What to do there?

Submitted by jdizzlecomp t3_ziklg9 in newhaven

Really coming for the New Haven Cosmopolitan pizza. Can you bike around, any great coffee shops. Dinners, drive in’s or dives! 😀

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Party_Ad_1813 t1_izru3b4 wrote

Don't listen to that guy. There's no tourist trap. Go to the pizza places during the weekdays or earlier hours. New Haven is a foodie paradise. In New Haven it's a pretty good bar scene and restaurant scene on state street as well as downtown on crown and college. Also good live music in the city. Or catch a play or something at the Shubert. Book of mormon will be in town in March.

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imasleep78 t1_izs0vdh wrote

It's a foodie paradise if you've never been outside Connecticut.

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curbthemeplays t1_izt91i9 wrote

Bugger off. I travel everywhere for work. It’s one of the best per capita places to eat in the country. Period. Some big cities I struggle to find food as consistently good.

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Slave_IV t1_izyuzwc wrote

It’s worth remembering that New Haven is 40% transplants

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NobleOceanAlleyCat t1_izs6n97 wrote

The pizza is definitely not a “tourist trap,” insofar as that term implies low quality pizza not deserving of its reputation. You may have to wait in line, though. In that sense, it can be a tourist trap. Try the popular places and pick your favorite.

New Haven is unfortunately not very bikeable. I’m seeing more and more bike paths everyday but they tend to go nowhere and end abruptly. We’re making progress on that front, though.

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MCFRESH01 t1_izsm2l6 wrote

I dunno if agree with it not being bikable. Pre Covid there were plenty of bike commmuters heading downtown from east rock. I used to commute on an electrical skateboard.

Maybe a little harder to get downtown from somewhere like westville but even then I had coworkers bike to the office from there

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SeanFromQueens t1_izt62n5 wrote

If biking from Westville, you can take newly installed bike lane along Edgewood Ave it gets you nearly all the way to down town.

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NobleOceanAlleyCat t1_izsxnej wrote

It’s definitely doable but you’ll be next to parked or moving cars most of the way. As someone who watches Not Just Bikes, there is much to be desired.

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brewski t1_izvfvy5 wrote

Plenty to be desired, but it's come a long way in the last decade or so. There are racks on all the buses (probably the biggest game-changer), bike lanes, sharrows, public racks, etc. Including bicycle lanes and other considerations is now written into the city code. We would all love separated lanes, but those will take time. We have always been in the streets next to parked and moving cars. At least there is some warning to drivers now and a slowly growing notion that bikes should be in the street.

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MattFantastic t1_izsrg5k wrote

I ride a bike everywhere and while some sections aren’t nice or bike lanes it’s not particularly complicated and the city is mostly flat and geographically small.

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SeanFromQueens t1_izt7u1q wrote

Ernie's Pizza is as good as those on Wooster Square without the crowds. Westville has Pistachio, Mew Haven Cafe (obviously not the best place if you are allergic to cats), and my favorite Manjares. On the east side there's Koffee?, Katalina's, and Olmo Bagelry.

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ElectricBedlam t1_izuivws wrote

For Thirty years, people been acting like Ernie’s should be in the conversation. Its not and never should be. Ernie’s is on par with the best pizza outside of the Tri-State area. But we happily drive past it on our way to Zuppardis when we want something a little less traditional l, and would gladly drive all the way to Roseland in Derby of Ernie’s was the only other option. Even Da Legna has a more legitimate argument for being considered an authentic New Haven Apizza house than Ernie’s does. No disrespect.

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curbthemeplays t1_izw43fn wrote

I do prefer all those to Ernie’s too. And Next Door, and Mike’s. But Ernie’s is good. Just not in my top tier.

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ShamusTheClown t1_iztgg93 wrote

New Haven is super Bike Friendly btw. The most pedestrian & bike friendly city in the State, hands down.

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Affectionate_Stay921 t1_izsqnum wrote

I saw lots of bikers on Ridge Rd. in Hamden. I think they go through East Rock Park.

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curbthemeplays t1_izt8uir wrote

All of the above. Cosmopolitan pizza? Is English not your first language?

Don’t miss some of the under the radar pizza stops. I’m a big fan of Next Door, Nolo, Atticus Market (weekends only), Frisco’s, Zuppardi’s, Mike’s.

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aznkidjoey t1_iztxbyl wrote

could just be spell check error for Neapolitan. Which is Italian for someone from Naples. Not really English.

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curbthemeplays t1_izu2tp9 wrote

Oh, I guess so. The only true Neapolitan style pizza in New Haven is Zeneli, though. The OG’s were just founded by Neapolitan immigrants.

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