for "really tasty" "feisty fare" served in a "cool", "unique" interior where "fish swimming" under the glass floor "are a great kid-pleaser" and service is "delightful". (A review by ZagatSurvey)

Tarantino's
30 Railroad Place
Westport, CT 06880
203-454-1817

(waiting for a review)


Tavern on Main
146 Main Street
Westport, CT 06880
203-221-7222

http://www.tavernonmain.com/

Tavern On Main is located in one of Westport's most historic colonial homes built circa 1810. The menu matches the setting with innovative New England Country Cooking. Elise Maclay of Connecticut Magazine calls the menu, "delectable...sparkingly fresh...absolutely delicious." A bustling Tap Room is themed after "the hunt" and features an antique mahogany bar and tables, old flintlocks and carbines, and hand blown windows offering a glimpse of the cozy dining area. A picturesque dining terrace overlooking the buzz of activities on Main Street accomodates guests in warm weather months. Tavern's unique combination of extraordinary food, irresistable atmosphere and fine service make it a gathering place for business people, celebrities, couples, locals and visiting out-of-towners. New York Times critic Patricia Brooks sums up a visit to Tavern On Main as "a commendable dining experience."

Tengda Asian Bistro
1330 Post Rd E
Westport, CT 06880
203-255-6115

With an outstanding blend of atmosphere and food, Tengda Asian Bistro glides into Westport like a well honed Samurai sword. The menu is broad and appealing with a mixture of delights from Thailand, Japan and Vietnam... truly blending the best of Asia in a delicious and attractive presentation. Surroundings are high-tech/hip with an Far Eastern flair. Make a reservation...this place is busy! (  www.restaurantrow.com )

Three Bears Restaurant
333 Wilton Rd
Westport, CT 06880
203-227-7219

http://www.threebearsrestaurant.com/

We pride ourselves in the belief that freshness and authenticity are the essence of fine cuisine. We select the finest quality meats, fish and produce for your tasting. We prepare our sauces, soups and dressings from "scratch" in our kitchen. Likewise, many of our desserts are home-made. Some items on our menu are seasonal, and we also reserve the right to eliminate items from our menu if the market cannot meet our standards. Enjoy. ( http://www.newmassmedia.com )

Viva Zapata
530 Riverside Ave
Westport , CT 06880
203-227-8226
http://www.fairfieldweekly.com/gbase/dining/browse?startIndex=501

This south-of-the-border themed restaurant makes excellent margaritas and is a favorite summertime hangout when the patio is open for seating. Plus, the food is favored by our readers, who voted Viva Zapata "Best Mexican Restaurant" in the 2003 readers' poll. ( FairfieldWeekly.com)

V Restaurant & Wine Bar
1460 Post Rd E
Westport, CT 06880
203-259-1160

V Restaurant & Wine Bar was opened in September 1997 by the same owners of Gates Restaurant & Bar in New Canaan, Centro Ristorante in Darien, Centro Ristorante in Fairfield and also in Greenwich. The restaurant is one of the few to offer a selection of 21 wines by the glass. A popular restaurant & bar.