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Best of The Best Bars in New Haven

Best of The Best Bars in New Haven
Choosing the best bar in New Haven often means selecting the right environment for the experience you want to have. You may prefer a warm pub nearby over a loud dance club for a laid-back night catching up with friends. Going on a first date? Maybe skip the sports bar and opt for a chic lounge that serves creative cocktails. In the 2024 Best of New Haven reader’s choice poll, locals voted three New Haven watering holes as the best bars nearby.

Chacra to bring Peruvian cuisine to New Haven

Chacra to bring Peruvian cuisine to New Haven
Walter Vera, owner of Chacra Peruvian Cuisine & Pisco Bar, is photographed at the soon-to-open restaurant on Temple Street in New Haven June 30, 2022. NEW HAVEN — A familiar face in New Haven dining is about to take Peruvian food, which has sizzled around the edges in this part of Connecticut for many years, downtown where it can seen and appreciated by all at the soon-to-open Chacra Peruvian Cuisine & Pisco Bar.

New Peruvian restaurant opens downtown

New Peruvian restaurant opens downtown
Chacra is bringing Peruvian cuisine to downtown New Haven, opening its doors last week. The upscale restaurant and pisco bar is located on Temple Street — across from the Omni Hotel — in the heart of downtown New Haven. City officials gathered with Walter “Jefferson” Vera last Friday at the storefront to celebrate the restaurant’s opening.