South Florida restaurants: Now open, coming soon and closed
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Now Open
Kraft Bistro Deli, Fort Lauderdale
This bistro and deli from first-time restaurateur Paul Hugo has opened in the former location of Brown Dog Eatery with a menu of deli sandwiches and smoked meats, as well as bistro fare like seafood pasta, steak Diane and shrimp and grits. 2701 E. Oakland Park Blvd.; 954-669-1000, kraftbistrodeli.com/
Foxy Brown, Fort Lauderdale
The intimate and unassuming downtown Fort Lauderdale favorite from Be Nice Restaurants group has moved to a new location, the former Good Spirits space. It has more parking, a bigger bar and larger outdoor patio. The popular weekend brunch continues. 476 N. Federal Highway; 754-200-4236, MyFoxyBrown.com
CAO Bakery, Hallandale Beach
This Miami-grown franchise of Cuban bakeries, owned by Vicky Bakery scion Tony Cao, staged the grand opening of its 12th location on May 27. This outpost includes a drive-thru window and specializes in guava pastelitos, croquetas, empanadas, sandwiches, cakes and fresh-baked bread. 116 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd.; 954-367-5524, CaoBakeryCafe.com
Miyi la Cubanita, Deerfield Beach
If not by name, you might recognize this Cuban eatery because of the large rooster statue placed outside its Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach locations. Now, there’s one more spot to grab their Cuban sandwiches, empanadas (beef, chicken or ham and cheese), and Latin pastries. 204 S Powerline Road; miyilacubanita.com/
Bang Shack, Hollywood
Owner Jason Hadley’s chicken-dip stall at the Yellow-Green Farmer’s Market was once spotlighted on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” and now Bang Shack is a brick-and-mortar fast-casual restaurant in downtown Hollywood. 120 S. 20th Ave.; 786-223-5395; thebangshack.com
Sushi By Bou Beach Club, Pompano Beach
The 10-seat sushi bar at Sushi By Bou Beach Club, an omakase-style restaurant from sushi master David Bouhadana, is now open at the the Marriott Residence Inn Pompano Beach. The rest of the 80-seat restaurant will open sometime in June. Other locations in New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Miami Beach, but this one will have a beachy vibe. 1350 Ocean Blvd.; sushibybou.com
Studio 404, Delray Beach
A new daiquiri bar in The Set neighborhood aims to revive West Atlantic Avenue, just east of I-95. The eatery opened in March and serves $2 tacos, $5 margaritas and colorful daiquiris in four flavors. There are also midnight brunches on Friday and Saturday nights. 404 W Atlantic Ave.; @studio404delray
Solluna, Fort Lauderdale
Former pan-Asian eatery Tsukuro has rebranded and is now Solluna, a seaside Mexican cantina specializing in breakfast tortas, jumbo margaritas, fish tacos and steak fajitas. 225 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.; 954-523-1407
Bombay Café, Oakland Park
This longtime traditional Indian restaurant on Andrews Avenue has moved farther east and replaced the former Inkanto Peruvian Cuisine. Bombay features tandoor-grilled meats, seafood, and vegan-friendly dishes and curries. 1672 E. Oakland Park Blvd.; 954-568-0600, Bombay-Cafe.com
PX Grill Mediterranean Cuisine, Fort Lauderdale
Kosher Mediterranean dishes including falafel, shawarma and gyros with a full bar, from the owners of Pita Express on Stirling Road. 3558 N. Ocean Blvd., pxgrill.com, 954-280-0050.
Botanic, Fort Lauderdale
Inside the new Goodland Hotel near Fort Lauderdale beach, Botanic serves breakfast and dinner, with lunch hours to be announced soon. “What we like to say is it’s South Florida [ingredients] with heavy Latino and Caribbean influences,” explains executive chef Rashaad Abdool. 2900 Riomar St., 954-908-7308, BotanicFL.com.
