Cafe Vico

The most romantic spot in Fort Lauderdale if you happen to be craving homemade pasta — Vico’s does it best. Standout dishes include family-sized lasagna, chicken-filled raviolis, and their famous osso buco.

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 […]

Cagney’s Saloon

Cagney’s is a true biker bar, with plenty of spots out front to park your ride. Cruise up and refuel your gut with daily happy hours from noon to 6 p.m., because waiting until 5 o’clock for happy hour is for the weak. Check out live and loud rock bands four nights a week, or […]

Calypso Restaurant & Raw Bar

Got a hankering for some marinated, pounded, and “scorched” conch? A craving for chicken curry stuffed in roti? A feeling for mahi, fried and squirted with lime? If so, a visit to the islands-inspired Calypso is certainly in order. Casual and ultraclean, the pub serves Caribbean fare to those who have had it with local […]

Camelot

An upscale lounge dedicated to the “Camelot lifestyle,” this West Palm Beach dancehall is, as owner Rodney Mayo puts it, where the “sophisticated South Floridian” comes to party. The place is an homage to the Kennedys’ love of the ocean, sailing, and Palm Beach. Inside, the decor is yachty and preppy with framed photos of […]

Candela Restaurant

In South Florida, where the recent small-plate obsession has tainted our palates (and pockets) with pricey, upmarket concept foods, we have no understanding of the Spanish art of celebrating food and drink. But at Candela Restaurant in Wilton Manors, you can get an idea of what it’s all about. Just one block south of Oakland […]

Canyon

Ask any Fort Lauderdale foodie for restaurant recommendations, and one name is sure to come up without question. Canyon has been a local gourmand haven for decades. In a town that has new restaurants opening and closing on a daily basis, that really is saying something. Inside this cavernous little restaurant, cuddly couples and lively […]

Cap’s Place Island Restaurant and Bar

Old gambling dens never die; they just fade away. Cap’s Place, set on an island in what used to be acres of scrub and beach sand, is now surrounded by million-dollar condos and even pricier yachts in Lighthouse Point, but that just makes the nostalgia even richer. In 1928, Cap Knight and friend Al Hasis […]

The Capital Grille

Although it’s a chain, the Capital Grille offers well-trained service, strategically rewarding food, and a mahogany-and-linen atmosphere that has worked itself into an ambiance. Steaks are king here, and prices are through the roof, but for special occasions, you’ll have quite a fling. Great starters (try the pan-fried calamari), side orders such as Sam’s mashed […]

Capone’s Flicker Lite Pizza and Raw Bar

This funky hole-in-the-wall on the Intracoastal Waterway plays second fiddle to its funkier next door neighbor, world-famous hamburger joint Le Tub. Flicker Lite survives on an old neon sign, word-of-mouth, an emphasis on sports, and proximity to its famous friend. Flicker Lite’s ATM has saved many Le Tub newbies from washing dishes since it’s cash-only […]

Capone’s

Capone’s on Himmarshee Street in Fort Lauderdale embodies the sort of one-track-mind nightclub that either keeps you coming back for its consistency or sends you running for some place with at least a shred of personality. Things you can count on from Capone’s: DJs playing a stream of Top 40s and in-your-face dance hits and […]

Capt. Frank’s Seafood Market

The worst way to find fresh fish and shellfish is to follow your nose. If you can smell it, it’s already bait. The best way to find fresh fish and shellfish is to follow I-95 to Boynton Beach Boulevard to a funky-looking little concrete block building just a Key West pink’s toss from everybody’s favorite […]

Casa Maya Grill

Deerfield Beach is loaded with Mexican restaurants, but none is as original as Casa Maya Grill. The restaurant focuses on authentic dishes from the Yucatan Peninsula, which means you’ll find specialties beyond the ordinary burritos and tacos. Cochinita Pibil, pork marinated in annatto seed and sour orange juice, is baked in a banana leaf until […]

Casablanca Cafe

A classy respite from the noise and hubbub at Beach Place, Casablanca Cafe sits on A1A across from Fort Lauderdale Beach in a quasi Mediterranean-style structure. You’ll know you’ve arrived because there is no other establishment as packed for at least half a mile north or south. Sure, there may be a wait, but enjoying […]