By Regina Sass
Enjoy the beautiful Connecticut scenery in Shelton.
Shelton, Connecticut, is a small town on the banks of the Housatonic River in Fairfield County. Shelton is about 50 miles from
New York City. Visitors will find historical buildings from the 1800s that have been restored to the way they looked the day they were built. The Shelton Historical Society operates five of the buildings as a museum for the town's history. The museum shows visitors what New England life was like during the 19th century. Shelton restaurants offer something for everyone, from pubs to traditional American diners to elegant restaurants for more formal meals, all with the friendliness of small-town America.
Il Palio Restaurant
Il Palio Restaurant is designed as a classic Italian villa. The circular bar has its own menu with Italian and traditional bar foods. The restaurant itself offers customers an elegant atmosphere and classic Tuscan cuisine. The menu features cavatelli with broccoli rabe and sausage; linguine with manilla clams and white wine; and chicken Milanese. Il Palio also serves such dishes as grilled salmon filet with butternut squash purée and broccoli rabe; osso bucco; and grilled New York strip steak served with red bliss potatoes, bacon, scallions, parmigiano, broccoli rabe and portobello mushrooms. Il Palio is open for lunch and dinner. If you crave pizza, the restaurant offers a Margherita pie with tomato sauce, basil and mozzarella; the vongole with marinated clams, garlic, parmigiano, apple-smoked bacon, caramelized onions and basil; and scarpariello, which includes grilled chicken, sweet and hot sausage, cherry peppers, mozzarella and tomato sauce. The restaurant's Siena Lounge offers weekly live entertainment and outdoor dining on the patio. Reservations are strongly recommended.
Il Palio Restaurant
Five Corporate Drive
Shelton, CT 06484
(203) 944-0770
ilpalioct.com
Riverdale Diner
Riverdale Diner is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The restaurant has a full bar and a traditional American menu in a casual atmosphere. The diner is a family-friendly spot with a special children's menu. The menu features 10 types of burgers, as well as sandwiches, wraps and chicken, tuna, egg or lobster salad plates. For a more substantial meal, try the Yankee pot roast, rib-eye, New York strip steak, pork chops, fettuccine Alfredo, moussaka, Southern fried chicken, filet of sole or fried scallops. Breakfast includes such traditional dishes as omelets; eggs with steak, bacon, sausage or ham; homemade blintzes, pancakes and waffles.
Riverdale Diner
521 River Road
Shelton, CT 06484
(203) 924-4084
riverdalediner.net
Amici's
Amici's is a modern Italian-American restaurant featuring dishes from both countries. The restaurant offers brick walls, crisp white table linens and muted lighting, which creates an atmosphere suitable for intimate conversation. The menu features such dishes as eggplant rollatini, which is eggplant stuffed with ricotta cheese, prosciutto, roasted peppers, marinara sauce and mozzarella; veal al'orange, which includes veal medallions dipped in egg batter and served with roasted peppers, buffalo mozzarella, asparagus and sun-dried tomato in a vodka orange sauce; and steak brioni, which includes bacon and mushroom caps in a brown cognac sauce. The menu also offers fettucine carbonara, chicken Francaise, chicken pizzaiola, sole Florentino, broiled New York strip and broiled filet mignon. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday-Sunday.
Amici's
500 Howe Ave.
Shelton, CT 06484
(203) 926-1809
amicis-shelton.com
Danny O's Bar and Grille
Danny O's Bar and Grille is a casual restaurant with a full American-style menu featuring sandwiches, wraps, 10 types of hamburgers and fish and chips. Patrons also can order such dishes as 14 oz. strip steak, salads, chicken Parmesan, baby back ribs, the clam strip dinner and smoked chicken pasta. Danny O's is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.
Danny O's Bar and Grille
458 River Road
Shelton, CT 06484
(203) 924-6066
dannyos.net
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About the Author:
Regina Sass is based in the Adirondack Region of New York State. She has been a writer for 10 years writing for publications in the real estate and retail industries. Online experience includes writing,advertising and editing for an educational web site. Sass is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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