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Chef's Counter at MAASS

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Fort Lauderdale, United States

Chef's Counter at MAASS

Chef's Counter at MAASS holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining North America recognition, placing it at the summit of Fort Lauderdale's contemporary dining tier. Chef Andrew Castelan leads an intimate counter format that rewards committed eaters with technically precise, produce-driven cooking. At the $$$$-price level, it competes against major-city tasting counter peers rather than anything else on the local beach strip.

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Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach Area

Where to eat in Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach Area

Selected entries from the current guide for Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach Area.

Chef's Counter at MAASS restaurant in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, United States

Chef's Counter at MAASS

Chef's Counter at MAASS holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining North America recognition, placing it at the summit of Fort Lauderdale's contemporary dining tier. Chef Andrew Castelan leads an intimate counter format that rewards committed eaters with technically precise, produce-driven cooking. At the $$$$-price level, it competes against major-city tasting counter peers rather than anything else on the local beach strip.

Fort Lauderdale, United States
Evelyn's restaurant in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, United States

Evelyn's

Named for Fort Lauderdale socialite Evelyn Fortune Bartlett, Evelyn's brings Mediterranean cooking to the city's beachfront strip with a 2025 Michelin Plate recognition and a wine list spanning 3,575 selections across French, Italian, and Californian producers. Chef Brandon Salomon and Wine Director Giulio Sicoli run a program pitched at the serious end of the beach corridor, serving lunch and dinner at mid-range cuisine pricing against a substantial cellar.

Fort Lauderdale, United States
Florie's restaurant in Palm Beach

Palm Beach, United States

Florie's

The signature restaurant at the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Florie's opened in January 2019 as Mauro Colagreco's first U.S. venture, bringing the live-fire and stone hearth techniques of his three-Michelin-starred Mirazur to Florida's Atlantic coast. The 200-seat dining room blends French and Mediterranean discipline with local seafood and citrus, while the bar draws on an onsite garden to shape a cocktail program that changes with the seasons.

Palm Beach, United States
Marcello's La Sirena restaurant in West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach, United States

Marcello's La Sirena

Marcello's La Sirena is a West Palm Beach Italian dinner institution, owned and operated by Marcello and Diane Fiorentino on South Dixie Highway. The wine program holds a White Star recognition from Star Wine List, with a cellar of 5,250 bottles across 1,325 selections weighted toward Piedmont, Tuscany, California, Bordeaux, and Burgundy. Cuisine pricing sits at the $$-range two-course mark, with a $$$-tier wine list featuring many bottles over $100.

West Palm Beach, United States
Cafe Boulud restaurant in Palm Beach

Palm Beach, United States

Cafe Boulud

Cafe Boulud carries the weight of a globally recognized name into Palm Beach's most formal dining tier, where French-rooted technique meets a room accustomed to high expectations. Part of Daniel Boulud's portfolio of properties, the restaurant occupies a distinct position in the island's dining scene, more architecturally serious than its neighbours, with a menu that draws on classical European foundations rather than Florida's more casual coastal register.

Palm Beach, United States

Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach Area

Where to stay in Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach Area

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Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach hotel in Palm Beach

Palm Beach, United States

Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach

On the sand along South Ocean Boulevard, the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach pairs direct Atlantic Ocean access with a post-renovation program that runs from beach yoga and sommelier-led water tastings to Michelin-recognised dining under Mauro Colagreco. The resort holds a 2024 Michelin 2 Keys designation, a 95.5-point La Liste Top Hotels rating, and the 2025 World Travel Awards title for Florida's Leading Luxury Resort.

Palm Beach, United States
Tower at The Boca Raton hotel in Boca Raton

Boca Raton, United States

Tower at The Boca Raton

Tower at The Boca Raton sits at the summit tier of Florida's resort hotel hierarchy: a 27-story, 224-room hotel-within-a-hotel that completed a $65 million Rockwell Group redesign in December 2022. Michelin awarded it a Key in 2024, and the property runs on a service model anchored by dedicated butler attendance for every guest. Access to 14 dining venues, a private beach club, and a 50,000-square-foot spa rounds out a self-contained luxury proposition.

Boca Raton, United States
Colony Palm Beach hotel in Palm Beach

Palm Beach, United States

Colony Palm Beach

Few hotels in Palm Beach carry as much inherited cultural weight as The Colony. Scoring 92 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking, the 89-room independent property at 155 Hammon Avenue sits between the beach and Worth Avenue's retail corridor, offering a vintage-tropical aesthetic that has drawn guests from Frank Sinatra to contemporary tastemakers. Swifty's poolside restaurant and a rotating roster of pop-ups complete the picture.

Palm Beach, United States
PGA National Resort hotel in Palm Beach Gardens

Palm Beach Gardens, United States

PGA National Resort

PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens occupies a different tier from Florida's oceanfront resort circuit, anchored instead by golf and a sprawling sports-oriented campus across 360 rooms. The property sits within a gated golf community, giving it a distinct residential character that separates it from South Florida's beach-centric luxury hotels. It functions as a destination in its own right, drawing guests who treat the resort as the attraction rather than a base for exploring elsewhere.

Palm Beach Gardens, United States
Yacht Club at The Boca Raton hotel in Boca Raton

Boca Raton, United States

Yacht Club at The Boca Raton

An adults-only, all-suite hotel within the gated Boca Raton resort, the Yacht Club positions itself at the quieter, more private end of South Florida's luxury hotel spectrum. All 112 suites include private balconies with views over Lake Boca Raton, and guests access the full resort amenity portfolio: private beach, Spa Palmera, 14 dining venues, and an 18-hole golf course. Forbes 4-Star (2025) and Star Wine List (2026) recognition underline its standing.

Boca Raton, United States
The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale hotel in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, United States

The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale's first AAA Five Diamond beachfront resort, the Ritz-Carlton sits at the intersection of the Atlantic and the Intracoastal Waterway, with 193 balconied rooms and 32 residential suites. Burlock Coast Seafare & Spirits anchors the dining program with locally sourced seafood framed by the property's Prohibition-era heritage. A seventh-floor sundeck, full-service spa, and skywalk beach access complete a property positioned firmly in the Gold Coast's upper accommodation tier.

Fort Lauderdale, United States
Pier Sixty-Six hotel in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, United States

Pier Sixty-Six

Since 1965, Pier Sixty-Six has anchored Fort Lauderdale's waterfront identity, and a recent reimagining has repositioned it as one of South Florida's most programmatically complete resorts. The property combines a superyacht marina, 12 distinct dining formats, and a 13,000-square-foot spa with the kind of service architecture that reads as anticipatory rather than reactive. Star Wine List recognition in 2026 signals a beverage program that holds its own against the broader regional field.

Fort Lauderdale, United States
Amrit Ocean Resort & Residences hotel in Palm Beach

Palm Beach, United States

Amrit Ocean Resort & Residences

Amrit Ocean Resort & Residences occupies a quieter stretch of Singer Island, positioning itself as a wellness-focused alternative to the more social luxury properties along the Palm Beach corridor. The resort earned Star Wine List recognition in 2026, signalling a food and beverage programme with considered depth. Guests seeking a calmer Atlantic-facing base with integrated wellness will find it a credible option in this market tier.

Palm Beach, United States
Kimpton Shorebreak Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort hotel in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, United States

Kimpton Shorebreak Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

A Michelin Selected property on Fort Lauderdale Beach, Kimpton Shorebreak sits where the city's surf-adjacent design sensibility meets the IHG-backed Kimpton playbook. The address on Riomar Street puts guests within steps of the Atlantic, and the hotel's selection by the Michelin Guide's 2025 Hotels & Stays program places it in a verified tier of Fort Lauderdale accommodation worth tracking.

Fort Lauderdale, United States
The Ben, Autograph Collection hotel in West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach, United States

The Ben, Autograph Collection

A Michelin Selected property in West Palm Beach's revitalized downtown core, The Ben, Autograph Collection occupies a position where historic Florida architecture meets contemporary hotel design. Its placement on Narcissus Avenue puts guests within walking distance of the Intracoastal waterfront, Clematis Street's dining corridor, and the cultural institutions that have repositioned West Palm Beach as a serious destination in its own right.

