Best Of Broward-Palm Beach^® 2012

If you’ve spent much time leaning on a felt-covered casino table, you know the game is all about percentages. A pair of aces in the hole is a pretty safe bet against an off-suit seven and two. And that’s what we’ve compiled for you in this 2012 edition of the Best Of Broward/Palm Beach, the equivalent of a sure-fire winning hand, from the best kayaking spot to the best place to sing karaoke to our best new restaurant. These following links, representing a year’s worth of research into what’s great in Broward and Palm Beach counties, are your virtual equivalent of a hot streak.

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Best Of Broward-Palm Beach^®

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Best Of Broward-Palm Beach® 2012

Best Of Broward-Palm Beach®

Food & Drink

Best Broward County Restaurant

Market 17

Best Palm Beach County Restaurant

Max's Harvest

Best New Broward County Restaurant

Tap 42 Bar & Kitchen

Best New Palm Beach County Restaurant

Kapow! Noodle Bar

Best Broward County Chef

Angelo Elia, of Casa D'Angelo

Best New Bar in Broward County

5 Points Lounge

Best New Bar in Palm Beach County

Speakeasy Lounge

Best Wine Bar in Broward County

33rd Street Wine Bar

Best Wine Bar in Palm Beach County

The Blind Monk

Best Place to Get Drunk

Lips

Best Bar Décor

Mystic Water Kava Bar

Best Happy Hour in Palm Beach County

Kapow! Noodle Bar

Best Happy Hour in Broward County

Pelican Landing at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six

Best Martini

The Dartsmoor at Dapur

Best Place for Drinks, Not Food

Watercolor's Restaurant & Bar

Best Diner

Lester's Diner

Best Organic/Raw Food

Darbster

Best Place to Renounce Meat-Eating

Luigi's Coal Oven Pizza

Best Late-Night Dining

Shawn & Nick's Courtyard Café

Best Place to Eat Every Day

11th Street Annex

Best Coffeehouse

Harold's Coffee Lounge

Best Restaurant for Kids

15th Street Fisheries (downstairs)

Best Place to Dine Alone

Shuck N Dive

Best Romantic Restaurant

Tapas 210

Best Seafood

Sea Restaurant

Best Burger

Rok:Brgr

Best Steak

Filet Mignon from Canyon Southwestern Café

Best Appetizer

Café Martorano Eggplant Stack

Best Ribs

Baby Back Ribs from Rock N Roll Ribs

Best Fish Sandwich

Dolphin Key West Sandwich at the Whale's Rib Raw Bar

Best Milk Shake

The Binge Shake from Charm City Burger Co.

Best Pasta

Pasta of the Night on Thursdays at Ristorante Sapori

Best Tots

Chunk'd Tots from Dim Ssäm á GoGo Food Truck

Best Gelato

Hazelnut Gelato from Sonny's Gelato Cafe

Best Key Lime Pie

Terry's Famous Key Lime Pie from Bob Roth's New River Groves

Best Pizza

Tucci's Fire N Coal Pizza

Best Salad

Arugula and Roasted Corn Salad from PL8 Kitchen

Best Cupcakes

Sweeter Days Bake Shop

Best Bread

Best Of Broward-Palm Beach^® 2012

Best Of Broward-Palm Beach^®