The Top 64 Places to Eat Near El Verano
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Rank 1. El Verano
Upscale Mexican
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Rank 6. Bistro Ete
Coastal French
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Rank 7. Calissa
Mediterranean
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Rank 9. Dopo Il Ponte
Italian
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Rank 10. Amalfi Coastal Kitchen & Cocktails
Coastal Italian
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Rank 11. The American Hotel
French New American
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Rank 12. Carissa's Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 13. Centro 336
Italian
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Rank 16. LDV at the Maidstone Restaurant
Coastal Italian
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Rank 18. Sant Ambroeus
Milanese Italian
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Rank 20. Il Buco al Mare
Italian-Inspired Seafood
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Rank 22. Duryea's Orient Point
Waterfront Seafood
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- New England Waterfront Restaurant of the Year · Yankee Food Awards
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Connecticut Magazine Top New Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · Renee Touponce
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northeast · Renee Touponce
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Rank 26. The Shipwright's Daughter
New England Seafood
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · David Standridge
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Winner · Best Chef: Northeast · David Standridge
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
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- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- AAA Five Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northeast · William Rietzel
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- Connecticut Magazine Top New Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
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Wooster Street is New Haven apizza territory, so opening a Neapolitan pizzeria here takes a certain nerve. The family behind Zeneli trained in Naples and planted that tradition right in the middle of the local institution's turf. Wood-fired, soft-crusted pies with San Marzano tomatoes and proper mozzarella sit alongside classic Italian dishes in a room that feels genuinely like someone's people are running it.
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New Haven-style pizza has its own rules: thin, coal-fired, slightly charred, and not quite like anything you'd get elsewhere. Modern Apizza has been holding down State Street forever, turning out red and white pies with a crust that blisters and snaps. The Italian Bomb, loaded with cold cuts and vegetables, is the order regulars argue about. A casual, loud, no-fuss pizzeria where the line out front is a feature, not a bug.
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