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Bierbrunnen German Bar
Down a little alley, this super casual bar-cum-restaurant serves authentic schnitzel, sauerbraten (sour roast beef with mashed potatoes and red cabbage), fresh bratwurst and, of course, excellent draft beer. You can always get something light like a mahi-mahi sandwich. It's a fun, beachside, partially alfresco sort of place.
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Blue Moon Fish Co
Seafood lovers flock to Blue Moon for its excellent and eclectic menu, solid service and spectacular waterside setting. The Sunday brunch, frequently with live jazz, provides a particularly bountiful meal of all-you-can-peel-and-eat shrimp, Louisiana crawfish, shucked oysters, a seafood buffet, mains like seafood gumbo or salmon strudel, dessert and either a Bloody Mary, mimosa or champagne.
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Brew Urban Cafe
Ah. You're one of those types who needs a coffee shop filled with shaggy artsy-fartsies and whiny indie music wherever you go, but you think Starbucks is too corporate, right? Brew's as good as you're gonna get here, hipster.
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Canyon Southwest Café
This popular eatery is Santa Fe-chic, specializing in tasty southwestern fusion grub such as smoked-salmon tostadas and filet mignon with a rich poblano-pepper goat cheese. Don't miss the fine tequilas or the sweet prickly-pear margarita, which fuel the raucous din from late-night diners.
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Carlos & Pepe
Like all good, cheap Mexican places, C & P's is located in an unassuming strip mall that camouflages the excellent grub within.
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Casablanca Cafe
Located in a two-story Med-revival house that overlooks some primo beach-front real estate, this is the perfect spot to down some parmesan-crusted catfish while gazing out past the stucco and palm trees at the perfect, pregnant full moon.
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Charlie's Bar-b-q
Get your ribs and chicken fix handled at Charlie's. It's bare bones on the inside, but you can smell that sweet, smoky barbecue from across the parking lot.
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Chima
Currently the chicest eatery on the Las Olas strip, this new Brazilian steakhouse is drawing the hordes with its big-food concept, yummy offerings, sleek interior and romantic torch-lit courtyard. Start with the appetizer buffet, which could fill you up with its carpaccio, salads and blue-cheese mousse, but save room for the main draw: meat, and lots of it.
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Creolina's
Get transported to the backwaters of Louisiana for some serious Cajun, Creole and jambalaya at this Riverwalk hotspot. The Sunday New Orleans brunch is a wonderful choice.
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Floridian
This breakfast institution (also serving good round-the-clock diner food) has drawn fans since the late 1930s. It's particularly crowded on weekend mornings, with diners clamoring for huge omelettes and scrambled-egg concoctions.
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Herban Kitchen
Especially popular with gay locals, this small renovated storefront packs 'em in for a huge and diverse menu of Italian and Mediterranean basics including grilled pork medallions, crab cakes, veal Milanese and eggplant parma. It's a great bargain, with soup, salad and dessert thrown in for free.
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Himmarshee Bar & Grille
This upscale yuppie place has creative burgers and imaginative American dishes. Outdoor tables are coveted, though the indoor mezzanine provides a perfect perch to people-watch at the bar, where there's always a hip scene unfolding.
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Johnny V's
Chef Johnny Vinczenz is a darling of the South Florida foodie scene, as this restaurant unceasingly lets you know, but the marketing tack doesn't detract from excellent American cuisine united by a subtle Southwestern thread; corn sauce, blue corn chips, etc. Johnny V's also plain spoils you, with specials like a triple-duck extravaganza that ends with duck liver stuffed with wild mushrooms. The shee-shee fish tacos are our favorite lunch on Las Olas.
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Kitchenetta
The interior is sleek-industrial - stainless-steel tables, high ceilings and cement floors - but the food at this new Italian delight is warm and delicious, with portions offered in either single or family servings. Start with made-to-order flatbread and a choice from the extensive wine list, then move on to linger over options such as tomato salad, risotto balls or macaroni with peas and prosciutto.
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Lester's Diner
The late-night crowd at this excellent diner is as colorful a mix of humanity as you'd want, including ancient retirees having a dinner, Cuban club kids decked out to the nines, rednecks chatting over mugs of coffee and one silly travel writer who was so drunk he almost passed out on his Reuben. Woops.
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Mai Kai
This old-school Polynesian joint is pure kitsch - with some good food and amusing entertainment thrown in for good measure. Las Vegas-style shows can accompany your weekend-evening meals, which range from Hawaiian chicken and seafood with noodles to the massive oak-roasted filet mignon Madagascar for two. And don't forget the froofy cocktails, including rum punch, pina passion and the potent 'mystery drink.'
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Mark's Las Olas
Mark's, an upscale dining room with excellent service, has been one of the most exceptional South Florida restaurants since it opened in 1994. From your cozy booth and mahogany table, you can gaze into the open kitchen, which lovingly churns out signature treats including cracked conch with black-bean mango salsa and vanilla rum butter sauce; crispy-skin yellowtail snapper with clams, mussels, chorizo and fennel; and pancetta-wrapped rabbit loin with soft polenta.
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Riley McDermott's
In Lauderdale's culinary equivalent of an around US$2000 -a-night escort, a cold blue bar abuts an icy rack of raw seafood. Down that oyster - hell, down six of 'em - then saw into a mouth-melting steak as your wallet burns into ash. Oh, but it burns so good…
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Shuck N Dive
A cluttered shrine to Louisiana State University and the New Orleans Saints, this unassuming strip-mall restaurant is the real deal for those with a hankering for Cajun or Southern cuisine.
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Sublime: World Vegetarian Cuisine
Frustrated vegans will rejoice over Sublime's massive menu, take-out café and a shopping boutique full of cruelty-free products. The menu changes daily, but always reflects global cuisines, with options such as ancho-orange glazed soy steak, pueblo corn enchiladas and red lentil-quinoa loaf and mushroom burgers.
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Trina
This modish restaurant specializes in Mediterranean-kissed takes on Florida's natural bounty, such as pan-seared grouper and an Atlantic paella of local seafood tossed with spicy chorizo. The atmosphere is pleasantly loud and chaotic for such an upscale joint.
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Zona Fresca
The food may come quickly at this jumpin' highway stop, but Zona is no fast-food joint. Follow the local hipsters inside for cheap, fresh and delicious Mexican eats, such as grilled-veggie or shrimp burritos, taco combo plates and tostada salads, washed down with some Mexican beer.
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