Florida

Some towns rush you along, and some ask you to take a seat on a bench and stay…

By David Coleman · Oct 1

Some breakfast stops earn their fans slowly, one plate and one Sunday at a time. On the Space…

By David Coleman · Sep 30

Florida is full of shiny new restaurants, but some of the best stops on the road still look…

By David Coleman · Sep 30

Ask a room full of Floridians where to get the best cheesesteak, and you will not get a…

By David Coleman · Sep 30

Somewhere in the Florida Panhandle sits a body of water so round it looks measured with a compass.…

By David Coleman · Sep 30

Some restaurants earn their crowds the honest way, one loaded plate and one friendly greeting at a time.…

By David Coleman · Sep 30

Truck drivers rolling down I-4 have been trading whispers about a Southern spot where the food tastes like…

By David Coleman · Sep 30

Tucked into the rolling pastures of central Florida horse country sits a place where a golf cart counts…

By David Coleman · Sep 29

Some families happily drive three hours each way for one meal at a weathered fish camp on the…

By David Coleman · Sep 29

Few things make a Florida seafood fan happier than a server dropping off an empty plate and a…

By David Coleman · Sep 29

Florida has no shortage of drive-thru chicken, but the pieces people actually argue about at family reunions usually…

By David Coleman · Sep 29

A smash burger starts as a simple ball of beef, gets pressed hard onto a hot flat top,…

By David Coleman · Sep 29

Most people stop at a gas station for fuel and a quick snack, then drive off without a…

By David Coleman · Sep 29

Once you cross the Georgia line on I-75, Florida still has hundreds of miles of highway waiting for…

By David Coleman · Sep 28

Florida has no shortage of shrimp, but the best fried shrimp baskets usually come from the places where…

By David Coleman · Sep 28

Good brisket cannot be rushed, and the Florida pitmasters on this list seem to know that better than…

By David Coleman · Sep 28

Some dinner plans come with a side of airboat. Just outside Sanford, at the very end of a…

By David Coleman · Sep 28

Pre-sliced meat sitting in a plastic tub all morning is fine in a pinch, but it is not…

By David Coleman · Sep 28

Some Cocoa Beach families have been ordering tacos at the same counter for three generations, and a few…

By David Coleman · Sep 28

Some Florida road trips end at a beach, and some end at a picnic table in a small…

By David Coleman · Sep 27

Lakeland has a downtown that still rewards people who slow down, park the car, and grab a seat…

By David Coleman · Sep 27

Some parking lots tell you everything before you even open the car door. On one stretch of US…

By David Coleman · Sep 27

Orlando is famous for long days at theme parks, and those long days end with one big question:…

By David Coleman · Sep 27

Every Florida native has an opinion about smoked fish dip, and most of those opinions start with a…

By David Coleman · Sep 27

Somewhere along a busy stretch of road in Fort Myers, Florida, a row of benches lines a front…

By David Coleman · Sep 27

Central Florida is famous for theme parks and busy highways, yet a short drive from Orlando sits a…

By David Coleman · Sep 26

Some Florida towns chase the future, and Cedar Key happily lets it pass by. Out on this small…

By David Coleman · Sep 26

Some Orlando lunch counters chase every trend, and then there is one tiny spot that simply refuses to…

By David Coleman · Sep 26

Most of Florida is still asleep when the first trays of fresh dough come out at a handful…

By David Coleman · Sep 26

Florida has plenty of fancy food, but some of the best snacks in the state come out of…

By David Coleman · Sep 26

Some Sarasota meals end with dessert, and some start with it, which is perfectly acceptable at one busy…

By David Coleman · Sep 26

Some beaches announce themselves with neon signs and high-rise hotels. The one in this story sits behind a…

By David Coleman · Sep 25

Ask five Floridians where to find the best pizza and you will likely get five different answers, plus…

By David Coleman · Sep 25

Some Tampa restaurants open and close before anyone learns their name, but one Ybor City dining room has…

By David Coleman · Sep 25

Florida has argued about the Cuban sandwich for more than a century, and the fight usually comes down…

By David Coleman · Sep 25

St. Augustine has been collecting stories for more than four centuries, and one of its most talked-about dinner…

By David Coleman · Sep 25

Some towns measure summer by the calendar, and Dunedin seems to measure it by the length of one…

By David Coleman · Sep 25

Some places on the Florida Panhandle build their reputation one plate of grouper at a time, and word…

By David Coleman · Sep 24

Somewhere along the highway that stitches the Florida Keys together sits a small diner where the walls do…

By David Coleman · Sep 24