Lunch on Your Own Options
Included below is an interactive map of a list of suggested food options (with a table listing all these locations below) for Lunch on Your Own within the surrounding area. From the map you can click on a number to view more information about the lunch location and the pop-up window that appears includes a navigate icon which will send the location directions to Google Maps on your device to make navigating to a location easier.
This curated list of lunch options was provided by the Avon Free Public Library, and we welcome additional suggestions of locations to include on this list which you can suggest (email us at ctda@uconn.edu).
Map Item # |
Business Name |
Location |
Distance |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pizzeria Da Vinci Avon |
427 W Avon Rd, Avon, CT 06001 |
0.3 miles 3 min bike 2 min car 6 min walk |
Winner of the Annual Avon Teen Pizza Taste Off FOUR YEARS IN A ROW! Get slices, whole pies, sandwiches, etc. Eat in or take out. |
| 2 |
Avon Prime Meats |
395 West Main St Avon CT 06001 |
2 miles 11 min bike 5 min car 40 min walk |
Sometimes you just want a delicious sandwich! Made to order, or order ahead. No real seating area, but you’ll leave with an entire selection of foods for dinner. |
| 3 |
Puerto Vallarta (Mexican) |
15 West Avon Rd Avon, CT 06001 |
2 miles 11 min bike 4 min car 39 min walk |
Traditional Mexican dishes, tableside prepared guacamole. Awesome jalapeno poppers! Includes lunch specials. |
| 4 |
Amici Italian Grill |
401 West Main St Avon CT 06001 |
2.1 miles |
Affordable daily lunch specials; delicious desserts; coffee in one of those adorable presses |
| 5 |
Lisa's Luna Pizza |
530 Bushy Hill Rd Simsbury, CT 06070 |
2.3 miles 13 min bike 6 min car 46 min walk |
Thin-crust New York-style pizzas and pizza slices, grinders, salads, wraps, loaded baked potatoes. |
| 6 |
Avon Indian Grill |
320 W. Main St Avon, CT 06001 |
2.4 miles 14 min bike 6 min car 48 min walk |
Indian bar & grill serving a mix of traditional & fusion dishes in a chic, modern space. Includes lunch specials. Double check for eat-in options. |
| 7 |
The Elephant Trail (Thai) |
85 E. Main St Avon, CT 06001 |
3.1 miles |
Traditional Thai dishes, with lunch specials. Excellent drunken noodles and spring rolls. |
| 8 |
American Flatbread |
110 Albany Turnpike Canton, CT 06019 |
3.3 miles 23 min bike 9 min car X min walk too far |
Wood-fired pizzas with organic ingredients & free-range meats, made in traditional clay ovens. Offers vegan cheese. |
| 9 |
River’s Edge Mediterranean Cuisine |
210 W. Main St Avon, CT 06001 |
3.5 miles |
Authentic halal meats, plenty of delicious vegetarian and vegan options, and sinfully indulgent desserts |
| 10 |
George’s Pizza and Restaurant |
9 School St Unionville, CT 06085 |
3.6 miles 23 min bike 9 min car X min walk too far |
This is the Italian Restaurant that has outlasted (or destroyed?) all the competition. There’s a family style restaurant attached to the Olive Bar, an updated joint that has a big-city feel. The same menu is available on both sides of the building. Large portions. Plenty of local gossip. |
| 11 |
Bamboo Asian Cuisine |
3 Melrose Dr Farmington CT 06032 |
4.4 miles 21 min bike 10 min car X min walk too far |
This is Asian fusion at its best; select from a variety of combinations and specials. Located directly across from the Mormon Temple. Plenty of window seating, lunch specials. |
| 12 |
Green Tea Restaurant |
1067 Farmington Ave Farmington, CT 06032 |
4.5 miles 22 min bike 10 min car X min walk too far |
Fantastic Chinese food. The hot and sour soup is outstanding. |