2025 Appetizer & Dessert Crawl Series at The Shops at Yale - 1 of 3
Join us on Saturday, April 26 for the first of three 2025 Downtown New Haven food and shopping crawls! Proceeds from this event will benefit The New Haven Free Public Library Foundation. Tickets are available for just $25 each, plus processing fees. The Shops at Yale is organizing three Appetizer & Dessert Crawls this year in April, June, and August. Visit our website for more information - https://theshopsatyale.com/appcrawl/
If this event is sold-out, please click the following links for the June and August crawls:
Appetizer & Dessert Crawl on Saturday, April 26, 2025
Chapel Street Historic District
B Natural Kitchen , 260 College Street
Mini Bowl – roasted sweet potato, beets, carrots, turmeric cabbage, charred broccoli with lemon, roasted cauliflower with parmesan, and green beans and mushrooms
Book Trader Café , 1140 Chapel Street
Blondie Brownie
Heirloom at The Study at Yale, 1157 Chapel Street
Heirloom Chicken Salad Toasts
Katalina's Bakery inside More Amour Boutique, 1130 Chapel Street
Madeleines
Pacifico, 220 College Street
Ceviche – shrimp, mango, red onion, and fresh citrus juices
Strega , 1006 Chapel Street
Cacio e Pepe Mezze Maniche – Pecorino Romano and a fondue of 16 different peppercorns from around the globe
Union League Café inside idiom Boutique, 1014 Chapel Street
Union League Café's chefs are finalizing their tasting menu, which will be announced soon
Broadway Shopping District
Ashley’s Ice Cream , 280 York Street
Small cup of any flavor
Cookie39 , 39 Broadway
Full-size Chocolate Chip Cookie
Pedals Smoothie & Juice Bar, 284 York Street
Smoothie Bowl – house-made nut butters and fresh fruit
Sherkaan Indian Street Food inside Lou Lou Boutique , 23 Broadway
Pista Burfi – fudgy pistachio bars, beet-lemon curd, cardamom, and rose petals (V, GF)
Tropical Smoothie Café, 15 Dixwell Avenue
• Spinach and Feta Pesto Wrap – eggs, spinach, feta, mozzarella, roasted red peppers & pesto
• Hummus Veggie wrap – hummus, smashed avocado, pepper jack, romaine, rice, black beans, pickled red onions, tomatoes & lite ranch (V)
• Nutella Banana Crunch Flatbread – peanut butter, Nutella, banana, granola & honey
• Baja Chicken Wrap – grilled chicken, rice, black beans, smashed avocado, romaine, pickled red onions, cheddar & roasted tomato salsa
• All sandwiches will be half portions, individually wrapped following food safety/allergen guidelines.
Yorkside Pizza, 288 York Street
A slice of mozzarella pizza
🛍️ Each ticket holder will be given exclusive two-day-only shopping offers during check-in, plus a free cotton tote bag!
💰Proceeds from this event will be donated to The New Haven Free Public Library Foundation. To date, The Shops at Yale has donated more than $25,000 to local non-profits from this event.
✅ Check-in begins at 11:30 AM on Broadway Island, across from J.Crew, and restaurants will begin serving at 12:00 PM. Guests and children of all ages are required to purchase tickets as food quantities are based on ticket sales.
🅿️ Free Parking! Your Appetizer & Dessert Crawl ticket purchase includes free parking at the 150 York Street Garage, aka Chapel-York Garage. Bring your ticket from the garage to check-in to be validated.