It still uses the historic vertical grills, and serves other sandwiches as well, most for less than $4.50. It's open 11 am to 4 pm (until 1 am Friday and Saturday); closed Sunday. Yankee Doodle Sandwich Shop is a classic hole-in-the-wall American lunch counter Formica countertop, chrome and plastic stools with prices to match: hamburgers for $1.75, ham and cheese sandwiches for $3. It's open for breakfast and lunch daily except Sunday. Restaurants Claire's, at College, is the local favorite for vegetarian cuisine, eat-in or take-out. Bright and airy, it's always busy with students picking up healthy light meals ($5 to $7) or gooey desserts. Clear your own table when you're done. Bangkok Gardens just off Chapel, is the center's most popular Thai eatery.
At lunch, big plates of pork, beef and chicken with vegetables cost only $5 to $6, and the special three-course lunch is only $7. At dinner, main courses range from $9 to $1l. It's open daily. Tibwin Grill at the corner of Crown, is an upscale New American bistro just a short stroll from the green. Grilled beef, lamb, pork and fowl turn on the spits as diners nibble exotic appetizers and quaff select wines and beers. Lunch comes to around $15 to $18, dinner $25 to $40. Despite the red-meat emphasis, it does have a few vegetarian dishes (this is a college town). It's open daily for lunch and dinner, Sunday for brunch only (noon to 3 pm). Want to try something different? New Haven is one of the few cities in New England with an Ethiopian-Eritrean restaurant. It's Cafft: Adulis a few doors north of the Tibwin Grill.
Eritrean cooking is distinguished by the use of sun-dried hot peppers called berbere, which are simmered in some dishes. An exotic dinner might cost $25 to $40 here, lunch half that. Scoozzi Trattoria at York next to the Yale Repertory Theatre, serves trendy Italian fare with strong New American cuisine accents. Their little pizzettes and other appetizers arc favorites with the beforeand after-theater crowd, who combine them with wine by the glass to make a light supper. More substantial fare includes creative pasta combinations and new variations on traditional Italian meat courses. Lunches cost $12 to $18, dinners $20 to $40. Scoozzi is closed Sunday. The Union League Cafe Chapel Sty is an upscale European bistro in the historic Union League building.
Expect a menu featuring continental classics along with those of nouvelle cuisine for about $15 to $22 per person at lunch, twice that at dinner. On weekends, only dinner is served, and the Sunday dinner is a fixedprice ($24) repast. Wooster Square, six blocks east of the green, is a mostly residential neighborhood, but it's famous for its pizza parlors. Frank Pepe's Wooster Sty serves good pizza, just as it has for decades, in spartan surroundings. Prices range from $5 to $20 per pic, depending on size and toppings. A nearby challenger to Pepe's is Sallie's Pizza 237 Wooster StY, younger but even more highly regarded by many New Havenites. Sweets Chapel Sweet Shoppe at High, is every candy lover's pearly gates. High-quality sweets, chocolate and coffee beans fill the windows, the display cases and the loyal customers.It's almost impossible for children to walk by without walking in. Entertainment As a college town and a city of some size, New Haven has a lively evening entertainment scene. Theater & Ballet The well-regarded Yale Repertory Theatre and the Yale University Theatre companies both perform in a converted church at the corner of Chapel, with a full and varied program of performances fromOctober to May. The famous Long Wharf Theatre at 1-95 exit 46, is down on the waterfront near the Howard Johnson, with a season extending from October through June.
