Sift Bakery: delicious pastries, breakfast & lunch bites, and sweets

Rise: Breakfast & Lunch comfort food. Long waits, but worth it!

MBAR: rated one of the best restaurants in CT, this is a tasty and chic American spot in a restored gas station; they serve coffee, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Oyster Club: beautiful and quaint location with a pricey, but interesting and delicious seafood menu! Reservations recommended for dining.

The Tree House: a seasonal rooftop bar above the Oyster Club with views of the harbor. Check out their Sunday Tiki Brunch for pre-wedding fun.

Grass & Bone: a new spot focused on good eats & meats! We haven’t been here, but have heard great reviews.

Engine Room: Tasty Beers, Burgers, and Bourbon! By the owners of Oyster Club.

S&P Oyster: delicious seafood on the water!

Red36: fun and popular dockside American spot for dining and hanging.

Captain Daniel Packer Inne (“DPI” to locals): One of Mystic’s oldest retaurants, with tasty pub food and live music nightly

Dog Watch Café: further out from downtown, but a great, casual spot to spend an afternoon with outdoor seating and lawn games

Margaritas Mexican: a casual, fun spot for Mexican – try their margarita flights!

Mystic Pizza: a classic photo op! But not the best pizza in town. Try Pizzetta instead!

Barley Head Brewery: tiny underground spot for local beers

Friar Tuck’s Tavern: divey, fun local spot

The Oyster Club: Daily from 4-6pm downstairs in the bar for $1 oysters and drink specials.

The Tree House: Daily Happy Hour 3-6pm - $2 off all draft beer, $6 wine specials and $1 oysters!

MBAR: 4pm – 6pm Daily for $5 Drafts, $10 Wine & Beer Flights, and half priced glasses of wine, plus food specials.

A 1720-style Colonial village with adorable shops and restaurants, walkable to the Mystic Aquarium

Deviant Donuts: self-explanatory!

The Irons: Steakhouse locals love

Jealous Monk: casual bar spot with 100+ beers on tap!

Starbucks: in the hotel lobby

Octagon Restaurant: in the hotel, serving breakfast, lunch & dinner

Zest Coffee Bar in Ledyard: a short drive from the hotel and delicious! They are making our wedding cake and we love the owner.

Adventure Mystic: Rent paddle boards, kayaks, bikes, or book a lesson or tour.

Williams Park Beach: Mystic’s only public beach! Located at Mystic YMCA. Small but fun.

Harbor Cruises:

Argia: a traditional sailing ship departing from Steamboat Wharf in downtown Mystic. The captain and crew will provide you with snacks and fun info about the area. You are welcome to bring a picnic basket, beer, or wine with you.

Mystic River Cruises with Captain Erick: a 1947 classic wooden motorboat for an intimate cruise (maximum of 6 passengers) of Mystic River and Long Island Sound during a 90 minute tour.

Mystic Express with Captain Carl: 40 minute narrated tour of the Mystic River aboard the 17 passenger Mystic Express.

Mystic Aquarium: an awesome experience! It will be crowded Labor Day weekend, so we absolutely recommending buying tickets online before you go.

Mystic Museum of Art: Free admission

Food, Art, and History Tours at Mystic Revealed

Haunted History Tour: Seaside Shadows

Mystic Seaport Museum: limb aboard the last wooden whaleship in the world and feel what it was like to go to sea in the Great Age of Sail. Meet blacksmiths, coopers, printers, and shipwrights hard at work. See the stars in our planetarium and get out on the water

Saltwater Farm Vineyard: 100 acres of coastal property featuring a renovated WWII vintage hangar opening onto terraces and the vineyard. They have a tasting room with regularly scheduled live music.

Jonathan Edwards: “New England charm with Napa style.”

Stonington Vineyards: known for their Chardonnay and proprietary blends, Seaport White and Triad Rose.

Maugle Sierra Vineyards