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‹ Every part of MysticA quieter stretch of the Mystic River on Greenmanville Avenue, with the Seaport museum next door and a five-minute drive to downtown. Newer hotels and a long-standing inn sit here.
The food: La Plage's oyster bar at the Delamar, Rocks 21 at the Inn at Mystic, and Nana's Bakery & Pizza and Sea Swirl on Williams Avenue.
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Opened in February 2025 with 31 river-view rooms. La Plage restaurant and oyster bar serves local oysters and Stonington scallops.
Rocks 21 on site serves lobster rolls, crab cakes and margarita flights, and it is a walk to Nana's and Sea Swirl.
From: Inn at Mystic
3 of Chef's places are a 15-minute walk from Mystic Seaport and the river. Chef looks for hotels in Mystic Seaport and the river first. Chef picks hotels the way he picks restaurants: from the best lists, and what reviewers say.
All 3 of Chef's places a 15-minute walk away, nearest first.
Chef's Mystic guide is still short on Mystic Seaport and the river. Ask the food concierge for a list built for your dates, or see everything Chef keeps in Mystic.
Sources: Hartford Business Journal, March 2025, Inn at Mystic
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