Old Lyme is a small city in southeastern Connecticut, at the mouth of the Connecticut River. Old Lyme is a popular tourist destination in summer, due to its many beaches and recreational boating marinas on Long Island Sound. Old Lyme's restaurants offer everything from authentic Italian cuisine to locally harvested seafood.
Illiano's Ristoronte specializes in authentically prepared Italian cuisine and gourmet pizzas. Lunch and dinner are available daily. The restaurant also has an off-site catering service. Specialty dishes include the "Tour of Italy," which features manicotti, stuffed shells and ravioli. House seafood specialties include sauteed shrimp in brandy cream sauce with mushrooms and lobster ravioli.
Illiano's Ristorante
163 Boston Post Rd.
Old Lyme, CT 06371
860-434-1110
illianospizza.com
Open daily for lunch and dinner, Boom is located in the Old Lyme marketplace on Halls Road. In 2009, "Connecticut Magazine" voted Boom's lunch the best in the state. Boom has also gotten a consistently high rating from Zagat. The restaurant's expansive dining room is decorated in a classic New England style, with high ceilings and exposed beams.
Signature entrees include tuna tartare with wasabi aioli, pan-seared salmon with grilled artichoke hearts, and pan-roasted halibut with jasmine rice.
Boom Restaurant
90 Halls Rd.
Old Lyme, CT 06371
860-434-0075
boomrestaurant.net
The Old Lyme Inn Grill has been serving lunch and dinner since 1978. The establishment features a 100-year-old oak bar, and a fireplace that heats the intimate dining room each winter. The Grill offers a seasonal menu that changes four times per year, as well as a standard menu with traditional New England favorites like "surf and turf," boiled lobster, and roasted sea bass.
The Old Lyme Inn Grill is open Tuesday through Sunday, and its dining room features local artwork from the town's Cooley Art Gallery.
Old Lyme Inn Grill
85 Lyme St.
Old Lyme, CT 06371
860-434-2600
oldlymeinn.com
