Food and Drink

Bánh Mìs, Buddha Bowls, and Burgers: A Look Inside Four Montpelier Kitchens During Restaurant Week

February 19, 2026

By Alexa Gaskill and Grace Evans Taylor, via Community News Service, a University of Vermont internship. This week, Feb. 15 through Feb. 22, is Montpelier’s second annual Restaurant Week, hosted by Montpelier…

Breakfast in Barre

February 18, 2026

by Cassandra Hemenway

Back in 2022, The Bridge surveyed breakfast options throughout central Vermont, but this time around, we’re focusing solely on Barre to see what early…

Max Vogel of Ondis is Semifinalist for James Beard Award

January 27, 2026

by Cassandra Hemenway

Max Vogel, the chef at Ondis on Barre Street in Montpelier, is a semifinalist for Best Chef: Northeast, a category of the coveted James…

New Indian Restaurant to Open in Montpelier

January 8, 2026

by Chris Therrien

Last month, KSherpa Dinner House quietly shuttered its Montpelier location at 28 Main Street and reopened under a new name, “Star Kitchen Indian Nepali…

Going Against the Grain: Atla’s Conchas Relocates to Randolph

December 8, 2025

by Community News Service

By Annalisa Madonia via Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internship. Caroline Anders and Mauricio Lopez Martinez have swapped their New York…

Bite-Sized Space, Full-Flavored Vision with Chef Max Vogel at Ondis

September 23, 2025

by Chris Therrien

A little over a year ago, a small restaurant named Ondis opened at 207 Barre Street in the former Kismet location. Its owners, Emma Sanford…

The State of Pizza (in Montpelier)

September 18, 2025

by Chris Therrien

Among its many restaurants, Vermont’s capital city recently had as many as four pizzerias, and one Italian restaurant that features wood-fired pizzas on its…

Up the Stairs to Flavor: Hugo’s Brings Brasserie-Style Dining to Main Street

February 20, 2025

by Matthew Thomas

The door to Hugo’s Bar and Grill sits unobtrusively between two storefronts at 44 Main Street in Montpelier. Passersby might even miss it before…

Foxy’s Offers All-Day Refreshment in Downtown Barre

January 8, 2025

by Jenny Blair

A new all-day café and bar has arrived in Barre’s central business district. Foxy’s opened in early December in the historic Wheelock Building at…

Bonté Bakery: the Photo Story

December 19, 2024

by Phil Dodd and John Lazenby

It was just three years ago that Anne Marie Shea started up her gluten-free bread-baking business — Bonté Bakery — at her home in…

Gluten-Free Bonté Bakery’s Business is Rising Quickly

December 19, 2024

by Phil Dodd

It was just three years ago that Anne Marie Shea started up her gluten-free bread-baking business — Bonté Bakery — at her home in…

Cooking Up a Future: Orchard Valley’s Jr Iron Chef Team

March 6, 2024

by Mary Cole Mello

On this late winter afternoon, one classroom in the Orchard Valley Waldorf School is filled with the fragrance of garlic, basil, and tomatoes simmering…

Filibuster Cafe is Open for Breakfast (and Lunch)

February 8, 2024

by John Lazenby and Cassandra

Montpelier has a dedicated breakfast restaurant once more in the Filibuster Cafe at the corner of Elm and State Streets in an former bank…

Umamiso Delivers a Taste of Japan to Montpelier

February 6, 2024

by Jess Turner

When Yoko Tarrant moved to Montpelier from Kyoto, Japan, in 2009, she quickly discovered a lack of options when it came to miso, a…

St. Lucia Buns

December 5, 2023

by Larry Floersch

December 13 is St. Lucia Day in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries. St. Lucia (who was martyred by the Romans in A.D. 304), is…

New Owners to Reopen Meadow Mart

November 5, 2023

by Carla Occaso

New owners, new selections: Same name. That is the formula for the soon-to-be reopened Meadow Mart — the longstanding Meadow-neighborhood store that recently changed…

New Filibuster Cafe Planning Jan. Opening

September 20, 2023

by Phil Dodd

The Filibuster Cafe, which was scheduled to open in the old Asiana House location at 43 State Street in Montpelier in late July, has…

Montpelier Post-Flood Dining, Cafe, and Takeout Status

September 20, 2023

by Phil Dodd

Open Limited Service For Now Planning to Re-Open Status Undecided or Unknown Montpelier Alive keeps an updated list of businesses opening after the flood…