Veterans Day FREE SOS Breakfast, 2026
November 11 @ 0900 - 1030 EST
Free
🇺🇲 HONORING ALL WHO SERVED
Veterans, active service members, and cadets are invited to a free breakfast on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at The Trinity Bar & Restaurant (157 Orange St., New Haven).
On the Menu:
Enjoy a complimentary serving of coffee, home fries, and classic military-style SOS (Creamed Chipped Beef) over a biscuit or sausage patty. The SOS gravy will be freshly prepared by Trinity Chef and Co-Owner Shane Carty, Master Sgt. Frank Alvarado (Ret), and Master Sgt. Cliff Potter (Ret) based on the 1942 edition of The Army Cook (TM 10-405).
Who’s Invited:
Open to military veterans, current service members, cadets (including UNH, Yale, Hillhouse High School JROTC, and Civil Air Patrol Connecticut Minuteman Composite Squadron), and one guest.
Day’s Schedule:
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9:00 – 10:30 AM: Free SOS Breakfast at The Trinity Bar & Restaurant.
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11:00 AM: City of New Haven Veterans Day Ceremonies at New Haven City Hall (165 Church St.), followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Great War Flagpole on the Green (open to all veterans and citizens).
Sponsored by The Trinity Bar & Restaurant and organized by VFW New Haven Post 12150 and the American Legion New Haven Post 210.
