Michelin star · Miami
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ★★
French counter — The only two-star in South Florida; theatrical counter, flawless classics
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Food & Drink in South Florida, Jupiter to Key West
Food and drink along the whole coast from Jupiter to Key West, nearest first.
153 places to eat · Updated September 2026
153 restaurants in South Florida, Jupiter to Key West
Michelin star · West Palm Beach
Emelina ★ (new 2026)
Modern Cuban tasting — 16 seats, 10 courses, ~$235, two seatings; the year's big story
$$$$$Michelin star · Fort Lauderdale
Chef's Counter at MAASS ★
Contemporary tasting — Broward's only star, 15 min from home
$$$$$Michelin star · Coconut Grove
Ariete ★
Cuban-American — Foie and plantain, canelones — "Miami on a plate"
$$$$Michelin star · Coconut Grove
Los Félix ★
Mexican, heirloom masa — Casual and starred; also a Green Star
$$$Michelin star · North Miami Beach
Mutra ★ (new 2026)
Israeli tasting — The breakout of the year; small and personal
$$$$Michelin star · Miami Beach
Stubborn Seed ★
Contemporary American — Jeremy Ford (Top Chef); tasting or à la carte
$$$$Michelin star · Bal Harbour
The Surf Club Restaurant ★
Thomas Keller retro-American — Old-Florida glamour, oceanfront Four Seasons
$$$$
Michelin star · Miami Beach
Tambourine Room ★
Modern European tasting — Quiet jewel in an oceanfront hotel
$$$$$Bib Gourmand & recommended · Fort Lauderdale
Heritage
Wood-fired Italian — Broward's only Bib Gourmand
Waterfront · Jupiter
1000 North
Upscale, Intracoastal — Michael Jordan-backed; lighthouse view, polished
$$$$Waterfront · Jupiter
Guanabanas
Open-air tiki, live music — Under the banyans on the river; the Jupiter vibe
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Jupiter
Square Grouper Tiki Bar
Beach bar — Sunset with the lighthouse; the "5 O'Clock Somewhere" video bar
$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Singer Island
Sailfish Marina
Marina restaurant — Thursday Sunset Celebration market; feed the tarpon
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Waterfront · Lantana
Old Key Lime House
Historic 1889 waterfront — Florida's oldest waterfront restaurant; the key lime pie
$$Waterfront · Boynton Beach
Prime Catch / Two Georges / Banana Boat
Inlet trio — Prime Catch has the best food; Two Georges the dock; Banana Boat the party
$$–$$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Delray Beach
Deck 84
Intracoastal patio — Sunday brunch watching the bridge open
$$Dogs OK
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
$$$
Waterfront · Key Biscayne
Rusty Pelican
Skyline views — Best Miami skyline sunset; time dinner for it
$$$Waterfront · Miami
Garcia's Seafood Grille
Fish market + dock — Family fish house since 1966; fried snapper, smoked fish dip
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Miami
Casablanca Seafood Bar
Fish-market casual — Whole fried snapper, cheap for the view
$$
Waterfront · Miami Beach
Smith & Wollensky
Steakhouse — Watch cruise ships leave through Government Cut
$$$$
Waterfront · West Palm Beach
E.R. Bradley's
Waterfront saloon — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Delray Beach
Boston's on the Beach
Oceanfront bar — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Coconut Grove
Glass & Vine
Garden restaurant in the park — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
$$$Dogs OK
Local favorites · Palm Beach
Buccan
Clay Conley small plates — Palm Beach's hottest table since 2011
$$$Local favorites · Palm Beach
Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court
Daniel Boulud's Palm Beach outpost
$$$$
Local favorites · Miami
Café La Trova
James Beard-nominated cantineros, live music, Michelle Bernstein food
$$$
Local favorites · Miami
Sunny's Steakhouse
Open-air steaks and martinis in a garden — Miami's coolest steakhouse
$$$$
Only-here · Fort Lauderdale
Mai-Kai
1956 Polynesian palace, reopened Nov 2024 after a $20M restoration — Fire-dancer dinner show, Molokai bar with rain on the windows, tiki gardens. Book the show. Show + dinner ~$60–100. Other tiki: Kreepy Tiki (FTL), Esotico (Miami), Broken Shaker (Miami Beach).
$$$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale
Anthony's Runway 84
1982 Sinatra-era red sauce — Served inside an airplane-fuselage bar.
$$$Only-here · Dania Beach
Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlour
1956 parlor — The Kitchen Sink sundae arrives with sirens.
$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale
The Floridian & Lester's Diner
The two 24-hour diners (1937 and 1967) — Lester's pours a 14-oz coffee cup.
$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale
Kelly's Landing
New England seafood — Lobster rolls, chowder, Sox on TV.
$$
Only-here · Singer Island
Sailfish Marina Sunset Celebration
Thursday-night artisan market plus sunset over the inlet — A local ritual; feed the tarpon.
$$Only-here · Homestead
Knaus Berry Farm & Robert Is Here
Cinnamon rolls, strawberry shakes, tropical milkshakes — Knaus reopens ~Oct 13 (new location); Robert Is Here (since 1959) for key-lime and tropical milkshakes with emus out back. Pair with the Redland day.
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Only-here · Miami
Little Havana counter crawl
La Camaronera, Sanguich, Enriqueta's, El Palacio de los Jugos, Azucar — Stand-up pan con minuta (fried snapper sandwich, tail on), Cubano, pan con bistec, juices and pan con lechón by the pound, ice cream — then Ball & Chain or Café La Trova.
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Stone crab · Miami Beach
Joe's Stone Crab
Since 1913; reopens mid-October — No reservations in the main room — the wait is the ritual; Joe's Take Away next door has no line. Order jumbos, hash browns and key lime pie. Season Oct 15 – May 1; first claws hit tables Oct 16–17 and prices peak early and around the holidays.
$$$$Stone crab · Hollywood
Billy's Stone Crab (season pick)
Family-run since 1975 with its own boats — The relaxed family alternative to Joe's; from Oct 15.
$$$
Stone crab · Boca Raton
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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