David’s Burlington Guide

David
David’s Burlington Guide

Food scene

Good, New American style food. Great beer with Zero Gravity Brewery next door.
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The Great Northern
716 Pine St
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Good, New American style food. Great beer with Zero Gravity Brewery next door.
Try the Brussel Sprout Appetizer! Very Yummy!
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Pizza 44
703 Pine St
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Try the Brussel Sprout Appetizer! Very Yummy!
Great treats that you can take home and give as gifts.
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Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store
750 Pine St
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Great treats that you can take home and give as gifts.
Yummy food!
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ArtsRiot
400 Pine St
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Yummy food!
Higher end pizza place.
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Pizzeria Verità
156 St Paul St
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Higher end pizza place.
Small dish, middle eastern style food. Very good, but can be hard to get into.
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Honey Road
156 Church St
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Small dish, middle eastern style food. Very good, but can be hard to get into.
A Burlington Institution. Has been around a long time. Food is well prepared but not adventurous.
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Leunig's Bistro
115 Church St
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A Burlington Institution. Has been around a long time. Food is well prepared but not adventurous.
Really nice wood-fired pizza. Excellent beers as well.
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American Flatbread Burlington Hearth
115 St Paul St
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Really nice wood-fired pizza. Excellent beers as well.
Very good mid-eastern/turkish food. During summers, they have a roof-top dining area.
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Istanbul Kebab House Turkish & Mediterranean Restaurant
175 Church St
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Very good mid-eastern/turkish food. During summers, they have a roof-top dining area.
Good Sushi and Hibachi.
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Koto Japanese Restaurant
792 Shelburne Rd
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Good Sushi and Hibachi.
Great Vietnamese restaurant, very busy. Try not to go or take out during peak times.
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Pho Hong
325 N Winooski Ave
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Great Vietnamese restaurant, very busy. Try not to go or take out during peak times.
Very good Indian/Nepalese food
Red Panda
161 Church St
Very good Indian/Nepalese food
Vegan Restaurant, awesome food. You will not miss meat or dairy at all!
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Revolution Kitchen
9 Center St
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Vegan Restaurant, awesome food. You will not miss meat or dairy at all!
A bit of Burning Man in Burlington: a colorful cafe/bar/restaurant/music-venue where something always seems to be happening — live music every night.
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Radio Bean Coffeehouse
8 N Winooski Ave
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A bit of Burning Man in Burlington: a colorful cafe/bar/restaurant/music-venue where something always seems to be happening — live music every night.

Breweries

Try the South End Lager!
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Queen City Brewery
703 Pine St
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Try the South End Lager!
Another good place to get a beer on the way to or from the lake!
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Burlington Beer Company
180 Flynn Avenue
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Another good place to get a beer on the way to or from the lake!
Adjacent to Great Northern, so great food and beer are both available!
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Zero Gravity Brewery
716 Birchcliff Pkwy
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Adjacent to Great Northern, so great food and beer are both available!
Nice place to visit on your way to or from the lake.
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Switchback Brewing Co.
160 Flynn Ave
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Nice place to visit on your way to or from the lake.

Sightseeing

Very Nice park on the lake. Closest access point to the hike and bike trail, which extends northward from here around 15 miles.
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Oakledge Park
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Very Nice park on the lake. Closest access point to the hike and bike trail, which extends northward from here around 15 miles.
A nice wooded area with a small beach overlooking Shelburne bay. Great for a short close walk in nature.
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Red Rocks Park
4 Central Ave
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A nice wooded area with a small beach overlooking Shelburne bay. Great for a short close walk in nature.
Beautiful views on the lake, on the hike/bike path.
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Waterfront Park
10 College St
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Beautiful views on the lake, on the hike/bike path.
Nice place to go swimming in the summer. Great views Year round.
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North Beach Park
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Nice place to go swimming in the summer. Great views Year round.
Great Live Shows
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Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
153 Main St
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Great Live Shows
Great Live Music Venue
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Higher Ground
1214 Williston Rd
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Great Live Music Venue
Crazy Statue built to commemorate the amount of paperwork filed to get a road built in this area. After around 30 years it is finally under construction!
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Tallest Filing Cabinet
220 Flynn Ave
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Crazy Statue built to commemorate the amount of paperwork filed to get a road built in this area. After around 30 years it is finally under construction!
For kids has a fun petting barn and farm like activities. For adults miles of walking paths through a beautifully maintained area. Also a nice gift shop with artisanal cheeses and other products from the farm.
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Shelburne Farms
1611 Harbor Road
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For kids has a fun petting barn and farm like activities. For adults miles of walking paths through a beautifully maintained area. Also a nice gift shop with artisanal cheeses and other products from the farm.
A museum of early Americana.
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Shelburne Museum
6000 Shelburne Rd
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A museum of early Americana.

Groceries

Local Grocery.
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Shaw's
570 Shelburne Rd
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Local Grocery.
A little more upscale than Shaw's across the street.
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Market 32 by Price Chopper
595 Shelburne Rd
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A little more upscale than Shaw's across the street.
A bit pricey, but high quality food. Also has buffet for take out or eating in their dining space.
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City Market Onion River Co-op
207 Flynn Ave
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A bit pricey, but high quality food. Also has buffet for take out or eating in their dining space.

Local Hiking

These are my favorite hikes close to Burlington. I have many other recommendations for hikes which are a bit further away and more strenuous. If you are interested in these, please ask me personally about them; they are not easily summarized in this format.
Nice local hike onto a peninsula that extends into Lake Champlain. Approximately 3 miles of hiking.
Rock Point Property
5 Rock Point Road
Nice local hike onto a peninsula that extends into Lake Champlain. Approximately 3 miles of hiking.
One of the most beautiful places in Vermont. An old railway causeway has been converted to a hike/bike trail. 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains (Green mountains and Adirondacks). The Causeway extends about 3 miles into the lake.
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Causeway Park
781 Blakely Road
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One of the most beautiful places in Vermont. An old railway causeway has been converted to a hike/bike trail. 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains (Green mountains and Adirondacks). The Causeway extends about 3 miles into the lake.
A short hike of around 2 miles up a small mountain, this hike offers the best views from a mountaintop in the shortest amount of time. Around 25 minutes from the house.
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Mount Philo
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A short hike of around 2 miles up a small mountain, this hike offers the best views from a mountaintop in the shortest amount of time. Around 25 minutes from the house.