Happy 2012! Inspired by Harper's Index, here reads our restaurant trends for the past year.
Restaurants to open in Fort Lauderdale: 23
Burger restaurants to open in Broward/Palm Beach: 6
Restaurants to open in Boca Raton: 10
Taco shops to open in Broward /Palm Beach, not counting Chipotle: 4
Restaurants to open in Palm Beach Gardens: 7
Pizza restaurants to open in Broward/Palm Beach: 8
Coal-fired pizza restaurants: 3
Beercentric restaurants in Broward/Palm Beach: 4
Restaurants to open in Delray Beach: 17
Restaurants to open in West Palm Beach: 6
Farm to Table concepts: 2
Noodle houses: 1
After the jump, take a perusal of noteworthy restaurant openings for 2011 in Broward/ Palm Beach.
January
Verdea. Palm Beach Gardens
Christopher's Kitchen. Palm Beach Gardens
Bottega Wine Bar. Lake Worth
Prosecco Café. Palm Beach Gardens
CG Burgers and Coal-Fired Pizza. Palm Beach Gardens
Umi Fishbar and Grill. Palm Beach Gardens
Prime Delray. Delray Beach
Dos Caminos. Fort Lauderdale
3800 Ocean. Singer Island
Museum Café. Fort Lauderdale
Spot Coffee. Delray Beach
Cortazzo's Brick Oven Pizza. West Palm Beach
February
Rocco's Tacos and Tequila Bar. Fort Lauderdale
Luigi's. West Palm Beach
Burger-Fi. Lauderdale by the Sea
Yogurt Ur Way. Fort Lauderdale
Garden Cafe. Delray Beach
Sefa Mediterranean Grill. Delray Beach
March
Buddha Sky Bar. Delray Beach
SAIA at B Ocean. Fort Lauderdale
Off the Ave. Delray Beach
Big Al's Steaks. Palm Beach Gardens
World of Beer. West Palm Beach
April
Cafe Jamm. Fort Lauderdale
Flavor of Peru. Pompano Beach
Casa di Pepe Italian Ristorante. Delray Beach
May
Dirty Martini. Palm Beach Gardens
Luigi's Coal Oven Pizza. Fort Lauderdale
El Jefe Luchador. Deerfield Beach
June
DIG. Delray Beach
51 Supper Club and Lounge. Palm Beach Gardens
Max's Harvest. Delray Beach
July
August
Nick's New Haven Style Pizza. Boca Raton
Burger Fi
. Delray Beach
September
Salsa Fiesta. Pembroke Pines
PL8. Fort Lauderdale
Nick's New Haven Style Pizzeria. Boca Raton
Las Olas Wine Cafe. Fort Lauderdale
Undergrounds Coffeehaus. Fort Lauderdale
Biergarten Boca. Boca Raton
October
November
D'Angelo Trattoria. Delray Beach
Boca Burger Bar. Boca Raton
Tundra. Fort Lauderdale
Sonic. Fort Lauderdale
Smashburger. Coral Springs
Tap 42. Fort Lauderdale
Grimaldi's. West Palm
Kapow. Boca Raton
December
Union. Delray Beach
The Spaniard. Boca Raton
Frank and Dino's. Deerfield Beach
The Wine Dive. West Palm
Le Macaron. Fort Lauderdale
Breathe Restaurant and Ultra Lounge. Delray Beach
Brooklyn Water Bagel. Hollywood
Havana's Cuban Cuisine. Sunrise
What are your predictions for the coming months? Fewer burger
restaurants and more coffee joints? A cocktail speakeasy? More craft-beer havens? Leave them in the comments.
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