This Miami, Florida Soul Food Spot Serves Chicken And Waffles With A Side Of Live Music
Some restaurants hand you a menu and a table, and that is the whole deal. Others hand you a plate of chicken and waffles while…
By David Coleman · Oct 7, 2026
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Frostproof, Florida Has A Tiny Hole-In-The-Wall BBQ Joint Locals Send Everyone To For Brisket
Some of the best meals in Florida hide in places that look like nothing much from the road.…
By David Coleman · Oct 7
Florida
Fall-Off-The-Bone Ribs Keep People Pulling Off I-75 At This Florida Smokehouse
Exit 329 on I-75 looks like any other Florida exit at first. There is a gas station, a…
By David Coleman · Oct 7
Florida
At This Florida Diner, A Jukebox And Checkerboard Floors Set The ’50s Mood For Home-Style Breakfasts With Grits
Some breakfast spots try to look old. This one simply refuses to change the record. In a West…
By David Coleman · Oct 7
Florida
Fried Green Tomatoes And Crab Bisque Are Worth The Drive To This Fernandina Beach Cafe
Some of the best lunches in Florida come in a cardboard boat. In downtown Fernandina Beach, a small…
By David Coleman · Oct 7
Florida
Greek Salads Topped With Potato Salad Are The Tarpon Springs Tradition You Need To Try
Some salads play it safe, and then there is the Tarpon Springs version that hides a scoop of…
By David Coleman · Oct 7
Florida
Ask Anyone In Pensacola Where To Get A Po’boy And They’ll Point You Here
Ask a Pensacola local where to find a great po’boy and the answer usually comes with a knowing…
By David Coleman · Oct 6
Florida
Floridians Stock Up On Fresh Gator Tail And Catfish At These 6 Old Fish Camps
Florida fish camps are a special kind of restaurant. They sit on rivers, creeks, and lakes, and they…
By David Coleman · Oct 6
Florida
Since The 1930s, Floridians Have Pulled Up For Orange Juice And Fudge At Showcase Of Citrus
Somewhere west of the Orlando theme parks, a lifted school bus on monster truck tires rumbles past orange…
By David Coleman · Oct 6
Florida
Hungry Drivers On US-1 Have Been Pulling Over For Conch Fritters At Robert Is Here
Somewhere between Miami and the first bridge to the Keys, a lot of road trippers suddenly hit the…
By David Coleman · Oct 6
Florida
Craving Real Southern Barbecue Chicken? These 6 Florida Pitmasters Smoke It Over Oak
Barbecue chicken gets overlooked a lot. Most people walk into a smokehouse thinking about ribs or brisket and…
By David Coleman · Oct 6
Florida
Seven Florida Breakfast Joints Where Biscuits And Sausage Gravy Come Out Smothered
Florida gets plenty of credit for seafood and citrus, but its breakfast tables tell a more Southern story.…
By David Coleman · Oct 6
Florida
Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes And Peach Cobbler Make Up Sunday Dinner At These 7 Florida Meat-And-Threes
Some Sunday traditions never really fade, and a plate of meatloaf with mashed potatoes is one of them.…
By David Coleman · Oct 5
Florida
7 Fresh Gulf Grouper Dinners In Florida That Justify Every Hour Behind The Wheel
Grouper is the fish Florida families plan whole road trips around, and for good reason. A thick, flaky…
By David Coleman · Oct 5
Florida
Snowbirds Keep Coming Back To This Gulf Coast Town Where Homes Still Cost Less Than Up North
Every winter, license plates from Ohio, Michigan, and New York start showing up along a quiet stretch of…
By David Coleman · Oct 5
Florida
Skip The Chains And Grab A Philly-Style Breakfast Sandwich At These 7 Florida Delis
Anyone who moved to Florida from Philly, South Jersey, or New York knows the struggle of finding a…
By David Coleman · Oct 5
Florida
Floridians Happily Wait In Line For The Deviled Crab Croquettes At This Tampa Cafe
Some Tampa lines move slowly, and people complain the whole time. This one moves fast, and people come…
By David Coleman · Oct 5
Florida
Beach Traffic Barely Matters Once You Taste The Crab Cakes At This Old Naples Seafood House
Naples traffic near the beach can turn a ten-minute drive into a slow parade of brake lights. Most…
By David Coleman · Oct 5
Florida
There’s A Key West Lunch Counter Where The Cuban Mix Has Barely Changed In Decades
Key West has no shortage of places selling sandwiches, but only a few have people planning trips around…
By David Coleman · Oct 4
Florida
Folks In Jacksonville Have Been Ordering The Same Camel Rider Sandwich Here Since 1950s
Some sandwiches are trends, and some are traditions. In Jacksonville, the camel rider belongs to the second group.…
