Living Well in Litchfield County, Connecticut

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Restaurants, libations, and local food
While maintaining his corporate position as global manager in the specialty chemical industry, Gabriel began his barbeque side hustle.
Under the direction of new culinary director—and celebrity chef—Tyler Anderson, and executive chef Ryan Connelly, Ore Hill has hit its stride. 
Hilario’s menu is built on a foundation of sustainably produced local foods, while pulling in a bit of French, a bit of Mexican, and a significant helping of Japanese.
The (public) restaurant at Stonybrook Golf in Litchfield, is one of those places that, when you go, you can’t believe you’ve never been.
The Cue has joined the rapidly expanding hipster occupation of Bank Street and delivers down-home, affordable, Southern style cooking––seven days a week.
It’s all too rare when a restaurant’s interior is as good as its food. Located at the juncture of Sharon Road and Route 44 in the old firehouse, Fern is a treat for both the eye and the palate.
Philip Dutton
Risks seem to have a way of working out for chef David Di Stasi. Today Di Stasi is arguably cooking some of the best and most exciting food in Connecticut.
The voice of the people is the voice of God. And once again the people of Litchfield County have spoken when it comes to nominating their favorite restaurants in Litchfield Magazine’s 2024 Reader’s Choice awards.
Ryan Lavine
Sparrow is located in the former Zaragoza and is open seven days a week. Owner John Bourdeau has given the once-dark space a light and airy hip aesthetic where they serve Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, Chinese bao buns, Korean fried chicken, and much more.
The restaurant business is not known for its longevity so when a restaurant such as New Milford’s Lucia Ristorante has been open for 16 years it’s a sign they are doing something right.
Opened just this past Memorial Day in New Milford, Vegas is the kind of Mexican restaurant no town should be without. Walk into this friendly, boisterous space for the first time and you can immediately sense that the margaritas will be top-notch (I highly recommend bartender Dennis Daly’s skinny margarita), the nachos will be piled high, and the enchiladas will be thick and cheesy.
Jim Henkens
Sitting at a table on a beautiful evening at long-time local favorite West Shore Seafood in Bantam, you can close your eyes and almost feel like you are on a beach vacation.
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