Canton is a small city in Connecticut that is home to a fair share of restaurants. While some of those restaurants are fast food chains, there are many locally owned establishments serving up a variety of different cuisines. After a day of visiting the Canton Historic Museum or heading out on the river in a rented kayak or canoe, these restaurants offer much-needed food and relaxation.
The Village Café & Bistro serves breakfast and lunch every day,; it also serves dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. An eclectic variety of wines and beers are also served, and the restaurant has a catering option for groups of up to 300 people, in or out of the establishment. The breakfast menu consists of pancakes, country white French toast, Philly steak omelets, lobster omelets, farmers wraps, and seven varieties of poached egg plates using fresh organic eggs. The lunch menu--which is also served during the dinner hours--has appetizers that include pan-seared crab cakes and quesadillas. Lunch entrees consist of fish and chips; pulled pork sandwiches; a number of ½-pound burgers; and the almost famous roasted turkey and brie sandwich. Dinner specials include braised beef "short" ribs, herb crusted North Atlantic salmon, garlic and herb marinated pork tenderloins, and pan-roasted ahi tuna steak with Cajun shrimp.
The Village Cafe & Bistro
220 Albany Turnpike
Canton, CT 06019-9994
860-693-4302
thevillagecafeandbistro.com
The Green Papaya is a BYOB restaurant that serves traditional and fusion Thai and Laotian cuisine. It's a great spot for vegetarians, because all the dishes can be made vegetarian upon request. The menu has appetizers like chicken satay, summer rolls, curry puffs, calamari and Lao crispy egg rolls. Entrees are varied and include pad thai, drunken noodles, five types of curry dishes (red, green, yellow, massamun, and panang), Thai steamed mussels, steamed ginger snapper, basil duck, and wild boar basil. Noodle and curry dishes come with a choice of chicken, beef, vegetables, shrimp, seafood or pork. For dessert, there is fresh sweet mango with coconut sticky rice and fried ice cream.
The Green Papaya
160 Albany Turnpike
Canton, CT 06019-2509
860-693-9322
thegreenpapayarestaurant.com
Reno Benson has been owner and proprietor of a number of Canton-area restaurants; his latest is Reno's Drive-In. It strives to be an essential part of the community; it even has a community happenings board inside to keep visitors up-to-date with news and events. The menu offers food that is perfect for a quick bite or a casual sit-down dinner for the family, complete with a kid's meal. Some of the offerings on the menu include hot dogs, burgers, buffalo chicken sandwiches, grilled chicken sandwiches, grilled cheese and tuna sandwiches, buffalo wings (with or without bones), and New England clam chowder. In addition, the restaurant has a changing menu of daily specials.
Reno's Drive-In
228 Albany Turnpike
Canton, CT 06019
860-693-0701
renosdrivein.com
