The 31 Best Places to Eat in Fort Lauderdale
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The best places to eat in Fort Lauderdale, according to the experts: Michelin Guide, Forbes Travel Guide, and Miami New Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Chef's Counter at MAASS comes out on top.
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Evelyn's and Heritage hold the next two places. Miami New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Michelin Guide next.
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Rank 1. Chef's Counter at MAASS
Contemporary Pan-Asian
Eight seats face an open kitchen inside the Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale, which is about as good a view as a tasting menu gets. The chef's team works through a contemporary New American menu that pulls from French technique and Japanese ingredients, with Florida slipping in where it belongs. A Michelin star keeps it honest. Dress accordingly, and maybe clear the next morning.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
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Rank 2. Evelyn's
Mediterranean
Sitting inside the Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale, this modern Mediterranean restaurant earns its own reason to show up, with a menu that pulls from Levantine cooking and slips in Floridian touches along the way. The room faces the pool and the Atlantic beyond it, which is either inspiring or distracting depending on your dining companion. The kitchen leans into spreads, skewers, and the kind of food that makes a long dinner feel easy.
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- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best New Restaurant (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best New Restaurant (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Heritage
New York-style Pizzeria
A pizza shop in Flagler Village that's serious enough about pies to make squash blossom and burrata toppings feel obvious rather than showy. The menu leans New York-style, with a few pastas and salads rounding things out, but the crust is the point. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, and regulars tend to negotiate hard over whether to save room for the olive oil cake. They should.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Restaurant (Fort Lauderdale) · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant (Fort Lauderdale) · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 4. Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse
Steakhouse
Dark wood, banquette seating, and lighting low enough that everyone looks like they're closing a deal. Daniel's is a steakhouse on Federal Highway that plays the genre completely straight, which turns out to be exactly what Fort Lauderdale wanted. The menu is built for sharing, so bring people. A Floridian spin on oysters Rockefeller gets things moving, the steaks are cooked with care, and the corn pudding is not optional.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
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A tuk tuk parked in the back of a Fort Lauderdale strip mall sets the tone at this no-reservations Isan Thai restaurant, where the menu runs well past the usual curry-and-pad-thai circuit. The kitchen leans into the northeastern Thai repertoire, and when they ask how spicy you want it, they mean it as a real question. The Michelin Guide has taken notice, and the crowd filing in on a weeknight suggests word has been around for a while.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Thai Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Thai Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Timon Balloo
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Rank 8. Louie Bossi
Comfort Food Italian
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Rank 8. Mykonos
Greek
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Restaurant (Fort Lauderdale) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant to Come Back From the Dead · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Desserts · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Bar (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bar (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 14. Old Heidelberg Restaurant
Old-School German
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Gay Bar · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 14. Riverside Market
Beer Bar
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bagels (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Bagels (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Ice Cream · Best of Miami New Times
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