The Bistro: Brown’s Market Bistro sits on the north bank of the Wells River, at the foot of Groton Forest and in the heart of beautiful Groton, Vermont.  We are on Route 302, in the Village, between the Groton Garage (Tim can fix anything) and the beautifully renovated Groton Free Public Library and across from the bank and post office. The Bistro’s name is a tribute to Brown’s Market which faithfully served Groton’s marketing needs for so many years. Today, the Bistro uses the same historic space with the old market’s shelves still intact and the beautiful wood floors and building charm brought back to life by our friends Patrick and Tamara Shattuck.

The Food: It’s traditional Bistro fare with just a hint of attitude.  We love mussel, crab, local cheese and off-beat portabella appetizers.   At the Bistro you can enjoy thick cut steak  with a red wine sauce or seafood over pasta in a light garlic sauce. We like mashed potatoes,  maple glazed salmon, fresh tuna and wassabi, sautéed mussels, hearty meatloaf and local vegetables over rice, rolled in light pastry or just on the side.  We support local agriculture through our partnerships with Too Little Farm in Barnet and Living Earth Farm in Newbury and as a supporting restaurant member of the Vermont Fresh Network. We make every effort to keep it local and let the available fresh products dictate what we serve.

Our Chef:

Bistro Chef Jayme Thurber is a graduate of New England Culinary Institute.  She has a passion for farm to table dining and is also a trained pastry chef.  Before arriving at the Bistro Jayme practiced her craft at The Inn at Thorn Hill in New Hampshire and at the Home Ranch in Clark Colorado.

The Music:
We hope you agree that music is the perfect complement to a good meal with friends. Our talented neighbors stop by and play whatever suits the evening. One night it’s a foot tapping feast on guitar and fiddle and another night it’s all Gershwin. You never know. But it’s always fun and live and wonderful.  Our music coordinator Frank Miller grew up milking cows just up the road from the Bistro.  He has spent most of his adult career thinking about geology and looking for oil in places most folks have never heard of let alone visited. But, his real passion is music and he has made it his mission to bring it to the Bistro.  Jean Anderson, Kate Abrams, Ron Langley, Allen Greenleaf, Brenda Bandy, Jonathan Kaplan and Mary Holly, Pat Gahagan, other great and generous musicians and even Frank himself are regular and scheduled artists providing the perfect musical compliment to a night out in Groton.