They host periodic food-related pop-ups, so it's an exciting place to go try out up-and-coming food places that don't yet have brick-and-mortars of their own. The Incubator, just next door in Winooski, is a small kitchen/restaurant space available to rent out. It's a beautiful space with live music, charcuterie, and shacks that also brews beer on site and carries sour beers and on-tap kombucha from a brewery called House of Fermentology.īutch & Babe's is great. Another new brewery we're enjoying is Foam Brewers, and it's right on the waterfront. It's the brewery that made me a beer drinker-it just has an amazing selection and a wonderful team. It has a brewing operation at American Flatbread, but opened its main brewery production space next to Brio. We're right next to Zero Gravity, so I'm there all the time. There are so many awesome breweries here. Also, if I'm getting a burger, Farmers & Foragers is the place for French fries. But I also love Luiza's Homemade with Love, a pierogi vendor, and the ArtsRiot truck, which serves one of the best burgers in town. The South End Truck Stop is my favorite, followed by Taco Gordo for really well-executed tacos. Then, every Friday during the summer, there's a restaurant-combo-performing arts space called ArtsRiot that organizes an amazing truck night on Friday nights. I love stopping at Ardelia Farm, which has the most beautiful flower arrangements and delicious baked goods. I'd say that the Burlington Farmers' Market is the best one-stop shop. Also, Burlington City Arts is often home to cool, rotating contemporary art exhibits.īest market or food hall to eat your way around? The South End Arts and Business Association's Arts Hop usually at the end of the summer or early in the fall is a great opportunity to see work from local artists. The South End Arts District is a wonderful neighborhood where there are lots of great galleries and art to see along Pine Street. It's, honestly, the quintessentially beautiful Vermont Farm. If I'm doing deliveries just outside of Burlington, I love Blank Page Cafe at Bread and Butter Farm you can get fresh veggies and meat too.
Onyx Tonics is a fairly new coffee shop with a very knowledgeable team dedicated to doing coffee right. It has several locations, but I love the North Ave one with the cool homemade ice creams in funky flavors like peas, hyssop, or carrots. In the summertime, I'll get breakfast at the Burlington Farmers' Market, because there are so many places to eat in one concentrated area. Its Broccoli Bar and Carrot Cart are the way to go. I also love the brunch at Pingala Café, a vegan spot that even a meat-eater would love. The menu rotates seasonally, but when they have it, I get the mushroom-cheese toast or eggs Benedict. On the weekend, go to Juniper, which has a creative menu with delicious food. If you're Airbnb-ing, I'm a little biased because I live there, but I'd say the South End. Little tip: They host fun events during the week-like trivia night-that locals go to.
Hotel Vermont is what I think of as a local’s hotel, which sounds kind of funny but I’ve never experienced a hotel that's as likely to be visited by people from the city as it is by tourists. Now they own a roasting operation and coffee community hub in Burlington and stay on top of the coolest new spots-from experimental breweries and ice cream shops to trivia nights and heirloom grain bread baking classes.
But, after a few trips up to Burlington to visit his parents, and a few terrible cups of coffee while there, they were wooed by the natural beauty, laid back vibes, and opportunity in Vermont. She and her husband had both lived there for 15 years, and they loved watching the food and coffee scene grow year after year. Magdalena Van Dusen, co-owner of Brio Coffeeworks, assumed that she'd settle in Washington, DC. This is Spilling the Beans, where plugged-in baristas give us the lowdown on where to go, what to do, and what to eat (and drink) in their hometown.