Branford residents have plenty to keep them busy, from classic French restaurants like Le Petite Cafe to GZEN, arguably the best Vegan on the Shoreline. Main Street manages to keep its clutch of specialty retail and a goodly number of coffee and ice cream shops, and unlike other local towns, folks still flock downtown. We don’t get down that way often, but stopped by the other day (mainly for steamers!) to sniff out a few special shops and restaurants for our readers.

Click here to read the entire newsletter.We don’t get down that way often, but stopped by the other day (mainly for steamers!) to sniff out a few special shops and restaurants for our readers.