Trip to Bridgeport, CT - help

Not sure about bottle shops but NEBCO is 15 miles from Bridgeport.

 

I'd suggest not staying in Bridgeport, if at all possible.

 

It's not as nice as Beirut.....

 

Yeah, as a resident of Bridgeport I can confirm that there isn't a ton going on here. There are a few decent bars/pubs in the Black Rock area, but that's really about it. If you do end up in Bridgeport Walrus+Carpenter is a great BBQ joint. Reasonably priced and with a solid beer menu, definitely worth a stop. For bottle shops you're probably best off heading to Fairfield, Mo's and Harry's have respectable selections but probably won't blow your mind.

 

Two Roads is a few miles north of B-Port and you won't need kevlar there. New Haven has a great bar and food scene and is about 30 minutes North.

 

Your headline made me chuckle a little bit. As someone who works in BPT, sometimes I feel the urge to need help when I'm here too.

In all seriousness. Head over to Black Rock on the western side of town. Walrus and Carpenter is a great stop for food and it won't disappoint with its draft offerings. If you go a mile or two further down the road Craft 260 (in Fairfield) also fits the bill for similar reasons. Both come highly recommended. If you can't drive your best bet downtown is Barnum Publick house. Its not great, but you can get a decent pint there. There are no good bottle shops in Bridgeport, but as others echoed you can find decent options in Fairfield.

 

Grab your gat and grab your 40s that's the way the bpt parties

 

This. And if you can drive, definitely try to get yourself up to New England Brewing Co, OEC, Black Hog, and you can swing by Amity Liquor near NEBco for the best selection of bottles.

 

I would definitely recommend Walrus + Carpenter for a meal. They have some of the best food in the area and really good beer selection. Craft 260 down the street also has really good beer selection ($3 Sea Hag Cans for Happy Hour!), but food is not as good as Walrus. Mo's and Harry's in Fairfield are the better bottle shops in the area. Definitely try some New England Brewing Co. while you are around.

 

Now now, plenty of good things have come out of BPT. ^^^^This guy. My brewery is in Haddam tho. Far away from the homeland.

 

Unfortunately, no. They have nothing on the Whole Foods' in NYC, even considering the difference in distro. You won't find anything there that you can't find at a dedicated bottle shop.

 

There is no help for you if you are going to Bridgeport!

 

Obama even came up with an excuse not to go!

 

This thread makes me lAugh. I would suggest Shandal's for awesome vegetarian Jamaican meals that look and taste like meat but are not. Chilliest vibe ever, not in the best neighborhood but worth risking life and limb for. Beer wise good luck.

 

yeah, in CT you look for smaller places like M&R, amity wine and liquors, manchester wine and liquors, that sort of thing. in NYC you're in a bottle wasteland except the mysterious bright spot of whole foods.

going between the two often (as i do) is odd.

reminds me of kebra nagast in hartford. they were awesome.