Local BYOB {Bring Your Own Beverage} Restaurants

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BYOB to a restaurant.Bring Your Own Beverage {BYOB} is a great option at a restaurant, and it’s often overlooked when searching for a date night location. It can be a great way to dine out while cutting costs, plus you have your favorite beer or wine with you for a night out. BYOB generally means that you can bring beer or wine {hard liquor usually is not permitted}.

However, restaurants might charge a corkage fee to assist you with either uncorking a wine bottle or providing glasses. You might want to call ahead and ask about the fee. Another tip is to bring a bottle opener, just in case the restaurant doesn’t have one {especially if they don’t charge a corkage fee}.

Here is a list of some local BYOB restaurants in Fairfield County to try out on your next date night. 

Greenwich

  • Il Pastaficio: Delicious organic and homemade Italian pastas and sauces. They also sell Italian pastries. If you want to sit down and enjoy a meal at the restaurant, it is BYOB with no corkage fee. 
  • Little Thai Kitchen: Located in the Byram section of Greenwich and Darien. There is a corkage fee. 
  • Tengda Asian Bistro: Tengda offers Pan Asian, Sushi, and Sashimi and allows BYOB with a corkage fee. There is another location in Westport. 

Stamford

  • littleBUDDHA: Serves Thai cuisine for lunch and dinner. There is no corkage fee. 
  • Tabouli Grill: A Mediterranean restaurant on High Ridge Road in Stamford, serving Israeli and Middle Eastern food. 

Bridgeport 

Fairfield

  • Bonda: Open Tuesday to Saturday nights from 5:30 p.m. to close. YOB with a corkage fee.
  • Lilac House: Asian fusion restaurant that is BYOB. 
  • Aurora’s: BYOB with a corkage fee and serves Mediterranean dishes. Fresh fish is bought daily. They are closed on Mondays.

Wilton

  • Heibeck’s Stand: Heibeck’s serves a variety of foods, including burgers, hot dogs, seafood, and tacos. Heibeck’s also has delicious hand-crafted ice cream. A great summer spot that allows BYOB on the patio. They are closed on Mondays.

New Canaan

  • Chef Luis: A restaurant and boquitas bar (small dishes). T e restaurant is BYOB, and there is a corkage fee. 

Norwalk

  • Rowayton Pizza: Rowayton Pizza has served pizza in Fairfield County for over forty years. There is no corkage fee. 
  • Village Gourmet: Village Gourmet has been a Chinese restaurant in business for over 20 years. BYOB and no corkage fee. 

Westport

  • Tutti’s Restaurant: Tutti’s serves Italian cuisine and is a BYOB restaurant. There is a $15 corking fee, and they are closed on Sundays.
  • Basso Restaurant and Wine Bar: Basso allows customers to bring their own wine (no beer permitted), and there is a corkage fee. Call to confirm the current corkage fee rate.  
  • The Cottage: The Cottage has two locations: in Westport and Greenwich and is BYOB with a corkage fee. They are closed on Mondays.

Have you been to any of these local BYOB restaurants? Know of any more to add to our list? Com ent below!

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  1. An additional spot in Georgetown is Dough & Co. it’s right over the the Weston town line into Redding, on the corner of 57/Georgetown Road and Old Mill Road (Parking is on Old Mill rd). They do breakfast, lunch, Sunday brunch, and light dinners in the warmer months. BYOB with a $10 corkage fee per table, and complimentary mimosas with their Sunday brunch. Food is amazing and the place is really cute!

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