Includes Aventura
Florida Restaurants,
Key Biscayne
Florida Restaurants,
Miami
Florida Restaurants,
Miami Beach
Florida Restaurants, Coconut Grove
Florida Restaurants
and North Miami
Florida Restaurants.
A note about our
restaurant reviews: we have a simple philosophy
at Mark's List; if we don't like it we don't
include it. As you read our restaurant reviews
you'll undoubtedly see a difference in how well
we like the different places we dine, but you'll
never find a bad review.
With over 10,000 restaurants in Florida, who needs to know where
not to go? These are the places
we like. We add two or three to the list every
week, so check back for new finds often.
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You know
those places that look or make you feel like you're in part of
the backdrop for a movie? Well, at
The Palaceyou're right in the middle of Miami Beach's
famed Ocean Drive.
You’re also right on the corner by the 12thStreet
Gay Beach
and what sights you will see as the boys and girls come and go.
Nothing little about the slices here. Incredible
toppings, late night hours and delivery.
Mark's List Editors choice for ten best pizzas in
Florida. Map and full review:
Pizza Rustica
Tasty and trendy little spot with great
menu and location (next to
Vlada Lounge)
makes this a terrific place for a great
meal. Map and full review:
Moriano
Unique
pizzas and Italian food in a one of a
kind outdoor restaurant that is sure to
please even the finickiest snob.
Map and
full review:
Andiamo Brick Oven Pizza
Have
you ever been to one of those places
that, while paying the check, you find
yourself dreaming of your next visit?
Well, at Bulldog BBQ they will
give you probably some of the best
barbeque in
North Miami at the best price and in the
greatest environment. When
it is said that a successful business
owner thinks everything through before
opening, Howie “Bulldog” Kleinberg
has, and usually has a wait at the door
to show for it. The review continues
after the Jump with map and address,
Bulldog Barbecue Miami
More kinds
of dogs than a kennel. We love the El
Macho. Great fries too. Founded by a
former MTV executive, so you know it's
cool.
Map and
full review:
Dogma
This place is truly an amazing Miami
institution. The steak sandwiches are incredible. Great burgers, fries and dogs
too. Map and full review:
Woody's Famous Steak Sandwich
120 feet of buffet space that
includes a large fresh made Sushi Bar
and salad bar and a Hibachi station
where the chefs create whatever you want
right before your eyes.
Map and full review:
Kyojin Buffet
Simply put, this is the most authentic place to
buy a crepe outside of Place Pigalle in Paris. Try the Nutella Crepe with an
Orangina.
Map and full review:
A La Folie
Huge menu
with signature meals served like TV
Dinners from the old days. Great
burgers, sandwiches and salads. Free
delivery.
Map and
full review: Big Pink
The
beaches king of Cuban restaurants. Walk
up to the window 24 hours a day and walk
away with an empanada or dine inside on
the full menu.
Map and
full review:
David's Cafe
The real
deal. The Diner was hauled in back in
the 90's and became an instant landmark.
Try anything with gravy. Superb eggs.
Open 24 hours.
Map and
full review:
11th Street Diner
Fantastic
food, an impressive selection of over
600 wines and Lincoln Road location make
this Italian restaurant the best on the
beach.
Map and
full review:
La Lupa Di Roma
We
love Argentinean restaurant
Manolo!
Manolo
is a mixture of
cafeteria, café, restaurant, and sports grill all in one.
Shop the North Beach neighborhood
and then go relax and try some amazing steaks, empanadas, pizza and churros.Map and
full review:
Manolo
Nothing little about the slices here.
Incredible toppings, late night hours and delivery. Mark's List Editors choice
for ten best pizzas in Florida. Map and full review:
Pizza Rustica
There
is an amazing new restaurant on Lincoln Road
near Washington Avenue that you need check out. Swissmaker
makes you feel like you have stepped into an Epcot themed store that sells the
freshest pretzels, coated nuts, and sandwiches. You probably cannot find
anything anywhere else like this in South Florida. Continued here...
Swissmaker Restaurant
Miami Beach
Laid back atmosphere on Espanola Way. Menus
features everything from the sea along with chicken, red meat and vegetable
tapas.
Map and full review: Tapas y Tintos
Native Haitian cooking that includes lots of pork,
chicken and fish in a vibrant and amazing island environment.
Map and full review:Tap Tap
Haitian Restaurant
I
love nothing more than discovering a café or restaurant that gives you
authenticity, not just a faux finishes and appropriate color palates. I
was told that a true measure of an ethnic restaurant is when you see
that specific ethnicity sitting and eating there. Nothing could be
truer than eating at La
Carreta. We discovered their Key Biscayne location as soon as
we came into the village and kept that in mind as we drove along to the
end of the retail district, only to realize we should have gone there in
the first place!
