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Where to eat in Canaan, Vermont.

5 places to eat in Canaan, including Beecher Falls: 1 café, 1 bar, 1 ice cream & creemee stand, 1 general store and 1 pub.

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About the town

Canaan, Vermont.

Canaan is the far northeastern corner of Vermont, bordered by Quebec to the north and New Hampshire to the east, with two border crossings into Canada. The village of Beecher Falls sits where Halls Stream joins the Connecticut River and was long home to a large furniture factory, while Canaan village gathers around its green and Fletcher Park.

Many families here have Quebecois roots, and French is still spoken in some homes. The Alice M. Ward Library occupies an 1846 stagecoach inn listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Outdoors, there is fishing and paddling on the Connecticut River, plus hunting, hiking and snowmobiling in the surrounding forest. The town's calendar includes a moose festival and a fall festival.

Vermont's northeastern cornerBorders Quebec and New HampshireBeecher Falls on the ConnecticutFranco-American heritageHistoric stagecoach-inn library

Essex County · Pop. 896 (2020)

Villages: Canaan, Beecher Falls

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Places to eat in Canaan.

Cafe · Breakfast · Creemees

April's Maple
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Canaan

4.9(334) Checking hours…

A family maple producer on Route 114 near Wallace Pond, with a cafe, gift shop and a take-out window. Nearly everything on the all-day breakfast and lunch menu works in maple, from pulled-pork sandwiches to maple creemees and maple ice cream pie.

Details Menu (802) 266-9624
Bar · American · Bar Food

Border Jumpers Bar and Grill
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Beecher Falls

4.7(23) Checking hours…

A small bar and grill in the same building as The Local Scoop on Route 253, just short of the Canadian border crossing at Beecher Falls. It keeps long weekend hours.

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Ice Cream · Creemees · Ice Cream

The Local Scoop
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Beecher Falls

4.8(16) Checking hours…

An ice cream shop on Route 253 in Beecher Falls, sharing a building with Border Jumpers Bar and Grill. It is a treat stop close to the border.

Details (802) 266-1866
General Store · Convenience · Deli

Quechee Farms
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Beecher Falls

4.5(57) Checking hours…

A gas station and country store on Route 253 near the Beecher Falls border crossing, with a deli counter for sandwiches and grab-and-go food. It is the early-morning fuel-and-coffee stop for the north end of Canaan.

Details (802) 266-3663
Pub · American · Pub Food

Timeout Tavern at the Northland
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Canaan

4.4(184) Checking hours…

The tavern and dining room at the Northland on Gale Street in Canaan village, a long-running local gathering place for pub dinners, drinks and events. It is the main sit-down restaurant on the Vermont side of the Canaan/Beecher Falls crossing.

Details (802) 266-3988