Food & Drink in Highland Beach, FL
Food and drink within 15 miles of Highland Beach — Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach included — nearest first.
17 places to eat · Updated September 2026
17 restaurants within 15 mi
Waterfront · Delray Beach · 4.3 mi
Deck 84
Intracoastal patio — Sunday brunch watching the bridge open
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Delray Beach · 4.3 mi
Boston's on the Beach
Oceanfront bar — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Boynton Beach · 8.7 mi
Prime Catch / Two Georges / Banana Boat
Inlet trio — Prime Catch has the best food; Two Georges the dock; Banana Boat the party
$$–$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Pompano Beach · 12 mi
Cap's Place
1928 speakeasy, boat access only — Florida's oldest restaurant; FDR and Churchill ate here; you take their launch across
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Waterfront · Lantana · 13 mi
Old Key Lime House
Historic 1889 waterfront — Florida's oldest waterfront restaurant; the key lime pie
$$Michelin star · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Chef's Counter at MAASS ★
Contemporary tasting — Broward's only star, 15 min from home
$$$$$Bib Gourmand & recommended · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Heritage
Wood-fired Italian — Broward's only Bib Gourmand
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Kaluz
Upscale casual — Closest to Coral Ridge; great happy hour and sunset
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Sea Watch on the Ocean
Old-Florida oceanfront — 1970s beach-house classic; Sunday brunch
$$$Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Casablanca Café
1927 home, piano bar — Oceanfront terrace, Moroccan-Mediterranean
$$$Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Coconuts
Fun seafood shack — Lobster mac, boat-side seating, always packed
$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Shooters Waterfront
Boat-up party brunch — Intracoastal icon since 1982; live music
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
15th Street Fisheries
Dockside seafood — Feed the tarpon; upstairs dining, downstairs casual
$$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Southport Raw Bar
Dive raw bar since 1973 — Oysters, cheap beer, canal
$Dogs OKWaterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Rustic Inn Crabhouse
Garlic crabs and mallets — Since 1955; bibs and paper tables
$$$Dogs OK
Local favorites · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
S3 at the Hilton beach
Sun, surf, sand — sushi and small plates
$$$$
Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Mai-Kai
1956 Polynesian palace, reopened Nov 2024 after a $20M restoration — Fire-dancer dinner show, Molokai bar with rain on the windows, tiki gardens. Book the show. Show + dinner ~$60–100. Other tiki: Kreepy Tiki (FTL), Esotico (Miami), Broken Shaker (Miami Beach).
$$$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Anthony's Runway 84
1982 Sinatra-era red sauce — Served inside an airplane-fuselage bar.
$$$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
The Floridian & Lester's Diner
The two 24-hour diners (1937 and 1967) — Lester's pours a 14-oz coffee cup.
$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
Kelly's Landing
New England seafood — Lobster rolls, chowder, Sox on TV.
$$Stone crab · Fort Lauderdale · 20 mi
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 · 20 mi
Coffee near home
Brewed Awakenings (Coral Ridge), Wells and Circle House (FTL), Pura Vida patios (multiple), Panther Coffee (Miami)
$Local favorites · Palm Beach · 21 mi
Buccan
Clay Conley small plates — Palm Beach's hottest table since 2011
$$$Local favorites · Palm Beach · 21 mi
Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court
Daniel Boulud's Palm Beach outpost
$$$$
Michelin star · West Palm Beach · 22 mi
Emelina ★ (new 2026)
Modern Cuban tasting — 16 seats, 10 courses, ~$235, two seatings; the year's big story
$$$$$
Waterfront · West Palm Beach · 22 mi
E.R. Bradley's
Waterfront saloon — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
$$Dogs OKLocal favorites · West Palm Beach · 22 mi
Okeechobee Steakhouse
Est. 1947, Florida's oldest steakhouse
$$$$Only-here · Dania Beach · 25 mi
Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlour
1956 parlor — The Kitchen Sink sundae arrives with sirens.
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Waterfront · Singer Island · 27 mi
Sailfish Marina
Marina restaurant — Thursday Sunset Celebration market; feed the tarpon
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Only-here · Singer Island · 27 mi
Sailfish Marina Sunset Celebration
Thursday-night artisan market plus sunset over the inlet — A local ritual; feed the tarpon.
$$Waterfront · Hollywood · 27 mi
Billy's Stone Crab
Stone crab house — Family-run since 1975 with its own boats; from Oct 15
$$$Stone crab · Hollywood · 27 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.
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