Plant Based Mafia, Palm Beach Gardens
The new Italian-style vegan restaurant offers dishes including Not Your Grandma’s Rigatoni, The Big Bambino and The Johnny Gleeson. Even if you like meat in your meatballs, owners say you won’t be disappointed. 7100 Fairway Drive, Palm Beach Gardens; 561-223-2432, plantbasedmafia.com
Delray Beach Market
Florida’s largest food hall opened with 27 vendors, including Big T’s Deli, and wine, cheese and charcuterie bar called Cellar and Pantry, Ferdos Grill serving Mediterranean food, Salvo’s Pizzeria and Lovelee Bakeshop. At four stories with 150,000 square feet of vendor spaces and entertainment/demonstration areas, it can handle 2,000 visitors a day. 33 SE Third Ave., DelrayBeachMarket.com
Coming soon
Cafe Vico, Fort Lauderdale
After a quick coat of paint and switching out a few photos, the high-end Italian restaurant will open a second location on June 4 in the former home of Nick’s Italian Restaurant on the Galt Ocean Mile. The original Vico on North Federal Highway will remain open. 3496 North Ocean Blvd., cafevicorestaurant.com
SeaSpray Inlet Grill, Boca Raton
When it debuts June 14 at the Waterstone Resort & Marina, SeaSpray Inlet Grill will be the only dock-and-dine waterfront restaurant in Boca Raton that isn’t a private club. The menu promises fresh seafood and Florida fare. 999 E. Camino Real, 561-368-9500, SeaSprayBoca.com or WaterstoneBoca.com.
Fat Tap Beer Bar, Oakland Park
The Oakland Park Boulevard craft beer bar will move to a new, expanded home the first week of July in warehouses on North Dixie Highway. One building will house a craft-beer taproom and kitchen, and a 2,000-square-foot beer garden behind the warehouses will connect to Fat Tap’s brewhouse, a nanobrewery whose one-barrel system can pump out 31 gallons of suds per batch. 3553-3555 N. Dixie Highway, FatTapBeerBar.com.
Warren, Delray Beach
From Damn Good Hospitality CEO Jeff John, Warren will feature “American bistro with a world flair,” under the direction of Chef Jared Case, as well as more than 1,000 bottles of hard-to-find scotch and bourbon. 15084 Lyons Road, Delray Beach; WarrenDelray.com
Los Bocados, Boca Raton
Robby Bushman and Anthony Hoff’s former gas-station taqueria, which opened its first storefront in April in Parkland, is expanding again. Los Bocados’ second outpost, opening this July in a Boca Raton office park, will serve barbecue brisket tostadas and burritos. 980 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; 7031 N. State Road 7, Parkland; 954-637-4984, LosBocados.com
Pig Beach BBQ, West Palm Beach
The first Florida outpost of this Brooklyn barbecue icon will open this June and dish smoked brisket and baby back ribs, cheddar-jalapeno sausage and homemade coleslaw. Pig Beach’s brisket-and-short-rib smash burger also won the People’s Choice and Best Dressed awards at South Beach Wine and Food Festival’s Burger Bash. 2400 S. Dixie Highway; PigBeachNYC.com
RGS Brazilian Steakhouse, Pompano Beach
This all-you-can-eat Brazilian eatery replaces the former Burgers & Suds location on McNab Road. Gauchos (carvers) will serve cuts of beef, pork, chicken, lamb and Brazilian sausage straight from the grill. There will also be a buffet of salads and hot items to accompany. 360 E. Mcnab Road; 954-889-4669, rgssteakhouse.com
Hamburger Mary’s, Wilton Manors
This drag-themed restaurant known for over-the-top hamburgers, hand-cut fries and queens who perform and mingle with the crowd, will debut in June on Wilton Drive, replacing the space formerly occupied by Rumors Bar & Grill. 2426 Wilton Drive; HamburgerMarys.com
Andrew’s Diner, Fort Lauderdale
After changing ownership twice since the pandemic began, Andrews Diner has moved off Andrews Avenue and onto Cypress Creek Road, where it will replace the former Duffy’s Diner when it reopens in June. The longtime Greek greasy spoon is best known for dishing gyro omelets and spinach pie, and for appearing on Food Network’s “American Diner Revival” in 2016. 925 NE 62nd St.
No Man’s Land, Fort Lauderdale
Restaurateur Memphis Garrett will turn his fast-casual Poke House into a ghost kitchen and convert the space into a No Man’s Land, a cocktail parlor and lounge. Opening in June, the lounge will offer a 10-item menu of small shareable plate dishes. 666 Federal Highway. NoMansLandFTL.com.
