Dine Out Lauderdale is back! Greater Fort Lauderdale’s premier annual culinary celebration will return August 1 – September 30, 2025. With over 100 participating restaurants, there are plenty of delicious options to choose from.
From our newest MICHELIN Guide selection for Greater Fort Lauderdale, four outstanding restaurants will be participating, including one with a One MICHELIN Star distinction. Two restaurants are located in the same MICHELIN-recommended hotel, nestled along Fort Lauderdale beach.
See below for which MICHELIN restaurants will have great deals for Dine Out Lauderdale and our top recommendations for where to stay nearby.
Chef's Counter at MAASS (One MICHELIN Star)
The Chef's Counter enjoys a prime spot inside the MAASS dining room at the Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale, and this stylish perch facing the large, open kitchen offers a distinctive dining experience. Chef Ryan Ratino's tasting menu, in the hands of Chef David Brito, is a beautiful tribute to contemporary cooking with French techniques, Japanese ingredients, and a few Florida highlights.
Inspector notes: "Ingredients take center stage in courses like the single seared diver scallop over a truffle puree. Designed as an upmarket riff on chicken noodle soup, it's finished with a velvety broth. A delicate bowl of koshihikari rice cooked in a donabe with maitake mushroom and a Comté foam is excellent from start to finish. Finally, kakigori with candied nuts and fresh raspberries is a delightful conclusion."
Evelyn's
All-day dining in hotels isn't typically anything to write home about but you're in for a different experience at Evelyn's inside the Four Seasons Hotel Fort Lauderdale. As might be expected given the location, the look is coastal chic with views extending over the pool and beyond to the Atlantic Ocean. Coastal Floridian influences find their way into dishes with a Levantine focus.
Inspector notes: "Begin with a smattering of spreads or a small plate, then opt for a skewer like the pomegranate-glazed ora king salmon. Large plates like the cider-braised beef tagine are designed for sharing. Dessert is worth saving room for, with a large list of favorites including a pistachio mille feuille that riffs on baklava with delicious results."
Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse
A busy bar, a dining room with dark wood tables and banquette seating, and moody lighting—Daniel's looks like a page ripped from the playbook of American steakhouses. This is a place to come with a group, as the large menu of steakhouse favorites is designed for sampling and sharing.
Inspector notes: "Settle in over wagyu tartare or a Floridian take on oysters Rockefeller before tucking in to one of the perfectly cooked steaks. Of course there must be sides, especially creamed spinach and corn pudding. Desserts may be sized for a crowd but it's difficult not to indulge when met with classics like key lime pie or a warm chocolate chip cookie served in a skillet with vanilla ice cream."
Heritage (Bib Gourmand)
Sometimes being single-minded pays off, and it's certainly true at Chef Rino Cerbone's casual, contemporary spot in trendy Flagler Village.
Inspector notes: "It's all about pizza here (with a few pastas and salads, and starters like crispy Roman artichokes), but don't expect your run-of-the-mill marinara-topped disc. Instead, this place doles out highly customized pies with different sauces and unusually appealing toppings. Case in point? The squash blossom and cold-pulled burrata pizza sauced with chunky sherry marinara. More New York-style than Neapolitan, it's hard to leave leftovers. Do, though, as dessert can't be missed, especially that olive oil cake topped with mascarpone whip and sided by strawberry sauce and vanilla semi freddo."
Stay nearby:
Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale
This sophisticated hotel sits on a quiet stretch of beach though the area’s dining, shopping, and more are just minutes away. The rooms to beat have views of the Intracoastal, though all come complete with signature Four Seasons comforts. Dining comes with its own delights here, including two restaurants recommended by The MICHELIN Guide (both part of this year's Dine Out Lauderdale restaurant months).
Kimpton Shorebreak Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
Some of Kimpton’s hotels are new builds, tailor-made for their time and place. Others, like the Kimpton Shorebreak Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, make the most of existing structures, updating them for the boutique-hotel era. This one dates back to 1949 as the Escape Hotel, the first of the city’s hotels near the beach to have its own swimming pool, and to stay open year-round. Such conceptual quantum leaps belong, for the most part, to the past — today’s upscale boutique hotels can only hope to refine their offerings, and execute their plans more effectively than the competition.
This is where Kimpton’s expertise comes in. The group’s hotels have always successfully walked some fine lines: design that’s attractive but not intimidating, service that’s personable but not intrusive. The Shorebreak is no different; its style is all its own, thanks to its masterfully updated mid-century interiors, but it’s perfectly in keeping with the brand’s aesthetic. Today it features not one but two pools — one on the rooftop — and it’s still a block from the beach. Meanwhile they’ve added loaner bikes and yoga mats, in a concession to modern leisure tastes. And the restaurants are thoroughly modern as well: the South Florida–meets–Italian La Fuga, and the poolside bar, simply called the Rooftop.
Hero image: Kimpton Shorebreak Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort / Las Olas Beach
This article is supported by MICHELIN Guide Restaurants Destination Partner
