― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 27 February 2003 18:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Graham (graham), Thursday, 27 February 2003 18:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 27 February 2003 18:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 27 February 2003 19:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
I actually like New Haven a lot more than most do. The walk from the train station to campus is scary, especially at night. I've taken cabs even though it's about a mile. But the campus itself is very nice in a scary-gothic sort of way (lots of strange basements in the dorms, semisecret passageways and so on).
What's the name of that great breakfast place, it's really tiny and famous, just across the street from the campus bookstore? It's a N.H. institution and as I recall they have good milkshakes.
― Amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 27 February 2003 19:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hstencil, Thursday, 27 February 2003 19:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 27 February 2003 19:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 19:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 27 February 2003 19:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 27 February 2003 22:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 27 February 2003 22:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 27 February 2003 22:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
Or you could just skip Wooster St. totally and head for Moderne's (line is still out the door, though), which is also pretty tasty and has its share of fans.
Louis Lunch kicks ass. Richters is a pub where you can get yards.
― Joe (Joe), Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Skottie, Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Skottie, Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
Every campus bookstore is Barnes & Noble now I guess. (sniff)
― Amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Skottie, Thursday, 27 February 2003 23:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
eh? the brothers ween are from New Hope, Pennsylvania; not New Haven, Connecticut.
― Tad (llamasfur), Friday, 28 February 2003 01:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 28 February 2003 05:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
I can't wait to go back.
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 28 February 2003 05:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
Perhaps also referenced in Tom Lehrer's "Bright College Days"?
"To the tables down at Mory's,(wherever that may be),let us drink a toast to those we love the best.We will sleep through all the lectures,and cheat on all the exams,and we'll pass...and be forgotten with the rest..."
― Joe (Joe), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
Whereas at some other schools the students just kill their roommates.
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hstencil, Friday, 28 February 2003 22:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
Friends don't let friends visit New Haven.
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
I think all the small towns in Connecticut are really nice and all the "cities" really suck.
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:48 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 28 February 2003 22:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
re: Ibiza. just once, ages ago. IIRC it lived up to the hype, but so did the three-figure bill. did celebrate a B-Day at rival Barcelona a couple of years ago, and it was just as good (and nearly as pricey, though i was spared that bullet). the Ibiza owners opened a tapas place in Hamden that i've been meaning to check out. it's supposed to be (a little) more reasonable.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Monday, 13 December 2010 17:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Greetings from New Haven
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PS Claires Corner Coupia-- not actually all that awesome!
― monday...? (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 01:47 (thirteen years ago) link
nope, not even a little bit awesome. i don't get the universal raves about her Lithuanian coffee cake, either. it's like a roofing shingle. if you need to veg out, try Elaine's Healthy Choice, just up the street from Broadway. Jamaican vegan fare. funky, cheap, and tasty. welcome to town, btw!
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Okay so what are everyones recommendations w/r/t:
a) museumsb) cool/divey barsc) cool quirky things to seed) maybe nice places to buy things
― chewwwsday (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 15:41 (thirteen years ago) link
A. Yale British Art Museum and Yale University Art Gallery are across the street from one another. Don't expect the MoMA, but that should fill a few hours pleasantly. Have lunch at Atticus bookstore and cafe. Get the black bean soup and a bread sampler, an Aztec chocolate brownie if you have room
The Beinecke Rare Book Room and Sterling Library will scratch any bibliophile's itch. Some incredible items on display at both.
The Peabody Museum of Natural History is just a walk from the Green, down Church and Whitney. Small, but worth visiting for the Great Hall of Dinosaurs and for the Native American exhibits. Nice local flora/fauna dioramas and a fun Gift Shop, too.
