CONNECTICUT Magazine‘s eagerly awaited 2011 BEST OF issue just hit the stands. Here are the winners in Mystic Country. Congratulations to all:

Food & Drink

Cupcake: Bleu Squid in Olde Mistick Village, Mystic

Breakfast with a View: Kitchen Little, Mystic

New England Clam Chowder: S&P Oyster Co., Mystic

Dairy Bar: Hank’s Dairy Bar, Plainfield

Coffee Bar: Bean & Leaf, New London

Fish Market: Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant, East Lyme

Ice Cream: UConn Dairy Bar, Storrs

Macaroni & Cheese: 85 Main, Putnam

Farm to Table Chef: Kara Brooks at Still River Cafe, Eastford

Dinner and a Salt-Water View: The Flood Tide, Mystic

Neighborhood restaurant: Noah’s, Stonington

Fish Sandwich: Cove Fish Market, Stonington

Nightlife

Bar: The Griswold Inn Tap Room, Essex

Brew Pub: Willimantic Brewing Co., Willimantic

Cabaret: Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, Storrs

Diversions

New books: UConn Co-op, Storrs

Used books: The Book Barn, Niantic

Golf Course: Lake of Isles, Mashantucket

Maritime Attraction: Mystic Aquarium

Gift Shop: The Bowerbird, Old Lyme

Health & Beauty

Destination Spa: The Spa at Norwich Inn

Casinos

Casino/Appetizer: Michael Jordan’s Steak House, Mohegan Sun

Casino/Large concert venue: MGM Grand Theatre, MGM Grand at Foxwoods

Casino/Small concert venue: Mohegan Sun Cabaret, Mohegan Sun

Casino/Drink with a View: Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville, Mohegan Sun

Casino/Fiesta: SolToro Tequila Grill, Mohegan Sun

Casino/Burger: David Burke Prime, Foxwoods

Casino/Martini Bar: Leffingwells (“Wombi Rock”), Mohegan Sun

Casino/Nightclub: Shrine, MGM Grand at Foxwoods

Casino/Place to spend your winnings: Bulgari, Foxwoods; Tiffany & Co., Mohegan Sun;

Casino/Spa: G-Spa, MGM Grand at Foxwoods

Casino/Splurge (dining): Paragon, Foxwoods

Casino/Dinner: Craftsteak, MGM Grand at Foxwoods

Read the write-ups and find websites and phones at CONNECTICUT Magazine here.

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