Burlington is the University of Vermont's town on Lake Champlain, and it eats well for its size. Honey Road on Church Street won the Seven Daysies for best restaurant in 2025 and 2026, and chef Paul Trombly of Fancy's in the Old North End was a 2026 James Beard finalist. Have a maple creemee on the waterfront, pho at Pho Hong and wood-fired pizza on St. Paul Street. The Saturday farmers' market runs May to October on Pine Street in the South End, and Al's French Frys, a Beard America's Classic, is a short drive out Williston Road.
Burlington at a glance
What to eat
Maple creemee; Mezze; Wood-fired pizza; Pho; Breakfast sandwich.
When to go
Best: June–September. Also good: May and October.
Top tables
This guide lists 5 award-winning restaurants, starting with Fancy's, Honey Road, May Day and Pizzeria Verità.
Where locals eat
Local favorites off the prestige lists include Pho Hong, Henry Street Deli, Kountry Kart Deli and Mr. Creemee.
5 award-winning5 local favorites2 hot right now2 markets6 walking tour stops10 chef's picks3 sandwich shops4 romantic dinners4 breakfast spots4 new openings10 dish spots
Food walking tour: A Saturday in Burlington, Church Street to Pine Street hours on foot, 6 stops, in eating order. Add the whole tour to your trip, then give it a day.
Going with a group?Give Chef your dates and hotel and he drafts every meal. Then send the group one link: they heart what they'd go to, add their own, and see the morning each table opens.
New places change fast. “Provisional” means a guide or directory lists it as new but we have not confirmed the opening date. Check hours and book ahead before you go.
Memorable breakfasts in Burlington
Five places chosen for the food, the room, the history or the local character. In no ranked order.
Sneakers Bistro
Winooski
Order: Breakfast
Seven Daysies best breakfast/brunch in 2025, at 28 Main St in Winooski.
Long waits; call ahead or join the list on their app.
Picks come from romantic-dinner lists on booking and review sites. Confirm dinner service, menus and availability before you book.
Food walking tour
A Saturday in Burlington, Church Street to Pine Street
A bagel sandwich, the South End farmers' market, a maple creemee, wood-fired lunch, mezze at Honey Road and a nightcap at Hotel Vermont.
Start 8:00 at Burlington Bagel Bakery, 93 Church StBest days Saturdays May 9 to Oct. 31, 2026, when the market runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Start on Church Street, walk south to the Saturday market on Pine Street, have a maple creemee two doors from it, come back to St. Paul Street for wood-fired lunch and end with mezze and a drink downtown.
Pacing: Share the flatbread so there is room for mezze.
Plan B: Out of market season, swap the market for the BTV Market in City Hall Park (last Saturdays, June to September) or go straight to Mr. Creemee, which is open year-round.
Avoid: Book Honey Road ahead; it is the town's most-awarded room.
Bring: Walking times were not measured. The market and Mr. Creemee are both on Pine Street in the South End, south of downtown; take a car or bike if you'd rather not walk.
Skip it if: Skip the creemee only if it's a cold day; Mr. Creemee stays open anyway.
Ends at: Juniper at Hotel Vermont, 41 Cherry St.
Walking times and distances are approximate, and opening hours change: confirm before you go.
Hot right now in Burlington
What people are lining up for and posting about this month. Entries expire after about four months unless they are reported again.
Hot nowReported 2026
Fancy's
Old North End · $$$
The thing: Mostly vegetarian dinner
Chef Paul Trombly was a 2026 James Beard finalist.
Feldman's Bagels on Pine Street closed June 18, 2026.
Café HOT's last day was May 31, 2026.
Penny Cluse Café closed in 2022; Frankie's opened in its space in 2024.
From published guides and tourism boards. Months are our mapping of how guides describe the seasons; 2027 event dates are expected, not confirmed. Prices come from single sources of varying age, so treat them as a rough guide. Compare cities by month
Every place we have in Burlington (23)
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Al's French FrysAward-winningDish spotsChef's picksSouth Burlington · James Beard America's Classic (2010) · Fries and burgers
Fancy'sAward-winningHot right nowChef's picksOld North End · James Beard finalist, Best Chef: Northeast (2026) · Mostly vegetarian
Honey RoadAward-winningWalking tour stopsHot right nowDish spotsChef's picksDowntown · Seven Daysies best restaurant, Chittenden County (2025, 2026); owners James Beard semifinalists, Outstanding Restaurateur (2025) · Eastern Mediterranean mezze
May DayAward-winningChef's picksOld North End · Chef Avery Buck, James Beard semifinalist, Best Chef: Northeast (2025) · New American small plates
Awards come from the guides named on each listing (2026). Researched November 7, 2026. Restaurants change; confirm hours, reservations and current stars before you go. Some addresses, phone numbers and websites come from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), so call ahead to confirm. Local favorites are editorial picks, not rankings.
