Florida

Florida gets plenty of attention for its beaches and theme parks, but some of its best meals are…

By David Coleman · Oct 21

Some Florida debates never end. Which beach has the best sunset, which town finds the most shark teeth,…

By David Coleman · Oct 21

Some trips to Key West end with a tan, and some end with a pie box on the…

By David Coleman · Oct 21

A good biscuit tells you a lot about a kitchen. If somebody is up before sunrise mixing dough…

By David Coleman · Oct 20

Florida has no shortage of places that claim to own the chicken crown, and plenty of hungry drivers…

By David Coleman · Oct 20

Some lunch spots chase trends, and some just keep pressing sandwiches the same way for decades. Near Tampa,…

By David Coleman · Oct 20

Some road trips are planned around beaches, and some are planned around lunch. In the middle of the…

By David Coleman · Oct 20

Some boat captains finish a fishing charter and point their guests toward one particular harbor shack, and the…

By David Coleman · Oct 20

Some families plan their Panama City Beach trip around the tide charts. Others plan it around one dinner,…

By David Coleman · Oct 20

Tampa has theme parks, beaches, and endless places to grab lunch, yet one modest counter on a busy…

By David Coleman · Oct 19

St. Augustine has its own hot pepper, and most visitors have never heard of it. The datil is…

By David Coleman · Oct 19

Some vacation plans start with a beach towel, and others start with a crab cracker. In Panama City…

By David Coleman · Oct 19

Some appetizers are ordered. Others get talked about for years. On a busy stretch of road in Clearwater,…

By David Coleman · Oct 19

Florida has no shortage of trendy food, but some of the best bites in the state still come…

By David Coleman · Oct 19

Some restaurants serve a meal, and a few serve a whole decade along with it. In Fort Lauderdale,…

By David Coleman · Oct 19

Some nights call for sweatpants, and some nights call for the good shoes that have been waiting in…

By David Coleman · Oct 18

Grab a tray, point at what you want, and let the folks behind the glass do the rest.…

By David Coleman · Oct 18

Some roadside restaurants hide behind a packed parking lot, and drivers keep rolling past for years before curiosity…

By David Coleman · Oct 18

Some buffets promise the world and deliver a tray of lukewarm chicken. This one in West Palm Beach…

By David Coleman · Oct 18

Some sandwiches need a passport stamp, and the hot pastrami at one Boca Raton deli comes close to…

By David Coleman · Oct 18

Some people move to Florida and spend years hunting for real Southern fried catfish. Many come up empty,…

By David Coleman · Oct 18

Some meals are built for one person, and some are built for a small committee. Out on a…

By David Coleman · Oct 17

Some of the best lunch stops in Florida hide in plain sight, tucked behind a lakeside town’s antique…

By David Coleman · Oct 17

Some retirees spend years hunting for a lake view they can actually afford. A growing number are ending…

By David Coleman · Oct 17

Some downtown spots attract one crowd and quietly ignore everyone else. This one somehow pulls in college kids…

By David Coleman · Oct 17

Some retirement plans involve a rocking chair and a long nap. Others involve a food truck schedule, a…

By David Coleman · Oct 17

Some Tampa restaurants chase trends, and some just keep pressing sandwiches for fifty years. On a busy stretch…

By David Coleman · Oct 17

Long drives on I-95 have a way of making every exit sign look like a promise. Most of…

By David Coleman · Oct 16

Some restaurants ask diners to keep the floor tidy. One spot in Cape Coral, Florida, practically hands out…

By David Coleman · Oct 16

Some breakfast spots ask for patience, and this one earns every minute of it. On Sunday mornings in…

By David Coleman · Oct 16

Some of the best barbecue in Port St. Lucie does not come from a big restaurant with a…

By David Coleman · Oct 16

Some people drive across Broward County for a single pastry, and lately a lot of them are heading…

By David Coleman · Oct 16

Florida diners are famous for pancakes, omelets, and coffee refills, but soup tends to get overlooked. That is…

By David Coleman · Oct 16

Ask ten Floridians where to get the best Cuban sandwich and you might start a friendly argument that…

By David Coleman · Oct 15

Some of the best family cooking in South Florida happens in a small shop along US1 that people…

By David Coleman · Oct 15

Sweet potato pie has a way of turning a quick lunch stop into the best part of a…

By David Coleman · Oct 15

Stone crab season in Florida runs from mid-October through early May, and when it opens, seafood fans start…

By David Coleman · Oct 15

Some meals are worth planning a whole beach day around, and in Destin, one of them comes on…

By David Coleman · Oct 15

A tiny parking lot on a narrow strip of Hutchinson Island in Stuart fills up fast, and newcomers…

By David Coleman · Oct 15