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Best Restaurants in Mystic, CT
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Best Restaurants in Mystic

Every dining category, ranked. Jump to breakfast, brunch, pizza, lobster rolls, romantic dinners and more.

Editors' Featured Picks

The Mystic Dining Top Three

If you only have one night in town, start here.

#1

Captain Daniel Packer Inne

#2

Oyster Club

#3

Engine Room

By Category

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Best Lunch

Power lunches, harborside bites and quick midday wins.

  1. #1Engine Room
  2. #2Stroll Through Downtown Mystic's Shops & Restaurants
  3. #3Mystic Pizza
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Best Italian

Coastal trattorias and old-school red-sauce favorites.

  1. #1Bravo Bravo
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Best Mexican

Margaritas, tacos and South-of-the-border standouts.

  1. #1Rio Salado
  2. #2Taqueria
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Best BBQ

Slow-smoked brisket, ribs and Southern hospitality.

  1. #1Noble Smokehouse
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Best Lobster Roll

Buttered, mayo'd, or somewhere in between — the New England classic.

  1. #1Stroll Through Downtown Mystic's Shops & Restaurants
  2. #2Abbott's Lobster in the Rough
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Best Clam Chowder

Creamy New England bowls worth the calories.

  1. #1Stroll Through Downtown Mystic's Shops & Restaurants
  2. #2Captain Daniel Packer Inne
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Best Waterfront

Tables on the Mystic River with a view to match the menu.

  1. #1Red 36
  2. #2Stroll Through Downtown Mystic's Shops & Restaurants
  3. #3Kitchen Little
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Most Romantic

Candlelit corners and date-night perfection.

  1. #1Oyster Club
  2. #2Bravo Bravo
  3. #3Captain Daniel Packer Inne
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