Papa Joe's Italian Restaurant
This Brooksville institution has been in business since 1981, and has become something of a Hernando County landmark. Dishes are prepared with real cream and real butter, and most dishes feature Papa Joe's trademark aged Romano cheese, which greatly heightens the flavor of such traditional Italian dishes as lasagna and spaghetti with meatballs. Every day of the week, Papa Joe's offers a different dinner special. Every dinner special comes with a half loaf of garlic bread and your choice of soup or salad. There is an extensive dessert menu, with three different kinds of cheesecake, carrot cake, cannoli, spumoni, tiramisu, baklava and key lime pie all on offer.
Papa Joe's Italian Restaurant
6244 Spring Lake Hwy.
Brooksville, FL 34601
(352) 799-3904
papajoes.org
Coney Island Drive Inn
Located right around the corner from the Hernando County Courthouse, Coney Island Drive Inn has been serving up foot long hot dogs and burgers since 1960. Southern fried ribs, chicken wings, thick spoon milkshakes, sandwiches and salads round out the menu at this unpretentious home-style restaurant.
Coney Island Drive Inn
1112 E. Jefferson St.
Brooksville, FL 34601
(352) 796-9141
coneyislanddriveinn.com
Nouvelle Cuisine
Nouvelle Cuisine offers sophisticated fine dining to Hernando County residents and visitors. The specialty is Belgian cuisine from the Bruges region (which is heavily influenced by French cooking.) Duck, monkfish, Chateau Briand, pork and quail can all be enjoyed in a romantic, upscale atmosphere. Unsurprisingly, the wine list is quite extensive. Nouvelle Cuisine is also a good place to try Belgian beers, such as Duvel, Kasteel and Kwak; each type of beer comes in a special glass.
Nouvelle Cuisine
10531 Spring Hill Dr.
Spring Hill, FL 34608
(352) 686-6860
thenouvellecuisine.com
