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Food sold at Bridgeport's 29 Markle Ct.
Contributed by Damon Sawyer and Meghann Olson
Check out these new restaurants in Connecticut, from a pizzeria with Guatemalan dishes in Enfield to a "wild" chicken spot in Stamford.
Food sold at Bridgeport's 29 Markle Ct.
Damon Sawyer and his Bridgeport-based partners, Ishalee Green and Wesley Saintil Arbuthnott, opened 29 Markle Ct, named after the restaurant's address, on Nov. 4.
The menu features flavors from different cultures and all over the world, Sawyer said. From homemade pastas and flavors from Louisiana to reimagined soul food dishes, the food is cooked with seasonal, local vegetables and meats. Customers will be able to order small plates and vegetables, sandwiches and entrées.
29 Markle Ct., 203-296-4796, @29marklebptct.
- Jailene Cuevas
The name may get people in the door, but owner Anthony Rios said he hopes his specialty grilled chicken and rib plates will keep them coming. Rios, who owns a Chickens Gone Wild restaurant in New Rochelle, expanded the brand to Stamford in December. He says his signature dishes are pork ribs; the "sloppy chicken supreme" sandwich that includes fried onions, American cheese, bacon, and barbecue sauce; and the California chicken wrap with bacon, avocado, lettuce and tomato.
459 Summer St., 203-504-8204, @chickensgonewildstamford.
- Ignacio Laguarda
For 37 years, 51 Broadway was an address where locals and Yale students alike could count on getting a tasty hamburger or salad all day long — and after a five-year detour as a fresh Mexican restaurant, what once was the Educated Burgher is back as a burger joint.
The Broadway Kitchen, located in the Broadway shopping district, specializes in several varieties of burgers — including hamburgers, patty melts, veggie burgers and chicken burgers — as well as fresh salads, grain bowls, falafel, hummus and pita sandwiches.
51 Broadway, 475-331-6100, broadwaykitchenct.com.
- Mark Zaretsky
Haven Hot Chicken, which specializes in Nashville hot chicken, is opening its second location in Orange.
Haven Hot Chicken will open Jan. 28 at 576 Westport Avenue, marking its third location in Connecticut. Like its first two spots in New Haven and Orange, Haven Hot Chicken offers crispy fried chicken and fried cauliflower in five different spice levels, ranging from no-heat "country" to "Haven" ("for the hot head").
The menu includes sandwiches, tenders, sliders and chicken and waffles, and sides and snacks like fries, creamy vinegar slaw, garlic-dill pickles, mac and cheese and banana pudding. The 2,500-square-foot Norwalk space will offer seating for about 25 guests, in addition to takeout and third-party delivery options.
576 Westport Avenue, @havenhotchicken.
- Leeanne Griffin
Luna Pizza in West Hartford opened a new location in Wethersfield in late 2022.
Luna Pizza recently celebrated its grand opening in Wethersfield, which joined its original in West Hartford.
The menu features thin-crust pies, including a signature margherita with fresh mozzarella, plum tomatoes and Italian olive oil, and specialty recipes with buffalo chicken, assorted vegetables and "pig and cow" with pepperoni, sausage, bacon and hamburger. Other items include bar fare (wings, giant pretzels, mac and cheese bites and meatballs); salads, burgers, sandwiches and wraps.
181 Main St., 860-785-8948, @lunapizzact.
- Leeanne Griffin
Foula and George Mastromanolis opened the diner with two other friends, Joana and Seorge Perselis, in late December. It's the Mastromanolis’s second diner business after opening the successful State Street Cafe in North Haven.
Like typical diners, Westville Diner serves all-American food from burgers to wraps, paninis, dinner entrees, breakfasts, omelets, waffles and southern-style biscuits, among others. Crazy shakes are one of the menu highlights, Foula Mastromanolis said, with flavors like cotton candy, Reese's Pieces, Oreo and strawberry cheesecake.
1426 Whalley Ave., 475-241-3149, westvillediner.com.
- Chatwan Mongkol
The owners of Aurora's Restaurant in Hartford, a Guatemalan restaurant and bakery, looked north for their next venture and opened a small pizzeria Jan. 15, featuring whole pies and pizzas by the slices. Specialty pies include an Aurora's supreme, with chicken, ham, pepperoni, chorizo, onions and peppers, and beach chicken, with chicken, bacon, onion, Serrano peppers and ranch sauce.
Aurora's Pizza also features some of its Guatemalan fare on the menu, including tacos dorados, enchiladas, chicken and steak Milanesa, plantains with crema and queso and Guatemalan-style hot dogs.
117 Hazard Ave., 860-835-5181, @auroras_pizza.
- Leeanne Griffin
Food sold at Everybody Eatz on 3927 Main Street in Bridgeport.
"Where gourmet meets soul," is the slogan for Everybody Eatz, Tyre Holman's new soul food spot on Main Street. Holman started his business at home in 2019, and celebrated the grand opening of his first dine-in restaurant in mid-January.
Everybody Eatz offers dinners with proteins like fried chicken, shrimp, NY steak, lobster tail, salmon, lamb chops and ribs, with choices of sides like mac and cheese and yams. Box meals include a choice of protein with fries.
3927 Main St., everybodyeatz.dine.online.
- Jailene Cuevas