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We picked these 25 new restaurants, bars and cafés in Fort Lauderdale from the 51 independent places that opened in the last 30 days, and we update the list daily.
Ranked, and each name links to its full timeline
Restaurant · Weston · 2600 Glades Cir, Ste 1100
A new restaurant in Weston, open since Oct 15, 2026. We’ve confirmed it’s open.
Bar · Margate · 199 S State Rd 7
A new bar in Margate, open since Oct 5, 2026. We’ve confirmed it’s open.
Café · Miramar · 11611 Red Rd
A new café in Miramar, open since Oct 21, 2026.
Café · Coconut Creek · 4449 Lyons Rd, Ste 101c
A new café in Coconut Creek, open since Oct 16, 2026.
Dessert shop · Tamarac · 8110 N University Dr
A new dessert shop in Tamarac, open since Oct 14, 2026.
Mexican spot · Davie · 7780 Griffin Rd, Ste 110/111
A new Mexican spot in Davie, open since Sep 28, 2026.
Restaurant · 17th Street · Harbor Beach · 2301 Se 17 St
A new restaurant in 17th Street · Harbor Beach, open since Sep 25, 2026.
Café · Davie · 4433 Stirling Rd
A new café in Davie, open since Sep 24, 2026.
Restaurant · Oakland Park · 3161 W Oakland Park Blvd
A new restaurant in Oakland Park, open since Oct 23, 2026.
Restaurant · Davie · 1855 S University Dr
A new restaurant in Davie, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Fort Lauderdale · 710 Nw 5 Ave, Ste 1051
A new restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, likely open since October 2026.
Dessert shop · Sunrise · 10059 Sunset Strip
A new dessert shop in Sunrise, open since Oct 22, 2026.
Restaurant · Hollywood · 7601 Davie Rd Extension
A new restaurant in Hollywood, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Coral Springs · 3334 N University Dr, Ste 8
A new restaurant in Coral Springs, open since Oct 22, 2026.
Café · Plantation · 1763 N University Dr
A new café in Plantation, open since Oct 15, 2026.
Mexican spot · Sunrise · 2606 Sawgrass Mills Cir, Ste 1305
A new Mexican spot in Sunrise, open since Oct 15, 2026.
Bar · Sunrise · 1840 Sawgrass Mills Cir, Ste 4100
A new bar in Sunrise, open since Oct 12, 2026.
Bar · Lauderdale Lakes · 4244 N State Rd 7
A new bar in Lauderdale Lakes, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Miramar · 16311 Miramar Pkwy
A new restaurant in Miramar, likely open since October 2026.
Restaurant · Coral Springs · 3314 University Dr
A new restaurant in Coral Springs, open since Oct 7, 2026.
Restaurant · Davie · 6819 Stirling Rd
A new restaurant in Davie, likely open since October 2026.
Bar · Pompano Beach · 800 Lakeside Cir Room 0109
A new bar in Pompano Beach, open since Oct 2, 2026.
Dessert shop · Oakland Park · 5073 N Dixie Hwy
A new dessert shop in Oakland Park, likely open since October 2026.
Pizza spot · Hallandale Beach · 26 Diplomat Pkwy Cu2
A new pizza spot in Hallandale Beach, open since Sep 28, 2026.
Restaurant · Fort Lauderdale · 6500 Nw 12th Ave, Ste 101
A new restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, likely open since October 2026.
We pick only places that have opened, and we rank them by how sure we are they’re open and how they’ve done since. We leave chains out, and no one pays to be on the list.
Neighborhoods with the most new restaurants in the last 30 days
Our top picks for October 2026 are Slice, Al Night Club and Eat Live Love Cafe. The full list of 25 is above, and we update it daily.
58 restaurants, bars and cafés opened in the Fort Lauderdale area in the last 30 days, based on publicly available records.
Davie (33314) leads with 4 openings in the last 30 days, followed by Las Olas/Downtown and Coral Springs.
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