The Alchemist

Coffee from carefully chosen coffee beans is complemented by open faced sandwiches called “slicers” and a full spectrum of gluten free deserts at this tranquil cafe located within a gated artist’s community.

Boston Bagel Cafe

“Ah, now that’s a bagel! It’s just like New York!” Why is it that every favorable bagel review, whether from a food critic or just the chump next door, has to reference New York? It’s always Manhattan this,Brooklyn that. Try peddling that line at the Boston Bagel Caf

Cafeina

One day, 23rd Street might resemble Ocean Drive, but for now, it’s a dark street on a dark block on a dark side of town. This bar and lounge, the Wynwood Café District’s first, is an oasis. The venue includes a spacious outdoor area with couches under glowstick-lit tree branches, a goth-like candlelit interior, an […]

Chocolada Bakery & Cafe

If you’re a resident of Hollywood, a last-minute trek to Chocolada has no doubt saved your ass from showing up to a loved one’s birthday party empty-handed. What’s best is that the desserts at this quaint European-style café are made so lovingly that that said loved one will think you plotted this gift selection weeks […]

11th Street Annex

A charming lunch spot tucked away in a former pastor’s home at Trinity Lutheran Church, the restaurant run by two sisters, Jonny Altobell and Penny Sanfilippo, has hidden in the annex for ten years. In a nod to childhood nicknames, the Ugly Sisters riff on their sense of humor that pervades the spirit of the […]

The Grind Coffee Project

This low-key coffee shop has espresso drinks, craft brews, and pastries. There’s even a dark-chocolate-and-balsamic-mocha drink to try, as well as one with Nutella and sriracha.

Java Boys Coffee House

Put simply, now that Starbuck’s has invaded Wilton Manors (at Five Points, in the old Shakespeare’s Pub location) those beholden to its corporate charms will go there. Folks supporting the little guy, however, will come to Java Boys in the gayest strip mall in the state. Put it this way: Anita Bryant has nothing to […]

Kamzaman

To hunt for the perfect cup of coffee is to separate the men from the boys, the women from the girls, the NBA from your neighborhood pick-up game. There’s a lot of crap out there. Mediocrity, really. But rest assured, at Kamzaman, there’s no frou-frou soy, decaf double lattes. Instead, you’ll taste the richest, smoothest […]

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Few things inspire a greater reaction in Broward / Palm Beach sugar fiends than a lit-up “HOT NOW” sign glowing outside a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Founded in 1937 when Vernon Rudolph purchased a top-secret yeast-raised donut recipe from a New Orleans chef, the donut company set its sites on world domination in the 1990s and […]

Master Cake Bakery

By now, we’re sure you’ve heard enough of us extolling the many virtues of the Pembroke Pines Master Cake Bakery owned by European-trained, Israeli-born pastry chef and second generation baker Mickey Grunberger, who opened the kosher bakery in 2013. The “cronut-like” doughnuts, or “dossants” as Grunberger likes to call them, are made from scratch daily […]

St. Bart’s Coffee Company

On the beachfront corner of SE 5 Street and A1A, just south of the touristy stretch of beach at Las Olas, lies St. Bart’s Coffee Co.’s flagship quiet cafe. (There’s another outpost a few blocks south.) St Bart’s opened 17 years ago and draws a strong mix of locals and tourists dishing on hearty breakfasts […]

Starbucks

Since its founding by a trio of aspiring coffee roasters in Seattle in 1971, Starbucks has grown to become the largest coffeehouse in the world, with upwards of 20,000 locations in Ft. Lauderdale and around the world. Named for the chief mate on the whaling ship from Moby Dick, the company didn

Undergrounds Coffeehaus

This quaint little coffee and tea shop in Fort Lauderdale is like a hobbit hole for adventurous minds. At Undergrounds Coffehaus there’s a jam station equipped with piano, guitar, and bass and a bunch of board games for busting out with friends. The walls are lined with local art, and used books are stacked around […]

Your Big Picture Cafe

This all-natural café offers yoga classes, coffee, tea, and lots of stuff to read. Situated near the college campus complex, it’s been popular with students since it opened in the summer of 2010. If you’re big on aromatherapy, herbs, and holistic healing, you’ll feel welcome. Healthy snacks (mostly organic and crunchy) are about the only […]