When it comes to food, South Florida is a great place to be. Here are seven buzzy restaurants heading to Broward and Palm Beach counties this fall.
Parlor Doughnuts, 9 Plaza Real S, Suite 108, Boca Raton: This Indiana-born franchise, which crafts their treats with a laminated dough process that yields a flaky, croissant-style texture, is opening its second SoFlo outpost south of Mizner Park. The first is in Fort Lauderdale. “We look forward to becoming part of the community while sharing our passion for exceptional doughnuts, coffee, and hospitality,” franchisee Ben Boulet told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Parlor also serves breakfast sandwiches, coffee, matcha lattes, and savory margherita and chicken bacon ranch savory doughnuts. OPENING: Sept. 26, per Boulet. INFORMATION: 561-463-6688; ParlorDoughnuts.com.
Hula Kai Tiki Bar, 1075 SE 17th St., Fort Lauderdale: After four long years of construction, this 5,000-square-foot Polynesian port-of-call lounge from owner James Flanigan (whose Old School Hospitality operates Quarterdeck pub chain) is expected to finally debut this month. The sprawling, 200-seat space on the 17th Street Causeway has two stories with a rooftop bar. Its modern pan-Asian menu will include Hawaiian-grilled N.Y. strip, chili sticky ribs, pu pu platters, papaya salad, Thai chicken satay and grouper sandwiches. OPENING: Sept. 26, per Flanigan. INFORMATION: HulaKaiTikiBar.com.
George Abbondante / Courtesy
The bacon-onion fondue burger at Grub, a Finer Diner, which is scheduled to open Oct. 1 in Pompano Beach. (George Abbondante/Courtesy)
Grub, a Finer Diner, 14 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach: Following the closing of his Mexican-barbecue cantina last January after almost five months, owner George Abbondante is back to breakfast basics with this upscale spinoff of his Hen and the Hog bruncheries. The all-day menu touts Japanese milk-bread French toast, slow-smoked brisket croquettes, fried green tomato benedicts and, for dinner, shrimp and grits, bacon-onion fondue burgers and country-fried steak. It’s “real-deal comfort food with Southern soul,” Abbondante told the Sun Sentinel. OPENING: Oct. 1, per Abbondante. INFORMATION: GrubDiner.com.
Sababa Hummus House, 7515 N. State Road 7, Parkland: The Israeli-inspired menu from owner Olena Chuienko is both kosher and pareve, featuring hummus bowls, shakshouka, Moroccan couscous, eggplant moussaka, potato bourekas and falafel pitas. On Fridays, they’ll serve traditional jachnun, a Yemenite Jewish pastry made from lightly sweetened dough stretched paper-thin and rolled tightly into logs. OPENING: Late September, according to Chuienko. INFORMATION: Instagram.com/SababaHummusHouse.
Magie Wine Bar
This fall, Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village is getting the first Magie Wine Bar outside of Miami-Dade County. (Magie Wine Bar/Courtesy)
Magie Wine Bar, 551 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale: This Miami-born wine bar is bringing its signature curated Spanish and Portuguese wines and elevated snacks (caviar dino nuggets, charcuterie boards, escargot, truffle grilled cheese) to its first Broward County location on the edge of Flagler Village. Co-owners Caroline Strauss and chef Ivan Barros also have Magie Wine Bars in Miami-Dade County’s Little River and Coconut Grove neighborhoods. OPENING: October, according to the public relations firm. INFORMATION: Instagram.com/magiewinebar.
Magie Wine Bar
The new Magie Wine Bar is expected to open in Fort Lauderdale this October. (Magie Wine Bar/Courtesy)
NAIA, 904 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale: Fire and water motifs are everywhere inside this sprawling Mediterranean-Asian fusion space from restaurateur Tim Petrillo (S3, YOLO, Java & Jam), which replaces the late Mangos bar. This 220-seater, which Petrillo dubs the “crowning jewel” of his restaurant portfolio, boasts 30-foot-tall ceilings, waterfall features, robata grills, charred-wood decor and water streams flowing through channels carved into custom oak dining tables. The menu, still being finalized, will include sourdough pitas and focaccia sandwiches baked in-house, dry-aged lamb chops, Wagyu dumplings, glass-noodle pastas and a sushi counter. OPENING: Oct. 22, per Petrillo. INFORMATION: 954-775-8673; NaiaLasOlas.com.
Pier Sixty-Six
A rendering of Pelican Landing, which will reopen at Pier Sixty-Six in Fort Lauderdale this October. (Pier Sixty-Six/Courtesy)
Pelican Landing, 2301 SE 17th St., Fort Lauderdale: This longtime Fort Lauderdale waterfront restaurant is returning to Pier Sixty-Six Marina at the still-evolving resort. The menu at the two-story, open-air eatery overlooking superyacht after superyacht will offer SoFlo cuisine classics such as conch fritters, blackened tide tacos, seasonal stone crab claws, spiny lobster, Key West shrimp as well as, of course, a raw bar. “Pelican Landing has always been about more than what’s on the plate — it’s about the feeling of being on the water and the memories that come with it,” said chef Aldo Novoa, director of culinary. “We wanted to capture that sense of nostalgia, from long afternoons at the marina and the first bite of stone crab to gathering around the table after a day on the boat.” OPENING: Oct. 17, according to the public relations firm. INFORMATION: pelicanlandingrestaurant.com.
Pier Sixty-Six
A rendering of the interior of Pelican Landing in Fort Lauderdale. (Pier Sixty-Six/Courtesy)
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