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Food Scene

for a very special evening - exquisite food, pricey - reservations required. Can't say enough good things about TJ's. It's in a little diner - intimate, romantic, one of the best meals you can get anywhere.
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T. J. Buckley's
132 Elliot St
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for a very special evening - exquisite food, pricey - reservations required. Can't say enough good things about TJ's. It's in a little diner - intimate, romantic, one of the best meals you can get anywhere.
A great diner with a wide offering, reasonable prices, vintage decor. Especially recommended for breakfast.
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Chelsea Royal Diner
487 Marlboro Rd
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A great diner with a wide offering, reasonable prices, vintage decor. Especially recommended for breakfast.
Great location on the Connecticut river in downtown Brattleboro. It's a micro brewery and restaurant with live music some nights. Outdoor dining on roof and porch in good weather.
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Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery
36 Bridge St
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Great location on the Connecticut river in downtown Brattleboro. It's a micro brewery and restaurant with live music some nights. Outdoor dining on roof and porch in good weather.
Wonderful location on the water where the West River meets the Connecticut River. Sunset views.
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Marinan
28 Spring Tree Rd
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Wonderful location on the water where the West River meets the Connecticut River. Sunset views.
Family restaurant - Korean. Some great specials and soups. the decor is very basic but you can get some great food there.
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Shin-La Restaurant & Sushi Bar
57 Main St
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Family restaurant - Korean. Some great specials and soups. the decor is very basic but you can get some great food there.
A nice bakery, and also a place for hearty homemade soups, salads, lunches, and great views of the River is you walk through and sit in the back.
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Amy's Bakery Arts Cafe
113 Main St
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A nice bakery, and also a place for hearty homemade soups, salads, lunches, and great views of the River is you walk through and sit in the back.
Great wood fired pizza, great drinks, great place to hang out. Occasional live music. Not only pizza - much more. Creative drinks. Note: This restaurant is under new ownership and is now called "Echo". We haven't been there yet but we understand that the menu is very much the same as the old Fireworks.
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Echo Restaurant & Lounge
69 Main St
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Great wood fired pizza, great drinks, great place to hang out. Occasional live music. Not only pizza - much more. Creative drinks. Note: This restaurant is under new ownership and is now called "Echo". We haven't been there yet but we understand that the menu is very much the same as the old Fireworks.
Everything is fresh. They even make their own mayonnaise. A casual atmosphere. To go menu also.
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Elliot Street Fish, Chips & More
50 Elliot St
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Everything is fresh. They even make their own mayonnaise. A casual atmosphere. To go menu also.
Extensive selection of healthy food and large selection in deli - cafe. Also great bulk section. A very well-supplied store that carries much of what you find in a regular grocery store, plus a large selection of organic and natural food items.
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Brattleboro Food Co-Op
2 Main St
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Extensive selection of healthy food and large selection in deli - cafe. Also great bulk section. A very well-supplied store that carries much of what you find in a regular grocery store, plus a large selection of organic and natural food items.
Excellent coffee - always fresh.
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Mocha Joe's Cafe
82 Main St
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Excellent coffee - always fresh.
Love, love love this restaurant. It's 20 minutes from Brattleboro. Can be very crowded and can be somewhat of a wait (though they often have a wandering magician to help you with the wait. Great menu, decent prices.
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Hope & Olive
44 Hope St
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Love, love love this restaurant. It's 20 minutes from Brattleboro. Can be very crowded and can be somewhat of a wait (though they often have a wandering magician to help you with the wait. Great menu, decent prices.
