Guidebook for Burlington
Shopping
Church St. is where the stores are! Pedestrian walkway filled with craft shops, clothing stores, restaurants, bars, food carts and street entertainers. Great people watching, and shopping.
95 locals recommend
Church Street Marketplace station
Church St. is where the stores are! Pedestrian walkway filled with craft shops, clothing stores, restaurants, bars, food carts and street entertainers. Great people watching, and shopping.
Church St. is the center of downtown and the hub for everything going on in Burlington. It's a 15 min. walk from the house. It's a fun place to hang out, eat, people watch and purchase.
142 locals recommend
Church Street Marketplace
131 Church StChurch St. is the center of downtown and the hub for everything going on in Burlington. It's a 15 min. walk from the house. It's a fun place to hang out, eat, people watch and purchase.
Essentials
Sat. mornings only. Great food vendors, crafts and organic everything. Great people watching.
57 locals recommend
Burlington Farmers Market
180 Pine StSat. mornings only. Great food vendors, crafts and organic everything. Great people watching.
Downtown grocery store, expensive but it has a wide variety of organic produce and products. It has a deli, salad bar and hot food bar. Good wine and beer department.
145 locals recommend
City Market/Onion River Co-op
82 S Winooski AveDowntown grocery store, expensive but it has a wide variety of organic produce and products. It has a deli, salad bar and hot food bar. Good wine and beer department.
Food Scene
Very good choice for full breakfast. 8 minute walk along the waterfront. Good bar at night with folk music (no cover). Offers patio seating on waterfront park.
62 locals recommend
Skinny Pancake
60 Lake StVery good choice for full breakfast. 8 minute walk along the waterfront. Good bar at night with folk music (no cover). Offers patio seating on waterfront park.
Located just down the street (5 min walk. Good coffee, espresso, tea, and baked goods. Free Wireless, big tables, sunny atmosphere.
28 locals recommend
Scout & Co. O.N.E.
237 North AveLocated just down the street (5 min walk. Good coffee, espresso, tea, and baked goods. Free Wireless, big tables, sunny atmosphere.
Excellent Vietnamese food, expect lines during dinner hours. Closed Sun/ Mon.
74 locals recommend
Pho Hong
325 N Winooski AveExcellent Vietnamese food, expect lines during dinner hours. Closed Sun/ Mon.
Nice local place with old New England atmosphere. Nice baked goods, good coffee.
9 locals recommend
Nunyuns Bakery & Cafe
139 N Champlain StNice local place with old New England atmosphere. Nice baked goods, good coffee.
Sightseeing
Just seconds away, enjoy walking the boardwalk or running or biking on the bike path. Great people watching with lots of waterfront eateries. Bike rentals and Aquarium are very close by.
38 locals recommend
Battery Park
Battery Park ExtensionJust seconds away, enjoy walking the boardwalk or running or biking on the bike path. Great people watching with lots of waterfront eateries. Bike rentals and Aquarium are very close by.
Breathtaking landscapes, unique architecture & a great American story. A restored Vanderbilt family country house is a fully functional farm with barns, animals, a bakery & creamery – taste their nationally acclaimed cheese & it’s available for purchase. Modest admission. Guided tours (worth the money).
243 locals recommend
Shelburne Farms
1611 Harbor RoadBreathtaking landscapes, unique architecture & a great American story. A restored Vanderbilt family country house is a fully functional farm with barns, animals, a bakery & creamery – taste their nationally acclaimed cheese & it’s available for purchase. Modest admission. Guided tours (worth the money).
Arts & Culture
Free Public beach, (North Beech & Park). Nice swimming, life guards on duty. Confessions sold at the park. 20 minute walk along the bike path. 5 minute drive. Free parking.
67 locals recommend
North Beach Park
Free Public beach, (North Beech & Park). Nice swimming, life guards on duty. Confessions sold at the park. 20 minute walk along the bike path. 5 minute drive. Free parking.
Superb collection of Americana & a must see if you love small museums. Outdoor & indoor exhibits. Exceptional quilts, historical artifacts & a unique circus collection.
242 locals recommend
Shelburne Museum
6000 Shelburne RdSuperb collection of Americana & a must see if you love small museums. Outdoor & indoor exhibits. Exceptional quilts, historical artifacts & a unique circus collection.
Nice local museum, in Battery Park. Good activity for kids
168 locals recommend
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
1 College StNice local museum, in Battery Park. Good activity for kids
Everything Else
University of Vermont
UVM campus
Reasonably close to the college if you are coming to visit for graduation, or another occasion
Champlain College
163 S Willard StReasonably close to the college if you are coming to visit for graduation, or another occasion
Drinks & Nightlife
Very popular with visitors & locals; extensive and an excellent selection of beer.
120 locals recommend
The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
160 Bank StVery popular with visitors & locals; extensive and an excellent selection of beer.
Excellent beer bar (local hangout, not so touristy). Pool tables and pizza. Low key, and friendly.
15 locals recommend
Three Needs
185 Pearl StExcellent beer bar (local hangout, not so touristy). Pool tables and pizza. Low key, and friendly.
Live music, good food, nice atmosphere, good beer. Local hipster hangout.
26 locals recommend
¡Duino! (Duende)
10 N Winooski AveLive music, good food, nice atmosphere, good beer. Local hipster hangout.
Best micro-brewery in the Burlington area. Very cool local scene and excellent selection of freshly made beer. It's a 5 min. walk from my house and it has a patio overlooking the waterfront.
118 locals recommend
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
112 Lake StBest micro-brewery in the Burlington area. Very cool local scene and excellent selection of freshly made beer. It's a 5 min. walk from my house and it has a patio overlooking the waterfront.
ArtsRiot
400 Pine StCoffee house entertainment. Fun place, good food. www.artsriot.com