Dining

Some area eateries are:

• Holiday Diner - 123 White St. (American diner)

• Rosy Tomorrow's - 15 Old Mill Plain Rd. (historic eatery with a narrow gauge caboose - we love the Wally Wings!)

• Mothership Bakery & Café - 331 Main St. (made from scratch bakery & comfort food)

• Daily Fare - 13 Durant Ave. Bethel, CT (made from scratch bakery set inside the Bethel Metro-North station)

• Pancho's Tacos - 145 White St. (authentic Mexican)

• Soho Pizza - 164 White St. (Italian)

• Farmboy's Smokin BBQ - 30 South St. (southern BBQ)

• El Ranchero - 20 White St. (authentic Mexican)

• Green Island Chicken & Grill - 216 White St (Jamaican)

• Banana Brazil Luncheonette - 91 Main St. (Brazilian)

Need additional recommendations? Click here to view the Downtown Danbury Dining Guide (PDF).

Other Attractions

• Founded in 1985, Musicals at Richter is Connecticut’s longest-running outdoor theater. Performances are given on weekends at the Richter Arts Center (next to the Richter Park Golf Course), 100 Aunt Hack Road, in Danbury. Nestled in the hills of Western Connecticut, the Arts Center stage has served as the scenic backdrop for over 100 musicals produced by Musicals at Richter, as well as a professional springboard for hundreds of up-and-coming performers.

• The Danbury Museum & Historical Society (Scott-Fanton Museum) is located at 43 Main Street in downtown Danbury. The museum preserves the John and Mary Rider House (c. 1785), the Dodd Hat Shop (c. 1790), the Marian Anderson Studio, and the Charles Ives Birthplace. Huntington Hall, a modern exhibit building, contains the museum offices and a research library.

• The Danbury Fair Mall is one of the largest malls in New England and features over 200 stores & eateries and a carousel from the old Danbury Fair. Take I84 West to Exit 3.