Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Fort Lauderdale

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Updated October 05, 2024

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Pasta And

5.0

5 (327)

$31 to $50

Italian

Margate

About the restaurant

A unique Northern Italian dining experience in Margate, Florida.

Northern Italian cuisine can be described as one of the most refined, royal and diversified cuisines of Italy, characterized by the use of fresh stuffed pasta, polenta, risotto, game, truffles, mushrooms, cheeses, and rich hearty soups.

Our menu celebrates the region's diverse flavors and presents them for you to enjoy.
We prepare our homemade pasta fresh everyday which can be paired with a variety of meats and seafood found native to the region.

Our extensive wine collection of over 600 labels - all temperature controlled - highlights multiple regions of Italy, with the main goal of providing a wine list that has a balance of traditional, rare and interesting selections that complements our cucina piemontese.

Top review

gregoryvip

Dined 1 day ago

margate or pompano? Hidden gem? neighborhood place? about amargate prices , bit worth it. Best italian wine list i have seen in south florida. Pasta is king here. Homemade delicious fresh pasta. it was best ravioli i have had in 20 years. meet ragout with braise beef ina barolo wine reduction out of this world. If you ever venture out to Margate this is the spot.

Luigi's Tuscan Grill

4.9

4.9 (1235)

$30 and under

Italian

Colee Hammock

About the restaurant

We invite you into our small corner of the world, The Tuscan Grill on Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale. We can only warn you that you may never want to leave. The setting is a waterfront al fresco dining experience if you choose to dine in our outdoor patio. If you prefer indoor dining, come enjoy our cozy 40 seat dining room, or our well-stocked bar, and enjoy a dinner like no other. You will be warmly greeted by Gabriel Salas, General Manager, and Sommelier, and taken care as if you were in your very own home. Come enjoy the delights of the Tuscan Grill in a wonderful atmosphere with your family or friends, you will always leave with more than you arrived with and look forward to returning again soon. Buon Appetito!!

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Stephenvip

Dined 2 days ago

New team member, Stephanie is great, just like everyone else. Regular menu items great, but I had their veal ossobuco with mushroom risotto, delicious.

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Popular dish

Meat Lasagna

Casa D'Angelo - Fort Lauderdale

4.9

4.9 (5096)

$31 to $50

Italian

Lake Ridge

About the restaurant

Fine Dining Italian Restaurant. Award winning wine list and menu. Private rooms available for private dinners, luncheons and celebrations (Restrictions apply. Reservations recommended. Dress code: Upscale
We consider hats, ball caps, tank tops, flip flops, sleeveless shirts , jerseys and athletic apparel too casual for our restaurant.

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Coopervip

Dined 6 days ago

Great pasta and salad, great all around experience!

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4.9

4.9 (58)

$50 and over

Italian

Pompano Beach

About the restaurant

Welcome to La Perla di Pompano, a cozy and family owned Italian restaurant in the heart of Pompano Beach. We offer traditional Italian food. You will find dishes like house made pastas, lobster ravioli, salads, veal marsala, pork chop among others and some of our traditional desserts like tiramisù, limoncello cake and profiteroles we are sure you will love! We also have gluten free and vegetarian options available.

Looking forward to welcoming you. Buon appetito!

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Nace

Dined 4 days ago

Been going to La Perla for years. Food and service are aways excelent. The place is a hidden jem. I can't say enough good things about it. Make you feel like family.

VILLA ROMANA Italian & Romanian Restaurant

5.0

5 (199)

$30 and under

Italian

Hollywood

About the restaurant

Our restaurant is situated in the heart of downtown Hollywood Florida. At Villa Romana Restaurant the art of presenting exceptional cuisine in the most inspired of settings is the "joie de vivre" of Hollywood Florida. Please visit on Fridays and Saturdays for live music from 8 pm to 11 pm! Offering a variety of live music such as jazz, saxophone, pop, and Motown, Latin music, and much more! We also offer Karaoke on Tuesdays from 8 pm to 11 pm!

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Giselle

Dined on Sep 30, 2024

Great service and great food. We will be back again!

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Experience

All Day $8.95 Titos Martinis Mondays

Experience

Italian or Romanian Lunch Special

Aquaplex Fort Lauderdale / Lips

4.9

4.9 (561)

$31 to $50

American

Oakland Park

About the restaurant

Lips is Florida's Ultimate in Drag Dining! Dinner, Drinks, and Fabulous Entertainment!

