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Where to eat in Palm Beach

This guide covers the island town of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach across the Intracoastal bridges, two separate towns that eat as one. The island keeps the Worth Avenue vias, the hotel dining rooms and the hardest table in town at Buccan, West Palm Beach has the newer kitchens in Flamingo Park, the Nora District, Clematis Street and along South Dixie Highway. Emelina, a 16-seat Cuban counter in West Palm Beach, earned the area's only Michelin star in 2026.

Palm Beach at a glance

What to eat
Stone crab claws; Handmade Italian pasta; Sourdough bagels and bread; Great sandwiches; Grand Sunday brunch.
When to go
Best: January–April and November–December. Also good: May and October. Hardest: July–August.
Top tables
This guide lists 4 award-winning restaurants, starting with Emelina, Aioli, Būccan and Moody Tongue Sushi.
Where locals eat
Local favorites off the prestige lists include Green's Pharmacy, Queen of Sheeba, Singing Bamboo and Oriental Food Market.
Markets
West Palm Beach GreenMarket.
Stone crab claws

The dish to eat here

Stone crab claws

Cooked Florida stone crab claws, cracked and served cold with a sharp mustard sauce.

The best three: Café Boulud, PB Catch, Henry's Palm Beach.

Where to eat it, and the recipe →

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Chef Amazing picks: where to eat in Palm Beach

Five island institutions, including three of our own Italian favorites, then five West Palm Beach kitchens: a starred Cuban counter, a Mediterranean patio, Florida barbecue, a red-sauce standby and Ethiopian.

The well-known five

Buccan

South County Road, Palm Beach
Michelin Recommended (2026)Global small plates$$$

Order: Crudos, the hot dog panini, pastas

Clay Conley's room has been Palm Beach's most reliably packed for over a decade, Michelin Recommended in 2026.

Best for: a lively dinner · Reserve: book well ahead in season

350 S County Rd, Palm Beach

Café Boulud

Brazilian Court Hotel
French-American$$$$

Order: Stone crab in season, the burger at lunch

Daniel Boulud's dining room in The Brazilian Court, open since 2003 and the island's surest thing.

Best for: a special dinner or a power lunch · Reserve: book ahead, jackets preferred in season

301 Australian Ave, Palm Beach

Renato's

Via Mizner, Worth Avenue
Italian$$$$

Order: The salmon fettuccine

A walled courtyard in Addison Mizner's via, open since 1987 and the island's classic romantic dinner.

Best for: a romantic dinner · Reserve: book ahead, ask for the courtyard

87 Via Mizner, Palm Beach

Sant Ambroeus

Royal Poinciana Plaza
Milanese café and restaurant$$$

Order: Cacio e pepe, then the Principessa cake

The Milanese gran caffè at The Royal Poinciana Plaza since 2016, from morning espresso to late dinner.

Best for: breakfast to dinner · Reserve: walk in for coffee, book for dinner

340 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach

The discoveries

Emelina

Flamingo Park, West Palm Beach
Michelin 1★ (2026)Cuban tasting menu$$$$

Order: The tasting menu ($275 per person as listed by The Infatuation)

A 16-seat counter that asks what Cuban food might have become, the first Cuban restaurant with a Michelin star.

Best for: a once-a-year dinner · Reserve: reservations go fast

424 Park Pl, Suite 101, West Palm Beach

The Blue Door

SoSo, West Palm Beach
Coastal Mediterranean$$$

Order: Whole grilled branzino with salmoriglio, the lamb chops

A white house with a blue door and a 100-seat covered garden patio, bread, pasta and ice cream made in house.

Best for: dinner on a patio · Reserve: book, valet only

5700 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach

Tropical Smokehouse

South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach
Florida barbecue$$

Order: Brisket, smoked fish dip, smoked cobia

Rated 9.3 by The Infatuation, which says it may be the best barbecue in Florida.

Best for: a casual lunch or dinner · Reserve: walk in

3815 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach

Lynora's

Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
Italian-American$$

Order: Meatballs, rigatoni alla vodka

A family from Ponza started it in 1974, The Infatuation calls the Clematis room the street's reliable Italian.

Best for: a date night · Reserve: book on weekends

207 Clematis St, West Palm Beach

Queen of Sheeba

Northwest, West Palm Beach
Ethiopian$$

Order: Kitfo, shiro and gomen with injera

A family-run room, chef Lojo Washington was a James Beard semifinalist in 2023.

Best for: a casual dinner · Reserve: walk in

716 N Sapodilla Ave, West Palm Beach

New and buzzing in Palm Beach

Restaurants that opened or relaunched recently, from current opening guides. In no ranked order.

Pastis

New opening reported

Nora District, West Palm Beach · French brasserie

Stephen Starr's Pastis, its fifth location, 13,300 square feet at 1135 N Railroad Ave.

Order: French brasserie classics

Seen in: Haute Living
Directions

Tutto Mare

New opening reported

Royal Poinciana Plaza · Coastal Italian

From the Hamptons' Tutto il Giorno group, in the restored Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

Order: Branzino acqua pazza, fritto misto

Seen in: Haute Living
Directions

The Polo Room

New opening reported

Sunrise Avenue, Palm Beach · Argentine-inflected continental

Co-owned by Argentine polo star Nacho Figueras.

Order: Empanadas, asado-style steaks, lobster frites

Seen in: Haute Living
Directions

Niwa

New opening reported

West Palm Beach · Japanese-Latin

From the chefs behind Emelina and Miami's Ogawa.

