By Kyle Jones • Published March 21, 2025 • Updated on March 21, 2025 at 10:56 pm   Danilo Mongillo stood in the middle of his Strega restaurant and tapped his hand over his heart.   “And like thump, thump, thump, thump, YES! We did it again!”   That’s how he described learning […]

NEW HAVEN — A key downtown corner in the Broadway district that has been vacant for more than two years will be the latest outpost of Sweetgreen, a Los Angeles-based chain that specializes in healthy eats and aims to “reimagine fast food.” Sweetgreen, whose menu features salads, warm grain bowls, and protein plates with organic […]

Holiday festivities at The Shops at Yale in New Haven   By Owen Kingsley Published: Dec. 8, 2024 at 7:44 AM EST   NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) – The Shops at Yale, one of New Haven’s most popular shopping destinations, is offering an afternoon filled with festive events that are perfect for families looking to […]

Cold Comfort: Vegan Dessert Shop Opens   The sign said ​“frozen desserts.” Some people called it ​“ice cream.”   Whatever they called it, a crowd dug into scoops of plant-based … ​“nice cream?” Tuesday at a ribbon-cutting event on Whitney Avenue.   The event marked the cold open of Vía Láctea (“Milky Way”), the city’s first all-vegan ice cream and […]

Habesha opens on Whitney Avenue, bringing a second Ethiopian restaurant to downtown New Haven   By Mark Zaretsky, Staff Writer, Oct. 24, 2024   NEW HAVEN —  Solomon Fiseha and Tigist Desalegn have owned and run restaurants serving the colorful and piquant flavors of their native Ethiopia in their home country, in Dubai and elsewhere […]

2nd STREET second-hand clothing shop to open in New Haven   Published October 10, 2024 • Updated on October 10, 2024 at 1:47 pm   2nd STREET, a second-hand clothing shop, is opening at The Shops at Yale in New Haven.   The company was founded in Japan in 1996 and the first U.S. store […]

  There’s a new restaurant in Connecticut and it’s snuggled in to a city street that’s already home to to popular eateries and shopping choices.   Nice Day Chinese held it opening celebration Tuesday, and its home is at 316 Elm St., New Haven, next to Maison B Café and Tomatillo Taco Joint in the […]

The Giggling Pig art school celebrates opening with ribbon cutting   Community members, Yale representatives and city officials gathered at the Connecticut franchise’s newest location to welcome the Giggling Pig to New Haven.   Elspeth Yeh, Contributing Photographer  On Tuesday, the local art and party studio the Giggling Pig celebrated the opening of its seventh […]

Zongozan, new African boutique, brings Ghana’s culture to New Haven’s Whalley Avenue   By Mark Zaretsky, Staff Writer June 21, 2024   NEW HAVEN — The interior of Zongozon, is a wash of bright colors and different textures, including multi-hued Ghanaian veils, African print skirts, dashikis and a wide array of gold-plated jewelry.   The […]

New Haven Register: Celebrated Italian restaurant Strega opens second location in New Haven   Strega’s second location opened quietly earlier this week in New Haven, taking over the former Basta Trattoria space at 1006 Chapel Street.   The new city restaurant by Danilo Mongillo and his wife Rosanna Merenda, with executive chef Raffaele D’Addio, joins […]