Fort Lauderdale

Casa D'Angelo is always packed. — Fodor's

Replacing founding chef Dean James Max, farm-to-table toque Paula DaSilva, a former Max protégée, brings excitement to this seafood-centric restaurant. — Gayot

What you want are the famous meatball salad... always-al dente pastas like garlicky linguine with fresh-shucked clams; anything including the fresh homemade mozzarella. — Gayot

While the menu may be steakhouse simple, with steaks, chops, seafood, sandwiches, raw bar, and sides, this is Fort Lauderdale's newest "it" girl, a virtual meat market of seeing and being seen. — Frommer's

Hands down, this is one of the coolest, most unpretentious, quintessential pre-swanky South Florida restaurants, if not one of the coolest restaurants, period. — Frommer's

The crew at this seaside hole-in-the-wall puts on quite a show of ingredient-tossing flair while assembling takeout hoagies, subs, and deli sandwiches. — Fodor's

This popular eatery is Santa Fe–chic, specializing in tasty, southwestern fusion grub such as smoked-salmon tostadas and filet mignon with a rich poblano-pepper goat cheese. — Lonely Planet

At the Floridian Restaurant on Las Olas Boulevard in Ft. Lauderdale (Florida), the chocolate chip pancakes are a delicious treat at any hour of the day. — Afar Magazine

Overall, the customer service, varied cuisine options, and inviting atmosphere are outstanding. — Afar Magazine

Part ice-cream palor, part ode to American childhood, Jaxon’s has a 50-year-long-established reputation as a specialist in kids’ dessert wish-fulfillment. — Time Out

"Family and friends" get "down and dirty" at this huge, circa-1955 "landmark" crab shack near the airport, donning bibs and "banging" away with mallets. — Zagat

If you order the guacamole and chips, they bring out avocados and make the guacamole to your liking (do you want mayo? how about more lemon?) at your table. — Afar Magazine

With a broad, open-fronted deck offering a front row view of yachts and motor boats, this place is hard to beat for waterfront dining. — Lonely Planet

This light, airy Fort Lauderdale cafe serves “yummy” gluten-free “Americana-style vegan” dishes (think hearty Buffalo tempeh or a smokehouse burger with caramelized onions). — Zagat

Besides its "wonderful" good looks, the fish is always "perfectly done" (there's also a lobster bar, a raw bar and plenty of steak offerings) and the cocktails are "amazing". — Zagat

Meet Anthony, the gregarious owner of this Fort Lauderdale restaurant with an interior all about jet-setting -- albeit in the mid- to late '70s -- and a bar crafted out of a plane fuselage. — Frommer's

Lester's on State Road 84 has stood as a 24-hour haven for the hungry and the late-night crowd since 1967. — Fodor's

It's "dockside dining at its best" say fans of this "easy, breezy" Fort Lauderdale sea-and-comfort-food restaurant boasting a "beautiful location" overlooking the Intracoastal. — Zagat

More Alessi than O Sole Mio, this contemporary Italian restaurant is industrial chic, with raw concrete floors, bright orange and lime green furniture, and a red-and-yellow tiled open kitchen. — Concierge

Angelo Elia Pizza, Bar & Tapas is an upscale Italian eatery and wine bar which offers a modern take on traditional Tuscan fare. — Where