Trendy Restaurants in New Haven, CT?

Question

I'm going out with an old friend tomorrow night. We're both in our 20's so we'd like to go to some place that's adult, but also trendy and fun. She's a single mom of a 3 year old boy and she doesn't get out too often so she's really excited to throw on a pair of heels and have a nice dinner with some even nicer cocktails.

We've already batted around the idea of Kudeta, Nikkita or M. Do you all out there in this area of CT have any ideas for us?

Thanks! Happy Friday!! :o)

Answer 1

It really depends on the crowd you want to be around...Nikkita and Temple Grill both have great food, but if you go out semi late there will also be a bar crowd in both.  M and Kudeta are both less of a bar type scene.  Barcelona, Ibiza, Hot Tomato's, and Zinc are all in the area and good places. I'm pretty sure all of these can be found online to check menus and such.  It's really a can't miss they're all fun.  Hope you have a good time.

Answer 2

How about Toad's Place?

http://www.toadsplace.com/calendar.htm

Also check out The Advocate dining section for ideas.

http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/dining.c...

and here's the restaurant section for New Haven from Yahoo Travel:

http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/dining.c...

hope this helps!  have fun!

Answer 3

Check out this place:

http://connecticut.metromix.com/restaura...

New Haven has a lot of great places, but this one I have found not to be too much of a college/just turned 21 place.