Believe it or not, Bridgeport is an unbelievable 'new haven' of exquisite restaurants. It is second only to San Francisco and other parts of California. Even with the polar vortex turning things upside down in the North East, restaurants in Fairfield County are faring well and brimming with restaurants.

The statistic for Fairfield County is its second highest number of restaurants per person when looking at a dissection of the country. Impressive indeed and people think of New York as having the Park Plaza, the Waldorf Astoria and Chinatown!

In case you're wondering, the Hearst Connecticut reported Fairfield as having 9 eating places for every 10,000 residents. The No. 1 spot with 12 restaurants for every 10,000 residents was Westport.

Kristen Del Ferraro, a food writer and founder of OmNomCT.com blog says, "A lot of times, I think people have this misconception that you have to go to New York City for amazing food, and what people don't realize is that Fairfield County has so many amazing restaurants that can absolutely compete with the best restaurants in Manhattan."

Sarah Bouissou, restaurateur and co-owner of Bernard's as well a Sarah's Wine Bar says the people in Fairfield love to eat out. It's just the way of life in Fairfield. "What we found when we moved here to open our restaurant was that it's a beautiful place to live and to have a business. I felt like I could see my future being here,' she said.

According to website Trulia's figures, the locations were the most number of residents ate out frequently were situated in wealthy neighborhoods: San Francisco, Fairfield County, Long Island, New York City, and Seattle.

These top of the notch food towns boasted an average household income were higher than that of Fairfield County, which is $82,614.