Best Of South Florida® 2016 Winners
Readers' Choice
Best Beach
Fort Lauderdale Beach
- fortlauderdale.gov/departments/parks-recreation/city-parks/beach-public-fort-lauderdale-beach-park
- 1100 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 33316
Courtesy of the Breakers Palm Beach
Ebyabe via Wikimedia Commons
Best Park
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
- www.floridastateparks.org/hughtaylorbirch
- 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 33304
Courtesy of the W Fort Lauderdale Hotel
Best Pool
The W Fort Lauderdale Hotel
- wfortlauderdalehotel.com
- 401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 33301
Best Snorkeling Spot
Red Reef Park
- ci.boca-raton.fl.us/rec/parks/redreef.shtm
- 1400 Route A1A, Delray Beach, 33483
Best Art Gallery
Gallery of Amazing Things
- galleryamazing.com
- 481 S. Federal Highway, Dania Beach, 33004
Courtesy of Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Best Museum
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
- www.morikami.org
- 4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, 33446
Keith Douglas
Best Theater (for the Arts)
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
- browardcenter.org
- 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 33312
Anthony Cave
Best Barbecue
Tom Jenkins' Bar-B-Q
- tomjenkinsbbq.net
- 1236 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 33316
CandaceWest.com
CandaceWest.com
Best Chinese Restaurant
Temple Street Eatery
- www.templestreeteatery.com
- 416 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 33301
Michele Eve Sandberg
Best Coffee Shop
The Grind Coffee Project
- www.grindcoffeeproject.com
- 599 SW 2nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 33301
Courtesy of Hot Dog Heaven
CandaceWest.com
Best New Restaurant in Palm Beach County
Boca's Best BBQ & Smokehouse
Best Restaurant Ft. Lauderdale
Scolapasta Bistro
- scolapastabistro.com
- 3358 NE 33rd St., Fort Lauderdale, 33306
CandaceWest.com
CandaceWest.com
Best Restaurant in Broward
The Rusty Hook Tavern
- therustyhooktavern.com
- 125 N. Riverside Dr., Pompano Beach, 33062
Courtesy of Gaysha New World Sushi
Best Sushi Restaurant
Gaysha New World Sushi Bar
- gayshasushi.com
- 2223 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors, 33334
Best Wine Bar
33rd Street Wine Bar
- www.33rdstreetwinebar.com
- 3337 NE 33rd St., Fort Lauderdale, 33308
CandaceWest.com
CandaceWest.com
Best Bar, South Broward
GG's Waterfront Bar and Grill
- ggswaterfront.com
- 606 Ocean Dr., Hollywood, 33019
CandaceWest.com
Best Dive Bar
Original Fat Cat's
- facebook.com/originalfatcats
- 320 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale, 33312
CandaceWest.com
CandaceWest.com
Best Pool Hall
Blondies Sports Bar
- www.blondiesflb.com
- 229 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 33316
Best Bookstore
Murder on the Beach Bookstore
- murderonthebeach.com
- 273 NE Second Ave., Delray Beach, 33444
Best Hair Salon
Incognito Salon
- www.incognitohairsalon.com
- 1750 N. University Dr., Coral Springs 235, 33071
Best Mall
Town Center at Boca Raton
- simon.com/mall/town-center-at-boca-raton
- 6000 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, 33431
Ian Witlen
Best Record Store
Radio-Active Records
- www.radio-active-records.com
- 845 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 33304
Best Spa
Bliss Spa at W Fort Lauderdale Hotel
- blissworld.com/spa-location/bliss-fort-lauderdale
- 401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 33304
Michele Eve Sandberg
Best Tattoo Parlor
Kreepy Tiki Tattoo
- kreepytikitattoos.com
- 2606 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 33316
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