5 Best Restaurants in Great Barrington, The Berkshires

The Bistro Box

$ Fodor's choice
Just a short drive from the busy downtown you'll find this seasonal road-side food shack that always has a line of locals waiting to order the famous Box Burger with hand-cut parmesan and truffle oil fries. Fresh lobster and crab rolls, fish tacos, and pulled pork sandwiches with rhubarb barbecue sauce are the last thing you'd expect to find at this eclectic spot along a busy road out of town.
937 Main St., Massachusetts, 01230, USA
413-717–5958
Known For
  • delicious burgers and hand-cut fries
  • freshly squeezed lemonade and fruit slushies
  • Spring Fries made with ramp pesto, wild mushrooms, goat cheese, and a balsamic reduction
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wed. and Nov.–Apr.

Aroma Bar and Grill

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Popular with college students for its reasonable prices, this restaurant serves up delicious food all day with especially good deals at lunch and the Sunday brunch buffets. The cooks do well with everything from tandoori chicken and other standards to the full Raja Thali dinner special, all served with a trio of flavorful chutneys.

Baba Louie's Sourdough Pizza Co

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Specialty pizzas at this trattoria go far beyond the usual toppings, from roasted sweet potatoes and fennel to pineapple and coconut: combinations are weird, but tasty. Baba Louie's fires up sourdough ground wheat, spelt-berry, and even gluten-free crusts in their often crowded, rustic interior.

42/44 Railroad St., Massachusetts, 01230, USA
413-528–8100
Known For
  • excellent thin-crust pizza
  • Hannah Jo special (mozz, ricotta, shrimp, pineapple, green chili sauce)
  • smallish dining area and portions
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Reservations not accepted, Closed Tues. and Wed.

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Bizen

$$

Expect crowds—and, on busy nights, a wait—at this Railroad Street mainstay where dining room tables wrap around three sides of the large central sushi bar that offers an extensive menu of very fresh fish. Besides the sushi menu, dishes range from robata (charcoal grill) to katsu and tempura.

17 Railroad St., Massachusetts, 01230, USA
413-528–4343
Known For
  • harumaki (deep-fried lobster and fish in rice paper)
  • una jyu (grilled river eel in a sweet sauce)
  • tea ceremonies and 10-course tasting menus by reservation

SoCo Creamery

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Micro-batched and hand-crafted ice cream makes this small shop tucked in a side street a must stop for any ice-cream lover. Be adventurous and try one-of-a-kind flavors like Blueberry Honey Lavender or Mission Figs, made with figs hand-shucked by the makers.
5 Railroad St., Massachusetts, 01230, USA
413-644-9866
Known For
  • using local ingredients
  • Madagascar Vanilla, which is better than any vanilla ice cream you've ever tasted
  • new, surprise flavors every few months