Putney just north of here. One of my daughter's favorite restaurants. We need to go check it out. Locally sourced food creatively prepared.
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The Gleanery
133 Main St
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Putney just north of here. One of my daughter's favorite restaurants. We need to go check it out. Locally sourced food creatively prepared.
The market is outdoors on Western Ave in a beautiful spot just west of I91 on route 9 May through end of October. (Just past the covered bridge on Route 9) Every Saturday 10-2. Great variety of produce, crafts, prepared food, some good music, etc, etc. Yum. The outdoor market is in a beautiful location, great for kids (large sandbox,a stream, etc) amongst trees. Indoor Market begins this year at former Austine School in Brattleboro - off Maple Street. Every Saturday also.
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Brattleboro Farmers Market
570 Western Ave
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The market is outdoors on Western Ave in a beautiful spot just west of I91 on route 9 May through end of October. (Just past the covered bridge on Route 9) Every Saturday 10-2. Great variety of produce, crafts, prepared food, some good music, etc, etc. Yum. The outdoor market is in a beautiful location, great for kids (large sandbox,a stream, etc) amongst trees. Indoor Market begins this year at former Austine School in Brattleboro - off Maple Street. Every Saturday also.
Wide variety of take out comfort food. A favorite with skiers heading up the mountain.
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The Vermont Country Deli
436 Western Ave
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Wide variety of take out comfort food. A favorite with skiers heading up the mountain.
A lovely drive on to rural roads close to town. The farm has been in the family for over 100 years. The farm store sells grassfed beef, maple syrup, etc. A nice drive to a sweet place.
Robb Family Farm, LLC
822 Ames Hill Rd
A lovely drive on to rural roads close to town. The farm has been in the family for over 100 years. The farm store sells grassfed beef, maple syrup, etc. A nice drive to a sweet place.
On the outskirts of town - Route 30 - a wide selection of excellent cheeses and various other savories and sweets. Lots of free yummy samples and occasionally a chance to watch cheese being made.
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Grafton Village Cheese Company
400 Linden St
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On the outskirts of town - Route 30 - a wide selection of excellent cheeses and various other savories and sweets. Lots of free yummy samples and occasionally a chance to watch cheese being made.
The must go-to place in spring, summer and fall for fresh organic produce, plants, flowers, baked goods etc. A beautiful spot, a rainbow of colors. Nice drive on route 5. Best to get off I91 exit 3 in Brattleboro and head north on route 5 from there.
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Walker Farm
1190 US-5
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The must go-to place in spring, summer and fall for fresh organic produce, plants, flowers, baked goods etc. A beautiful spot, a rainbow of colors. Nice drive on route 5. Best to get off I91 exit 3 in Brattleboro and head north on route 5 from there.
Note: Duo is under new ownership and has changed the name to Tine. I hear good things about the new place but haven't been there yet.
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Duo
136 Main St
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Note: Duo is under new ownership and has changed the name to Tine. I hear good things about the new place but haven't been there yet.
A new creative Vegan restaurant about 2 minutes drive from downtown. I haven't eaten here yet but hear good things about it.
Vegan A.F.
105 Canal Street
A new creative Vegan restaurant about 2 minutes drive from downtown. I haven't eaten here yet but hear good things about it.
Very good high end restaurant downtown.
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Peter Havens Restaurant
32 Elliot St
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Very good high end restaurant downtown.
Excellent mid eastern food. Limited hours and days so check ahead to see whether they are open. Eating inside is limited but you can take anything to go. All fresh made from scratch.
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Yalla Vermont
80 Main St
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Excellent mid eastern food. Limited hours and days so check ahead to see whether they are open. Eating inside is limited but you can take anything to go. All fresh made from scratch.
excellent coffee
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Duchess Coffee
15 Putney Road
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excellent coffee

