Michelin star · Fort Lauderdale
Chef's Counter at MAASS ★
Contemporary tasting — Broward's only star, 15 min from home
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Food & Drink in Broward County
Food and drink across Broward County, from Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Pompano Beach and beyond, nearest first.
50 places to eat · Updated September 2026
50 restaurants in Broward County
Bib Gourmand & recommended · Fort Lauderdale
Heritage
Wood-fired Italian — Broward's only Bib Gourmand
Waterfront · Pompano Beach
Cap's Place
1928 speakeasy, boat access only — Florida's oldest restaurant; FDR and Churchill ate here; you take their launch across
$$$Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale
Kaluz
Upscale casual — Closest to Coral Ridge; great happy hour and sunset
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale
Sea Watch on the Ocean
Old-Florida oceanfront — 1970s beach-house classic; Sunday brunch
$$$Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale
Casablanca Café
1927 home, piano bar — Oceanfront terrace, Moroccan-Mediterranean
$$$Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale
Coconuts
Fun seafood shack — Lobster mac, boat-side seating, always packed
$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale
Shooters Waterfront
Boat-up party brunch — Intracoastal icon since 1982; live music
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale
15th Street Fisheries
Dockside seafood — Feed the tarpon; upstairs dining, downstairs casual
$$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Fort Lauderdale
Southport Raw Bar
Dive raw bar since 1973 — Oysters, cheap beer, canal
$Dogs OKWaterfront · Fort Lauderdale
Rustic Inn Crabhouse
Garlic crabs and mallets — Since 1955; bibs and paper tables
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Hollywood
Billy's Stone Crab
Stone crab house — Family-run since 1975 with its own boats; from Oct 15
$$$
Only-here · Fort Lauderdale
Mai-Kai
1956 Polynesian palace, reopened Nov 2024 after a $20M restoration — Fire-dancer dinner show, Molokai bar with rain on the windows, tiki gardens. Book the show. Show + dinner ~$60–100. Other tiki: Kreepy Tiki (FTL), Esotico (Miami), Broken Shaker (Miami Beach).
$$$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale
Anthony's Runway 84
1982 Sinatra-era red sauce — Served inside an airplane-fuselage bar.
$$$Only-here · Dania Beach
Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlour
1956 parlor — The Kitchen Sink sundae arrives with sirens.
$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale
The Floridian & Lester's Diner
The two 24-hour diners (1937 and 1967) — Lester's pours a 14-oz coffee cup.
$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale
Kelly's Landing
New England seafood — Lobster rolls, chowder, Sox on TV.
$$Stone crab · Hollywood
Billy's Stone Crab (season pick)
Family-run since 1975 with its own boats — The relaxed family alternative to Joe's; from Oct 15.
$$$
Stone crab · Fort Lauderdale
Truluck's
Own fishery — Strong stone crab; mediums are the best value — ask if they are fresh that day.
$$$$Stone crab · Fort Lauderdale
Also strong for stone crab
Rustic Inn, Garcia's, Kelly's Landing — Mediums are the best value; ask if they are fresh that day.
$$–$$$
Food halls & coffee · Fort Lauderdale
Coffee near home
Brewed Awakenings (Coral Ridge), Wells and Circle House (FTL), Pura Vida patios (multiple), Panther Coffee (Miami)
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