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This family-owned enterprise has been a magnet for affordable Italian-American classics since 1958. Eat pasta, crunchy-crust pizza, steak, prime rib, and a multitude of locally inspired desserts amid redbrick walls in the classic Capri dining room. Specialty martinis and cocktails complement an extensive wine list. The outdoor patio is pet-friendly.
935 N. Krome Ave., Florida City, Florida, 33034, USA
Known For
- Large salad buffet
- Family-friendly environment
- Staples like lasagna
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Dinner only on Sat. Closed Sun.
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Gems from the sea are delivered fresh from the owners' boats to this rustic haven. Enjoy breakfast, lunch, or an early dinner outdoors to watch pelicans, gulls, tarpon, manatees, and the occasional gator play off the dock on the Barron River. Even better, you can chow down on sustainable stone crabs—medium, large, jumbo, and colossal, based on weight—with a clear conscience. After they remove the meaty claws, crabs are returned to the water so they can grow new ones. Brought a cooler with you? City Seafood wraps for the road (and ships, too). Gator and shark-tooth necklaces and cutesy crabby-style tanks, boxers, and tees await in the gift shop.
702 Begonia St., Everglades City, Florida, 34139, USA
Known For
- Sustainable stone crab in season
- Waterfront hangout
- Wrapping and shipping fresh seafood
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Make a pit stop at Coopertown Restaurant for local flavor and delicacies sourced straight from the swamp. This eatery opened in the early 1960s as a sandwich stand, and it has long been a favorite among the famous and the humbly hungry. In addition to catfish and shrimp, house specialties include frogs' legs and alligator tail breaded in cornmeal and deep-fried. Sandwich options include burgers, hot dogs, and grilled cheese. Restrooms are outside. The restaurant is part of Coopertown's The Original Air Boat Tour business that dates back to 1945.
22700 S.W. 8th St., Miami, Florida, 33194, USA
Known For
- Catfish and shrimp
- Fried alligator
- Old-fashioned charm
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner
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This quaint eatery is inside the farmers' market on the edge of town, and it's big on serving fresh vegetables and seafood. A family of anglers runs the place, so fish and shellfish are only hours from the ocean. Catering to farmers, the restaurant opens at 5:30 am serving fluffy pancakes and omelets with home fries or grits in a pleasant dining room. For lunch and dinner, you can choose from fried shrimp or conch, seafood pasta, country-fried steak, and roast turkey, as well as salads, burgers, and sandwiches.
300 N. Krome Ave., Florida City, Florida, 33034, USA
Known For
- Early hours for breakfast
- Seafood-centric menu
- Using fresh produce from the market
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Cuban and Caribbean specialties are a welcome alternative to the typical seafood houses in the Everglades City area. This cheery eatery—3 miles south of Everglades City on Chokoloskee Island—has a dozen or so tables inside and more seating on the porch amid plenty of greenery. Jump-start your day with café con leche and a pressed-egg sandwich, or try a Havana omelet. For lunch, you'll find Cuban sandwiches, burgers, shrimp, grouper, and steak and pork plates. Take some Carlos's HavAnnA Cafe Hot Sauce home with you.
191 Smallwood Dr., Chokoloskee, Florida, 34138, USA
Known For
- Café con leche
- The Cuban sandwich
- Charming patio dining
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Apr.–Oct.
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West of the nation's tiniest post office, you'll find this red barn of a place dishing out catfish, frog legs, gator, grouper, burgers, salads, and (no surprise here) an abundance of soft-shell crabs and crab cakes. Entrées are reasonably priced, and peanut butter pie makes for a solid finish. Order an icy beer or wine by the glass, and eat out front or on the back patio—just keep an eye out for neighborhood gators. Joanie's schedule changes depending on the season, so call for hours of operation.
39395 Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, Florida, 34141, USA
Known For
- Fresh seafood
- Live music
- Patio dining
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Hrs vary seasonally; call to confirm
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This delightful hole-in-the-wall Mexican spot boasts authenticity you can't get at the Tex-Mex chains. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner entrées, served all day, range from Mexican eggs, enchiladas, and taco salad to stewed beef and fried pork chops. Order à la carte specialties or dinners and combos with salad, beans, and rice. The food is spicy, but for extra heat, reach for the fresh salsa, pickled jalapeños, or bottled habanero sauce on tables. Spiffy, with an open kitchen and takeout counter, Rosita's is a favorite among guests staying at nearby hotels.
