The Cove Restaurant and Marina

In a word, “massive.” The Cove is one of the largest bar/restaurants in the area, with an indoor seating area the size of any respectable restaurant, plus a stage, a bar that counts itself the centerpiece of the room, and several outdoor areas. One of these sits right on the water, so boaters can dock, […]

Cowboy’s Saloon

Wednesdays and Fridays are ladies’ nights at Cowboy’s Saloon, a surprisingly expansive bar, restaurant, and line-dance hall housed in between a Bed Bath & Beyond and a Pet Supermarket in a Davie strip mall off of University Drive. Ladies and gents with a hankering for some boots-knockin’ will want to stop by on either of […]

Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar

Crane’s Beach House Hotel & Tiki Bar is a local paradise, a luxurious resort recalling exotic locales right in our backyard. Established in 2001 by Michael Crane, it’s the kind of all-purpose hideaway equally suitable for parties and vacations both long and short. If you stay in one of the 27 guest suites, you’ll have […]

Croissan-Time French Bakery

Paris is far away and expensive, but its reasonably priced, delicious flavor is right around the corner at Croissan-Time in Fort Lauderdale. You can’t beat a breakfast composed of Bernard Casse’s sublime croissants, hot from the oven. He’s got chocolate or almond paste-filled varieties, sure, but check out those buttery crescents stuffed with sour apricots […]

Cubby Hole

The Cubby Hole is a gay neighborhood watering hole that dubs itself “the best little butch bar in Fort Lauderdale.” A dimly lit, downtown hangout, the place somehow seems both rustic and urban, with brick and blue wooden walls, a platform with three dance poles, and cute, colorful lamps. The one-room juke joint features a […]

Culture Room

It’s hot, loud, and way too crowded. But would you expect anything less from a rock club? The Culture Room books an eclectic mix of bands. On any given week they might have David Allan Coe, the Misfits, Johnny Winter, a local group of hardcore rockers, and northern Europe’s meanest-sounding death metal makers. What sets […]