If the Yale Museum of Rare Instruments is open, that's also fun.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 15:54 (thirteen years ago) link
check out the uh...manuscripts room at sml? only open during odd hours
― dayo, Tuesday, 14 December 2010 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
stevie for real though there's been a lot of great posts itt already
― dayo, Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:00 (thirteen years ago) link
B. Not a barfly, but Richter's (Chapel & College), Anna Liffey's (Whitney), Café Nine (250 State), and Yale's own after-hours GPSY (Park?) are some of the more popular local watering holes. i think the infamous Rudy's is still in transition, unfortunately. For something classier (and some incredible mixology), look for the swank 166 Crown and Firehouse 12. Pick up an Advocate, and scan the music listings. There's usually something worth seeing.
Hula Hanks or any of the other Crown St. Clubs if yr rilly looking to slum it. BAR brews some dece beer, but 16 Prime is the best tap room in town. Great burgers, too.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:05 (thirteen years ago) link
C. hmm. Sterling Library plaza has a Calder and a Noguchi to ogle. But your best bet is just to walk around the adjacent Greens, wander over to the Ninth Square area (just between the City Hall and big bank buildings). see if you can find Artspace and nearby Bentara, our best (and only) Malaysian restaurant.
If you're up for more of a walk, c'mon down Whitney, past Yale, to East Rock. pretty and peaceful. with some great gourmet shops and a rather nice park. But that's my nabe, so i may be biased. The New Haven Historical Society is on the way, as is the arty Audubon St. area. More galleries - and a killer music (sheet, not recorded) store, Foundry Music.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:16 (thirteen years ago) link
D. What are you looking for? http://i54.tinypic.com/1j14s2.jpg's, overpriced and understocked, is sadly the only record shop here. They have been ramping up their used vinyl section, so that could kill a few hours. Around the corner is the cool, quirky Labyrinth Books. A few more hours to be whiled away there, though they're not cheap. Most of the nice-things shopping is done on Chapel (Wave Gallery, that Lotsa Villages chain place), Broadway (Yale-fortified B&N, UO, etc), but there are some sweet shops along Whitney. It's not much of a shopping town, i'm afraid. There is a fun vintage clothing store at the corner of Whitney and Trumbull. and the cheese-and-charcuterie boutique, Caeseus.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Odd, that embedded link should just say "http://i54.tinypic.com/1j14s2.jpg's" which you know already, prolly.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
ok srsly wtf, ipod?
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh, two more recommended stops along Chapel: Group W Bench, a head shop crammed with curious goods, and our lone used book shop, the Book Trader. Some amazing stuff often turns up at the latter.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Oooh! The several Asian markets on Whitney and Orange are totally worth yr time. The expected assortment of crazy candies and off-the-wall drinks to browse. You won't leave empty handed.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:40 (thirteen years ago) link
lolz @ hatcat showing up, thank you I Love NFL
― kanellos (gbx), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:44 (thirteen years ago) link
plz 2 xplain hatcat thing? Was trying to type C-u-t-l-e-r-'-s...
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:46 (thirteen years ago) link
ILNFL (the subboard) automatically replaces references to QB jay http://i54.tinypic.com/1j14s2.jpg with that lil guy why becuase it's funny
― kanellos (gbx), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Heh. tnx!
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Tuesday, 14 December 2010 16:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Update: yday we strolled around. I am so amazed at the architecture!! We saw the Praise Song for the Day inauguration poem lady do a reading at Labyrinth, and then we did trivia at lolBlack Bear. Today were doing art museums; we did Peabody yday as well and I got Bengali burritos! So good.
― chewwwsday (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 16:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Hooooly shit at the rare book library too
Love those Bengali Burritos!
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 16:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Today was North Haven, omg biggest shopping center sprawl I have ever seen in my life. Ate at the vegan Jamaican place today and then ogled at the cute beardo(s) at Edge of the Woods. Tomorrow is art museums, GPSY, and maybe Bar!
― is it wednesday? (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I probably take the shopping Mecca of Universal Drive for granted, but i'm not sure what makes it different from any other commercial strip-mall hellsprawl. i would never put it on a visitor's agenda. Haha. If i may ask, where are you coming from? Sounds like you're enjoying the sites and the sights during your stay. And, yay! You made it to Elaine's! :-D
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:37 (thirteen years ago) link
hey hal do you know what the name of that cool liquor shop is, that's on the route to east rock?