The
Key Biscayne La Carretalocation has two
distinct parts to their restaurant, and the outdoor café is what drew us
in. At the walk up window you have the choice of either ordering from
the menu or creating your own combination plate from about 15 items that
are authentic (literally—everything is labeled in Spanish!) and looked
amazing. I’m a big fan of plantains and will definitely be
getting them next time. The chicken was roasted and came in quarters
with choices of white and yellow rice, stewed beef, pork, and grilled
shrimp with combination plates that are really affordable. We opted for
the menu sandwiches and had the Cubano Regular and the Pan con
Bistec (steak sandwich) that was really tasty and with just the
right amount of pepper and didn’t need any Worcestershire sauce! The
Cuban was good, but with all the choices available, I think we will be a
little more adventurous next time!
La Carreta
has locations all over South Florida including; Kendall,
Calle Ocho, Bird Road, Hialeah, University Drive in Pembroke
Pines, and now in Miramar. It is definitely a place that you can
afford to go to over and over again and not cost you an arm and a leg or
no costa un ojo de la cara! (Don’t worry, yes,
they do speak English!)
To continue reading this review and for map,
phone number and address, use this link: La Carreta
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Restaurants, Hollywood
Florida Restaurants,
Sunrise
Florida Restaurants, Fort Lauderdale
Florida Restaurants, Fort
Lauderdale Beach
Florida Restaurants, Oakland Park
Florida Restaurants,
Lighthouse Point
Florida Restaurants
and Wilton Manors
Florida Restaurants.
A note
about our restaurant reviews: we
have a simple philosophy at Mark's
List; if we don't like it we don't
include it. As you read our
restaurant reviews you'll
undoubtedly see a difference in how
much we like the different places we
dine, but you'll never find a bad
review.
With over 10,000 restaurants in
Florida, who needs to know where
not to go?
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Opera Restaurant and Lounge in Fort Lauderdale serves French,
Mediterranean and Italian Cuisine. The restaurant features live music every
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There is also an extensive martini menu, a fine
wine collection and daily happy hour specials on domestic beer and well drinks.
Click through on the ad for printable coupons.
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South Florida's legendary Vickie Bennett has joined
forces with the hunky boys at Boardwalk to bring the area a new dining
option, Beefcake's. Casual and
sexy food including salads, burgers, wraps and other tasty menu items.
120 feet of buffet space that
includes a large fresh made Sushi Bar
and salad bar and a Hibachi station
where the chefs create whatever you want
right before your eyes.
Map and full review:
Kyojin Buffet
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Sage French Cafés
in Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale, FL are owned by award winning Chef Laurent Tasic. Chef Laurent has owned restaurants in Paris,
Monaco and in the French Antilles. Chef Laurent counts
Prince Albert of Monaco, film star Michael Caine and
tennis legend Bjørn Borg as some of his regular clients.
The Jimmie's couture line of specialty chocolates is simply known as “The Red
Collection by Jimmie's”. These breathtaking gift boxes are welcomed keepsakes.Map and full
review: Jimmie's Chocolates
With only 30 menu items
Casa Maya Grillin Deerfield has truly honed their craft and dedicated
themselves to creating amazing yet authentic food using only the best cuts of
meat and local seafood.Map and full
review:
Casa Maya Grill
Nothing
little about the slices here. Incredible
toppings, late night hours and delivery.
Mark's List Editors choice for ten best
pizzas in Florida. Map and full
review:
Pizza Rustica
People Passionate; it's what makes
Coffee District a refreshingly unique
experience in a coffeehouse/ performing
arts bar. Map and full
review:
Coffee District
Delray Beach’s Dada
is a restaurant people can’t help but talk about.Individuality is
celebrated here. The food is unique and delicious. Map and full
review:
Dada
Nothing
little about the slices here. Incredible
toppings, late night hours and delivery.
Mark's List Editors choice for ten best
pizzas in Florida. Map and full
review:
Pizza Rustica
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Christine’s offers the best in Contemporary American Cuisine. The
smooth sound of jazz, blues and contemporary music six nights a week make this
place a unique, classy “hang out.” Simplicity is the theme inside.
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Long time Wilton Drive favorite features casual outdoor dining on a
patio surrounded by swinging tables. Check out the sandwiches, burgers and over
15 appetizers. Popular happy hour and Thursday night Long Island Iced Tea
Specials.
