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Trinity College - Off-Campus Dining

Off-Campus Dining:

B+

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Best Pizza

  • Breto's Pizza
  • Campus Pizza
  • City Pizza

Best Breakfast

  • Goldroc Diner
  • IHOP

Best Chinese

  • Great Wall

Best Healthy

  • The Alchemy Juice Bar Café

Best Wings

  • Wings Over Hartford

Best Place to Take Your Parents

  • Black Eyed Sally's
  • Max's Downtown
  • Trumbull Kitchen

College Prowler Take

Trinity students tend to stick pretty close to campus for most aspects of daily life, with one large exception—we eat out. Hartford offers great dining. The city itself is populated with people from all different cultural backgrounds and that fact is shown off superbly by the restaurant choices. There is everything from expensive restaurants for special treats (Max’s Downtown) to everyday restaurants with great food (Timothy’s—don’t forget to try the chocolate cake). There are great Italian sandwich shops (Così) and Middle-Eastern restaurants (Tapas), all-night diners left over from the 1950s (Goldroc) and late-night donut shops (Krispy Kreme—seriously, remember that for finals time). If you head out into the city, you will eat well.

Off-campus dining receives a good mark for variety and quality, though the grade suffers a little due to the fact that you may have to rely on public transportation to actually get to any of these places; the great restaurants are not easy to get to without a car, and the surrounding neighborhoods are not exactly charming.

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Anonymous says:

Piolín is basically on campus—only...

Piolín is basically on campus—only a block away—and they serve the finest Peruvian food at really low prices—student friendly.

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Anonymous says:

For late night pizza cravings,...

For late night pizza cravings, Campus Pizza or City Pizza are both cheap and deliver. For slightly more expensive but infinitely more gourmet pizza, Nutshell Pizza is a popular place to call.

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Anonymous says:

There is a restaurant right off...

There is a restaurant right off campus called Timothy’s that people go to sometimes, and there are some restaurants out by Westfarms Malls, but for the most part, I eat on campus. For a change, rather than going to a restaurant, my friends and I will get together at someone’s dorm room with a kitchen, and cook our own meals.

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Anonymous says:

Timothy’s is just across Zion...

Timothy’s is just across Zion Street to the west of Trinity. The fare is pretty exotic, with a spinach and feta quesadilla and great burgers, making it equally friendly to carnivores as well as vegetarians. However, the real draw of Timothy’s is the Black Magic Cake. The luscious chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and a scoop of vanilla ice cream is, well, magical.

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Anonymous says:

Restaurants in Hartford are a big...

Restaurants in Hartford are a big draw for the city, with places like Black Eyed Sally’s for the culture, and Carbone’s for the best Italian meal you can get anywhere. The Red Plate, which is right downtown, has excellent sandwiches and they encourage imitating Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally—being picky as all hell.

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Facts

Student Favorites

  • Breto's Pizza
  • Goldroc Diner
  • IHOP

Other Places to Check Out

  • Lemongrass (Thai)
  • Max's Oyster Bar (Seafood)
  • Nutshell Pizza (Pizza)
  • Piolìn (Peruvian)
  • Puerto Vallarta (Spanish)
  • Spice (Indian)
  • Subway
  • The Red Plate (Deli)
  • Truc Orient Express (Vietnamese)

Grocery Stores

Adam's Super Food Stores
76 New Britain Ave.
(860) 525-0595

Restaurant Listing

Black Eyed Sally's (Ribs)
BBQ, cajun
350 Asylum St.
(860) 278-RIBS
www.blackeyedsallys.com
Price: $8-$15
Hosts great live blues artists
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11:30 p.m.–10 p.m., Friday 4 p.m.–11 p.m., Saturday 5 p.m.–11 p.m.

Breto's Pizza
Pizza and wings
24 New Britain Ave.
(860) 278-4334
Price: $5-$10
10-cent wing special on Tuesdays
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–2:30 a.m., Friday Saturday 11 a.m.–4:30 a.m.

Campus Pizza
Pizza
1258 Broad St.
(860) 246-3663
Price: $5-$10
Right near campus
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–3 a.m.

Carbone's
Italian
588 Franklin Ave.
(860) 296-9646
Price: $10-$20
Extensive wine list
Hours: Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. and 5 p.m.–9:30 p.m., Saturday 5 p.m.–10 p.m.

City Pizza
Pizza
498 Farmington Ave.
(860) 236-2616
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–11 p.m.

City Steam Brewery Café
Pub grub
942 Main St.
(860) 525-1600
www.citysteam.com
Price: $10-$20
7-level dining room
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–1 a.m., Sunday 4 p.m.–10 p.m.

Così
Coffee, drinks
103 Pratt St.
(860) 244-8233
www.getcosi.com
Price: $1-$5
Open late
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–1 a.m., Friday 7 a.m.–2 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–2 a.m., Sunday 8 a.m.–12 a.m.

Goldroc Diner
Breakfast, diner food
61 Kane St.
(860) 236-9366
Price: $5-$10
Open 24 hours
Hours: Daily 24 hours

Great Wall
Chinese
764 Maple Ave.
(860) 246-9335
Price: $5-$10
$7 lunch buffet
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10:30 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10:30 a.m.–1 a.m.

IHOP
Breakfast
1244 New Britain Ave.
(860) 521-1302
www.ihop.com
Price: $5-$10
Stuffed French toast!
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 7 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 24 hours

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Bakery, coffee
2909 Berlin Turnpike
(860) 666-2901
www.krispykreme.com
Price: $1-$5
Hours: Daily 5 a.m.–12 a.m.

Max's Downtown
Steak, seafood
185 Asylum St.
(860) 522-2530
www.maxrestaurantgroup.com
Price: $15-$30
Unique menu, extensive wine list
Hours: Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Saturday 4 p.m.–11:30 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m.–9 p.m.

T.G.I. Friday's
American
209 Hale Rd.
(860) 644-3999
www.fridays.com
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday–Sunday 11 a.m.–1 a.m.

Tapas Restaurant
Middle Eastern, Mediterranean
1150 New Britain Ave.
(860) 521-4609
Price: $5-$10
Cooal Features: Heart-healthy dishes, outdoor dining
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.–10 p.m.

The Alchemy Juice Bar Café
Organic items, juices
203 New Britain Ave.
(860) 246-5700
www.alchemyjuicebar.com
Price: $5-$10
99% organic items on menu
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

Timothy's Restaurant
American, organic
243 Zion St.
(860) 728-9822
Price: $8-$15
Artsy atmosphere and clientele
Hours: Monday–Wednesday 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Thursday–Saturday 8 a.m.–9 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Trumbull Kitchen
Fusion, eclectic
150 Trumbull St., Hartford
860-493-7417
Price: $15-$35
Hip atmosphere
Hours: Monday–Wednesday 11:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–11 p.m., Thursday–Friday 11:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.–12 a.m., Saturday 5 p.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 4 p.m.–10 p.m.

Wings Over Hartford
Wings, sandwiches
1026 Boulevard
(860) 236-WING
www.wingsover.com
Price: $5-$10
Great boneless wings, a variety of flavors
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–12 a.m.

Did You Know?

A favorite place to eat or just to get a snack and coffee is Così. Along with great coffee and home-made Italian sandwich bread, they also have a “Make-your-own-s’mores” desert option. It is delicious, to say the least!

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