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Published October 17, 2026

The Most Fun Places to Eat in Broward and Palm Beach (and the Rules That Trip People Up)

Written by Chris Cusimano

Concept illustration of a lively waterfront supper club at sunset in South Florida with a riverboat, string lights and palm trees - Homes by Cusi

Some nights you want dinner. Some nights you want dinner to be the whole evening. Broward and Palm Beach counties are unusually good at the second kind, from a riverboat that's been running since 1935 to an ice cream parlor that turns 70 this year and announces your sundae with a siren.

Over at The Friendly Scoop, we just published a 30-stop roundup of the most fun places to eat and drink in our two counties (I've linked it below, and it's worth a bookmark). I've pulled out the spots my clients and my own family ask about most, checked the details against each venue's own pages, and added the fine print that decides whether your night actually lands. Because with these places, the same address can be a totally different experience depending on the day and the hour.

One timely note before we start: Florida's stone crab season opened October 15 and runs through May 1, per the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Keep reading for why that matters.

The ones the kids will talk about all week

Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant, Dania Beach. The red-and-white striped landmark on Federal Highway has been family-owned since 1956. The moment everyone comes for is the Original Kitchen Sink, a sundae served in an actual sink and announced with a sparkler and the house siren so the whole room turns around. The Scoop's detail that matters: it's built for parties of four or more, so don't promise it to a party of two. Everything, down to the soda fountain syrups, is made on site, per the Scoop.

The Wreck Bar at B Ocean Resort, Fort Lauderdale Beach. The resort bills it as one of the few places in the world where you can watch live mermaids swim past portholes while you eat. Sunday is the family version: the resort's Mermaids & Mimosas brunch is all ages, with a Meet & Greet at 11 a.m. and a Pirate & Mermaid Show at 11:30 a.m. Seats sell out, so book ahead.

Play while you eat. The Burger Shack at Lighthouse Cove Adventure Golf in Jupiter has a kids' menu and a playground in view of the tables. In West Palm Beach, the Scoop points parents to the interactive fountain at CityPlace, the former Rosemary Square (bring a towel; the artist-designed water feature is for playing in, not just looking at). In Deerfield Beach, the Cove at Sullivan Park pairs a mini-golf course and a splash area with food on site.

When dinner is the whole evening

The Jungle Queen Riverboat, Fort Lauderdale. Departing from Bahia Mar, it has been running since 1935, according to the operator. The Island Dinner, Show & Sightseeing Cruise boards at 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and runs about four hours, which makes it the full night out, not a prelude to one. There are also 90-minute sightseeing cruises at 2:30 p.m., plus a noon departure on weekends.

The Mai-Kai, Fort Lauderdale. The Polynesian dinner theater, on the National Register of Historic Places, closed in 2020 and reopened in November 2024 after a roughly $20 million, four-year renovation, as CBS Miami and WSVN reported. The Scoop's guidance is the practical part: the revue requires a dinner reservation, while the Molokai Bar and Bora Bora Bar take no reservations and run a happy hour. Plenty of outdated lists still say it's closed. It is very much not.

Cap's Place, Lighthouse Point. Broward County's oldest restaurant sits on an island and can only be reached by the restaurant's own motor launch, with roots as a 1920s casino and rum-running speakeasy. I published a full planning guide for this one, including how to time the boat: Cap's Place in Lighthouse Point: plan the boat ride to dinner.

Same address, different night

This is the section that saves you the awkward arrival.

The Wreck Bar again. Sunday brunch is all ages. But the venue's own rule is that everyone must be 21 or older after 9 p.m., and Saturday's "Mermaids After Dark" is a burlesque-style show for adults. The Sunday and Saturday versions of this room are not the same product. Pick deliberately.

The Wharf, Fort Lauderdale. An open-air riverfront venue, operating Thursday through Sunday per its site. The Scoop's rule of thumb: kids and dogs are welcome before sundown only. After dark it turns into an adults' party. Verify the current policy before bringing the family.

The timing rule everywhere. Ticketed shows run on specific nights, some kitchens close before the venue does, and age policies flip at 9 p.m. in several of these spots. A two-minute call or a look at the venue's own page beats any list, including mine.

Date night with a secret-door factor

Room Nine01, downtown Fort Lauderdale. A speakeasy hidden inside the Hyatt Centric on Las Olas, styled after a 1920s jewel-box apartment. Per the Scoop, you book by email and it fills well in advance, so plan ahead rather than hoping.

The Library at Lilo's, Palm Beach Gardens. A book-lined lounge hidden inside a streetwear shop, with live music and a menu of its own.

Old Key Lime House, Lantana. Built in 1889 and billed as Florida's oldest waterfront restaurant, with the Intracoastal as its dining-room view. Grandparents in town? Start here.

Dada, Delray Beach. Dinner inside the historic Tarrimore House, dating to the 1920s, with a garden strung in lights. The history carries the conversation.

What changed: don't trust the old lists

Two names you may still see on older roundups: Banko Cantina in West Palm Beach has closed, and a New York restaurant and nightlife concept called Ketchy Shuby is expected to open in the building this fall, per WFLX. Kreepy Tiki on South Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale has permanently closed. Meanwhile the Mai-Kai, which some lists still mourn, reopened nearly two years ago. Lists go stale fast here. Verify before you drive.

The habits that make the night work

A few that apply to every place on the Scoop's list: check the day and the show calendar before you go; book the ticketed stuff (the Wreck Bar brunch, the Mai-Kai revue, Room Nine01) ahead; mind the 21-plus-after-9 rules; and if you're celebrating stone crab season, the Rustic Inn has been famous for garlic blue crabs since 1955: a paper-covered table, a mallet, a bib, and explicit encouragement to forget your table manners. In season, stone crab joins the lineup.

And for a breakfast version of all this: Benny's on the Beach has been serving on the Lake Worth Pier since 1986 and opens at 7 a.m. daily, right over the water.

Why I pay attention to this stuff

When clients visit from out of town, these are the places I take them, because this is what living here actually feels like on an ordinary weekend. The restaurants and riverboats and mermaid shows aren't the reason people move to South Florida, but they're a real part of the lifestyle that makes people want to stay. If you're thinking about making this your everyday backdrop, let's talk.