Deli

Rein's Deli, Vernon, (860) 875-1344. When you make a better mousetrap . . . . They made a better New York-style deli in eastern Connecticut (Exit 65 off I-84), and deli lovers from near and far have been flocking there for 30 years. Start with old-fashioned chicken or mushroom-barley soup, graduate to a classic Reuben or brisket dinner with potato pancakes, then top it off with homemade cinnamon-nut ruggelach or the winning-recipe New York cheesecake. Deli divine.

We are also the 2003 Readers' Choice Winner, voted by by County, for Breakfast, Business Lunch Service.