Florida

Some breakfast spots hide in plain sight, wearing a plain exterior that hints at nothing about what waits…

By David Coleman · Aug 21

Some of the best food in Florida is not found on a beach boardwalk or in a fancy…

By David Coleman · Aug 21

Some places make you work for the good stuff, and this little fishing village dock is one of…

By David Coleman · Aug 21

There is a version of bowling where the ball fits in your palm and the pins are stubby…

By David Coleman · Aug 21

Some of the best breakfasts in Central Florida hide in plain sight, tucked into towns you might drive…

By David Coleman · Aug 21

Key lime pie is basically Florida’s official dessert, and folks here take it seriously. The real deal is…

By David Coleman · Aug 20

Some spots along a busy Florida highway hide a lot more warmth than their outside walls let on.…

By David Coleman · Aug 20

Florida is famous for beaches and theme parks, but some of the best food sits in small towns…

By David Coleman · Aug 20

Some steakhouses chase trends. Others just keep serving what people crave, decade after decade, and let the crowds…

By David Coleman · Aug 20

Some places manage to hold onto the past without feeling dusty or forced. Near the sand in one…

By David Coleman · Aug 20

Some restaurants chase trends. Others simply keep doing what works, year after year, until they become the place…

By David Coleman · Aug 20

About an hour north of Orlando sits a tree-lined district where boutique windows glow, festivals fill the calendar,…

By David Coleman · Aug 19

Florida summers get hot fast, but the state hides a secret weapon underground. Dozens of natural springs bubble…

By David Coleman · Aug 19

Some places in Florida hold onto their history like a well-worn map, and there is one riverside spot…

By David Coleman · Aug 19

Some of the best food in Florida hides behind a plain sign next to a busy road, and…

By David Coleman · Aug 19

Florida sits on top of one of the largest collections of freshwater springs on the planet, and the…

By David Coleman · Aug 19

Along a working waterfront in the Florida Panhandle sits a rustic little seafood spot where charter boats bob…

By David Coleman · Aug 19

Some places don’t need a fancy building to earn a loyal crowd. Along a quiet stretch of the…

By David Coleman · Aug 18

Tucked down a country road in a small Florida town, there is a cottage where a bistro and…

By David Coleman · Aug 18

Florida sits between two coasts loaded with blue crabs, and a good pile of steamed crabs is one…

By David Coleman · Aug 18

Some restaurants make you forget you are in the middle of a busy city. A short drive from…

By David Coleman · Aug 18

Some of the best plates in Central Florida come from a place that never asks for attention. Tucked…

By David Coleman · Aug 18

Tucked just off one of Sarasota’s busiest shopping loops sits a little shop that has quietly outlasted trends,…

By David Coleman · Aug 18

Somewhere along a quiet stretch of road in southwest Florida sits a weathered little building that most drivers…

By David Coleman · Aug 17

Everyone thinks Florida retirement means beachfront condos and steep prices, but that is only part of the story.…

By David Coleman · Aug 17

A black-and-white striped tower rises 165 feet above the north end of Anastasia Island, and it has been…

By David Coleman · Aug 17

Somewhere along the Florida Panhandle sits a stretch of sand so pale it looks like it was dusted…

By David Coleman · Aug 17

Off the northwest coast of Florida, a cluster of tiny islands sits quietly in the Gulf of Mexico,…

By David Coleman · Aug 17

Somewhere in northern Florida, water bubbles up from underground at a steady 72 degrees, so clear you can…

By David Coleman · Aug 17

Some of the wildest scenes in Florida sit less than a mile from a parking lot, and you…

By David Coleman · Aug 16

Some places have been grilling burgers so long that generations of the same family keep coming back for…

By David Coleman · Aug 16

Tucked away on the northwest coast of Florida sits a small island city where the pace slows down…

By David Coleman · Aug 16

A short walk from the sand in Clearwater, there is a small, colorful seafood shack that locals point…

By David Coleman · Aug 16

Some restaurants serve dinner. Others hand you an entire evening that keeps you talking for years. Tucked into…

By David Coleman · Aug 16

Florida is full of flashy tourist spots, but the real magic often shows up in tiny diners where…

By David Coleman · Aug 16

Florida gets a lot of attention for its beaches and theme parks, but the towns where people actually…

By David Coleman · Aug 15

Nearly a century ago, a railroad tycoon dreamed of a grand seaside retreat at the very edge of…

By David Coleman · Aug 15

Some of the tastiest food in central Florida hides at the end of a quiet road, right where…

By David Coleman · Aug 15

Some places earn a reputation that spreads across an entire state, and a certain smokehouse near Orlando has…

By David Coleman · Aug 15