Greater New Haven is the metropolitan area whose extent includes those towns in the U.S. state of Connecticut that share an economic, social, political, and historical focus on the city of New Haven. It occupies the south-central portion of the state, in a radius around New Haven.

The most common association of food with New Haven is Louis' Lunch with its claim to be the home of the first hamburger and, of course, the national reverence for the accepted masters of pizza — Sally's Apizza, Frank Pepe's Pizzeria Napoletana and the added local favorite — Modern Apizza.

Perhaps best known as the home of Yale University, New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut and the sixth largest in New England. You'll find collegiate sports, major concert events, shops, museums, festivals, and 56 Zagat-rated restaurants – the most in Connecticut.