Lynora’s, Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton
An Italian mother’s cooking is the inspiration behind the eatery expected to expand to a total of six locations between Palm Beach and Broward counties by the end of the year. The Abbenante family’s brand of traditional Italian recipes over the past 35 years includes dishes such as tagliolini alla carbonara, linguine alle vongole and cannelloni al forno. The Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale locations are expected to open by year’s end. 2364 N. Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale; Uptown Boca plaza, 9560 Glades Rd., Suite 180; Lynoras.com
Mystic Lobster Rolls, Boca Raton
A beachside eatery boasting whole Maine lobster rolls with no fillers. The restaurant, founded in New Jersey, is also bringing its lobster bisque and lobster mac-n-cheese down to South Florida. 771 E Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton; mysticlobsterrolls.com
Divieto, Coral Springs
Italian for “prohibition,” Divieto aims to takes diners back to the roaring ’20s in a new 5,907 square foot space expected to open at the end of the year. This is the restaurant’s fourth Florida location serving scratch-made Italian dishes, thin crust pizzas and era-inspired cocktails. 2729 N. University Drive; divietoristorante.com
Grampa’s Bagel Bakery Deli Café, Dania Beach
New York bagel-shop veterans Mark Fried (Bagel Boys Café) and Marc Goldberg (Goldberg’s Famous Bagels) plan to rebrand this 64-year-old bakery – closed since the beginning of the pandemic – as a New York-style deli serving New York water bagels, rugelach, housemade corned-beef brisket and other diner classics. 17 SW First Ave., Dania Beach
Closed
It’s a Cubano B, Pompano Beach
Rob Menendez’s family operated restaurant will close after June 12, he announced in a Facebook post. The small shop that started as a food truck specializes in Cuban sandwiches and its Frita Burger topped with potato straws. 3350 NW 22nd Terrace #400b; 754-222-8711, cubanob.com
Nick’s Italian Restaurant, Fort Lauderdale
Since 1974 Nick’s has been the source of old-school Italian cuisine on the Galt Ocean Mile. Over the decades Nick’s hosted the likes of Adam Sandler, Frank Sinatra Jr. and Robert DeNiro. Last day of service was May 31, but by June 4 a second location of Fort Lauderdale favorite Cafe Vico will reopen the doors. 3496 North Ocean Blvd.; nicksitalianonline.com
Historic Dockers, Dania Beach
Since 1947 this waterfront dining destination inside Cozy Cove marina offered boaters, locals and tourists an at-home vibe with coastal fare. Extreme staffing shortages however closed the restaurant, according to an announcement on their Facebook page. The post also said they will be consolidating the team with their sister restaurant, Historic Downtowners in Fort Lauderdale, though they hope to reopen the Dania Beach location if they can secure the right staffing. 318 N Federal Highway; 954-925-5962, historicdockers.com
Texas De Brazil, Fort Lauderdale
Endless servings of meat at this Brazilian steakhouse have come to an end. The location across from the Galleria Mall has permanently closed. 2457 E Sunrise Blvd., texasdebrazil.com
Cypress Nook, Pompano Beach
Ilsa Wettengel’s waterfront yellow cottage serving tradition German fare on the McNab Road Bridge since 1979 closed June 1. The city of Pompano Beach this summer plans to demolish the building to raise the McNab Road Bridge. 201 E. McNab Road.
Troy’s Barbeque, Boca Raton
After two years, Troy’s Barbeque has pulled out of Boca Raton. The original Boynton Beach location (1920 S Federal Highway) remains open, and coming soon is a new West Palm Beach restaurant (3950 Georgia Ave). 1198 N. Dixie Highway, Boca Raton; BBQTroys.com.
Madisons New York Bar & Grill Restaurant, Boca Raton
The upscale steak and seafood restaurant was sold after seven years to New York based Gallagher’s Steakhouse. 2006 NW Executive Center Circle
C.W.S. Bar & Kitchen, Lake Worth
After six years, the kitchen and bar closed May 23 “due to the unfortunate inability to reach an agreement with landlords,” according to a statement from Damn Good Hospitality. 522 Lucerne Ave.
Fat Boyz Barbecue, Coral Springs
Owner-pitmaster Jarael Holston-Jones closed his Coral Springs outpost to zero fanfare, farewells or even final plates of Southern-style smoked ribs and brisket, though he plans to keep his remaining Fort Lauderdale open. 6192 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs; 954-415-4810, FatBoyzBarbecue.com
