Rosey Baby Crawfish & Cajun House

By day, students and suits crowd Rosey Baby for crawfish pasta and other Louisiana favorites, but by night, the tiny club pushes tables and chairs aside. Patrons literally bump elbows with the regional crop of traditional blues purveyors regularly holding court. This spicy little number feels like a New Orleans bar mysteriously picked up and […]

Rosie’s Bar and Grill

Formerly Hamburger Mary’s, Rosie’s is a mini paradise in the middle of Wilton Manors. Dance music blasts, gay-culture knickknacks litter the walls, colorful lanterns light the outside patio, and a good-looking friendly staff serves your food and drinks with a wink. Dishes have cheeky titles like “Big ‘Dicts” (eggs benedict) and “Ivana Hooker.” And, in […]

Round Up Nightclub & Restaurant

Grab your partner, spin her ’round and ’round, all the way down to Davie’s Round Up Country Western Club. This good-ol’-boy bar is a needle in a haystack off 595 in the back of a strip mall. But don’t be fooled by the suburban-sprawl exterior; this place is all Texas heart on the inside. There’s […]

Royal Pig Pub & Kitchen

The latest addition to the burgeoning Las Olas nightlife scene is the Royal Pig Pub. Across from Vibe and YOLO, this watering hole is for those in need of a more casual bar scene. The interior is ornate but not overdone and gaudy. Constructed almost completely in wood and brick, the castle-like inside will make […]

Rustic Inn Crabhouse

The Rustic Inn is a Fort Lauderdale landmark: After 55 years in business, the cavernous restaurant is still packed daily with folks looking to release their aggression on the backs of blue crabs. The restaurant sits on a canal overlooking a busy boatyard. It’s draped in thick, seafaring rope and signs reminiscent of Old Florida […]

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 […]

Sage French Cafe

In a shopping center on Federal Highway, this cozy bistro offers soft lighting and original art on its brick walls. Colorful leatherette chairs complement the warm wood tables. The cuisine includes classic rustic French dishes: onion soup, pate, quiche, coquilles St. Jacques, duck sausage cassoulet, and bourride – a seafood stew. A solid crepe menu […]

SandBar

The ocean breeze, a view of bikini babes passing by, and a cold one in hand. What could be better? This beachside trifecta of paradise is what makes the Sandbar the ultimate sunny-afternoon spot to grab a drink. Part of the corridor of bars, tattoo shops, and shops off Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, this venue […]

Sasaya Japanese Market

Sasaya is a small and quaint Japanese market, located in the busy Gateway Plaza, that sells Japanese and Asian groceries, cookware, gifts, snacks, beverages, and sake. All of its offerings — from sushi bowls to decorative chopsticks, from Japanese magazines and videos to a cooler full of tasty imported treats — are little treasures, but […]

Sassano’s New York Style Pizzeria

Tucked in the corner of a seedy strip mall, Sassano’s cranks out New York-style pizza and hearty portions of standard Italian-American pizza-parlor fare: traditional and Sicilian pies, calzones, hot and cold subs, and pasta dinners. The family running the place jokes around with customers while making sure that the pies turn out right and that […]

Savor Cinema

Cinema Paradiso started out in 1905 as a church, not a movie palace, and a warren of little-box theaters was never in the cards. Instead, Cinema Paradiso offers lots of plush velvet seats, one big screen, and movies galore, from Fort Lauderdale Film Festival entries to programs for kids. Plus, they sell beer at the […]

Scandals Saloon

Yeeee-haw! Get out those spurs, 10 gallon hat, and maybe even a pair of ass-less chaps. Also don’t forgot to brush up on those line dancing skills, cause Scandals Saloon is the place for the country loving boys. This enormous venue looks like it’s right out of a western movie, including an outdoor area that […]

Sea Watch

Fresh sea air and fresh seafood mark this spot, run by the same folks as Bimini Boatyard. International fish, mollusk, and crustacean dishes, including New Zealand orange roughy with dill-chardonnay sauce, bouillabaisse à la Marseillaise in garlic-saffron broth find their way from menu to mouth.