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Connecticut Dining 2009
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Best Lake-view Restaurant:
HOPKINS INN, New Preston
Summer isn't complete without dining here, where you overlook Lake Waramaug from a tree-shaded terrace but might fancy yourself in Switzerland. Enjoy the warm handmade bread, a well-dressed salad, fresh-caught trout, and backhendl with lingonberries (one of the menu choices that reflects the restaurant's Austrian heritage) while savoring the view. Entrées: from $22. 22 Hopkins Road. 860-868-7295; thehopkinsinn.com
Best Restaurant Family:
MAX GROUP, Hartford
While his Hartford flagship Max Downtown site offers the state's best city dining (chophouse classics and global cuisine), Rich Rosenthal has extended his Midas touch to the more eclectic Trumbull Kitchen, also in Hartford, Max-a-Mia in Avon, Max's Oyster Bar and Max Burger in West Hartford, and Max Amore and Max Fish in Glastonbury. Who was Max? Rosenthal's grandfather. Max Downtown, 185 Asylum St. 860-522-2530; maxrestaurantgroup.com
Best Survivor:
O'ROURKE'S DINER, Middletown
Risen from the ashes after a disastrous fire, this 1941 diner has reopened with an expanded menu and extended hours. Brian O'Rourke still cooks up a storm (hearty breakfasts and lunches, superb omelets, Connecticut's famous steamed cheeseburgers), and the line still forms out the door. Dinner entrées: from $17. 728 Main St. 860-346-6101; orourkesdiner.com
Best Seafood Roll with a Water View:
LOBSTER LANDING, Clinton
The scene: A good dozen plastic tables on a wobbly deck overlooking a marina (with swans!). No fries, no frills, but a perfect place to enjoy the classic Connecticut hot buttered lobster roll ($13). 152 Commerce St.; 203-669-2005
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