Hidden Gems Of Connecticut

WEST HARTFORD, CT — We've found a Hidden Gem here in the Nutmeg State that just happens to be an award winner. That's right, LobsterCraft was recently named the best food truck in Connecticut by Eat This, Not That.

Yes, the truck is everywhere, but LobsterCraft turns into more than one Gem with brick-and-mortar restaurants at 981 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford, 107 Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich and 1814 Post Road in Fairfield.

In winning the award, LobsterCraft was touted as having tasty buttered lobster rolls, lobster mac-and-cheese and lobster bisque.

Eight lobster rolls are listed on the web site menu — including a LBLT and lobster tacos. There is, of course, chowder in addition to the lobster bisque. See the full menu here.

LobsterCraft was born in 2012, when Captain William Michael Harden decided to take his background as a Coast Guard Captain and licensed Lobster fisherman to the kitchen.

The food truck then turned into restaurants and the rest is history. Another restaurant is being planned for Sarasota, FL.

Click here for the LobsterCraft web site.

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The Hidden Gems series features out-of-the-way mom and pop restaurants, small specialty stores you may have never heard of, little-known historical markers or beautiful nature spots that may be a bit off the beaten path, all located within Connecticut.

Columns in this series in 2022 include:

• Center Springs Park
• MLK Monuments
• The Connecticut Historical Society

Columns in this series from 2021 include:

• The First Decorated Christmas Tree
• Bolton Notch Trail Bridge
• Civil War Drum
• Civil War Powder Keg
• Mile 4, Manchester Road Race
• The West Hartford Armory
• The Capitol's Nooks and Crannies
• Wickham Park Aviary
• 55 West Main, New Britain
• Fox Hopyard Golf Course
• The Dodd Center For Human Rights at UConn
• Manchester Ropes Challenge Course
• 4-H Education Center at Auerfarm
• Fuego Picante Food Truck
• The Amistad
• 9/11 memorials
• Club Champion Golf Fitters
• New England Civil War Museum and Research Center
• Avery's Soda
• Salt 2.0 Restaurant
• The Grave of Jonathan, The Original Husky
• Golden Gavel Auction House
• Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut
• The Cogswell Temperance Fountain
• The Old State House
• BouNom Bakery
• Union Pond Park/Jay Howroyd Fitness Trail
• The Submarine Force Museum/USS Nautilus
• The UConn Dairy Bar
• Grove Hill Cemetery, Vernon
• Backwoods Smokin' BBQ
• The Ranch House
• Connecticut State Police Museum
• Berlin Historic District
• Connecticut Parachutists Skydiving Club
• Tail Winds Ice Cream Shop
• The MLK Mural
• The Hilltop Restaurant and Bar
• Fork & Fire
• Lena's Italian Kitchen
• The Benedict Arnold Trail
• Swank Pearce
• Vernon Depot Historic Park
• Farr's Sporting Goods
• Robs Drivin Diner