3030 Ocean

This hotel restaurant inside the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa brings a fresh perspective to the well-known and beloved concept with a seafood-heavy menu. It begins with several crudo options like the wahoo sashimi, given an unexpected crunch of crispy fried shallots and an umami rush from a touch of dashi, followed by starters […]

Beauty and the Feast

Reclaimed wood and brick, Edison bulbs, tufted leather booths, small plates, and an emphasis on craft seem to be the main ingredients for a trendy restaurant these days. Beauty and the Feast Bar | Kitchen on Fort Lauderdale Beach has all of the above. Set in the ground floor of the boutique Atlantic Resort & […]

Big City Tavern

This classy bar and restaurant is one of Las Olas’ key pickup scenes. Dinner is served in over-sized, circular booths, from which the diners can eye the folks at the bar and vice versa. Big City Tavern is reminiscent of the classic, traditional taverns of New York City, Chicago, and Boston. With a dozen international […]

Bull Market

Inspired by the ups and downs of the stock market, this downtown Fort Lauderdale bar is all about offering deals on drinks – that is, if you stick to the ticker. Every seven minutes, prices on the screen adjust to reflect demand on drinks. While the selection is mostly of beer (with a nice selection […]

BurgerFi

This fast-casual burger chain offers burgers, fries, frozen custard, and a range of vegetarian and red-meat-free options. Try the Burger Fi burger (with two angus patties, lettuce, tomato, and Burger Fi sauce) or the New York Style Dog (topped with deli mustard and sauerkraut).

The Foxy Brown

G&B Oyster Bar, Eliot Wolfe and the company that helms Coconuts is behind this spot offering creative comfort foods. Foxy Brown is a riff on multiple meanings. It is a play on the 1974 blaxploitation film as well as the rapper who violated probation on a trip to South Florida in 2007, during which she […]

Hardy Park Bistro

After years of planning and traveling the world, former yacht chef and Australian native Philip Darmon opened downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Hardy Park Bistro in November 2013. Here, he serves upscale food in a casual neighborhood environment. Though Darmon has an affinity for the Mediterranean and its cuisine because of his travels throughout the region, his […]

Kaluz

Kaluz on Commercial Boulevard is Argentine businessman Carlos Demirjian’s first attempt to set up a restaurant in the U.S. after operating his successful minichain of Kansas City Grills in Buenos Aires. The 200-seat waterfront eatery opened quietly in early 2013 and was immediately popular with Fort Lauderdale’s mature and professional crowd. The menu, similar to […]

The Keg on Sixth

Set off the main road, among warehouses, auto repair shops, and cheap motels just south of State Road 84 and west of Federal Highway, the Keg on Sixth isn’t a place most Fort Lauderdale residents would just happen to stumble across. But the place offers a cool vibe, good food, and one of the best […]

PL8

Formerly known as Himmarshee Bar & Grille, PL8 specializes in small plates, which include seafood, sliders, skewers, pizzas, salads, and greens. A stylish dining room is anchored by bar tables of reclaimed wood and sleek steel. Abstract silk-screens and varied textures nod to nature. Accent lighting is easy on the eyes too, especially in the […]

S3

S3, short for Sun, Surf and Sand, is the latest project by the Restaurant People, owners of YOLO, Vibe, and Tarpon Bend. It’s the team’s first foray onto Fort Lauderdale’s beachfront, and it’s doing it in high style — with an even higher budget. Nearly $4 million was spent transforming the first floor of the […]

Seasons 52

This Fort Lauderdale storefront is just one of seven chain restaurants courtesy of Darden Inc. (of Olive Garden fame). And you can bet your Prada handbag that this test concept, “seasonally inspired healthier dining,” has been thoroughly researched, tested, evaluated, and strategized. Low-cal flame-grilled meats, 60 wines by the glass, whole grains, fresh veggies, and […]

Swank Southern Kitchen

It’s no secret: Southern food is hot right now — and it has been for a while. But like much else in the food world, it took a while to find a home in Broward and Palm Beach. With a group of classically trained chefs from Miami on the stoves, at Swank Southern Kitchen you’ll […]

YOLO Restaurant and O Lounge

YOLO stands for You Only Live Once, which is probably the owners’ way of saying, “Spend money and have another cocktail.” Kidding aside, YOLO is run by a group of Broward County power peeps who know how to run a solid business — the same guys who brought you Tarpon Bend, Himmarshee Bar & Grill, […]