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The Jimmie's couture line of specialty chocolates is simply known as “The
Red Collection by Jimmie's”. These breathtaking gift boxes are welcomed
keepsakes. The packages are handmade in Europe and are filled with an
assortment of our Handmade Truffles and Cremes. Each box contains two layers
of our finest chocolates in dark, milk and ivory. The red faux crocodile & gold
liners really make a statement. The "Red Collection by Jimmie's is our
Chocolatier’s Choice!
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Eating at
The Grateful Palate is like having
an extraordinary meal on a luxury mega yacht. The exquisite dishes are
prepared by Chef David Learmoth, a former yacht chef, who offers his
clientele a different menu every week.
Fort Lauderdale
As you drive towards the beach on Commercial Boulevard, you can’t
help but notice an art gallery and restaurant, Art & Design Cafe. The
window showcase, featuring eye-catching original works of art, is just a small
sampling of what is going on inside. Delicious
food, tasty desserts and a friendly staff await!
Map and
full review:
More kinds
of dogs than a kennel. We love the El
Macho. Great fries too. Founded by a
former MTV executive, so you know it's
cool.
Map and
full review:
Dogma
In business since 1927, this is an
authentic slice of old Fort Lauderdale.
Conveniently located near all of
downtown's new LGBT bars.
Map and
full review:
Downtowner Saloon
Fernanda's
has 18 sandwiches to choose from, but
that also leads your creative side to
personally combine things into many
more.
Map and
full review:
Fernanda's
International Market
Eating at
the Grateful Palate is like having an
extraordinary meal on a luxury mega
yacht. The exquisite dishes are prepared
by Chef David Learmoth, a former yacht
chef, who offers his clientele a
different menu every week. Map and full review:
The Grateful Palette
With a menu as large as Asia, Heart Rock Sushi can accommodate any taste bud and
with top notch service your meal will be
as wonderful as you think it should be.
120 feet of buffet space that
includes a large fresh made Sushi Bar
and salad bar and a Hibachi station
where the chefs create whatever you want
right before your eyes.
Map and full review:
Kyojin Buffet
How do you describe the perfect cupcake?
We found Lola's cupcakes to the be the
perfect combination of flavor, cake and
frosting.
Map and full review:
Lola's Cupcakes
Opera Restaurant and Lounge in Fort Lauderdale serves French,
Mediterranean and Italian Cuisine. The restaurant features live music every
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There is also an extensive martini menu, a fine
wine collection and daily happy hour specials on domestic beer and well drinks. Map and full review:
Opera Restaurant and Lounge
Coconuts dockside restaurant
is perfect for a lazy summer afternoon retreat.
Lots of seafood and enough to keep a land lover happy. Map and full review: Coconuts
Nothing little about the slices here.
Incredible toppings, late night hours and delivery. Mark's List Editors choice
for ten best pizzas in Florida. Map and full review:
Pizza Rustica
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As you drive towards the beach on Commercial Boulevard, you can’t
help but notice an art gallery and restaurant, Art & Design Cafe. The
window showcase, featuring eye-catching original works of art, is just a small
sampling of what is going on inside. Delicious
food, tasty desserts and a friendly staff await!
Map and
full review:
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Rosie's is not just burgers anymore. Salads, soups and
loads of light fare make this one of WilMa's most popular hangouts.
Rosie's now offers a full Sunday Brunch. To view
menus and a review click on the ad.
Zuckerello's
offers casual Italian and American along with seafood at reasonable prices. The
restaurant is owned by Adam Zucker who personally maintains an exceptionally
high level of quality and value. Map and
full review:
Zuckerello's
The Jimmie's couture line of specialty chocolates is simply known as “The Red
Collection by Jimmie's”. These breathtaking gift boxes are welcomed keepsakes.Map and full
review:
Jimmie's Chocolates
Way more than just 40
kinds of tea! Great sandwiches,
traditional noodle dishes and our
favorite lemongrass chicken. Map and
full review:
Island City Bistro
Choose from a selection of fine cheeses
from around the world. Select some
olives. Build your own plate
and satisfy that craving for a nibble or
a nosh.
Map and full review:
Naked Grape Wine Bar:
Way more than just 40
kinds of tea! Great sandwiches,
traditional noodle dishes and our
favorite lemongrass chicken. Map and
full review:
The Painted Pickle Deli
Way more
than just 40 kinds of tea! Great sandwiches, traditional noodle dishes and our
favorite lemongrass chicken.
Map and full review: One Tea Lounge
The best cakes, pies and desserts in Wilton
Manors, along with great coffee. Large selection of sandwiches and cold pasta
salads that hit the spot on a hot summer day.
