This upscale little culinary campus is a bit hard to find (tucked away in workaday North Bennington), but it's worth trying to locate. Chef/owner Bill Scully delivers good meals (using local and organic ingredients whenever possible) in five distinct dining spaces, including a tavern, a deli (across the street), and a fine-dining room. Start with something intriguing, such as Vermont...
Don't let the dusty old storefront and scuffed-up floor fool you. Bennington's in-the-know crowd comes here before anywhere else for affordable comfort food and an excellent bar. Directly next door is Pangaea, the restaurant's fancier twin, which is somewhat overpriced and not as intimate. The eclectic pub fare includes such dishes as pot roast chimichangas, Cobb salad with Danish blue cheese,...