Every Fort Lauderdale Journal food list in one place: wings, pizza, Mexican, barbecue, breakfast, burgers, sushi, dessert, bakeries, patios and brunch.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Fort Lauderdale’s restaurants gather in a few places: Las Olas Boulevard downtown, the beach along Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, SE 17th Street near the port and the convention center, and Federal Highway (US 1) from Flagler Village north to the Galt. These lists cover each kind of food one page at a time.

Each list has a table with every place’s address, its hours exactly as its own website gives them and its phone number, then a short note on each place. Where a website does not post hours, the list says so instead of guessing. Hours change, especially on holidays, so check before you go. We check every list again every three months.

How we made these lists. Each list starts from OpenStreetMap records inside the Fort Lauderdale city limits, the same data behind our local directory. We checked every place against its own website on Oct. 9, 2026, took hours only from those sites and confirmed added places’ addresses with the U.S. Census Bureau’s geocoder. Every list is alphabetical. None is a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on one. Run a restaurant? Write to us to correct an entry or tell us we missed you.

The lists

Where to get wings. Six places, mostly sports bars and grills: on SE 17th Street, South Andrews Avenue, Davie Boulevard, North Federal Highway, East Sunrise Boulevard and NE 32nd Avenue.

Where to get pizza. Fifteen places, from independent New York-style pizzerias and an Italian restaurant on Las Olas to the Domino’s, Papa John’s and Pizza Hut stores inside the city, several of them open late.

Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants. Ten places, clustered on Las Olas and the beachfront road, with a few taquerias and chains on Federal Highway and Commercial Boulevard.

Where to get barbecue. Six places: smokehouses on Federal Highway, Commercial Boulevard and Cypress Creek Road, plus an Argentine grill and a Brazilian steakhouse.

Breakfast and coffee. Thirteen places, with coffee shops in Flagler Village, breakfast restaurants up Federal Highway and two places open 24 hours.

Where to get burgers. Six places, most of them sports bars and grills, from the beach and Cordova Road to Davie Boulevard and Cypress Creek Road.

Sushi and Asian restaurants. Seven places with sushi, Thai, Chinese, Filipino and pan-Asian food, three of them on SE 17th Street.

Ice cream and desserts. Six places for ice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt and cake, mostly on Las Olas and North Federal Highway.

Bakeries. Four bakeries: French, Italian, Cuban-Argentine and a bundt cake shop, on Las Olas, North Federal Highway and Davie Boulevard.

Patios and outdoor dining. Seven places whose own sites list a patio, outdoor seating or dockside dining, most of them on the beach, the Intracoastal or the New River.

More food guides

Brunch. Weekend brunch at a dozen restaurants on Las Olas, the beach and the Intracoastal, with days and times from their own sites.

Date night. Waterfront dinners on Las Olas, theaters, wine bars, late kitchens and a sunset cruise.

Restaurant inspections. Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation, not the county, inspects Fort Lauderdale restaurants; the guide explains how to search its reports.

The business directory lists many more restaurants, cafes and bars across the city.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find a list of restaurants in Fort Lauderdale by type of food?

This page links our 10 food lists for Fort Lauderdale, one per category, from wings and pizza to bakeries and patios, plus our brunch and date night guides. Each list is alphabetical and gives addresses, hours and phone numbers from the restaurants’ own websites.

Where do Fort Lauderdale restaurants cluster?

Las Olas Boulevard downtown, the beach along Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, SE 17th Street near the port and Federal Highway (US 1) from Flagler Village north have the most places on our lists.

Are these Fort Lauderdale restaurant lists rankings?

No. Every list is alphabetical, nobody paid to be on it, and we do not rate or recommend restaurants. Places can write to us to correct their entry.

How can I check a Fort Lauderdale restaurant’s inspection record?

Our restaurant inspections guide explains how to look up a restaurant’s state inspection reports from Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which inspects restaurants in the city.