Connecticut Eats · Milford, Connecticut
Milford restaurants: apizza & lobster rolls
In and around Milford, our lists hold 12 apizza places, 14 lobster roll and clam shack stops, 2 hot dog and burger icons, and 4 diners and dairy bars, each checked in business in October 2026. Beyond the lists, the Connecticut Eats app's directory covers 172 restaurants, cafés, bars, and bakeries in Milford, nearest first.
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Milford at a glance
In the app's directory, Milford has 172 places to eat and drink. Pizza (21), Bar & Pub (20), and Bakery & Sweets (20) lead the mix. We matched 69 of them to an active state liquor permit. 39 belong to chains with five or more Connecticut locations. 3 made our hand-checked lists; longest at one address: Seven Seas Restaurant & Pub, there since 1965.
On our lists in Milford
Every place in Milford that made our hand-checked lists, most honored first. The order comes from honors and years at the address; it isn't a rating. Honors are reported as facts from the James Beard Foundation's own records and other named sources. Longest at the same address: Seven Seas Restaurant & Pub in Milford, there since 1965. See Connecticut's oldest restaurants for all 55 with a year at the same address.
Seven Seas Restaurant & Pub
16 New Haven Ave, Milford
Lobster roll Known for: hot buttered; lobster roll; fish and chips · At this address since 1965
Milford seafood pub established in 1965, known locally for its hot buttered lobster roll.
The Lazy Lobster
6 Broadway, Milford
Lobster roll Known for: Lazy Lobster Roll (buttered lobster on a baguette); steamers
Seafood restaurant steps from Walnut Beach, serving its buttered Lazy Lobster Roll on a house-baked baguette.
Walnut Beach Creamery
17 Broadway, Milford
Dairy bar Known for: homemade ice cream; seasonal flavors
Small-batch homemade ice cream shop by Milford's Walnut Beach.
Apizza in and near Milford
12 more are within 10 miles; here are the 5 closest. The statewide guide lists 27. 1 more place in Milford has “Apizza” in the name but hasn't been checked by hand: find it in the web search.
Mike's Apizza & Restaurant
111 Campbell Ave, West Haven · 6 mi from Milford
Apizza Known for: shrimp casino pie
Old-school West Haven family pizzeria with crunchy thin-crust pies; the family's pizza roots in town go back to the 1940s.
Zuppardi's Apizza
179 Union Ave, West Haven · 7 mi from Milford
Apizza Known for: fresh clam pie · At this address since 1934
Family-run West Haven apizza institution on Union Avenue since 1934, known for its fresh clam pie.
Roseland Apizza
350 Hawthorne Ave, Derby · 8 mi from Milford
Apizza Known for: Roseland Special; white seafood pies; house-made sausage
Derby apizza landmark in a white house with a neon sign, baking in decades-old coal-fired ovens; family-run for five generations.
Zuppardi's Slice Shop
58 Beaver St, Ansonia · 8 mi from Milford
Apizza Known for: apizza by the slice · A branch of Zuppardi's Apizza, West Haven
Zuppardi's small Ansonia slice shop serving the West Haven pizzeria's pies by the slice.
Ernie's Pizzeria
1279 Whalley Ave, New Haven · 8 mi from Milford
Apizza Known for: Ernie's Special (sausage and mushroom) · At this address since 1971
Westville neighborhood apizza shop run by the same family since 1971.
Lobster rolls and clam shacks in and near Milford
In Milford itself: Seven Seas Restaurant & Pub and The Lazy Lobster (above). 12 more are within 15 miles; here are the 5 closest. The statewide guide lists 58.
Copps Island Oyster Shack
638 Selby's Pond Road, Stratford · 5 mi from Milford
Lobster rollClam shackSeasonal Known for: oysters; hot lobster roll (butter, salt, chives); hot buttered; cold lobster roll (yuzu mayo) · Season: seasonal; check before you go
Stratford location of the Copps Island family shellfish farm's seasonal seaside shack.
Stowe's Seafood
347 Beach St, West Haven · 6 mi from Milford
Lobster rollClam shack Known for: lobster roll (sautéed, salad or fried); fried seafood; chowder
Cash-only seafood shack and fish market across from West Haven's beach, open year-round.
Lordship Lobster
40 Beach Drive, Stratford · 7 mi from Milford
Lobster rollClam shack Known for: hot buttered CT lobster roll; hot buttered; cold Maine lobster roll; fried clams; deep-fried frankfurters; clambakes
Beachfront lobster shack across from the Stratford seawall with picnic tables, lobster rolls and fried clams; holds outdoor clambakes.
Shell & Bones Oyster Bar and Grill
100 South Water St, New Haven · 7 mi from Milford
Lobster roll Known for: hot buttered; lobster roll; oysters
City Point waterfront oyster bar with hot lobster rolls in house-made lobster butter or chilled with spicy mayo.
Captain's Cove Seaport
1 Bostwick Avenue, Bridgeport · 10 mi from Milford
Lobster rollClam shackSeasonal Known for: fish and chips; hot and cold lobster rolls; fried seafood · Season: Summer season (the restaurant and bar close for the winter)
Family-run marina, boardwalk and big waterfront seafood restaurant on Black Rock Harbor; restaurant and bar open for the summer season.
Hot dog and burger icons in and near Milford
Nearest first, out to 10 miles. The statewide guide lists 21. The directory files 1 other place in Milford under hot dogs, not yet checked by hand: find it in the web search.
Cricket Car Hop
900 Access Road, Stratford · 6 mi from Milford
Hot dogs Known for: Cricket Long Dog; hot sauce and red relish; chili
Revived 1949 car hop known for its long dog on a toasted New England–style roll with its hot sauce and red relish; has a pickup lane.
Louis' Lunch
261 Crown St, New Haven · 8 mi from Milford
Burger icon Known for: hamburger on white toast (cheese, tomato, onion only) · At this address since 1975
Tiny brick lunch spot that claims to have served America's first hamburger in 1900; burgers still cook in 1898 cast-iron vertical broilers.
Diners and dairy bars in and near Milford
In Milford itself: Walnut Beach Creamery (above). Elsewhere within 10 miles, nearest first. The statewide guide lists 45. 1 more place in Milford has “Diner” in the name but hasn't been checked by hand: find it in the web search.
Wells Hollow Creamery
2 Beard Sawmill Rd, Shelton · 5 mi from Milford
Dairy barSeasonal Known for: Sweet 16 (16% butterfat) flavors; 60+ flavors · Season: open until the snow flies
Fifth-generation Shelton farm creamery scooping dozens of homemade flavors.
Plasko's Farm
670 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull · 8 mi from Milford
Dairy bar Known for: homemade ice cream; Italian ice
Trumbull's last commercial working farm, with a creamery making ice cream and Italian ice on premises plus a cafe and bakery.
Andros Diner
651 Villa Avenue, Fairfield · 10 mi from Milford
Diner Known for: chicken and waffles; Nutella banana French toast
24-hour Fairfield diner with Greek and Italian dinners and pies and cakes baked daily.
What Milford eats
The 10 most common kinds among the 172 listings in Milford, from open map data and the state's liquor-permit list. Tap one to search Milford for it.