Lots of Litchfield on CT Mag’s 2024 Top Restaurants List
Litchfield is very well represented on Connecticut Magazine’s new 2024 list of top restaurants in the state, as chosen by the magazine’s dining experts.
Arethusa al tavolo, Materia Ristorante and Winvian Farm (just over the Morris line) are honored for Overall Excellence, among other awards.
Materia and Winvian were also honored in the Most Romantic category.
Materia earned Best Italian honors as well, and Winvian was among the restaurants singled out for Best Wine Selection.
Arethusa, which also scored Best New American, Best Appetizers, Best Desserts, and Best Wine Selection listings, was also recent featured on CBS Mornings with Jeff Glor. Here’s a link to the segment: https://www.cbsnews.com/the-dish/
Other Litchfield restaurants praised for excellence by Connecticut Magazine’s dining experts include:
- The Village Restaurant for Best Traditional American
- West Street Grill for Best New American and Best Lunch
- At The Corner for Best New American and Best Beer List
- ATC South St. for Best Tacos
- West Shore Seafood for Best Seafood and Best Lobster Rolls
- Petraroia Deli for Best Deli/Sandwich Shop
- Meraki for Best Lunch, Hidden Gem, and Best Deli/Sandwich Shop
- Gooseboro Drive-In LLC. for Best Hot Dogs
The Connecticut Magazine honors follow other recent top awards.
In early December, David DiStasi of Materia was named Connecticut Chef of the Year in the Connecticut Restaurant Association‘s CRAZIES Awards 2023, and Materia won Restaurant of the Year Award for Litchfield County
Arethusa al tavolo was a CRAzies finalist for Litchfield County Restaurant of the Year.
At The Corner was a finalist for Litchfield County Restaurant of the Year.
Litchfield Distillery was a finalist for Vendor of the Year.
Ryan Pelletier of West Street Grill was a finalist for Bartender of the Year.
And Shannon Ciralli, who can sometimes be found at Market Place Tavern at The Old Litchfield Jail was a finalist for Bartender of the Year.