It’s not exactly fine dining, but the Pizza Place in Westerly is incredible, and you can take him for gelato at Pompelmo and then a walk in the park afterward. Definitely worth the drive.

Mystic is INCREDIBLY gentrified and touristy, absolute pain in the ass to live there. Waterford’s alright but a little bland, Groton town’s ok but I prefer Groton City (one exit over). New London is definitely your best bet, it’s not like it used to be but it’s still very enjoyable to live there. Where in the UK are you coming from? I’ve got cousins in Nottingham

Connecticut is something like the third most expensive state in the US, especially compared to the south, and if you’re coming up here without a job ready for you it’d be pretty much unlivable. EB offers good jobs if you’re in any sort of engineering field but I definitely have qualms about fueling the Military Industrial Complex. Honestly, out of anywhere in NE I’d suggest Rhode Island or Maine, I’ve lived in both, albeit when I was very young, and I don’t have nearly as many issues with either as CT.

I’m on the border so here r/connecticut I think you guys need this too

Now we know who to blame for the off-season crowds recently, damn.

Idk if this counts but Saeed’s in New London, total hole in the wall, is an international market that serves food, their falafel is amazing but then again I’m assimilated Romani so I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.