Welcome. Spend $5 or $10 for cover at Cafe Nine or the State House (on same block). If you get antsy there you quickly walk over to Barcade, like others have said. For a downtown bar with history, go to Ordinary, but I’d say only if you get there when it opens at 5 or so as the bar area is small. Someone else recommended our cool new soccer pub, but it’s spelled Cannon.

Vibey dive spot the Old Heidelberg

Go to Tavern on State St before you get pizza, and try some bars near the Green afterwards, maybe ordinary for a fancy cocktail if you’re into those.

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Here's are my personal things to do as a local on a night out:

Bars:
-Both wine bars on State st(Cave a Vin and August). They're warm, cozy places. They're both smaller though(especially August), so seats may be hard to find on a Friday night in winter
-The Canon. A newish neighborhood bar on Dwight st, definitely not part of the nightlight area. Aside from being a cozy little place, they've carved out an unusual niche as a vegan soccer bar(Arsenal represent)
-The Owl Shop. A bar, cigar shop, and cafe all in one. Managed to slide through a loophole in the law back in 2000s to be one of the few(if not only) bar left in the state you can smoke in. Definitely attracts an eccentric group of patrons. Definitely will go home absolutely reeking of ashtray on a weekend night
-Trinity. A big irish pub type of place. One of those bars where you don't feel awkward going in at 5pm to have a beer and bowl of stew to yourself.
-Cafe 9, best dive bar with live music. The other contenders are Three Sheets and Stella Blues. Three Sheets is fine, but I feel like less dive than they use to be. Stella Blues is okay, definitely a coke bar though, vibe is a bit seedier than Cafe 9

Restaurants:
-My actual favorite pizza in NHV is Brick Oven on Howe St. Wood fired pizza with a crust that is even thinner/crispier than the standard apizza style. They're hit or miss though, like 85% best pizza ever, 15% foul ball
-Of the big classic 3, skip Pepes. Go to Modern or Sally's.
-New Tibetan place on Chapel st that is so freakin good
-Do the local thing and grab a late night sandwich at Mamouns. Although now they close at 1am. They use to be either 2-3am 365 days a year. Legendary(Good Nature Market also exists if you need a 3am sandwich)

Fun stuff:
-Yale Cabaret. The Reparatory theater gets most of the attention, but I love the Cabaret. Such an intimate spot, you're right in front of the performers. They serve food and drink before the performance as well
-Barcade. It's exactly what it sounds like, so if you don't want to play arcade games and pinball, it's probably a pass
-Mediterranea. Hookah bar! Like 30 flavors to pick from, and they made pretty good food
-There is an axe throwing place I haven't been to, but i assume is interesting

this isn't a good list of all fun things in NHV, but basically where I would go for a date on a Friday night

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I always go to whatever Stop and Shop I'm nearest to. You often have to ask the attendant to turn the machine on, but they always oblige (and are required to).

Ooh if you’re looking for a good vibe with live music, check Cafe Nine on State St!

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TBH there’s not too much to do on a Friday night that isn’t a club. Your best bet is probably a place called BAR on Crown St. They’ve got amazing pizza and they operate as a bar/ restaurant until about 10pm, where they open the back room into a nightclub. You can still order pizza by the slice after 10pm too.

There’s also Barcade on Orange St, which is exactly what it sounds like: a bar and a classic 80’s and 90’s arcade. They’ve got great pub food, burgers etc and the atmosphere is chill because it’s primarily old school gamers that are more on the quiet side.

I plan to eat-a the pizza, so we're covered there.

Weird dives, spots with live music, vibey spots with mysterious people, etc.

What's your favorite spot, and why?

Here's what you do. Go and get pizza. Sallys or Modern ideally, you can pregame this with a visit to one of the wine bars on State st. Go see a play at the Yale Cabaret. Head to a bar(there's too many good ones to pick, let us know what kind of bar you like). Grab a late night snack at Mamouns, walk around and look at the gothic yale architecture.

I mean it's bars/resturaunts/theaters. The question is what are you looking for?

Also eat the pizza

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Stop & Shop on Whalley

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I use the Shell on New Haven Ave and Old Gate Lane in Milford. Dogtown is down the street and a pretty good excuse to go.