South Florida's Top Drag Queens perform shows nightly in our glittering Drag Palace!

Guests must be aged 18+.

SHOW SCHEDULE
Wednesdays-Bitchy Bingo!
Thursdays-The Divas!
Fridays & Saturdays-Glitz & Glam!
Saturday Late 11:30pm-Taboo! The Naughty Show!
Sunday Afternoon-Dragalicious Brunch!
Sunday Evening-The Divas!

PER PERSON
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday Evening-$32
(All Inclusive Dinner & Show Package)

Friday & Saturday-$46
(All Inclusive Dinner & Show Package)

Saturday Late Night Taboo-$12 Cover Charge, $15 Food/Drink Minimum

Sunday Brunch-$34.95
(All Inclusive Brunch and Show Package, includes All-You-Can-Drink Mimosas, Champagne, or Bloody Marys + Entrée)

**Pricing above does not include drinks, tax, or gratuity.

Questions? Please call us at 954-567-0987

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Stepan

Dined 1 day ago

The night was a blast. Love it. Everyone who love a good show should try visit the place ❤️

Tarantella Ristorante & Pizzeria

5.0

5 (779)

$30 and under

Italian

Weston

About the restaurant

Colorfully decorated in Sicilian ceramic tiles, Tarantella creates a lively and fun atmosphere for your dining pleasure. Tarantella hosts a brick oven that serves hot and crispy Italian gourmet size pizzas. Homemade breads, pastas and desserts will tempt your palate. We offer a full menu consisting of pastas, chicken and veal, steaks and lamb chops and always fresh fish specials daily. Tarantella offers full bar service and a well rounded wine list. Home-style Italian cooking and friendly service will keep you coming back for more. Tarantella also offers outdoor seating. Tarantella has consistently won the award for Best Italian Restaurant in Weston. Zagat rated!!

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Lori

Dined 6 days ago

Awesome time great food great service! Quiet so we could hear each other talking

Eddie V's - Fort Lauderdale

4.9

4.9 (2699)

$50 and over

Seafood

Downtown

About the restaurant

Eddie V's Prime Seafood is a luxury dining destination known for the seafood flown in from pristine waters around the world, as well as its premium hand-carved steaks. Dishes are artistically prepared and feature an ever-changing array of seasonal seafood, along with critically acclaimed prime center-cut steaks broiled to perfection. The restaurant's award-wining wine list, which has been recognized by Wine Spectator, has more than 300 wines curated by Eddie V's very own Advanced Sommelier. In the V Lounge, guests can sip classic and creative cocktails, and enjoy signature appetizers against a backdrop of live music trios.

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Arsen

Dined 7 days ago

Everything about our experience at Eddie V’s was amazing. Our waitress, Danielle Luina, made sure that my wife and I were constantly taken care of. We will be back again for sure.

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10 oz Center Cut Filet Mignon

Angelo Elia Pizza Bar & Tapas - Coral Springs

4.9

4.9 (572)

$30 and under

Pizzeria

Coral Springs

About the restaurant

Opening Angelo Pizza, Bar and Tapas restaurant was a passion of Chef Angelo Elia for more than eight years. While Casa D"Angelo has been a place for him to showcase his depth of Italian technique, he wanted to create a restaurant that felt more like the simple Italy he visits year after year where ingredients are at the forefront. A place where you could come and sit and pick at food as you want with friends. But it didn't come that easy. Like all things that are simple, careful thought and research has gone into the menu and the guarded sources of our premium ingredients. In the end, Angelo Elia Pizza is all about friends and a good bottle of wine enjoyed in a contemporary, easy dining atmosphere. Locations in South Florida include Coral Springs, Weston, Fort Lauderdale and Delray Beach

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debbievip

Dined on Sep 28, 2024

Our very favorite neighborhood restaurant! Always excellent food and martinis!!

Cafe Maxx

4.9

4.9 (1676)

$31 to $50

American

Pompano Beach

About the restaurant

Fine dining establishment for almost three decades. Since 1984, Darrel and Oliver's Cafe Maxx has been delighting patrons with their innovative, award-winning cuisine. This landmark restaurant destination is the premier dining choice among South Florida's power brokers and gourmands, who desire impeccable food served in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Stylish yet unpretentious, Cafe Maxx offers a hip outside patio, a cozy bar and an energetic dining room.

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janevip

Dined 7 days ago

Great night for our table of 5 - every one loved it! Menu was perfect. Our server was exceptional.

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Popular dish

Tuna sashimi Pizza

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