199 W. Palm Dr., Homestead, Florida, 33034, USA
Known For
- Authentic Mexican cuisine
- A brisk takeout business
- Breakfast served all day
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This popular "breakfast all day, every day" enterprise has two locations, only a few blocks apart, to accommodate a steady stream of customers who come for everything from omelets and pancakes to biscuits and gravy, plus salads, steaks, and seafood.
806 N. Krome Ave., Homestead, Florida, 33030, USA
Known For
- Early hours
- Breakfast all day
- Retro decor and vibe
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner
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Piggin' out since the 1950s, Shiver's BBQ is celebrated near and far for its slowly smoked pork, beef, and chicken. Be forewarned as you settle in at the communal tables; this spot is no place to cut calories. Barbecued cheese fries, potato skins, fried mac and cheese, fried mushrooms, and fried okra are staples for sharing. People rave about the cornbread soufflé. For feasting in the Everglades, you also can order takeout by the pound.
28001 S. Dixie Hwy., Homestead, Florida, 33033, USA
Known For
- Hickory-smoked barbecue
- Baby back ribs
- Takeout service
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For fresh and light Asian fare near the Everglades, you can find Thai and Japanese favorites—from pad Thai and curries to traditional raw and cooked sushi rolls—at Suvi Thai & Sushi. If you want to go big here, try the sautéed Royal Thai Lobster or keep it simple with the Homestead Spicy Roll. The decor is calming, and there's a section where you can sit on cushions if you wish, as well as a separate hibachi room.
250 N. Homestead Blvd., Homestead, Florida, 33030, USA
Known For
- Lunch specials
- Low-key atmosphere
- Sushi
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This old-fashioned roadside eatery on the Tamiami Trail near Krome Avenue was opened in 1965 by the late Tommy Little, who wanted to provide easy access to cold drinks and rib-sticking fare for folks heading to and from the Everglades. Now spiffed up, the backwoods heritage vision remains a popular, affordable family option for lunch and dinner. Specialties include barbecued chicken and ribs with a tangy basting sauce, fries, coleslaw, and biscuits, plus burgers, fish sandwiches, and wings. The whopping double-decker beef or pork sandwich with slaw requires multiple napkins. Latin specialties include deep-fried pork and fried green plantains. Beer is by the bottle or pitcher. Chow down inside or outdoors.
16400 S.W. 8th St., Miami, Florida, 33194, USA
Known For
- Huge pork sandwiches
- Outdoor dining
- Family-friendly atmosphere
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Along the Barron River, seafood houses, fishing boats, and crab traps populate one shoreline, while mangroves line the other. Some seafood houses added picnic tables and eventually grew into restaurants, like the family-owned Triad Seafood Market & Café. It's nothing fancy, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a better grouper sandwich. The fried green tomatoes are tasty, too. An all-you-can-eat fresh stone crab feast (when available from October 15 to May 15) is worth your time, especially for the jumbos. As a bonus, you can have your picture posted on Triad's Glutton Board. This casual spot has a screened dining area and additional outdoor seating under a breezeway and on a deck (heated in winter). Here you can savor fresh seafood at its finest or have it shipped to your home.
401 W. School Dr., Everglades City, Florida, 34139, USA
Known For
- Coveted grouper sandwiches
- Outdoor dining
- All-you-can-eat stone crab feasts
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed seasonally; call for hours
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Although the antiques shop within White Lion Cafe's cottage is now history, this comfort-food haven, with outdoor seating, remains embellished with reminders of the past. From a 1950s-era wooden wall phone to a metal icebox and a Coca-Cola machine, you'll also find a mounted jackalope watching over a wide list of specials (Homestead crab cakes, burgers, fried chicken, and meat loaf). They do a fish of the day and specialties like Romanian tenderloin (skirt steak cooked to order). Vegetarians go for grilled veggies over angel-hair pasta. Best of all, fare includes potatoes that are mashed, salt-crusted, and baked and then stuffed with sour cream and cheddar. Layer cakes, pies, and cobblers offer a sweet finish. Dine inside or at picnic tables under a covered patio, but don't count on separate checks.
146 N.W. 7th St., Homestead, Florida, 33030, USA
Known For
- Comfort food
- Patio dining
- Kitschy decor
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon
