Florida's Table - Find Your Paradise

Florida’s food scene boasts some of the most talented regional chefs, mixologists and farmers in the country. In this series, we showcase a sampling of diverse restaurants throughout the Sunshine State, to give you just a few ideas for where to find exceptional culinary treats.

Edison Food + Drink Lab

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St. Petersburg, FL

Baba on Central

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Osteria Tulia

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Fins at Sharky’s Venice, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Oysters Rockefeller with freshly caught fish, prime steaks and chops, and one of the best wine lists in town? Welcome to Fins at Sharky’s.

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Dixie Fish Co. Fort Myers Beach, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

A historic fish market-turned-restaurant—damaged by the fury of Hurricane Ian—is back and thriving for its local beach community.

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South of the Seven Sugarloaf Key, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Experience a true taste of the Florida Keys just south of the Seven Mile Bridge with Chef Paul Kapsalis.

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Key West Legal Rum Key West, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Part chef, part distiller, Key West resident Paul Menta has been pairing expertly crafted mojitos with the flavors of South Florida for 10 years.

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Congaree and Penn Jacksonville, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Scott Meyer turned his family’s Jacksonville orchard into a thriving farm-to-table dining space where you actually eat your meal next to the garden.

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BakeChop DeLand, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Chef Taylor Bass uses locally sourced ingredients at BakeChop, a charming community lunch and dinner spot in DeLand.

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Asado Life St. Augustine, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Nick Carrera opened Argentine-inspired Asado Life, a live-fire grill restaurant to create a place for the community to connect over amazing food in St. Augustine.

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Burlingame Fernandina Beach, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Executive Chef Chad Livingston returned to his hometown of Fernandina Beach to open his own “from scratch” restaurant.

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Panheads New Smyrna Beach, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Chef Eric Ross uses his grandma Mabel’s recipes to create crowd-pleasing dishes in New Smyrna Beach.

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Five Sisters Blues Cafe Pensacola, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Five Sisters Blues Café is located in the newly revived “Blocks” neighborhood of Pensacola, merging soul food, blues and community.

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Backwoods Crossing Tallahassee, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Brothers Jesse and Tyler Rice refer to their Tallahassee restaurant as “farm-and-table,” where the farm is literally on the grounds of their restaurant.

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Farm & Fire Santa Rosa Beach, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Chef Jim Shirley draws upon his knowledge of local waters and his families’ farming histories at his Santa Rosa Beach restaurant Farm & Fire.

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Roux 30A Grayton Beach, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Chef de Cuisine John Engle offers a multi-course tasting menu at Grayton Beach’s Roux 30A.

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Dewey Destin’s Harborside Destin, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Chef Jim Shirah is part of a fifth generation family of fisherman who now showcases local seafood at Dewey Destin’s Harborside in Destin.

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Tropical Smokehouse West Palm Beach, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Chef Rick Mace left the white tablecloth life behind to make regional barbeque in West Palm Beach his “life’s work.”

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Robert Is Here Homestead, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Tropical fruit producer Robert Moehling, Sr. developed his passion for local produce as a child and ended up devoting his life to farming.

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Toro Latin Kitchen + Tequila Library Dania Beach, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Danny Salgado oversees the Tequila Library in Dania Beach at Toro Latin Kitchen + Tequila Library.

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Hurricane Alley Bar & Restaurant Boynton Beach, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Kim Kelly’s seafood spot has been a cornerstone of the local restaurant community in Boynton Beach for more than 25 years.

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Ramen Lab Eatery Boca Raton, FL

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

As the third-generation son of Thai restauranteurs, Louis Grayson carries on the family tradition with his Boca Raton-based ramen spot.

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