West Palm Beach, United States
The Ray Hotel Delray Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton hotel in Delray Beach

Delray Beach, United States

The Ray Hotel Delray Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton

The Ray Hotel Delray Beach sits at the intersection of South Florida's arts district and its hospitality evolution, operating under Hilton's Curio Collection banner at 233 NE 2nd Ave. Part of a broader shift toward design-led, locally anchored properties in Delray Beach, the hotel positions itself as a neighbourhood-rooted option in a city whose Atlantic Avenue dining and culture scene has grown considerably over the past decade.

Delray Beach, United States

Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach Area

Where to go for a drink in Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach Area

Selected entries from the current guide for Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach Area.

26 Degree Brewing Company bar in Pompano Beach

Pompano Beach, United States

26 Degree Brewing Company

26 Degree Brewing Company occupies a spot on East Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach, placing it at the intersection of the city's growing craft beverage scene and its beachside bar culture. For a stretch of Florida coast better known for dive bars and seafood shacks, a dedicated brewing operation represents a distinct category shift. It sits closer in spirit to the tap-room model than to the neighborhood gastropub.

Pompano Beach, United States
Apothecary 330 - A Cocktail Bar bar in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, United States

Apothecary 330 - A Cocktail Bar

On a quiet stretch of SW 2nd Street in Fort Lauderdale's riverside fringe, Apothecary 330 occupies the specialist tier of South Florida's cocktail scene, a format where drink precision and a considered food programme matter more than volume or spectacle. The address alone signals intent: this is not a patio bar or a hotel lounge, but a deliberate craft cocktail operation in a city still building that category.

Fort Lauderdale, United States
Cafe Vico Restaurant restaurant in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, United States

Cafe Vico Restaurant

Cafe Vico Restaurant on North Federal Highway brings an Italian-leaning dining sensibility to Fort Lauderdale's mid-city corridor, positioning itself within the city's established neighbourhood restaurant tier rather than the waterfront spectacle bracket. For those moving beyond Las Olas's more trafficked options, the address at 1125 N Federal Hwy offers an alternative point of reference on Fort Lauderdale's dining map.

Fort Lauderdale, United States
G7 Rooftop bar in Hollywood

Hollywood, United States

G7 Rooftop

G7 Rooftop sits above South State Road 7 in Hollywood, Florida, bringing an open-air drinking and dining format to a stretch of Broward County that tends toward ground-level neighborhood bars. The refined position shifts the context: what reads as a local bar strip from street level becomes a different proposition once you're looking across the rooftops. Details on the current drinks programme and food offering are best confirmed directly with the venue.

Hollywood, United States
Galuppi's bar in Pompano Beach

Pompano Beach, United States

Galuppi's

A Federal Highway fixture in Pompano Beach, Galuppi's has built its reputation as a genuine neighbourhood gathering place rather than a destination venue. Regulars return for the familiar rhythms of a well-worn local bar, the kind of spot where the room has its own social logic and the drinks arrive without a long explanation. It sits comfortably in Pompano Beach's mid-tier bar scene, a few degrees removed from the area's waterfront tourist circuit.

Pompano Beach, United States
JB&C Juice Bar & Cafe bar in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, United States

JB&C Juice Bar & Cafe

On Fort Lauderdale's North Flagler Drive waterfront corridor, JB&C Juice Bar & Cafe occupies a stretch where health-forward drinking culture has taken root alongside the city's broader bar scene. The cafe format positions it differently from conventional cocktail programs, drawing guests who prioritise fresh, ingredient-led preparations over spirit-forward menus. A practical stop for morning routines or afternoon resets on the Intracoastal edge.

Fort Lauderdale, United States
KAIZEN Sushi Bar & Grill bar in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, United States

KAIZEN Sushi Bar & Grill

On North Federal Highway, KAIZEN Sushi Bar & Grill occupies a stretch of Fort Lauderdale where Japanese-inflected dining meets a drinks program that punches above the neighborhood average. The format combines a sushi counter sensibility with a grill component, placing it in a hybrid tier that Fort Lauderdale's Asian dining scene has been quietly building toward. Worth knowing if you're tracking the city's more interesting mid-format openings.

Fort Lauderdale, United States

Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach Area

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