While NYC has no shortage of celebrated restaurants, sometimes we must yield to the call of the quaint, and this seaside town more than delivers.
In a recent roundup of the best small towns in the country, Travel + Leisure crowned Mystic, Connecticut, as the best of the best for destination dining.
Made famous by the eponymous Julia Roberts film (yes, the Mystic Pizza parlor is still there), the town has risen above its humble pie reputation to claim its place as a true food mecca, complete with a mess of James Beard award-winning chefs and a glut of local seafood.
An easy 2.5-hour drive or train ride from New York City, Mystic’s rich maritime history has long made it a port of call for vacationers, but unlike neighboring coastal towns that remain committed to serving basic and boring fried seafood, Mystic has found its footing — and its foodie fandom — by fishing for more…