Florida

Some breakfast spots draw a crowd because of a clever sign. Others earn it one plate at a…

By David Coleman · Oct 8

Some restaurants hand you a menu and a table, and that is the whole deal. Others hand you…

By David Coleman · Oct 7

Some of the best meals in Florida hide in places that look like nothing much from the road.…

By David Coleman · Oct 7

Exit 329 on I-75 looks like any other Florida exit at first. There is a gas station, a…

By David Coleman · Oct 7

Some breakfast spots try to look old. This one simply refuses to change the record. In a West…

By David Coleman · Oct 7

Some of the best lunches in Florida come in a cardboard boat. In downtown Fernandina Beach, a small…

By David Coleman · Oct 7

Some salads play it safe, and then there is the Tarpon Springs version that hides a scoop of…

By David Coleman · Oct 7

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 fish camps are a special kind of restaurant. They sit on rivers, creeks, and lakes, and they…

By David Coleman · Oct 6

Somewhere west of the Orlando theme parks, a lifted school bus on monster truck tires rumbles past orange…

By David Coleman · Oct 6

Somewhere between Miami and the first bridge to the Keys, a lot of road trippers suddenly hit the…

By David Coleman · Oct 6

Barbecue chicken gets overlooked a lot. Most people walk into a smokehouse thinking about ribs or brisket and…

By David Coleman · Oct 6

Florida gets plenty of credit for seafood and citrus, but its breakfast tables tell a more Southern story.…

By David Coleman · Oct 6

Some Sunday traditions never really fade, and a plate of meatloaf with mashed potatoes is one of them.…

By David Coleman · Oct 5

Grouper is the fish Florida families plan whole road trips around, and for good reason. A thick, flaky…

By David Coleman · Oct 5

Every winter, license plates from Ohio, Michigan, and New York start showing up along a quiet stretch of…

By David Coleman · Oct 5

Anyone who moved to Florida from Philly, South Jersey, or New York knows the struggle of finding a…

By David Coleman · Oct 5

Some Tampa lines move slowly, and people complain the whole time. This one moves fast, and people come…

By David Coleman · Oct 5

Naples traffic near the beach can turn a ten-minute drive into a slow parade of brake lights. Most…

By David Coleman · Oct 5

Key West has no shortage of places selling sandwiches, but only a few have people planning trips around…

By David Coleman · Oct 4

Some sandwiches are trends, and some are traditions. In Jacksonville, the camel rider belongs to the second group.…

By David Coleman · Oct 4

Some meals show up and politely fit on the plate. Others treat the plate edge like a suggestion.…

By David Coleman · Oct 4

Thanksgiving week in Florida has a way of sneaking up on people, and suddenly someone has to bring…

By David Coleman · Oct 4

Some oysters arrive from a kitchen you never see, and some get pried open a few feet from…

By David Coleman · Oct 4

Some of the best barbecue in Florida comes with a fuel pump out front. Across the state, gas…

By David Coleman · Oct 4

Some beach trips get remembered for the sunsets, and others get remembered for a sandwich. On Clearwater Beach,…

By David Coleman · Oct 3

Some restaurants earn their fans with flashy signs and fancy menus. Others do it the old-fashioned way, one…

By David Coleman · Oct 3

Some breakfast spots in Orlando chase trends, and some just keep the coffee coming and the plates full.…

By David Coleman · Oct 3

Some breakfasts come with a side of time travel. On the beachside of Daytona Beach, a small diner…

By David Coleman · Oct 3

Some Saturday plans are worth guarding like a family recipe. In Leesburg, Florida, a growing number of steak…

By David Coleman · Oct 3

A soggy wing can ruin a whole game day, and Florida has a few bars that seem to…

By David Coleman · Oct 3

Every fall, a quiet migration heads down the interstate toward the middle of Florida. The travelers are retirees,…

By David Coleman · Oct 2

Some breakfast spots come and go faster than a Florida afternoon storm. This one has been feeding hungry…

By David Coleman · Oct 2

Some families pass down jewelry, and some pass down a wing order. In Temple Terrace, Florida, there is…

By David Coleman · Oct 2

There is a big difference between a taco built on a store-bought shell and one wrapped in a…

By David Coleman · Oct 2

Some Tampa bakeries come and go, but one has been turning out treats since 1959. That is longer…

By David Coleman · Oct 2

Some places move at their own pace, and this little riverside spot in Florida is one of them.…

By David Coleman · Oct 2

In 1949, a filet mignon on one Fort Lauderdale menu cost less than two dollars, and coffee was…

By David Coleman · Oct 1

Some breakfast spots in Tampa fill up by nine. One spot on a busy north Tampa avenue seems…

By David Coleman · Oct 1