Drinks & Nightlife

New revamped marketplace - craft beers and crafts, etc. walk through and there is great outdoor seating with view of river. Inside there are large screen tvs for viewing sports, etc. Some small meals. Havent eaten there yet, but we like the design of the place.
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River Garden Marketplace
157 Main Street
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New revamped marketplace - craft beers and crafts, etc. walk through and there is great outdoor seating with view of river. Inside there are large screen tvs for viewing sports, etc. Some small meals. Havent eaten there yet, but we like the design of the place.
Some excellent music in a very beautiful former church. check out the schedule.
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The Stone Church
210 Main St
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Some excellent music in a very beautiful former church. check out the schedule.
A sweet pub a block from Main St - under new ownership. I hear very good things about the latest chapter of the place.
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Kipling's Restaurant & Pub
78 Elliot St
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A sweet pub a block from Main St - under new ownership. I hear very good things about the latest chapter of the place.
A new lounge in downtown Brattleboro.
THE COLLECTIVE LOUNGE
55 Elliot Street
A new lounge in downtown Brattleboro.

Arts & Culture

Great unusual outsider art and crafts. Three floors to peruse. Beautiful tasteful jewelry.
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Gallery In the Woods
145 Main St
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Great unusual outsider art and crafts. Three floors to peruse. Beautiful tasteful jewelry.
In Brattleboro's restored railroad station. A great building with a wide variety of changing exhibits, artists talks, interactive art room for kids.
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Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon St
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In Brattleboro's restored railroad station. A great building with a wide variety of changing exhibits, artists talks, interactive art room for kids.
At Cotton Mill Hill in Brattleboro, a great selection of concerts by renowned jazz musicians from all over. Check out their web site for schedule.
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Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill
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At Cotton Mill Hill in Brattleboro, a great selection of concerts by renowned jazz musicians from all over. Check out their web site for schedule.
Series of outstanding classical music concerts during the summer - just 10 miles up the hill on the former Marlboro College campus.
Marlboro Music Festival
2472 Staver Rd
Series of outstanding classical music concerts during the summer - just 10 miles up the hill on the former Marlboro College campus.
One of the newest venues in town - always something new and unusual happening in this performance space/art gallery. A converted laundromat(!) that has a wide variety of performances. We saw some excellent Haitian music and dance there the other week. Tonight, as I write this, there is a Cuban event with dinner, live music and dance. They also host tango and yoga classes, art openings, etc, etc. check out their web site.
118 Elliot St
118 Elliot Street
One of the newest venues in town - always something new and unusual happening in this performance space/art gallery. A converted laundromat(!) that has a wide variety of performances. We saw some excellent Haitian music and dance there the other week. Tonight, as I write this, there is a Cuban event with dinner, live music and dance. They also host tango and yoga classes, art openings, etc, etc. check out their web site.
A former church turned into a venue for a variety of unusual and creative events - film, lectures, music. A one of a kind place. We have been laying low the last couple of years and have not been here yet but their listings are really intriguing. Some outdoor events.
Epsilon Spires
190 Main St
A former church turned into a venue for a variety of unusual and creative events - film, lectures, music. A one of a kind place. We have been laying low the last couple of years and have not been here yet but their listings are really intriguing. Some outdoor events.
Two dynamite women making dynamite crafts - blown glass and art tiles/ceramics. Worth checking out, and there is now a cafe with good bread and pastries in same building.
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Fire Arts Vermont
485 W River Rd
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Two dynamite women making dynamite crafts - blown glass and art tiles/ceramics. Worth checking out, and there is now a cafe with good bread and pastries in same building.

Shopping

One of the best thrift stores anywhere (benefits Brattleboro Area Hospice). I am also biased as I managed it for 12 years, but there is a great selection of clothing, housewares, furniture, books, kids stuff, at very reasonable prices. You never know what you will find! Note: They recently changed their location and are a past the parking garage on opposite side of Flat Street (called the Church Lot named after a Mr. Church. Is not a church!)
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Experienced Goods Thrift Store
80 Flat St
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One of the best thrift stores anywhere (benefits Brattleboro Area Hospice). I am also biased as I managed it for 12 years, but there is a great selection of clothing, housewares, furniture, books, kids stuff, at very reasonable prices. You never know what you will find! Note: They recently changed their location and are a past the parking garage on opposite side of Flat Street (called the Church Lot named after a Mr. Church. Is not a church!)
Large selection of books - emphasis on social justice issues, but also wonderful selection of novels. Great place to spend time.
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Everyone's Books
25 Elliot St
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Large selection of books - emphasis on social justice issues, but also wonderful selection of novels. Great place to spend time.
Great creative women's clothing but also other items - kids toys too.
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Altiplano
42 Elliot St
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Great creative women's clothing but also other items - kids toys too.
Fun consignment - furniture, vintage clothing, etc etc etc. three floors of interesting stuff.
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Twice Upon A Time Antiques
63 Main St
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Fun consignment - furniture, vintage clothing, etc etc etc. three floors of interesting stuff.
Beads for make your own jewelry. Toys. A pinball machine, etc. A great place to peruse. Beads range from gorgeous antique beads to plastic and everything in between. Fun for kids. Also, there is a bead museum in basement which is open limited hours.
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Beadniks
115 Main St
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Beads for make your own jewelry. Toys. A pinball machine, etc. A great place to peruse. Beads range from gorgeous antique beads to plastic and everything in between. Fun for kids. Also, there is a bead museum in basement which is open limited hours.
Vintage clothing and accessories for men and women. Some new. A very good selection. Note: Boomerang is now on Main St in Brattleboro - moved from Elliot St pretty recently.
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Boomerang
79 Main St
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Vintage clothing and accessories for men and women. Some new. A very good selection. Note: Boomerang is now on Main St in Brattleboro - moved from Elliot St pretty recently.

