Beautiful and quiet city — visited my sister who's pursuing her PhD at Yale. Both fall and spring are gorgeous on the East Coast.
Kind of hard to get into the city itself. I like flying into NY and taking the Metro-North railroad from Grand Central in Manhattan.
Restaurants & Cafes
Arethusa Farm Dairy
Ice cream, milk, cheese — all so good, and nationally ranked!
Atticus Market
Cute market with good drinks
BAR
Huge pizzas with unique flavors
Da Legna at Nolo
Great pizza, a bit more upscale than BAR
Frank Pepe
Favorite pizza, so good
G Cafe Bakery
Good coffee and baked goods
MOTW
Good coffee/chai
Olmo Bagels
Great "New Haven-style" bagels
Ordinary
Nice bar with unique drinks
Zuppardi's Apizza
Outside of New Haven but great, and a famous spot
Also worth trying (others' recs)
On my list for next time