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This article touts that “there is plenty to see and do in New Haven,” from staying at the Study Hotel to catching a show at the Shubert Theater  or Yale Repertory Theater, and visiting the city’s museums free of charge. The article also suggests several places to enjoy a meal, including Miya’s Sushi, Claire’s Corner Copia, Thali, Oaxaca, Heirloom, and Bar.TheDailyMeal is food destination for recipes, restaurant reviews, editorial content, cooking advice and consumer sharing and receives over 5 million unique monthly visitors.

The Yale Repertory Theatre is a leading professional American theatre dedicated to the production of new plays and bold interpretations of classics that make immediate connections to contemporary audiences. A champion of new work, Yale Rep has produced well over 100 premieres, including two Pulitzer Prize winners and four other nominated finalists by emerging and established playwrights.

Before enjoying a show, why not make a day of it in New Haven and peruse the eclectic collection of shops and restaurants around Yale’s campus.

1.) First stop 10am- Visit Willoughby’s Coffee & Tea (194 York Street) for your favorite morning perk. Garage parking is available nearby at the Chapel-York Garage (150 York Street). After a caffeine fix you can shop the best of Bali at Agabhumi (1020 Chapel Street). If you are looking for one-of-a-kind items, Wave Gallery (1046 Chapel Street)  is the perfect stop, voted “Best Place to Buy a Unique Gift” by the New Haven Advocate Reader’s Poll.

2.) Lunch time! Stop in at the famous Union League Cafe (1032 Chapel Street). Consistently voted Best French Restaurant and Best in Overall Excellence by CT Magazine: Reader’s Choice, The Union League is one of New Haven’s gems. It is the perfect place to go if you are looking for a lively, unpressured atmosphere in which to relax and enjoy good food and wine.

If you’re looking for a quick bite, visit the Book Trader Cafe (1140 Chapel Street) and grab a sandwich. This cafe was featured on the Travel Channel’s “Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America” —in which Tale of Two Turkeys, a signature Book Trader sandwich, competed in a taste-off among other New England favorites.

3.) The main event! Head to the Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street) to see In a Year with 13 Moons, featuring Bill Camp and directed by Robert Woodruff.

April 26-May 18, 2013. Buy tickets

When the object of his affection off-handedly commented, “too bad you’re not a girl,” Erwin disappeared to Casablanca and returned as Elvira. Now, adrift and alone, Elvira revisits the people and places of the past, desperately searching for the identity and love she’s never known.

The world premiere of In a Year with 13 Moons—a new adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s melodramatic, darkly comic, and unsettling New German Cinema masterpiece—is staged by Robert Woodruff, “the country’s most adventurous director” (Time Out New York), and features Bill Camp, “one of the bravest, smartest, and most physically intense actors in New York” (The New York Times).

The shops at Yale welcome a new tenant to 1092 Chapel Street, “Shen New Haven!”

Continuing the legacy of her New York boutiques, both established in 1984, designer Carol Shen has brought her line of minimal, exquisite, classic clothing to Chapel Street.  A holiday brunch brought Carol and her family to New Haven two years ago, where they experienced the vitality and beauty of New Haven. “I walked around New Haven and fell in love”, says Carol, who was struck by the architecture of the Yale Campus and the European flavor of the shops and restaurants.

The Yale Peabody Museum Store offers an exceptional assortment of merchandise that celebrates natural history. Distinctive jewelry, one-of-a-kind ethnic handicrafts and a wonderfully diverse, ever-changing selection of toys and gifts are found alongside items that extend the Museum’s educational mission.  Be sure to allow time to the visit the Museum Store, recognized as “one the best museum shops in the state” by The New York Times.

The Museum Store is operated by the Yale Peabody Museum and all proceeds from your purchases directly support the Museum’s public programs.