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Dedfin

Dedfin

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I'll be affiliated with a university in this town for the next 6 months :pickle:  

Can anyone give me a good idea where I should shop around for places?  Best bars/restaurants?  What to exploit/avoid?

TIA

 
A friend of mine went to Yale about 20 years ago.  He said everything outside of the university was a ghetto.  A lot of university cities are like this, though.  

 
They have a ton of great ethnic restaurants downtown (e.g., Thai, Ethiopian, Middle Eastern - best falafel I had was at Mamoun’s on Howe). As above, you have to at least try Pepe’s or competitor Sally’s for New Haven-style pizzaThe mashed potato topping is a local favorite, I was never a fan but I did enjoy the white clam pizza which is another specialty. Pro tip: best lunch time value are the food carts outside the hospital on weekdays.

Downtown New Haven is pretty safe - the main drag going East-West is Chapel St, the generally safe boundaries are State Street to Howe Street.

There are bars a plenty as well, New Haven does have a fairly active night life but it is a younger crowd as would be expected in college town.

 
New Haven proper, has a ton of great restaurants.

If by "shop around for place", you mean to rent - you likely do not want to live in New Haven.

 
Walking Boot said:
The best thing that can be said about New Haven is that you're only an hours drive from Foxwoods casino.

CT is also a great place to live, if all you live for is women's basketball. 

There is, however, a slowly emerging local beer scene. Mostly led by Two Roads, now more are joining in and following their lead. 
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Two Roads Two Juicy is probably the best thing from CT. 

 
Jesus, some of you guys have me concerned.  I had no idea there was a "bad part" of New Haven.  Thanks for the input all!

 
Dragons said:
New Haven proper, has a ton of great restaurants.

If by "shop around for place", you mean to rent - you likely do not want to live in New Haven.
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I wanted to be a pedestrian, so my plan was to live as close as I can to the university and walk everywhere.  So if I shouldn't live in New Haven, then where should I look?

 
Dedfin said:
I wanted to be a pedestrian, so my plan was to live as close as I can to the university and walk everywhere.  So if I shouldn't live in New Haven, then where should I look?
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Depending on what your affiliation is, there may be housing options that are on or near campus that are relatively safe to live. Off campus is more inner city like. If you're renting a random apartment off campus, it's likely a 2 or 3 family house with a drug dealer living on one level.

The further outside the city you can commute, the better - West Haven and parts Hamden are better. North Haven, Orange, Milford, Branford, Guilford are fine options. Nothing will be walkable.

 
Dragons said:
Depending on what your affiliation is, there may be housing options that are on or near campus that are relatively safe to live. Off campus is more inner city like. If you're renting a random apartment off campus, it's likely a 2 or 3 family house with a drug dealer living on one level.

The further outside the city you can commute, the better - West Haven and parts Hamden are better. North Haven, Orange, Milford, Branford, Guilford are fine options. Nothing will be walkable.
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Thanks for the info.  I'll be taking a look.

 
I lived there for two years in '08-'09, Ded. I know we don't get along necessarily, but Little Italy on Wooster St. is a great place to live if you can take the smell of pizza 24/7 (believe me, it wears on you), as is the walk from Little Italy to the University to the burgeoning (at the time) ninth district. You might also want to consider Hamden and the surrounding areas if you're really concerned about safety. Stay away from East Haven. Their PD is under a civil rights investigation for profiling. 

Cafe Nine is a great bar in the ninth. It's a punk rock/musician's bar, and where I spent a lot of my time there. Toad's Place has history. 

New Haven, as a city, is great if you live anywhere around Yale. It's got a great French restaurant in the Union Cafe, great eats everywhere, and great music. 

Good luck with your gig, if you need anything more, hit me up. Things change in ten years, so I'd feel bad giving you totally concrete advice.  

 
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rockaction said:
I lived there for two years in '08-'09, Ded. I know we don't get along necessarily, but Little Italy on Wooster St. is a great place to live if you can take the smell of pizza 24/7 (believe me, it wears on you), as is the walk from Little Italy to the University to the burgeoning (at the time) ninth district. You might also want to consider Hamden and the surrounding areas if you're really concerned about safety. Stay away from East Haven. Their PD is under a civil rights investigation for profiling. 

