A spotlight from Church Street Marketplace · Downtown
Honey Road
Cara Chigazola Tobin and Allison Gibson's Church Street mezze bar — Eastern Mediterranean by way of Vermont farms
The way they eat is always family style with lots of shared plates. You're sitting together, eating together, engaging with everyone. I love that feeling of sharing around the table.
— Cara Chigazola Tobin & Allison Gibson, Chef-Owner & General Manager · Co-Owner
From Oleana to Church Street
Cara Chigazola Tobin left the kitchen at Boston's James Beard Award-winning Oleana and, with front-of-house partner Allison Gibson, opened Honey Road in the summer of 2017 on the pedestrianized upper block of Church Street.
The pair had spent years imagining a women-owned mezze bar in Burlington that could translate the layered, share-friendly cooking of the Eastern Mediterranean to a Vermont dining room.
Turkey, Syria, Lebanon — by way of Vermont farms
Chigazola Tobin builds the menu around Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Greece by way of Vermont farms, dairies, and foragers — plating small dishes designed to be pulled across the table.
Chigazola Tobin and Gibson were named 2025 James Beard finalists for Outstanding Restaurateur, and their team recently expanded with the Grey Jay brunch spot nearby.
The Church Street promenade
Church Street Marketplace is a four-block brick pedestrian promenade at the center of Burlington — closed to cars and lined with independent shops that lead down toward Lake Champlain.
Honey Road sits along the upper block near the First Unitarian Universalist Church, its patio catching the summer market crowd and, in winter, the string lights strung across the promenade.
Order this
The dishes that made Honey Road
Crispy Hot Honey Chicken
The kitchen's most-requested small plate — dressed in Turkish chili and Vermont honey.
Lamb Dolma
House-rolled grape leaves stuffed with spiced lamb and rice, plated with yogurt and herbs.
Warm Pita and Dips
A revolving spread of hummus, muhammara, and seasonal dips with bread pulled from the oven to order.
Good to know
Honey Road, answered
How should I order?
Honey Road is dinner-only and mezze-focused; order a spread of small plates rather than an entrée apiece.
Do you take walk-ins?
The restaurant seats a limited number of walk-ins at the bar; reservations open on Resy about a month out.
What about dessert?
Save room for house-made baklava and a Turkish coffee to close the meal.