Bethel (Connecticut) - town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Bethel is a town of 19,000 people (2010) in the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut.

Get in

The town is easily accessible from Interstate 84 and has a train station on the Danbury Branch of Metro-North's New Haven line.

Get around

Bethel has no public transportation, and no sidewalks, (with the exception of downtown). Driving is the only option.

See

• Greenwood Avenue Historic District. It includes 29 contributing buildings, 5 non-contributing buildings, and the town green, P. T. Barnum Square. It includes the Bethel Public Library, a former railroad station converted into a brewery, and a World War I Doughboy bronze statue sculpted by Ernest Moore Viquesney in P.T. Barnum Square. 2020-12-30
• Blue Jay Orchards, 125 Plumtrees Rd. Pick-your-own apple orchard and apple cider.
• PT Barnum Birthplace, 55 Greenwood Ave.

Do

• Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Avenue, +1 203 778-2100. Shows foreign and domestic independent films, and hosts the Connecticut Film Festival each December.
• Sky Zone Bethel, 41.3604°, -73.4258°. - located in Bethel

Buy

Eat

American

• Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant, 282 Greenwood Avenue. An authentic 1950s era drive in.
• Plain Jane's Restaurant, 208 Greenwood Avenue.
• New Colony Diner, 14 Stony Hill Road.
• One Front Street, 1 Front Street.
• Putnam House Restaurant, 12 Depot Place.

Italian and pizzeria

• Famous Pizza, 1 PT Barnum Square
• Armando's, 47 Stony Hill Road.
• Pizzeria Lauretano, 291 Greenwood Ave.
• Rizzuto's Wood-Fired Pizza Kitchen & Bar, 6 Stony Hill Road.
• La Zingara 8 PT Barnum Square
• La Fortuna, 37 Stony Hill Road.
• Bethel Pizza House, 206 Greenwood Avenue.

Chinese

• Bethel Chinese Kitchen, 46 Grassy Plain Street.
• Ming Garden Restaurant, 211 Greenwood Avenue.
• Empire Szechuan, 85 Stony Hill Road.

Tapas

• Cadiz, 269 Greenwood Avenue.

Mexican

• San Miguel Restaurant 8 PT Barnum Square

German

• Old Heidelberg, 55 Stony Hill Road.

Drink

Coffee

• Molten Java, 213 Greenwood Avenue, +1 203 739 0313. M Tu 6:15AM - 8PM, W 6:15AM - 9PM, Th F 6:15AM - 10PM, Sa 7AM - 10PM, Su 8AM - 8PM. Community-centered coffee house, cafe, art gallery and music venue, a meeting place for the community, and a venue for artists and musicians to share their talents.

Sleep

• Best Western Berkshire Inn, 11 Stony Hill Road, +1 203 744-3200.
• Best Western Stony Hill Inn, 46 Stony Hill Road, +1 203 743-5533.
• Bethel/Danbury Microtel Inn & Suites, 80 Benedict Road, +1 203 748-8318.

Go next

• Danbury is about 10 minutes away. It's home to Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Fair Mall, and other attractions
• New Haven is about 60 minutes away. It's home to Yale University and the New Haven Harbor
• Hartford is about 70 minutes away. It's home to the State Capitol and many theaters
• New York City is about 130 minutes away. It's home to many attractions including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Central Park, and many museums and shops