Cafe Nine is a great bar in the ninth. It's a punk rock/musician's bar, and where I spent a lot of my time there. Toad's Place has history. 

New Haven, as a city, is great if you live anywhere around Yale. It's got a great French restaurant in the Union Cafe, great eats everywhere, and great music. 

Good luck with your gig, if you need anything more, hit me up. Things change in ten years, so I'd feel bad giving you totally concrete advice.  
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Thanks!  We only don't get along because I'm an immature jerk.  It's not you.  Past me often embarrasses present me and this is one of those times.  Anyway, I thought you were familiar with the area and was looking forward to your response.  I appreciate the info.  I like pizza.

 
New haven isn’t that bad, best pizza in America, Pepe and moderna are amazing, great taco trucks down in the wharf.  BUT I probably wouldn’t live in new haven proper but work wise it’s fine.  Great access to nyc and boston, great cigar shop across from the Omni downtown and college quim by the bus load if you’re single

see the yale and Harvard game

 
Dedfin said:
Jesus, some of you guys have me concerned.  I had no idea there was a "bad part" of New Haven.  Thanks for the input all!
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A lot of it is the bad part. You need to be careful about what neighborhoods you go into. It's consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in the US and it's mostly violent crime.  Good advice in here, just be careful, no Sunday driving through random places here.  Wooster St. was the best recommendation.  

 
Current pizza joint rankings:

1) Modern - maximum baller status

2) BAR

3) Abates

4) Sally's

Yeah I don't have Pepes here because I still haven't gone. We intended to a few times, but to hell with the wait. It's easier to bail when you have 3 other ones within a minute walk. Modern is also a wait (not as bad at Pepes or Sallys IME) but you are committed if you go to Modern. The atrium in Modern is a damned sweatbox in the summer, but it's worth it. :thumbup:

Some if you guys had me concerned with this town. It's not scary at all.

 
I know the OP was in April, but chiming in anyway.

New Haven has some really cool aspects about it.  The college part of the town is great.  There are great bars and restaurants, including the aforementioned Mamoun's and BAR.  Louis' Lunch is also there and that's recognized as the "birthplace of the hamburger", I don't think much of the burger but it's a cool spot to hit for sure.

And the pizza.  Pepe's is the best pizza spot in the country, hands down.  The white clam pizza or the tomato pie are their specialties and it's a religious experience.  All you need to know is when Francis Albert Sinatra played in NYC, his people drove to New Haven to bring him back Pepe's pizzas.  Sally's is in the middle of ownership changes and I'm not even sure it's open right now.  It's really slipped over the last decade.  Modern is now #2 there for me and also makes the top 10 of many national lists.

And yes, you're a 40 minute train ride to Grand Central Station which is pretty fun and convenient.  Enjoy.

 
Dedfin said:
Current pizza joint rankings:

1) Modern - maximum baller status

2) BAR

3) Abates

4) Sally's
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You should try One 6 Three.  They've moved to the top of my New Haven pizza rankings.  I haven't tried Sally's since new ownership.  I'd have Pepe's next.  For Pepe's don't wait in line, call in and take the pizza to the park -- get the fresh tomato summer pie

 
New Haven really outrates its reviews here. The pizza is astounding. It's the best in the country by a country mile. I miss it. Moved there for law school out of where I was going at the time and made a commute to school. Ded, you shouldn't worry about it. I hope...

Toad's is no longer the same as it was...promoters and all. 

 
rockaction said:
New Haven really outrates its reviews here. The pizza is astounding. It's the best in the country by a country mile. I miss it. Moved there for law school out of where I was going at the time and made a commute to school. Ded, you shouldn't worry about it. I hope...

Toad's is no longer the same as it was...promoters and all. 
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The pizza in Providence is every bit as good as New Haven IMO. 

 
saintfool said:
only freaks go to Brown. there are faster ways of burning through mom and dad's money but maybe not more truly entertaining.
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Eh, thanks to the financial aid - including the move to take student loans out of aid packages last year - we're paying the same $ for our little freak to go there as we would just about anywhere else. Where are the good pizza places? We've found Fellini's, happy to hear recs for others. Thanks to Johnson & Wales being in Providence, we've found a handful of excellent places.

 
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