Parks and Nature

If you want to take a longish hike, you have a wonderful view of Brattleboro from the top of this mountain. To access the mountain trail, cross over the bridge that goes to Hinsdale NH, and go left when you get across. You'll see a parking area on your right and can hike from there. About 2 or so hours up to the top. An alternate walk is the River Trail. Park in the same spot and go straight along the river rather than up. This latter is a popular dog walking trail.
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Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area
244 Mountain Rd
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If you want to take a longish hike, you have a wonderful view of Brattleboro from the top of this mountain. To access the mountain trail, cross over the bridge that goes to Hinsdale NH, and go left when you get across. You'll see a parking area on your right and can hike from there. About 2 or so hours up to the top. An alternate walk is the River Trail. Park in the same spot and go straight along the river rather than up. This latter is a popular dog walking trail.
NIce Hiking, a beautiful lake if you can find it. It's a bit tricky.
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Pisgah State Park
520 Old Chesterfield Rd
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NIce Hiking, a beautiful lake if you can find it. It's a bit tricky.
An easy hike that results in beautiful views of the river and Brattleboro in distance.
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Black Mountain
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An easy hike that results in beautiful views of the river and Brattleboro in distance.
Nice groomed xc ski trails. Free.
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The Putney School
418 Houghton Brook Rd
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Nice groomed xc ski trails. Free.
A series of great hiking trails two blocks from us - used for xc skiing in winter as well. Maps are in the bnb on bookcase and usually at the trail head as well. Just walk up the hill, and cross western ave, and walk up the Solar Hill driveway until you see a trailhead on your right. PLEASE NOTE: The airbnb site keeps changing my entry from "Retreat Trails" to "Retreat Farm". there is a Retreat Farm on Linden Street but the trails I am referring to can be accessed from Solar Hill off Western Ave. We have Retreat Trail Maps - 2 kinds - on the bureau in our Airbnb.
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Retreat Farm
45 Farmhouse Sq
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A series of great hiking trails two blocks from us - used for xc skiing in winter as well. Maps are in the bnb on bookcase and usually at the trail head as well. Just walk up the hill, and cross western ave, and walk up the Solar Hill driveway until you see a trailhead on your right. PLEASE NOTE: The airbnb site keeps changing my entry from "Retreat Trails" to "Retreat Farm". there is a Retreat Farm on Linden Street but the trails I am referring to can be accessed from Solar Hill off Western Ave. We have Retreat Trail Maps - 2 kinds - on the bureau in our Airbnb.
One of our favorite places to take a dip on a hot day or to take in the glory any day. Large ledges with multiple waterfalls - good for bringing a basket of food and hanging out.
Old Jelly Mill Falls
One of our favorite places to take a dip on a hot day or to take in the glory any day. Large ledges with multiple waterfalls - good for bringing a basket of food and hanging out.

Sightseeing

Large warehouse turned into artist studios, a circus school, jazz center, dance center, chocolate makers, etc etc. They have an open house just before the holidays - early December. Home to performances and classes and chocolate and granola. thecottonmill.org Check out website for details on the various offerings.
Cotton Mill Hill
Cotton Mill Hill
Large warehouse turned into artist studios, a circus school, jazz center, dance center, chocolate makers, etc etc. They have an open house just before the holidays - early December. Home to performances and classes and chocolate and granola. thecottonmill.org Check out website for details on the various offerings.

Entertainment & Activities

More than a movie theatre. Live performances of all sorts in an art deco theatre. Check out their web site.
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Latchis Theatre
50 Main St
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More than a movie theatre. Live performances of all sorts in an art deco theatre. Check out their web site.