CTRealtorCarl t1_j6ipcwl wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:51 PM

As Hmt5592 mentioned, Kent came to mind for me as well. Swyft is an awesome restaurant. Kent will be a serious drive for you from Lisbon though!

A trip to Mystic could be fun, some shops, good walks, and a slew of great restaurants for dinner. Oyster Club and Shipwrights Daughter come to mind.

Litchfield is another option but also a drive. Lots to do on the main street and you could go to Arethusa Al Tavolo for dinner (depending on how soon it is you may not be able to get a reservation, make sure you call though as the online system never has any openings).

curbthemeplays t1_j6lalp8 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:08 AM

There’s equally (if not more) quaint towns closer to OP. Chester, Essex, Guilford, Stonington Borough are picture perfect.

CTRealtorCarl t1_j6lfnuc wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:48 AM

No doubt, just mentioning places I’m more familiar with. Chester is actually high on my list of places in CT I want to visit a couple times this year. Have only been once.

IMNOT_A_LAWYER t1_j6jt7qf wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:58 PM

You can book Arethusa through OpenTable. I ate there earlier this month with no issue.

CTRealtorCarl t1_j6juc4b wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:05 PM

Oh I know you can I’m just saying that often OpenTable shows them with no tables but every time I have called in that situation and gotten a table.