To the Moon Marketplace

Much more than a candy shop, this Wilton Manors institution stocks a strange and intriguing selection of gourmet and not-so-gourmet food items like salsas, sauces, and salty snacks. Dealing heavily in nostalgia, To The Moon Marketplace carries an exhaustive array of old-timey candies and hard-to-find sweet treats. Lots of collectibles and nonfood odds and ends […]

Tropics

This longtime kitsch bar/restaurant caters to older GLBT gents who relax with solid cocktails poured by chatty barkeeps before dinner. A younger professional crowd drops in around happy hour. A faux tropical aviary and bamboo theme adorns the central room, with oversized art of tropical birds and plants as unifying artwork throughout the dining room. […]

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 […]

Village Pub

Who doesn’t like a good gay bar? If you’re female, you get the pleasure of being crammed into one room with an abundance of testosterone that’s not going to molest you as you dance. If you’re a gay guy… same opportunity, maybe. Sounds like a great time to me! Village Pub is a good place […]

The Wayward Sailor

The Wayward Sailor Pub, located on the southwest corner of Oakland Park Boulevard and Federal Highway, often serves as a post-party spot for nights at the music venue Culture Room. But it does fine on its own as it offers a relaxed, friendly atmosphere: nautical with the spirit of Fort Lauderdale but full of Pittsburgh […]

Zona Fresca

Welcome to the “Fresh Zone,” where the Cal-Mex fare lives up to the joint’s name. Everything here is made daily on the premises, from lard-free beans to guacamole to cilantro-spiked rice. Baja-style Mexican food includes the best fish tacos and shrimp burritos in Fort Lauderdale. Zona Fresca’s portions are huge and prices ridiculously reasonable.