Wondering where to eat in Ludlow Vermont?
Favorite Local Vermont Restaurants
Ludlow has a wide variety of excellent restaurants to choose from depending on your mood and tastes. Most, within walking distance from our locations on Pleasant Street and the Mill Place Condo.
Below are our personal favorites or scroll down to see a full selection of what’s located right here in Ludlow and surrounding towns.
Best breakfast, brunch lunch:
Best date night, celebration dinner:
The Hostel $$,
The Castle $$ (upscale, reservations recommended)
Good for family and large groups casual:
DJs (American everything) almost always open
Neals Place (American comfort food & BBQ) – almost always open
Mangiamo (good pizza)
Du Jour (casual a bit of everything, outdoor dining and music in summer)
Goodman’s American Pie (good pizza)
Sam’s Steak House (very good)
Pub/restaurants:
Killarney’s (Irish pub and restaurant) – almost always open
Mr Darcy’s (good burgers, truffle fries)- almost always open
Tom’s Loft (near Okemo clock tower base) apres ski, anytime, casual, huge nachos
Best cocktails and night atmosphere:
Main & Mountain across from The Hostel (try the Good Ol Boy, drink) you can walk to from the house or the condo.
Where To Eat Breakfast in Ludlow, VT
The Hatchery, 164 Main St., Ludlow VT 802-228-2311
Open Monday-Sunday 7AM-2PM
Awesome coffee, food and bloody Marys.
Cafe`at deLight, 145 Main St., Ludlow VT 802-228-2150
Open 5-2 Monday-Saturday, 6-2 Sunday
Omelettes, breakfast sandwiches, blueberry pancakes, and the best coffee in Ludlow
Where To Eat Lunch In Ludlow, VT
Java Babbas Slow Food Cafe`, 57 Pond St., Ludlow VT 802-228-7810
Open Monday-Sunday 6AM-5PM
Where the locals go too. Large menu, good coffee, tea and desserts. Takeout only
The Killarney, 44 Pond St., Ludlow VT 802-228-7797
Open Monday-Thursday 3PM-2AM, Saturday-Sunday Noon-2AM
Bar opens at 3PM. Dinner available starting at 5PM offering authentic Irish pub fare mingled with All-American favorites.
The Loft Tavern, 300 Mountain Rd., Ludlow VT 802-228-5638
Open Monday-Sunday 11:30AM-10PM
Casual lunch and dinner pub featuring terrific burger, sandwiches and a varied full dinner menu. Located on Okemo Mountain access road.
Tacos Tacos, 1 Lamere Square, Ludlow VT 802-228-7899
Open daily 11AM-8:30PM, Friday-Saturday 11Am-9:30PM
Casual Mexican food. Dine in or carryout.
Subway, 21 Main St., Ludlow Vt 802-228-7821
Open Sunday-Thursday 8AM-9PM, Friday-Saturday 8AM-10PM
Popular chain serving great subs, salads, and soups
Where to Eat Dinner in Ludlow, VT
DJ’s Restaurant, 146 Main St., Ludlow VT 802-228-5374
Open Monday-Thursday 5PM-9:30PM, Friday-Saturday 5PM-10PM
Casual dining with and extensive and varied menu.
Downtown Grocery, 41 Depot St., Ludlow VT 802-228-7566
Open Monday & Thursday 5:30PM-9PM, Friday & Saturday 5:30PM-10PM Sunday 10:30AM-9PM, Closed Tuesday & Wednesday
Elevated Southern cuisine made with local ingredients plus unique cocktails & a relaxed ambiance.
DuJour VT, 57 Pond St., Ludlow VT 802-975-0667
Open Tuesday-Thursday 4PM-9PM, Friday-Saturday 4PM-Midnight Sunday Noon-Midnight
Located in the Okemo Marketplace. Fresh, creative dinners featuring seafood, pasta, salads, sandwiches, and desserts. Nightly specials and take-out offered. Vegetarian options available.
Goodman’s American Pie, 5 Lamere Square, Ludlow VT 802-228-4271
Open Monday-Thursday 11:30-8, Friday-Saturday 11:30-9, Sunday Noon-8, Closed Wednesday
Wood-fired pizza, salads and calzones. Dine-in or carryout
Homestyle Hostel Inn & Cafe`, 119 Main St., Ludlow VT 802-975-0030
Open Thursday-Sunday 5:30PM-9PM
Offering creative dinners and a full bar
Inn at Water’s Edge, 45 Kingdom Rd., Ludlow VT 802-228-8143
Bar opens at 6PM for dinner guests, dinner seating at 7pm
4 course candlelit dinner, must make reservations by noon the day of the reservation.
The Killarney, 44 Pond St., Ludlow VT 802-228-7797
Open Monday-Thursday 3PM-2AM, Saturday-Sunday Noon-2AM
Bar opens at 3PM. Dinner available starting at 5PM offering authentic Irish pub fare mingled with All-American favorites.
Toms Loft Tavern, 300 Mountain Rd., Ludlow VT 802-228-5638
Open Monday-Sunday 11:30AM-10PM
Casual lunch and dinner pub featuring terrific burger, sandwiches and a varied full dinner menu. Located on Okemo Mountain access road.
