29 Best Southern American Restaurants In Essex

29 restaurants available nearby

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1. Aspen Restaurant

4.5

Awesome(1879)

$$$$

• Southern • Old Saybrook

Booked 16 times today

Excellent in every way! Nicest restaurant we absolutely enjoyed and recommend…

2. Café Routier

4.7

Exceptional(2183)

$$$$

• Southern • Westbrook

Booked 27 times today

Our favorite place to celebrate special occasions or unwind after a long day is always here. The menu offers a wide variety of delicious dishes, and the attentive staff ensures that we have a wonderful time. Bravo!

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3. Luigi's Restaurant - Old Saybrook

4.9

Exceptional(252)

$$$$

• Southern • Old Saybrook

Booked 7 times today

Absolutely delicious…as always! Service and food were outstanding!

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4. Cast Iron Chef Chop House & Oyster Bar

4.7

Exceptional(1484)

$$$$

• Southern • New Haven

Booked 27 times today

We celebrated my grandson’s 13th birthday at Cast Iron Chef, and had a wonderful time! The service was excellent, as always. I’ve been here many times, and each visit seems to get better. It’s definitely a restaurant I would recommend to anyone looking for great food and outstanding service!

5. Osa

4.8

Exceptional(833)

$$$$

• Southern • Middletown

Booked 13 times today

Consistently fabulous drinks and food! Creative and flavorful!!!

6. Vine Street Cafe

4.7

Exceptional(2075)

$$$$

• Southern • Shelter Island

Booked 7 times today

Once again we really enjoyed ourselves dining at your great restaurant

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7. Black-Eyed Sally's

3.9

Excellent(1438)

$$$$

• Southern • Hartford

Booked 19 times today

Great place, magnificent food, The closest I've gotten to New Orleans since I've been to New Orleans two years ago!

A photo of J. Gilbert’s – Wood Fired Steaks & Seafood – Glastonbury restaurant

8. J. Gilbert’s – Wood Fired Steaks & Seafood – Glastonbury

4.8

Exceptional(11008)

$$$$

• Southern • Glastonbury

Booked 128 times today

Always a great experience - especially when you are celebrating a special occasion.

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9. The Cafe - Westerly

4.7

Exceptional(511)

$$$$

• Southern • Westerly

Booked 13 times today

Fabulous food and the drinks are always incredible. Highly recommend the Hundred Acre Woods!

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10. The Restaurant at Weekapaug Inn

4.3

Awesome(731)

$$$$

• Southern • Westerly

Booked 4 times today

It’s late October so we were a handful of diners there. Lunch was lovely and our party really enjoyed the place. We will definitely add this restaurant to our rotation.

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29 restaurants available nearby

1. Aspen Restaurant

2. Café Routier

3. Luigi's Restaurant - Old Saybrook

4. Cast Iron Chef Chop House & Oyster Bar

5. Osa

6. Vine Street Cafe

7. Black-Eyed Sally's

8. J. Gilbert’s – Wood Fired Steaks & Seafood – Glastonbury

9. The Cafe - Westerly

10. The Restaurant at Weekapaug Inn

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