While the state of Connecticut released its comprehensive Wednesday of the restaurants to be enshrined in its first-ever state pizza trail, Connecticut Magazine released its annual list of the top restaurants in the state — including those that serve "ah-beetz."
Frank Pepe's, Sally's and Modern Apizza are among the restaurants that found their way onto both lists. On the other hand, some restaurants selected by Connecticut Magazine for having top pizza did not make it onto the pizza trail including The Back Door Kitchen & Pizzeria in Stonington, Mr. G's Restaurant & Bar in New London and Brewport Brewing Co. in Bridgeport.
The following restaurants were included on both Connecticut Magazine's top restaurants list and the Connecticut Pizza Trail. Italicized words note which categories the restaurants were named to in Connecticut Magazine's top restaurants list.
Pizza
3 Brook St., Waterbury
Pizza
157 Wooster St., New Haven; 238 Commerce Drive, Fairfield; 59 Federal Road, Danbury; 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville; 1148 New Britain Ave., West Hartford; 130 Reidville Drive, Waterbury; 221 Buckland Hills Drive, Manchester; 64 High Ridge Road, Stamford
Pizza
19 Main St., Newtown
Pizza
1 Grigg St., Greenwich
Pizza
256 Pratt St., Meriden
Pizza
27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic
Pizza
874 State St., New Haven
Pizza, Lunch, Breakfast
32 Williams Ave., Mystic
Pizza, New restaurants (Wethersfield)
665 Commerce Drive, Fairfield; 66 Summer St., Stamford; 237 Wooster St., New Haven; 1178 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield
Pizza, Hidden Gems
744 Main St., Willimantic
Pizza
138 Wooster St., New Haven
Andrew DaRosa is a SPJ award-winning journalist who has worked at Hearst Connecticut Media Group since 2018. He currently works as a Senior Audience Producer and a Trending Reporter for CT Insider and also runs the SEEN section.
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