Must-see restaurants in Fort Lauderdale

  • Burlock Coast

    Fort Lauderdale

    Situated in the lovely Ritz Carlton Hotel, this chic, casual spot somehow manages to be all things to all people: a cafe, bar, market and upmarket…

  • Louie Bossi's

    Fort Lauderdale

    Sit back and enjoy the bossiness (managers), the business (servers) and the bolshiness (waiting clients)...this is as Roman an experience as you can ever…

  • Green Bar & Kitchen

    Fort Lauderdale

    Discover bright flavors and innovative dishes at this modern, plant-based shop located in a strip mall. Get your fresh celery-juice fix, veggie voodoo…

  • 15th Street Fisheries

    Fort Lauderdale

    Tucked away in Lauderdale Marina with an open-fronted deck offering a front-row view of yachts, this place is hard to beat for waterfront dining. The…

  • Casa D'Angelo

    Fort Lauderdale

    Chef Angelo Elia presides over an impressive kitchen specializing in Tuscan and southern Italian dishes, many handed down by his mother. Seasonality and…

  • Lester's Diner

    Fort Lauderdale

    Hailed endearingly as a greasy spoon, retro-since-it-was-new Lester's Diner has been keeping folks happy since the late 1960s. Everyone makes their way…

  • Tacocraft

    Fort Lauderdale

    One of a stable of funky eateries and bars along this strip, this taqueria and tequila bar serves up a great atmosphere, even better drinks and very good…

  • Casablanca Cafe

    Fort Lauderdale

    Try to score a seat on the front terrace of this Moroccan-style home where Mediterranean-inspired food and Florida-style ocean views are served. It won't…

  • Gran Forno Bakery

    Fort Lauderdale

    This old-school Milanese-style bakery and cafe is a good takeout lunch spot in downtown Fort Lauderdale: warm crusty pastries, bubbling pizzas, and fat…

  • Rustic Inn

    Fort Lauderdale

    Hungry locals at this messy, noisy crab house use wooden mallets at long, newspaper-covered tables to get at the Dungeness, blue and golden crabs drenched…

  • Southport Raw Bar

    Fort Lauderdale

    A local favorite and a bit of a dive, it serves shrimp, cheese steaks, roast pork hoagies and pitchers of beer – all Southport staples. Clams and oysters…

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