On our next-to-last day in Burlington, Vermont, I was hanging out in our tiny hotel room at the Bel-Aire, and Todd was shooting roller derby. It was raining, and I wanted lunch but didn’t want to get soaked. So I walked down Shelburne Road to The Spot, which is diner-ish, but also very, very modern.
The Spot bills itself as a surf-style restaurant, and there is a bit of a Wahoo’s vibe going on, but I didn’t see any spam on the menu. I did admire the exterior and the bank of Macs on the inside, at the counter, where I waited a few minutes for a table.
The service was accommodating. All I wanted for lunch was soup and bread, but then the pesto on the “Build-Your-Own-Sandwich” list caught my eye. So I asked the waitress if she could bring me toast and pesto and call it a sandwich.
That and the clam chowder (tasty, and easy on the cream) 
and a chocolate chip cookie completed my lunch. I think all of it cost about $7.
That clam chowder sounds fabulous–especially if it’s not too heavy on the cream. It always tastes better if you don’t feel your arteries hardening as you swallow! It’s been a long time since I was in Burlington, but I liked it back then! Happy travels!