Each year we poll Fairfield County residents for The Best of the Gold Coast awards. For 2024, you cast nearly 100,000 votes in 170 categories to pick your top restaurants, shops and services across the county.
Here are our readers’ picks for the best bars along the Gold Coast. Whether you’re looking for a margarita, a martini, or a microbrewery, take your neighbors’ word for it with these local favorites.
The Best of the Gold Coast – Bar Boasts [2024]
314 BEER GARDEN
Beer Selection, Outdoor Bar
314 Wilson Avenue, Norwalk
(203) 857-1516
BAKED AND SAUCED
Mobile Bar
bakedandsauced.com
BARCELONA WINE BAR
Wine Bar, Wine List
4180 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield
(203) 255-0800
515 West Avenue, Norwalk
(203) 854-5600
222 Summer Street, Stamford
(203) 348-4800
LITTLE PUB
Pub
2133 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield
(203) 612-4567
531 East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob
(203) 717-1147
10 Washington Parkway, Stratford
(203) 612-7523
41 Saugatuck Avenue, Westport
(203) 227-0511
26 Danbury Road, Wilton
(203) 762-1122
THE BLIND RHINO
Sports Bar
15 North Main St., Norwalk
(203) 956-7243
TWO ROADS
Microbrewery
1700 Stratford Avenue, Stratford
(203) 335-2010
WASHINGTON PRIME
Martinis
141 Washington Street, Norwalk
(203) 857-1314