Our guide to the best of Stony Creek, Conn.

Where to stay

These B&Bs are within a 20-minute drive of Stony Creek through nice Connecticut back country.

Church Street Cottage B&B, 190 Church St., Guilford, CT 06437. 203-458-2598. Small inn with a private garden.

Guilford Corners Bed & Breakfast, 133 State Street, Guilford, CT 06437. Call 203-453-4129 or e-mail innkeepers. $120 per night for single or double occupancy.

Morning Glory Bed & Breakfast, 395 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443. 203-245-9196. $70 single-$165 double. Within walking distance of the center of town and local beach club, this 1800s Federal house is filled with antiques. The proprietess works with Thimble Island cruises.

Where to eat

The Stony Creek Market, 178 Thimble Island Road, Stony Creek, CT 06405. 203-488-0145. Serves breakfast and lunch year-round and pizza during the summer.

Lenny's Indian Head Inn, 205 South Montowese Rd., Branford, CT. 203-488-1500. Lenny's is a Branford institution—a seafood shack for the whole family.

Stone House Seaside Restaurant, 506 Whitfield St., Guilford, CT 06437. 203-458-3700. Casual seafood in a pleasant waterfront setting.

Esteva, 25 Whitfield St., Guilford, CT. 203-458-1300
A casual-chic kind of place on the famous and lovely Guilford Green.

Quattro's, 1300 Boston Post Road (in the Strawberry Hill Plaza), Guilford, CT. 203-453-6575.
Nice, fancy, small Italian restaurant.

—Stephen Metcalf

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