By David Coleman · Oct 4
Florida
Walk Into This Lakeland Diner And The Chicken Fried Steak Arrives Bigger Than The Plate
Some meals show up and politely fit on the plate. Others treat the plate edge like a suggestion.…
By David Coleman · Oct 4
Florida
Pies Stacked Sky-High Make These 7 Florida Spots Worth A Detour Before Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving week in Florida has a way of sneaking up on people, and suddenly someone has to bring…
By David Coleman · Oct 4
Florida
Seven Florida Oyster Bars Where The Raw Dozen Comes Shucked Right In Front Of You
Some oysters arrive from a kitchen you never see, and some get pried open a few feet from…
By David Coleman · Oct 4
Florida
Some Of Florida’s Best Pulled Pork Hides At These 6 Gas Station Barbecue Counters
Some of the best barbecue in Florida comes with a fuel pump out front. Across the state, gas…
By David Coleman · Oct 4
Florida
Fried Grouper, In A Sandwich Or Street Tacos, Keeps Vacationers Coming Back To This Longtime Florida Beach Shack
Some beach trips get remembered for the sunsets, and others get remembered for a sandwich. On Clearwater Beach,…
By David Coleman · Oct 3
Florida
Florida Locals Rave About The Fried Chicken And Smothered Pork Chops At This Jacksonville Soul Food Spot
Some restaurants earn their fans with flashy signs and fancy menus. Others do it the old-fashioned way, one…
By David Coleman · Oct 3
Florida
This Family-Run Florida Cafe Wins Locals Over With Hearty Breakfasts And Grilled Sweet Potato Biscuits
Some breakfast spots in Orlando chase trends, and some just keep the coffee coming and the plates full.…
By David Coleman · Oct 3
Florida
Grits, Eggs Benedict, And Red Vinyl Booths Make This 1948 Florida Diner Feel Like Another Era
Some breakfasts come with a side of time travel. On the beachside of Daytona Beach, a small diner…
By David Coleman · Oct 3
Florida
Florida Steak Lovers Save Their Saturdays For Prime Rib And Live Piano At This Leesburg Steakhouse
Some Saturday plans are worth guarding like a family recipe. In Leesburg, Florida, a growing number of steak…
By David Coleman · Oct 3
Florida
Florida Has 9 Bars That Fry Wings Extra Crispy And Pile On The Bold Sauce
A soggy wing can ruin a whole game day, and Florida has a few bars that seem to…
By David Coleman · Oct 3
Florida
Retirees Flock South Each Fall To This Florida Lake Community Where A Little Buys A Lot
Every fall, a quiet migration heads down the interstate toward the middle of Florida. The travelers are retirees,…
By David Coleman · Oct 2
Florida
Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Pie And Huge Buttermilk Pancakes Await At This Family-Owned Florida Diner
Some breakfast spots come and go faster than a Florida afternoon storm. This one has been feeding hungry…
By David Coleman · Oct 2
Florida
Locals Swear The Wings At This No-Frills Florida Tavern Haven’t Changed In Over 20 Years
Some families pass down jewelry, and some pass down a wing order. In Temple Terrace, Florida, there is…
By David Coleman · Oct 2
Florida
Across Florida, 8 Taco Joints Roll Fresh Tortillas By Hand
There is a big difference between a taco built on a store-bought shell and one wrapped in a…
By David Coleman · Oct 2
Florida
Open Since 1959, This Family-Owned Florida Bakery Still Fills Its Cases With Facturas and Cream Horns
Some Tampa bakeries come and go, but one has been turning out treats since 1959. That is longer…
By David Coleman · Oct 2
Florida
This Peaceful St. Johns River Town Lets Retirees Live Comfortably On A Modest Budget
Some places move at their own pace, and this little riverside spot in Florida is one of them.…
By David Coleman · Oct 2
Florida
Florida Locals Have Kept This Family-Run Steakhouse Busy Since 1949, And The Prime Rib Is Your Order
In 1949, a filet mignon on one Fort Lauderdale menu cost less than two dollars, and coffee was…
By David Coleman · Oct 1
Florida
This Beloved Florida Diner Is Always Packed For Breakfast, And The Pancakes Come Hubcap-Sized
Some breakfast spots in Tampa fill up by nine. One spot on a busy north Tampa avenue seems…
By David Coleman · Oct 1
Florida
Florida Locals Take Their Bagels Seriously, And These 7 Shops Are The Ones They Rave About
Ask a Florida transplant from New York or New Jersey about bagels, and you might get a long…
By David Coleman · Oct 1
Florida
People Go Out Of Their Way For The $3 Tacos At This Immokalee, Florida Spot
Three dollars does not buy much anymore, yet in Immokalee it still buys a taco worth planning a…
By David Coleman · Oct 1