The booming foodie scene in Mystic, Conn., is so much more than pizza

There’s still pizza to be had in Mystic, Conn., but the small coastal town is gaining a big reputation as a booming foodie haven and an essential entry in any East Coast eater’s docket.

Quaint and artsy Mystic, named for the river that runs through it and under the bascule bridge before emptying into Long Island Sound, is largely known for its Mystic Seaport Museum (the nation’s leading maritime museum). And, as the town where the Julia Roberts’ career-launching film “Mystic Pizza” was filmed. (Yes, the Mystic Pizza parlor is still there.) That all changed over the last 10 years. Before sampling the latest fare, pay homage to the decade-old Oyster Club — a chic boîte that upped the village’s culinary chops.