Guidebook for Leyden
Essentials
Wonderful Grocery store with lots of local items including great local cheese and produce and a nice wine and beer selection.
102 locals recommend
Brattleboro Food Co-Op
2 Main StWonderful Grocery store with lots of local items including great local cheese and produce and a nice wine and beer selection.
Nice old-style country store with a deli in the back. They stock good locally-produced meats.
Country Corner Store
44 Church StNice old-style country store with a deli in the back. They stock good locally-produced meats.
Food Scene
Great bakery with really good bread and pastries. They also serve lunch. There is a nice view of the Connecticut River off the dining room in the back.
53 locals recommend
Amy's Bakery Arts Cafe
113 Main StGreat bakery with really good bread and pastries. They also serve lunch. There is a nice view of the Connecticut River off the dining room in the back.
Mocha Joe's Cafe
82 Main StGood coffee!
"Seasonal New American cuisine crafted in a vintage dining car with an open kitchen." A bit expensive, but great for a special occasion. Reservations recommended.
49 locals recommend
T. J. Buckley's
132 Elliot St"Seasonal New American cuisine crafted in a vintage dining car with an open kitchen." A bit expensive, but great for a special occasion. Reservations recommended.
Hope & Olive
44 Hope StGood food, cocktails, local beer. Very popular spot!
Shopping
The sister location to the store in Grafton, VT. Specialty cheeses, wines, and gifts.
44 locals recommend
Grafton Village Cheese Company
400 Linden StThe sister location to the store in Grafton, VT. Specialty cheeses, wines, and gifts.
Brattleboro Books
36 Elliot StSouthern Vermont's largest used book store. Sells out-of-print books.
Award winning cheeses. Shop is open 7 days a week, and also offers yarn, soap, lamb meat, and maple syrup. Lovely sheep pastures too!
Vermont Shepherd
281 Patch Farm RdAward winning cheeses. Shop is open 7 days a week, and also offers yarn, soap, lamb meat, and maple syrup. Lovely sheep pastures too!
Drinks & Nightlife
The People's Pint
24 Federal StGreat local Micro-brewery with a food menu as well.
Everything Else
Petting Zoo!! (in season). They also have 9 miles of trails open year round. Pets are welcome on leashes.
34 locals recommend
Retreat Farm
45 Farmhouse SqPetting Zoo!! (in season). They also have 9 miles of trails open year round. Pets are welcome on leashes.
Maple Run Farm
100 Alexander RdSells eggs, honey, and other products
Good bakery that usually sells tasty homemade meat pies in addition to pastries and bread.
7 South Bakery Cafe
7 South StGood bakery that usually sells tasty homemade meat pies in addition to pastries and bread.
Pioneer Valley Farm & Vineyard, LLC
41 School StWinery open on the weekends, Sat. & Sun. 12-5pm.
Winery and Orchard selling wine, mead, cider, honey & more. Tastings from 11-5pm friday through Sunday.
Mineral Hills Winery at Godard's Red Hen Farm, LLC
592 Sylvester RdWinery and Orchard selling wine, mead, cider, honey & more. Tastings from 11-5pm friday through Sunday.
Hard Cider, sweet cider, tastings, jams & jellies, and sheep! Open Fri-Sun. 10-5pm.
Bear Swamp Orchard -Distillery & Cidery
1209 Hawley RdHard Cider, sweet cider, tastings, jams & jellies, and sheep! Open Fri-Sun. 10-5pm.
Farm offering cider and many different varieties of apples through October (and pears). Open daily from 8am-6pm.
7 locals recommend
Clarkdale Fruit Farms
303 Upper RdFarm offering cider and many different varieties of apples through October (and pears). Open daily from 8am-6pm.