Bethel Restaurant Among Connecticut Magazine's 'Best'

BETHEL, CT — A number of Bethel restaurants have been named among the state's best for 2022 in Connecticut Magazine's annual Best Restaurants survey.

The magazine cited Centrico on Stony Hill Road as the top Latin American or Caribbean joint in both the county and the state, as well as the top spot for outdoor dining in Fairfield County. The restaurant was also tapped as Fairfield's top "Hidden Gem."

Connecticut Magazine liked Taproot, on Greenwood Avenue, for its New American cuisine, Sprouts' Vietnamese and Casa Oaxaca's Mexican menu. All three were named as "Experts' Picks." The Middle Eastern fare at Lebanese Cuisine was likewise honored, and House of Yoshida won "Expert" accolades for its Japanese food, as a "Hidden Gem" and for its overall value. The magazine liked gastro brewery Broken Symmetry, on Depot Place, for its value, as well.

Dozens of restaurants throughout the state were selected for the popular magazine's 2022 best-of list, with both readers and a group of experts choosing their favorites in a plethora of categories:

"Our annual Readers’ Choice restaurant survey was conducted online during September and October 2021; voters were able to choose up to three restaurants in order of preference (with the votes weighted accordingly) in each category," the magazine wrote. "Restaurants were limited to a maximum of four Readers’ Choice wins in the categories in which they received the most votes. After that, awards in further categories went to the next qualifying restaurant. Our panel of experts then recommended additional places in each category which they believe deserve recognition."

The entire Connecticut Magazine "Best Restaurants 2022: Readers' Choice winners and our Experts' Picks" may be viewed online.