Ludlow Cooking Co., 29 Main St., Ludlow VT 802-558-3205
Open May-November only
Summer patio & indoor lunch and dinner serving soup, salad, sandwiches, and sides. Takeout only
Mangiamo Ristorante, 64 Pond St., Ludlow VT 802-228-6688
Open Sun-Thurs 5PM-9PM, Friday-Saturday 5PM-10PM for full menu
Lounge and lite fare starting at 3PM. Wood-fired pizzas, fresh salads and Italian specialties. Delivery available.
Mojo Cafe`, 106 Main St., Ludlow VT 802-228-6656
Open Tuesday-Thursday 4PM-9pm. Friday-Saturday 12-9PM
Modern Tex-Mex dining featuring a fun mix of Mexican, Cajun, and BBQ cuisine. Dine in or carryout.
Mr. Darcy’s Bar & Grill, 31 Route 103 South, Ludlow VT 802-228-7222
Open daily 4-9PM
Handcrafted burgers, Vermont beer and comfort foods served to you in a charming, historic brick house.
Sam’s Steakhouse, 91 Route 103 South, Ludlow VT 802-228-2087
Open Sunday-Thursday 5PM-9PM, Friday-Saturday 5PM-9:30PM
Fabulous steaks, extensive salad bar, seafood, chicken, chops and steak entrees. Cocktails and desserts in a warm, comfortable atmosphere.
Stemwinder, 46 S Depot St, Ludlow, VT 802-228-5200
Open Tuesday-Saturday 5-9PM
Village Pizza, 26 Main St., Ludlow VT 802-228-5618
Pizza, grinders, salads served for lunch or dinner.
Ludlow Bars
Main and Mountain Cocktail Bar, 112 Main St Ludlow, VT 802-242-1608
Restaurants in Cavendish & Proctorsville (Approximately 4 miles from Ludlow)
Castle Hill Resort, Jct. Rte 103 & Rte 131, Proctorsville VT 802-226-7361
Former home of Vermont Governor Fletcher, featuring fine dining and a well stocked wine cellar. Reservations strongly recommended
Crow’s Bakery & Opera House Cafe`, 73 Depot St., Proctorsville VT 802-226-7007
Open Tuesday-Thursday 6:30AM-5PM, Friday-Saturday 6:30AM-6PM, Sunday 7AM-5PM
Cozy cafe serving delicious home baked items for breakfast and lunch.
Murdock’s on the Green, 42 Village Green, Proctorsville VT 802-554-0126
Open Wednesday- Saturday 4-9PM, Sunday 4-8PM
Soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner specials
Neal’s Restaurant & Bar, 2588 Route 103 South, Proctorsville, VT 802-226-7251
Open Monday, Thursday-Saturday 3-9PM, Sunday 1-8PM
Casual comfort food in an upscale atmosphere and nightly specials.
Restaurants in Chester (Approximately 12 miles from Ludlow)
The Free Range Restaurant, 90 The Common, Chester VT 802-875-3346
Open Monday & Thursday 11:30AM-8:30PM, Tuesday-Wednesday 11:30AM-8PM, Friday-Saturday noon-9PM, Sunday 101AM-8PM
Creative farm to table dining in a charming Victorian on the Chester Green.
Fullerton Inn, 40 The Common, Chester VT 802-875-2444
Open Monday-Saturday 5-9PM for dinner, Wednesday-Saturday 11:30-9PM for lunch and dinner
Fine dining on the Chester Green.
Heritage Bakery and Deli, 642 Route 103 South, Chester VT 802-875-3550
Open daily 7AM-6PM
Serving breakfast until noon, lunch all day, and prepared meals for dinner. Can accommodate tour buses and can provide boxed meals.
Inn Victoria, 321 Main St., Chester VT 802-875-4228
Open Friday-Sunday at 3PM
Serving high tea and a lovely assortment of scones, sweets, chocolates, fruit. Choose from a variety of more than 50 teas.
The Southern Pie Co., 287 Main St., Chester VT 802-875-7437
Open Sunday-Thursday 7AM-5PM, Friday-Saturday 7AM-6PM
Bringing the great pies of the South to Vermont. Sandwich specials daily.
Stone Hearth Inn & Tavern, 698 Route 11 West, Chester VT 802-875-8585
Open Thursday-Monday 4-10PM
Historic Inn with a charming tavern that features delicious classics made from local ingredients.
Notable Restaurants In Neighboring Communities
Echo Lake Inn, 2 Dublin Rd, Tyson VT 802-228-8602
Open daily for breakfast 8-9AM and for dinner 5:30-9PM
Reservations strongly recommended. Approximately 5 miles from Ludlow
Grafton Inn, 92 Main St., Grafton VT 802-843-2248
The Phelps Barn is open daily Sunday-Tuesday 5-8PM, Wednesday-Saturday 5-9PM
The Old Tavern is open Friday-Saturday 6-9PM, Sunday 5-8PM. Closed 3 weeks in April.
Fine dining. Approximately 20 miles from Ludlow
Inn at Weathersfield, 1342 Route 106, Weathersfield VT 802-263-9217
Open daily 5:30-9PM
Farm-to-table experience, wine seller, and full bar. Approximately 16 miles from Ludlow
Jake’s Restaurant & Tavern, 5700 VT Route 100, Londonderry 802-824-6614
Open Monday-Friday 3:30-9PM, Saturday-Sunday 8AM-9PM
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and pizza in a casual atmosphere. Approximately 16 miles from Ludlow
