Solluna

This seaside cantina has Mexican classics, American fare, and fresh seafood.

Southport Raw Bar

For those of us with high expectations of low places, this raw bar has appeal. You can stumble up to the docks almost any time of day and sup on platters of gulf oysters and wash them down with ice-cold beer from the bottle or plunk down inside and escape the sun with an iced […]

Spazio Fine Italian Cuisine

This open-air Italian restaurant and bar sits between Elbo Room and Dirty Blonde’s in the much-traversed touristy strip of Fort Lauderdale Beach. Spazio’s interior bar top overlooks the outdoor dining patio, where swirling fans and the eye-level beachfront view create a relaxing, tropical atmosphere. The restaurant opens at 8 a.m. to serve a full breakfast […]

Squeegee Science

Screen printing is all the rage, and while this fashion craze is totally awesome – it tends to err on the side of environmentally unfriendly. But at Fort Lauderdale’s Squeegee Science, they’re a laboratory of sorts, continually pushing the boundaries and discovering new ways to do business while remaining eco friendly. They’re all about sustainable […]

Squiggy’s NY Style Pizza

The glass windows inside this Himmarshee staple showcase the cheesy haven inside, a long hallway with an elbow-height bar that tracks along the far wall — perfect for standing over and eating a slice. Expect silken cheese and a smooth, sweetish sauce that’s layered in just the right quantity. Also expect to burn the living […]

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 […]

Stache Drinking Den

This party enclave caters to the hip: the chic, live-music lovers and those looking for a serious cocktail and a sexy time. The 5,000-square-foot space opened in fall 2013 and boasts gorgeous d

Steak 954

This is a steakhouse of great refinement, in spite of a menu that looks like the same-old, same-old. You walk past a tank full of black-lit jellyfish to get to Stephen Starr’s Steak 954, set in the austerely swank W Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach, and by the time you’ve finished dinner, you’ll feel nearly […]

Sublime

Gourmet diners in Fort Lauderdale have long had Sublime as their go-to, a restaurant founded by animal rights activist Nanci Alexander and serving an entirely vegan, and partly organic, menu. Sublime has always been beautiful, with its water wall and open brick oven and its inventive list of “healthy” cocktails and organic wines. The food […]

Sugar Rush

At Sugar Rush, the four-wheeled version of Miami’s Sweetness Bake Shop, you can have your cake and drink it too. The dessert-oriented food truck hocks tasty sweets in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. And one of its signature frozen treats is something called a cake ‘n’ shake. It’s essentially a vanilla or chocolate milk shake blended […]

Sukhothai

One of the oldest Thai restaurants in Fort Lauderdale and still deservedly popular with everyone in the animal kingdom, from early birds to hepcats. Mother Susie and son Eddie have made themselves and their place a local institution by providing excellent service and reasonable prices in a handsome setting accented with Asian sculpture and bright […]

Sunfish Grill

Sunfish Grill was a luminary when it debuted nearly two decades ago in a former luncheonette in Fort Lauderdale. From the charming-though-dated dining room, you’d never know it. At its peak, the restaurant garnered New Times awards including Best Place for an Intimate Conversation and Best Contemporary Restaurant. That was under chef Tony Sindaco and […]

Sushi One Take Out

The ambiance at Sushi 1 is nothing. Zero. But the sushi is inexpensive and fresh (a mind-boggling combination), and daily specials, which generally cost less than $5, are knockouts that come with three courses. Then there are the rolls: dancing eel, spicy tuna, JB, rainbow… literally a panoply of choices. Don’t forget the affordable bento […]