Hen of the Wood Waterbury

Burgers · South Royalton · $$

A craft-burger detour near the southern Route 100 corridor, useful when the day calls for beer and a strong casual meal.

American · Stowe · $$

A Stowe beer-and-comfort-food stop for Route 100 travelers, strong for the northern Vermont stretch after mountain or foliage time.

Pizza · Waitsfield · $$

A Mad River Valley wood-fired pizza stop that gives Vermont Route 100 a relaxed, local-feeling dinner between mountain towns.

Mexican · Waitsfield · $$

A Mad River Valley taco stop that keeps the central Vermont stretch lively and casual.

Fine Dining · Warren · $$$$

A polished Warren inn dining room for making the central Route 100 stretch feel like a deliberate overnight instead of a leaf-peeping pass-through.

BBQ · Waterbury · $$

A Waterbury barbecue-and-beer stop that works well for groups and bad-weather mountain days.