― dayo, Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:40 (thirteen years ago) link
always thought i should have at least applied to yale, i think i might've liked it
― kanellos (gbx), Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:42 (thirteen years ago) link
sorry gbx yale's for cool kids only
― dayo, Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:45 (thirteen years ago) link
j/k nobody's actually cool at yale ;_;
― dayo, Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Gimme more, dayo. The Wine Thief? coolest wine and spirits shop we've got, by far. unless you're referring to the Bottle Shop (?) on Orange St.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:48 (thirteen years ago) link
google street view reminds me that it's the wine thief. yuh!
― dayo, Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:52 (thirteen years ago) link
That's a good one, yep. Won't buy my Oloroso sherry anywhere else.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Thursday, 16 December 2010 01:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Coming from Philly/NJ area. We didn't go there to see the stores. We just had to run a few errands but daaayyyummm it is fucking enormous.
― is it wednesday? (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 16 December 2010 02:16 (thirteen years ago) link
That's cool. I can't judge. I'd be lost w/o the Rave megaplex out there, and my partner practically lives at BJ's.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Thursday, 16 December 2010 02:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Dear Bulldog Burrito, my hangover was made for you; I feel like a greater person now.
― what day is it today? (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 16 December 2010 18:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Truth.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Thursday, 16 December 2010 19:19 (thirteen years ago) link
always thought bulldog burrito was a bit rubbish, but yeah I bet it's great hangover food
― dayo, Friday, 17 December 2010 00:24 (thirteen years ago) link
I mean, it's the local Chipotle and I fucking love Chipotle
― what day is it today? (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 17 December 2010 00:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I always liked that they have like 10 different tabasco flavors
― dayo, Friday, 17 December 2010 00:55 (thirteen years ago) link
there are so, so many law offices in victorian houses in this city
how can a small town even have so many lawyers? is it just yale students suing each other
― iatee, Saturday, 6 August 2011 03:11 (twelve years ago) link
where does one get a bagel in this town
― k3vin k., Saturday, 24 June 2017 13:57 (six years ago) link
probably near that famous pizza joint? dunno tho
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 24 June 2017 14:06 (six years ago) link
Bruegger's, on Whitney.
― silent ouzo eclipse (Mr. Hal Jam), Sunday, 25 June 2017 13:57 (six years ago) link
i should have specified "other than breuggers" lol
i found out that the health market right on the same block as the bookstore has a pretty sweet deli, got one from there
― k3vin k., Sunday, 25 June 2017 14:06 (six years ago) link
you doing Yale bizness, kev?
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 25 June 2017 14:17 (six years ago) link
k3vin my wife is from new haven let me know if you have questions! i like new haven tbh
― marcos, Sunday, 25 June 2017 16:20 (six years ago) link
I just moved out of New Haven yesterday! Though only to a town next door.
― sacral intercourse conducive to vegetal luxuriance (askance johnson), Sunday, 25 June 2017 16:59 (six years ago) link
my girlfriend started her medical residency at yale last week, so i'm visiting a lot while i can. i'm looking into doing one of rotations there later this year too
― k3vin k., Sunday, 25 June 2017 17:18 (six years ago) link
if you see me out walking around, it's because I'm in New Haven through tomorrow night
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 25 June 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
went there recently and had a good time. maria's sister graduated from YDS and we hung out all day at the div school and acted like we owned the place. then we ate our weight at frank pepe and went home! the perfect new haven experience.
― scott seward, Sunday, 25 June 2017 18:31 (six years ago) link
still can't believe there isn't a record store in new haven. r.i.p. rhymes and cutlers. all those rich kids and nobody to sell them overpriced fleetwood mac albums. sad!
― scott seward, Sunday, 25 June 2017 18:33 (six years ago) link
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, June 25, 2017 2:21 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hey i recently looked up the chachi schedule and saw they were playing NH but i'm away on vacation for a week. hopefully next time
― k3vin k., Sunday, 25 June 2017 22:45 (six years ago) link