Vermont’s largest city offers ample shopping and dining, expansive green space, a lakeside bike path and a South End full of artist studios and creative businesses. Located on the shores of Lake Champlain with distant views of the Adirondacks, Burlington is a beautiful vantage point to experience the eclipse. As Vermont’s largest city, it offers ample shopping and dining options along the bustling, pedestrian-only Church Street Marketplace; expansive green space and a boardwalk at Waterfront Park; a lakeside bike path teeming with runners and cyclists; and artist studios and creative small businesses sprinkled throughout the vibrant South End. There’s lots to see and do in Burlington, Vermont; read on for some of our top picks. Note: Check websites to confirm business hours for the day you visit. Food and Drink Rise and Shine: Breakfast Spots August First Strike up a conversation with a neighbor over the flaky croissants, maple biscuits and breakfast sandwiches at this community-focused café near Lake Champlain. The ovens turn out aromatic freshly baked loaves, including seven grain, seeded baguettes and focaccia. 149 S. Champlain St., Burlington The Café HOT. You might’ve had a cronut, but how about a bonut? That’s a delectable deep-fried biscuit dough ring, available here in glazes ranging from sage to espresso. You can even get a biscuit breakfast sammie at this vegetarian café. 198 Main St., Burlington The Grey Jay A brunch spot from the James Beard Award-nominated Honey Road team serves up tahini French toast, shakshouka, saffron-pistachio sticky buns and harissa Bloody Marys. 135 Pearl St., Burlington The Skinny Pancake Steps from Waterfront Park, crêpes are griddled before customers' eyes; get 'em sweet or savory, depending on your mood. Breakfast items — the adorable-sounding Blueberry Frumple Cake among them — are served all day. 60 Lake St., Burlington Zero Gravity Beer Hall Breakfast at a brewery? Why not! The casual neighborhood beer hall opens early to serve buttery, brioche-like yeasted waffles and coffee from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 716 Pine St., Burlington Noontime Nourishment: Lunch Spots Burlington Beer Open daily for lunch and dinner, this historic brick building taps inventive house brews, from Strawberry Whale Cake cream ale to It's Complicated Being a Wizard, a double IPA. Sip a beer flight alongside your local beef burger and superlative shoestring fries. 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington Café Dim Sum Longtime Burlington restaurateur Sam Lai and his wife, Li Lin, offer a traditional Chinese dim sum menu of small plates with pots of tea. Everything from dumplings to ginger beef tripe is made from…