Cafe Java

Welcome Sweetgreen! I love Sweetgreen despite their hefty price point so I was happy to see them…read moreadded to the New Haven food scene, and right in the heart of Broadway. This location is a little different from others because the machines actually make the bowls for you. You order at a kiosk, and then head to the counter where the staff hands it to you. It's a cool concept and took me a back a bit but surprisingly, the service still felt a bit slow, even with the automation. Some customers seemed confused by the kiosk ordering system, and I think the staff could be quicker to step in and guide people so the line moves more smoothly. I know I had issues but I'm also not a techy girlie. On the bright side, the restaurant was spotless and the staff I interacted with were friendly and pleasant. Once they iron out the speed bumps with the ordering system, this location could be one of the best quick lunch spots in the city. I also look forward to seeing how they plan on giving back to the city like the other restaurants do.

Harvest bowl with chicken, rice, sweet potatoes, kale, goat cheese, balsamic on the side. I ordered…read moreon the kiosk for the first time so they had to help me figure it out. It was ready within minutes. I already started so you can't see the chicken buried under the kale. Delicious. I'll get it again. Soon.

sweetgreen - Healthy Salads, Wraps, and Bowls

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Little Salad Shop

3.7(136 reviews)

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Cute takeout joint. Went looking for soup and found it- delicious creamy chicken and wild rice…read more Friendly service. Would recommend !

Huge made to order salads. Greens are fresh. Chipotle ranch dressing is amazing. Order prepared in…read moreminutes.

Inside

Ranchero Salad

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Chips

Ladle and Loaf

4.4(17 reviews)

1.3 mi

Women-owned & operated

Free parking

Charming owners. Great food. Relaxed place to enjoy a meal and friends. Great locationread more

Nah. It was overpriced but tasted meh like I wished I got water and some kosher picklesread more

Interior

The italian

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Interior

Pitaziki Mediterranean Grill

4.5(446 reviews)

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absolutely delicious pickled turnips , gyro pita and chicken shawrma wraps insane - great customer…read moreservice

Ordered takeout on a Wednesday evening. Online ordering was easy and on time. Picking up was a…read morelittle difficult because there isn't a good place to pull over and go inside to pick up the food. I ordered the rice bowl with chicken shawarma, hummus, seasoned onions, fried cauliflower, and creamy garlic with tzatziki and white sauce. The meal came with a lot of protein which was nice. I wish the sides were a little bigger and that you could choose more than 4. But got lots of meals out of this and flavors were good! Prices seemed fair for the size. Overall just hard pick up but food was good.

Gyro Salad Bowl

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Shwafel Wrap

Olmo

4.6(472 reviews)

Best bagels in town. they do not slack on the amount of schmear. super friendly staff. Try their…read morecookies too, they're AMAZING

Ordered my usual sandwich today, and I feel like it keeps getting bigger? In this economy? For $12…read moreI literally got the most monstrous breakfast sandwich. I have no clue how they can afford to add this much bacon to each sandwich. I'm a person for whom a city is made or broken by their breakfast sandwich game, and if Olmo left New Haven I would probably have to move. Keep going here so they can keep putting insane amounts of bacon on each sandwich. The cinnamon raisin cream cheese is also wild.

Spicy Scallion Schmear

Assorted Bagels

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Chocolate Babka

New Haven Salad Shop

3.6(56 reviews)

0.2 mi

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The shop was very clean and the service was excellent- however- the grilled chicken was hard as a…read morerock and definitely cooked at least a day or two in advance. Not a great experience overall. Will not return.

I wish I would've looked at the reviews before I went to this place. I ordered a sandwich off the…read moremenu on a spinach wrap and ended up spending $15 instead of $9.50, which is what the sign said. The person who made my sandwich couldn't even understand me at all. It seems very disorganized and I walked away very unhappy with what I got.

Shop

The bay leaf

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Olives and Oil

3.9(486 reviews)

Amazing food!! Our server zach was phenomenal the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was on top of…read moreeverything and very knowledgeable of the menu. I would highly recommend.

Great place - we had apps, dinner and dessert and the four of us loved it, esp our two college kids…read more Zach, our waiter was awesome. Very attentive, and knowledgeable of the menu and great help with our selections. Music was a little too loud but other than that we'd go back!

Prettier in pink pizza ($25)

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Notorious pig ($12)

Pokémoto

4.3(125 reviews)

Came here around 1 PM on a Sunday and it wasn't crowded, and there was plenty of seating in this…read morenice open grab and go restaurant. I went up to order after quickly perusing the menu and decided to build a bowl. I got the salmon and tuna, and added everything that didn't cost extra. The fish was fresh and flavorful, and I particularly liked the taste of the different sauces! Next time I go I'd skip the wasabi, as it was liquidy and potent and a bit much for me so beware.

Ordered takeout from here! This was actually my first time trying poke and I was blown away by how…read moremuch I liked it!! Tip: use Snackpass to see what discounts they have! Through Snackpass, I got a Pick 3 protein Brown Rice Bowl with Salmon, Shrimp, Tofu. Bowl was pretty generous and I really appreciated all the toppings you can add. I loved the Umami Shoyu flavor a lot! When I went into the restaurant to sit down to wait, one of the staff came up to me and asked about my order, which was really attentive of them!

BYO Pick 3 protein Brown Rice Bowl with Salmon, Shrimp, Tofu

Clean, bright, plenty of seating

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Cedarhurst Cafe

4.2(330 reviews)

My friend and I came here for brunch today. It was a nice and quiet Sunday morning. The service was…read moregreat-- very friendly, helpful, and sincere. I ordered the iced salted caramel signature latte with oat milk and belgian waffle with fruit and cream. I thought both were delicious and tasty. I would absolutely come back. If you're looking for a casual cafe, I would recommend.

The food is meh. Coffee was almost cold…read more The bathroom is so so dirty. And they had a trash bag sitting right in the center of their cafe.

Oat milk Latte

Belgian waffle with fruit and cream

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Nutella Latte with almond milk & Cappuccino

South Bay

4.0(235 reviews)

We decided to have lunch here for their $26 prix fixed menu. It was a good deal and the food was…read moredelicious. They are full size portions. It was very quiet in the restaurant when we were there for lunch on a weekday. Maybe 3 other tables were occupied in addition to ours. The crispy eggplant and burrata appetizer and the brussel sprouts salad risotto cake appetizers were good. For lunch, I ordered the swordfish special and it was absolutely delicious over couscous. The grilled salmon dish looks delicious too and my friend liked it as well.

We got the lobster bisque, grilled hanger steak, truffle Mac-n-cheese, prosciutto crisp, seared…read morescallops, crispy mushroom risotto tater tots, and Brussels sprout salad with rice cake, and fried Sicilian calamari. Lobster bisque was hot though pretty liquid-y. The Brussels sprout salad was by no means a salad. More of a rice cake with Brussels shavings on too but really good. Calamari was okay. Mac and cheese was eh, really liquidy as well. I did really like the crispy mushroom risotto tater tots. They tasted just like tater tots. As we were getting to our last bites and still eating, at least three different staff members within a matter of a minute asked if we're were done and could take our plates away. I would have given this place four stars had we not been bombarded at the end of our dinner. It felt like we were being rushed out even though there were tons of tables and seats still available. Left a bad taste in my mouth.