Free entry
The county's flagship craft brewery with a big beer garden, live music, food, and events.
Hungry? Hernando County's dining scene runs from waterfront seafood shacks and old-school Italian to fine dining, breweries and wineries. Here's our growing guide to the best places to eat and drink across the county.
Where To Eat & Drink in Hernando County
33Tours & tastings
An award-winning farm distillery on 80 acres — tours, tastings, a beer garden, and weekend food. Sat & Sun.
Free entry
A local winery with weekend live music, tastings, classes, and clubs.
Free entry
A craft brewery with a packed weekly calendar — trivia, open mic, vinyl nights, and seasonal festivals.
Free tastings
A family winery making blueberry, blackberry & hibiscus wines, with a farm-to-table cafe, bakery, and U-pick fruit. Fri–Sun 11 AM–8 PM.
~$7 tasting
Wine tastings at the hilltop muscadine winery (Wed–Sun); most weekends bring tribute-band concerts and food trucks.
The county's signature destination restaurant — shrimp & grits, chicken & waffles, and an epic wall of bourbon.
Famous footlong chili dogs since 1960, with walls of Hernando County history.
An old-Florida waterfront seafood joint with live music and a laid-back fish-house vibe.
A boat-accessible marina grille serving lobster rolls, fajitas, and fresh seafood over the water.
A waterfront spot with a heated patio plus a country store selling fudge, candy, and ice cream.
A family-friendly canal-side sports bar bordering the Weeki Wachee Preserve.
A well-reviewed downtown American restaurant and a cornerstone of the Brooksville dining scene.
A casual downtown sandwich-and-lunch spot popular with the courthouse-square crowd.
A locally-loved NY-style pizzeria, widely cited as the best pizza in Spring Hill.
Traditional family-owned Italian and a longtime Spring Hill favorite.
A long-running, well-reviewed sit-down Mexican spot.
Authentic home-style Cuban cooking — roast pork and Cuban sandwiches with strong local reviews.
A popular local sushi-and-hibachi choice.
A family smokehouse turning out slow-smoked local barbecue.
A bright, popular breakfast-and-brunch cafe for pancakes, omelets, and fresh-fruit crepes.
Custom cakes, pastries, and desserts from a local independent bakery.
A Very Tidal Summerween
Free entry
A July 'Halloween' with themed beer releases, a costume contest, and food trucks.
Taste 4 Education: Battle of the Chickens
Ticketed
A chicken cook-off with live music, benefiting the education foundation.
Oktoberfest at Marker 48 Brewing
Free entry
A German-style beer festival at the flagship brewery.
Rotating food-truck gatherings at Veterans Memorial Park.
$$$$ · entrees $28–55
The county's most formal room — authentic French/Belgian fine dining. Dover sole meunière, duck confit, chateaubriand for two. A true special-occasion destination.
$$$$ · entrees $32–68
An independent fine-dining steakhouse with premium hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood and lobster tail in an upscale, wine-focused room.
$$$ · entrees $15–39
A long-standing white-tablecloth date-night spot — upscale Italian with prime steaks and seafood. Try the Shrimp Joe or Zuppa di Pesce.
$$–$$$ · entrees $18–42
An urban-style steakhouse & grill — steak au poivre, ribeye, lamb chops and mahi mahi in a casual-but-elevated setting.
$$–$$$ · entrees $16–29
Authentic old-school Italian — veal butchered on premises, handmade pasta, osso buco and veal marsala in an intimate dining room.
$$–$$$ · entrees $18–34
Spanish/Mediterranean-fusion fine dining with creative tapas-influenced plates, live music and an elegant beachside atmosphere.
$$$ · entrees $18–32
Polished-casual wood-grilled seafood with a strong wine & martini bar — home of the famous Bang Bang Shrimp. A reliable date-night option.
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