Map and full review:Stork's
Bakery
Includes
restaurants in Bradenton
Florida Restaurants, Clearwater
Beach
Florida Restaurants, Indian Rocks Beach
Florida Restaurants, Lake
Mary
Florida Restaurants, Orlando
Florida Restaurants, Sarasota
Florida Restaurants, St
Petersburg
Florida Restaurants, St Petersburg Beach
Florida Restaurants, St
Cloud
Florida Restaurants, Tampa
Florida Restaurants
and Winter Park
Florida Restaurants.
A note
about our restaurant reviews: we
have a simple philosophy at Mark's
List; if we don't like it we don't
include it. As you read our
restaurant reviews you'll
undoubtedly see a difference in how
much we like the different places we
dine, but you'll never find a bad
review. With over 10,000
restaurants in Florida, who needs to know where
not to go?
Family
owned Italian restaurant that gets it
right. They know how to make pizza,
they're one of our 10 best Pizza
restaurants.
Map and
full review:
Caragiulos Italian-American
Family
owned Italian restaurant that gets it
right. They know how to make pizza,
they're one of our 10 best Pizza
restaurants.
Map and
full review:
Caragiulos Italian-American
Casual outdoor dining with
a Caribbean flair. Loads of great jerk (spicy) menu items as well as good
selection of fresh fish entrees and sandwiches.
Map and
full review:
Cha Cha Coconuts
Casual outdoor dining with
a Caribbean flair. Loads of great jerk (spicy) menu items as well as good
selection of fresh fish entrees and sandwiches.
Map and
full review:
Cha Cha Coconuts
Incredible
views of Tampa bay.
Steaks
marinated in bourbon. Seafood paella,
Cuban sandwiches and black bean soup to
die for.
Map and
full review:
Columbia
Surreal
scene; punk rockers, yuppies and a bunch
of gay guys in a Thai -Japanese
restaurant with ice cold European beers.
Map and
full review:
Ratchada
The best
breakfast going on in the Bay area.
Legendary southern cookin' in a place
where the waitresses still call everyone
'hun' and 'sugar'.
Map and
full review:Skyway Jack's
Florida's
oldest restaurant, built in 1905.
Steaks marinated in bourbon. Seafood
paella, Cuban sandwiches and black bean
soup to die for.
Map and
full review:
Columbia
The day Datz Delicatessen
opened a new Tampa institution was born.
This amazing restaurant, on MacDill in
Tampa, has to have one of if not the
largest deli sandwich menu south
of Times Square. Map
and full review:
Datz Delicatessen
When
you order one of the famous "Frankie's" hot dogs you're in for
a real treat. The hot dogs are made just for Frankies with
choice meats, special seasonings and each one is grilled to perfection. Not may
places...
Map and
full review:
Frankie's
The ribs were tender and
rubbed with a seasoning that was raved
about endlessly. The chicken was
marinated and smoked in the oven without
drying it out. The BBQ pork and roast
beef sandwiches were...
Map
and full review:
Kojak's House of Ribs
How
does
Samurai Steak with Wassabi-whipped
potatoes or Soy Ginger Tokyo Beef
Short Ribs with Japanese Habachi
rice sound? After talking it over with
my Server, the Blue Crab Rangoon
was recommended as the appetizer and
then two rolls, my tried and true
California Roll and to mix it up the
Tokyo Rock & Roll off of Ryo’s
Specialty Makimono. When it is said that
everything was delicious—it truly
was. More after the Jump,
Samurai Blue
Fantastic
Fiesta Bowls and cool drinks in a three
foot high cylinder with a spout on a
lazy Suzan. Sports on sixteen plasma
TVs.
Map and
full review:
The Lime
They say presentation accounts for over
50% of taste perception and the folks at
Tre Amici at the Bunker definitely know
how to lay out a plate.
Map and
full review:
Tre Amici
Fantastic
Sunday brunch. We dig the lemon honey
and oregano grilled chicken, but there's
lots of fish and red meat too.
Map and
full review:
Dexter's
Most Recent Tampa
Bay/Central Florida
Area Restaurant Review
Reviewed by Mark
For
those of you that are sports lovers in the Hyde Park / SoHo
area of Tampa, The Lime is a great restaurant with
fantastic food on South Howard Avenue. We wanted a seat
where we could watch Michael Phelps swim for his fourth
Gold Medal and we were in luck, I think I counted sixteen big
screen plasma TVs. There wasn't a bad seat in the restaurant!
We started dinner with an appetizer, Queso Blanco, a
warm cheese dip served with tricolor tortilla chips. The Queso
Blanco was delicious and the tri-color chips were freshly fried.
