• Incorporated in 1683, Enfield, Connecticut, is 9 miles south of Springfield, Massachusetts, and 22 miles northeast of Hartford, Connecticut. The town is a central location to numerous northern Connecticut attractions, such as the King House Museum, the Connecticut Trolley Museum and the New England Air Museum. Visitors staying in or passing through the Enfield area have a variety dining options to choose from, ranging from Italian trattorias to casual, family-friendly diners.
  
  

Figaro Ristorante

• Figaro Ristorante has served its northern Italian cuisine to the Enfield Community since the late 1980s. To start the meal, the restaurant offers more than 15 appetizers, such as the clams casino, escarole and beans and the broccoli rabe with house-made sausage. For the main course, the restaurant features a design-your-own pasta entree, which allows diners to select a noodle such as tortellini or angel hair pasta and a sauce like Alfredo, clam or basil pesto. Dessert selections vary daily. The restaurant features a full bar. Figaro Ristorante serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are accepted, and casual attire is appropriate. The restaurant features early bird dinner specials daily during the late afternoons.
  
  Figaro Ristorante
  90 Elm Street
  Enfield, CT 06082
  860-745-2414
  figaroenfield.com
  
  

Hazard Grille

• Named after one of Enfield's main thoroughfares, the Hazard Grille features an eclectic menu that combines the culinary traditions of many regions. A signature entree, the filet mignon cambazola is a beef steak served over garlic mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus, dressed in a peppercorn and port wine sauce and topped with imported cambazola cheese. Another featured dish is the tuna steak, crusted in sesame seeds and cracked pepper, grilled and then served alongside mango salsa and basmati rice. The wine list includes more than 40 selections, most of which are domestics and imports from South America, New Zealand and Australia. The bar also specializes in whiskeys, scotches and cognacs. Hazard Grille serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are recommended, and business casual attire is suggested.
  
  Hazard Grille
  39 Hazard Avenue
  Enfield, CT 06082
  860-239-0004
  hazardgrille.com
  
  

The Country Diner

• The Country Diner is a family-owned and operated establishment. The restaurant's largest claim to fame is its Big 72 Challenge, a dinner that consists of an appetizer, a house salad, a baked potato, a house-baked roll and a 72-oz. sirloin steak. Guests who can eat the entire meal in less than an hour receive the dinner free and become eligible for an annual cash prize drawing. Another featured dish at the restaurant is its steamed cheeseburger, which comes with house-cut French fries. The Country Diner is open for breakfast daily, for lunch Monday through Saturday and for dinner Thursday through Saturday. Reservations are not accepted, and the restaurant does not have a dress code. A children's menu is available for young diners.
  
  The Country Diner
  111 Hazard Avenue
  Enfield, CT 06082
  860-763-5338
  thecountrydiner.com