Waterfront · Pompano Beach · 3.7 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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Food & Drink in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
Food and drink within 15 miles of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea — Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach included — nearest first.
54 places to eat · Updated September 2026
54 restaurants within 15 mi
Michelin star · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Chef's Counter at MAASS ★
Contemporary tasting — Broward's only star, 15 min from home
$$$$$Bib Gourmand & recommended · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Heritage
Wood-fired Italian — Broward's only Bib Gourmand
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Kaluz
Upscale casual — Closest to Coral Ridge; great happy hour and sunset
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Sea Watch on the Ocean
Old-Florida oceanfront — 1970s beach-house classic; Sunday brunch
$$$Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Casablanca Café
1927 home, piano bar — Oceanfront terrace, Moroccan-Mediterranean
$$$Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Coconuts
Fun seafood shack — Lobster mac, boat-side seating, always packed
$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Shooters Waterfront
Boat-up party brunch — Intracoastal icon since 1982; live music
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
15th Street Fisheries
Dockside seafood — Feed the tarpon; upstairs dining, downstairs casual
$$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Southport Raw Bar
Dive raw bar since 1973 — Oysters, cheap beer, canal
$Dogs OKWaterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Rustic Inn Crabhouse
Garlic crabs and mallets — Since 1955; bibs and paper tables
$$$Dogs OK
Local favorites · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
S3 at the Hilton beach
Sun, surf, sand — sushi and small plates
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Local favorites · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Wild Sea Oyster Bar at the Riverside
Oysters and seafood
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Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 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).
$$$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Anthony's Runway 84
1982 Sinatra-era red sauce — Served inside an airplane-fuselage bar.
$$$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 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 · 5.4 mi
Kelly's Landing
New England seafood — Lobster rolls, chowder, Sox on TV.
$$Stone crab · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Also strong for stone crab
Rustic Inn, Garcia's, Kelly's Landing — Mediums are the best value; ask if they are fresh that day.
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Food halls & coffee · Fort Lauderdale · 5.4 mi
Coffee near home
Brewed Awakenings (Coral Ridge), Wells and Circle House (FTL), Pura Vida patios (multiple), Panther Coffee (Miami)
$Only-here · Dania Beach · 10 mi
Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlour
1956 parlor — The Kitchen Sink sundae arrives with sirens.
$Waterfront · Hollywood · 13 mi
Billy's Stone Crab
Stone crab house — Family-run since 1975 with its own boats; from Oct 15
$$$Stone crab · Hollywood · 13 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.
$$$Michelin star · North Miami Beach · 18 mi
Mutra ★ (new 2026)
Israeli tasting — The breakout of the year; small and personal
$$$$Waterfront · Delray Beach · 19 mi
Deck 84
Intracoastal patio — Sunday brunch watching the bridge open
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Delray Beach · 19 mi
Boston's on the Beach
Oceanfront bar — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
$$Dogs OK
Michelin star · Bal Harbour · 21 mi
The Surf Club Restaurant ★
Thomas Keller retro-American — Old-Florida glamour, oceanfront Four Seasons
$$$$Waterfront · Boynton Beach · 23 mi
Prime Catch / Two Georges / Banana Boat
Inlet trio — Prime Catch has the best food; Two Georges the dock; Banana Boat the party
$$–$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Lantana · 28 mi
Old Key Lime House
Historic 1889 waterfront — Florida's oldest waterfront restaurant; the key lime pie
$$Michelin star · Miami Beach · 28 mi
Stubborn Seed ★
Contemporary American — Jeremy Ford (Top Chef); tasting or à la carte
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Michelin star · Miami Beach · 28 mi
Tambourine Room ★
Modern European tasting — Quiet jewel in an oceanfront hotel
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Waterfront · Miami Beach · 28 mi
Smith & Wollensky
Steakhouse — Watch cruise ships leave through Government Cut
$$$$Waterfront · Miami Beach · 28 mi
Lido at The Standard
Bayside Mediterranean — Hammocks, sunset, spa vibe
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Stone crab · Miami Beach · 28 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.
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Nothing else within 15 mi