Michelin star
Chef's Counter at MAASS ★
Contemporary tasting — Broward's only star, 15 min from home
$$$$$
Food & Drink in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Food and drink within 15 miles of Fort Lauderdale — Dania Beach, Hollywood and Pompano Beach included — nearest first.
50 places to eat · Updated September 2026
50 restaurants within 15 mi
Waterfront
Sea Watch on the Ocean
Old-Florida oceanfront — 1970s beach-house classic; Sunday brunch
$$$
Waterfront
Shooters Waterfront
Boat-up party brunch — Intracoastal icon since 1982; live music
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront
15th Street Fisheries
Dockside seafood — Feed the tarpon; upstairs dining, downstairs casual
$$$Dogs OKWaterfront
Rustic Inn Crabhouse
Garlic crabs and mallets — Since 1955; bibs and paper tables
$$$Dogs OK
Only-here
The Floridian & Lester's Diner
The two 24-hour diners (1937 and 1967) — Lester's pours a 14-oz coffee cup.
$Stone crab
Also strong for stone crab
Rustic Inn, Garcia's, Kelly's Landing — Mediums are the best value; ask if they are fresh that day.
$$–$$$
Food halls & coffee
Coffee near home
Brewed Awakenings (Coral Ridge), Wells and Circle House (FTL), Pura Vida patios (multiple), Panther Coffee (Miami)
$Only-here · Dania Beach · 4.9 mi
Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlour
1956 parlor — The Kitchen Sink sundae arrives with sirens.
$Waterfront · Hollywood · 7.7 mi
Billy's Stone Crab
Stone crab house — Family-run since 1975 with its own boats; from Oct 15
$$$Stone crab · Hollywood · 7.7 mi
Billy's Stone Crab (season pick)
Family-run since 1975 with its own boats — The relaxed family alternative to Joe's; from Oct 15.
$$$
Waterfront · Pompano Beach · 8.0 mi
Cap's Place
1928 speakeasy, boat access only — Florida's oldest restaurant; FDR and Churchill ate here; you take their launch across
$$$Michelin star · North Miami Beach · 13 mi
Mutra ★ (new 2026)
Israeli tasting — The breakout of the year; small and personal
$$$$Michelin star · Bal Harbour · 16 mi
The Surf Club Restaurant ★
Thomas Keller retro-American — Old-Florida glamour, oceanfront Four Seasons
$$$$Michelin star · Miami Beach · 23 mi
Stubborn Seed ★
Contemporary American — Jeremy Ford (Top Chef); tasting or à la carte
$$$$
Michelin star · Miami Beach · 23 mi
Tambourine Room ★
Modern European tasting — Quiet jewel in an oceanfront hotel
$$$$$
Waterfront · Miami Beach · 23 mi
Smith & Wollensky
Steakhouse — Watch cruise ships leave through Government Cut
$$$$Waterfront · Miami Beach · 23 mi
Lido at The Standard
Bayside Mediterranean — Hammocks, sunset, spa vibe
$$$
Stone crab · Miami Beach · 23 mi
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.
$$$$Waterfront · Delray Beach · 24 mi
Deck 84
Intracoastal patio — Sunday brunch watching the bridge open
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Delray Beach · 24 mi
Boston's on the Beach
Oceanfront bar — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
$$Dogs OK
Michelin star · Miami · 25 mi
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ★★
French counter — The only two-star in South Florida; theatrical counter, flawless classics
$$$$$
Waterfront · Miami · 25 mi
Garcia's Seafood Grille
Fish market + dock — Family fish house since 1966; fried snapper, smoked fish dip
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Miami · 25 mi
Casablanca Seafood Bar
Fish-market casual — Whole fried snapper, cheap for the view
$$
Waterfront · Miami · 25 mi
Kiki on the River
Greek party — Mykonos long lunches, DJs, table energy
$$$$
Waterfront · Miami · 25 mi
Amara at Paraiso
Latin-coastal — Michael Schwartz; Biscayne Bay sunsets
$$$$
Local favorites · Miami · 25 mi
Versailles
The world's most famous Cuban restaurant; ventanita cafecito
$
Local favorites · Miami · 25 mi
Café La Trova
James Beard-nominated cantineros, live music, Michelle Bernstein food
$$$
Local favorites · Miami · 25 mi
Sunny's Steakhouse
Open-air steaks and martinis in a garden — Miami's coolest steakhouse
$$$$
Only-here · Miami · 25 mi
Little Havana counter crawl
La Camaronera, Sanguich, Enriqueta's, El Palacio de los Jugos, Azucar — Stand-up pan con minuta (fried snapper sandwich, tail on), Cubano, pan con bistec, juices and pan con lechón by the pound, ice cream — then Ball & Chain or Café La Trova.
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Waterfront · Boynton Beach · 28 mi
Prime Catch / Two Georges / Banana Boat
Inlet trio — Prime Catch has the best food; Two Georges the dock; Banana Boat the party
$$–$$$Dogs OKMichelin star · Coconut Grove · 29 mi
Ariete ★
Cuban-American — Foie and plantain, canelones — "Miami on a plate"
$$$$Michelin star · Coconut Grove · 29 mi
Los Félix ★
Mexican, heirloom masa — Casual and starred; also a Green Star
$$$
Waterfront · Coconut Grove · 29 mi
Monty's
Raw bar + tiki — Marina happy hour, reggae, pitchers
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Coconut Grove · 29 mi
Glass & Vine
Garden restaurant in the park — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Key Biscayne · 30 mi
Rusty Pelican
Skyline views — Best Miami skyline sunset; time dinner for it
$$$
Nothing else within 15 mi