Tara Farm
433 Bantam Rd. (farm stand location) | 860-274-8147
Located in Watertown, Tara Farm operates a seasonal farm stand along Route 202, offering tomatoes, corn, veggies, berries, and more. (near Litchfield Auctions and Lostocco Auto Parts)
433 Bantam Rd. (farm stand location) | 860-274-8147
Located in Watertown, Tara Farm operates a seasonal farm stand along Route 202, offering tomatoes, corn, veggies, berries, and more. (near Litchfield Auctions and Lostocco Auto Parts)
280 Town Hill Rd. (Goshen) | 860-309-2545
If you like delicious, gorgeous artisanal chocolates made fresh from the milk, cream and butter of resident cows, find your way to Milkhouse Chocolates at Thorncrest Farm, just over the Litchfield line on a dirt road in Goshen. From chocolate bars to bark, fruit enrobed in chocolate, truffles, caramels, gift boxes, and more, these bespoke chocolates are a connoisseur’s delight—as well as works of art.
261 Old Mt. Tom Rd. | 860-266-1918
Vibrant Farm offers naturally grown produce year-round at the farm in Bantam, also participates in the Litchfield Hills Farm-Fresh Market, and has a pop-up market on Mondays at Krafted Brew Lab in Bantam.
810 Bantam Rd. (market location) | 860- 283-5920
Wild Carrot Farm, now located in Torrington, offer certified organic produce at weekly Saturday morning markets (9-12) in season at Mockingbird Kitchen & Bar in Bantam.
North of 426 Goshen Rd. | 860-567-1291
Seasonal vegetables and maple syrup from the fields and trees of Goshen Road and Winter Winds Farm in Litchfield.
392 Torrington Rd. | 860-567-8002
A deli with homemade soups, salads, and sandwiches, The Ripe Tomato at the top of the hill between Litchfield Center and the Torrington line is also a morning stop for coffee, muffins, and more—like the range of popular breakfast sandwiches.
583 Bantam Rd. | 860-361-6526
The homemade English muffins returned in September at Love Hearts Bakery, located in The Cove between Litchfield Center and Bantam. It’s a favorite spot for everything you love to pair with coffee, tea, or chai lattes, like donuts, muffins, coffee cake, cakes, bagels, croissants … With soups sandwiches and more, it’s also a popular lunch stop.
(Litchfield Center)
7 Village Green | 860-567-1047
That’s right, Litchfield even has a Dunkin’ Donuts (though not a Starbucks). Assuming everyone knows the name, we’ll skip the description. Ours is located in the Village Green shopping plaza.
(Litchfield Center)
239 West St. | 860-361-9777
Meraki, next to The Litchfield Candy Company down the hill from the Green, is a breakfast and lunch hotspot with coffee, teas, baked goods and everything else required in a good pitstop.
Morning starts with muffins, scones, coffee cakes, breads, local egg sandwiches, breakfast burritos, a hash bowl, and more, and lunch signature sandwiches, salads and lots more. There’s outdoor seating tucked away in the back, and there’s also a Meraki food truck that brings the bounty to area events.
(Litchfield Center)
18 Commons Drive | 860-567-0301
Toast & Co. is a very popular breakfast and lunch café with coffee, espresso drinks, teas, pastries, smoothies, milkshakes … and so much more, including dairy free, gluten free, vegan and keto options.
In addition to breakfast sandwiches, Toast & Co. offers signature toasts (from avocado to PB & banana), salads, and lunch sandwiches. The pandemic brought an outdoor dining area with picnic tables between toast and the road, which remains popular.