Dining
Gainesville’s restaurants serve everything from gourmet food to barbecue, fast food, casual, cafeteria-style, southern home cooking, and ethnic cuisines. Residents and visitors alike can enjoy sampling any of the local specialties, including African, American, Cajun-Creole, Caribbean, Chinese, Continental, Cuban, Fondue, French, Greek, Indian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Korean, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle-Eastern, Seafood, Soul Food, Thai, Vegetarian, and Vietnamese.
Experience the very best from scrumptious buffets to expertly grilled steaks and Florida seafood at Banyan’s Restaurant. At the Brownstone, diners can enjoy quiet sophistication in an elegant old world ambience as they savor a cool drink and listen to the latest in popular music in their intimate lounge. Open nightly, this restaurant offers an array of freshly made food such as the finest aged, hand cut steaks, fresh seafood, oak grilled meats, and made-from-scratch soups. The Chuck Wagon Country Skillet serves up what is considered the best breakfast in Gainesville. This popular restaurant offers outstanding, traditional, home-style American cuisine daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.