This isn't a typical cheese dip, the flavor is rich.
For dinner we ordered a Fiesta Bowl, a Chimmichanga
and a Grilled Tortilla Sandwich. The Ranchero Fiesta
Bowl was clearly a terrific choice and in my opinion the
best thing on the table; made with rotisserie fired chicken,
rice, diced bell peppers, tomatoes & bacon with papaya ranch
dressing tossed into a salad-like mix, the flavors merged
together in a medley of gastronomic delight! The Grilled Skirt
Steak, Pinto Beans & Mexican Rice
Chimmichanga was also a treat and liked just as much as the
Fiesta Bowl. The Ancho Lime Grilled Chicken Tortilla Sandwich
was deemed to be a little more ordinary, but nonetheless
perfectly prepared. The chicken was rubbed with lime and the
grilled tortilla sandwich was served with tomato, onion and
cheddar cheese.
To drink we ordered a Blueberry Sea Dog Wheat Ale that
we found extraordinarily tasty. The beer went down very
nicely complimented the papaya ranch dressing in the fiesta
Bowl. The side items served with the meals included beans and
rice and Yucca Fries that we decided are definitely the
way to go. The Lime also serves beer and cocktails in a way
we've never seen. Imagine a three foot tall cylinder with a tap
at the bottom sitting on a lazy Suzan in the middle of your
table. A handy way to watch a game and catch a buzz.
Even though the upscale decor with
lime green walls accented with white tile, several huge
banquettes and mahogany tables gives the impression that The
Lime was decorated with a sharp eye for design, this isn't a Gay
sports bar or restaurant (are we sterotyping?). The scene is a
little more testosterone driven than many of the restaurants on
South Howard in Tampa.
All said we thoroughly enjoyed our
meal and plan to return again and again!
Includes restaurants in Cape
Canaveral
Florida Restaurants, Cocoa Beach
Florida Restaurants,
Key West
Florida Restaurants,
Tallahassee
Florida Restaurants,
Lake Worth
Florida Restaurants
and West Palm Beach
Florida Restaurants.
A note
about our restaurant reviews: we
have a simple philosophy at Mark's
List; if we don't like it we don't
include it. As you read our
restaurant reviews you'll
undoubtedly see a difference in how
much we like the different places we
dine, but you'll never find a bad
review.
With over 10,000 restaurants in
Florida, who needs to know where
not to go?
Key
West's
A Taste of Greece has
a menu that will make your eyes pop out of your head and drool
uncontrollably. And from homemade hummus to chicken souvlaki and Greek Loukaniko
(sausages) the food lives up to the image.
Map and
full review:
A Taste of Greece
If you’re looking for where the Key West locals
eat and you’re ready to get away from the crowds on Duval Street, find your way
over B.O.’s Fish Shack on Caroline Street. Map and
full review:
B.O.'s Fish Wagon
On Duval Street you'll find
Flamingo’s Café, a place so
unique and homey that you feel like
you're in an eccentric family member’s
Florida Room and can’t help but tell
everyone about it. Map and
full review:
Flamingo’s Café
If you are looking for good American
food at reasonable prices while on Duval Street in Old Town definitely drop in
and eat at
Jack Flats during the day or early evening. Map and
full review:
Jack Flats
We
were kind of thinking that the food was just going to be average, which would be
okay, but suddenly Mangia Mangia excelled... Map and
full review:
Mangia Mangia
Don’t you
just love discovering Great American Restaurants that actually have amazing food
and a vast menu? Well,
West Palm Beach’s treasure would definitely have to be
Howley’s restaurant on South Dixie Highway. This is the place to go for
breakfast through post-nightclubbing nourishment. Map, address and full review
after the Jump,
Howley’s West Palm Beach
"If one advances
confidently in the direction of his dreams, and
endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he
will meet with a success unexpected in common
hours." -
Thoreau
When
you order one of the famous "Frankie's" hot dogs you're in for
a real treat. The hot dogs are made just for Frankies with
choice meats, special seasonings and each one is grilled to perfection. Not may
places...
Map and
full review:
How
does
For
those of you that are sports lovers in the Hyde Park / SoHo
area of Tampa, The Lime is a great restaurant with
fantastic food on South Howard Avenue. We wanted a seat
where we could watch Michael Phelps swim for his fourth
Gold Medal and we were in luck, I think I counted sixteen big
screen plasma TVs. There wasn't a bad seat in the restaurant!
We
were kind of thinking that the food was just going to be average, which would be
okay, but suddenly Mangia Mangia excelled... 
