Bring your towels, sunscreen, and swim suit to spend a day at the beach! The Pavilion includes Di's Sea Shanty snack bar for when you get hungry, or you can pack all of your BBQ necessities, grab a picnic table, and fire up a grill. Please see Rule No. 3 on their website if you are not a Rowayton resident and would like to visit the beach. Fun Fact: Bayley Beach was once a part of Roton Point Amusement Park, which was in operation from the late 1800′s until late 1942.
Rowayton Seafood is hands-down our favorite spot for a cocktail and dinner (or brunch!). Try their oysters, spicy tuna tartare (a must), RS Burger, or the grilled line caught swordfish. We recommend securing your reservation as they become available 30 days in advance.
A small Italian eatery specializing in all things Italian food and New Haven style, thin crust pizza. Order ahead and pick it up on your way to the beach.
Get over your fear of heights and cool off from the summer heat. Just make sure it’s high tide. Don't forget your swim suit!
Our go-to spot for a good breakfast sandwich and coffee. Grab a seat on the back deck overlooking the Five Mile River.
Arden's is a neighborhood cafe, provisions and coffee shop. The menu is sustainably developed using high quality and local ingredients. Stop in during breakfast or lunch for a coffee, smoothie, sandwich or salad.
Oak Hills Park Golf Course has been renowned for being the best public golf course in Fairfield County. The 18-hole course features 6,407 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71, and is perfect for golfers of all skill levels.
This aquarium features over 7,500 animals. Joey spent two years volunteering and interning here in high school educating young students about marine life of the Long Island Sound. Now she enjoys going back to visit the seals.
Overton's has been a tradition in East Norwalk since 1948 when Willis Overton founded the Seaview Avenue shack with a casual menu of fried seafood, lobster rolls (New England style, of course), hot dogs and hamburgers. Enjoy your meal at a picnic table overlooking the water. Then head next door to Mr. Frosty’s Ice Cream for dessert.
Locally made ice cream, sundaes, shakes, cones, and more. Mr. Frosty’s is a place where family, friends, lovers and dogs all gather to make their day a little brighter and a lot sweeter.
This beer garden has 14 beers on draft and a full bar, wood fired pizza, live music, yard games, and plenty of TVs.
One of Norwalk's craft breweries with a 140 seat taproom, beer garden, and food trucks. We recommend The Tree Cat (Wes's favorite brew) or the Orion (Joey's favorite).
In 1935, this post-Prohibition tavern opened in an Irish immigrant neighborhood just 12 minutes away. Since then, they have opened eight other locations up and down the east coast. Order the famous thin-crust hot oil pizza at their Norwalk location, or at their original location in Stamford (172 Myrtle Ave).
Yes, we are hyping up a grocery store. It is the "World's Largest Dairy Store," according to Ripley's Believe It or Not, and also earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest dollar sales per square foot of selling space. It truly is a unique shopping experience with interactive exhibits and fantastic food. Do not pass up on their soft serve ice cream!
Open 12 PM to 5 PM on Fridays with 20+ artisan vendors, farmers, and producers selling anything from BBQ, sandwiches, pies, and pickles—it’s hard to decide what to get for lunch.
Feeling the effects of the night before? Garden catering can fix that. Pick up your order before hitting the road back home (at one of their eight locations). With award-winning chicken tender nuggets, potato cones dusted in their secret seasoning, specialty wraps and sauces—you can’t go wrong with your order. Since opening in 1978, they have officially earned the title as the #8 best 40 under 40 fast casual stops in America and have stayed true to the nugget for more than three decades.
The Glass House, built in the late 1940s by architect Philip Johnson, is a National Trust Historic Site located in New Canaan. The pastoral 49-acre landscape comprises fourteen structures, including the Glass House, and features a permanent collection of 20th-century paintings and sculptures along with other temporary exhibitions.
One of Connecticut's largest indoor climbing gyms with a 4-story lead wall, hundreds of top rope routes, and boulder problems. It's easy to spend a lot of time here determined to get to the top. Auto belays are available.
For some retail therapy...
For some tacos and a spicy marg (or two!)