Seen in: World Red Eye
Directions

Macs 44

New opening reported

Nora District, West Palm Beach · Supper club

An 80-seat room built around a nightly show, from the group behind Mary Lou's.

Order: Caviar service and late-night bites

Seen in: Haute Living
Directions

New places change fast. “Provisional” means a guide or directory lists it as new but we have not confirmed the opening date. Check hours and book ahead before you go.

Memorable breakfasts in Palm Beach

Five places chosen for the food, the room, the history or the local character. In no ranked order.

Sour Seed Bagels

Fern Street, West Palm Beach

Order: Smoked river trout bagel with chili cream cheese

Sourdough bagels from a window, rated 9.3 by The Infatuation.

Go early for the full range, there is a line.

Directions

Aioli

South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach

Order: Sourdough toast or a pastry and coffee

A Michelin Bib Gourmand bakery café.

Counter service.

Directions

Green's Pharmacy

Palm Beach island

Order: Eggs at the luncheonette counter

A pharmacy lunch counter open since 1938.

Opens 7am.

Directions

Sant Ambroeus

Royal Poinciana Plaza

Order: Crostino Milanese and an espresso

Milanese breakfast and brunch at the plaza.

Opens 8am.

Directions

Le Bilboquet Market

Peruvian Avenue

Order: Espresso and quiche

François Payard's all-day café and shop near Worth Avenue.

Morning counter.

Directions

Orders are suggestions, not guaranteed menu items. Confirm opening hours and morning service before you go.

Sandwich shops in Palm Beach

Five sandwich counters worth the trip: delis, bakeries, market stalls and local styles. In no ranked order.

Buccan Sandwich Shop

South Dixie Highway (and on the island)
Takeout window

Order: The Italian sub or the beef carpaccio

On The Infatuation's list of the best sandwiches in America.

Takeout only, the island shop is behind Buccan.

Directions

Tropical BBQ Market

West Palm Beach
Barbecue market

Order: The smoked turkey sandwich

The Infatuation calls it the best turkey sandwich it has had.

Tropical Smokehouse's takeout sister.

Directions

Aioli

South Dixie Highway
Bakery café

Order: The turkey club on house sourdough

Bread baked in house, a Bib Gourmand.

Soup and sandwich deal at lunch.

Directions

Celis Juice Bar

South Dixie Highway
Juice bar

Order: A sandwich and a juice

A takeout pick on The Infatuation's list.

Directions

Sour Seed Bagels

Fern Street
Bagel sandwich

Order: Smoked river trout with pickled onions and dill

Rated 9.3 by The Infatuation.

Window service.

Directions

Picks come from press and guide coverage. We have not confirmed opening hours or current menus for every shop, so check before you go.

Romantic dinners in Palm Beach

Ten tables that come up again and again for date night, anniversaries and quiet candlelit evenings. In no ranked order.

Picks come from romantic-dinner lists on booking and review sites. Confirm dinner service, menus and availability before you book.

Food walking tour

Bagels to Rosemary: a Clematis Street eating day

A sourdough bagel, the Saturday waterfront market, red-sauce lunch on Clematis, gelato across the street, then dinner at Rosemary Square.

Start 8:30 at Sour Seed Bagels, 325 Fern St, downtown West Palm BeachTime 10.0 hoursDistance about 2.8 kmBest days Saturday from October to May for the GreenMarket.

Downtown West Palm Beach is small enough to eat on foot. Start with a sourdough bagel on Fern Street, walk to the waterfront for the Saturday GreenMarket, have lunch at Lynora's on Clematis, cross the street for gelato, then end the day at Rosemary Square.

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  1. 1

    Sour Seed Bagels

    breakfast Downtown

    Order: A smoked river trout bagel with the chili cream cheese

    Sourdough bagels from a window, rated 9.3 by The Infatuation.

    The line: Expect a line, go early

    Around 8:30 · 30 min · $

    325 Fern St, West Palm Beach, FL

    Worth confirming: opening hours.

    Directions
  2. ↓ 12 min · 900 m on foot (approx.): Walk north to Clematis Street and east to the water.
  3. 2

    West Palm Beach GreenMarket

    Market Waterfront

    Order: Walk the stalls and buy something for later

    The city's Saturday market on the Intracoastal.

    Around 9:15 · 75 min

    100 N Clematis St, West Palm Beach, FL

    Hours: Saturdays, October to May

    Directions
  4. ↓ 3 min · 250 m on foot (approx.): Walk west up Clematis from the waterfront.
  5. 3

    Lynora's

    lunch Clematis Street

    Order: Meatballs and rigatoni alla vodka

    The reliable Italian on Clematis, run by a family from Ponza since 1974.

    Around 12:00 · 75 min · $$

    207 Clematis St, West Palm Beach, FL

    Worth confirming: opening hours.

    Directions
  6. ↓ 1 min · 30 m on foot (approx.): Cross the street.
  7. 4

    Venetian Gelato

    sweet Clematis Street

    Order: Pistachio or Key lime pie gelato

    A gelato shop right across Clematis.

    Around 13:30 · 20 min · $

    206 Clematis St, West Palm Beach, FL

    Worth confirming: opening hours.

    Directions
  8. ↓ 15 min · 1200 m on foot (approx.): Walk west to Rosemary Avenue and south toward Rosemary Square.
  9. 5

    Harry's

    dinner Rosemary Square

    Order: Steak or the lobster risotto

    The Wall Street institution's only home outside New York, open since 2023.

    Around 18:00 · 120 min · $$$$

    384 S Rosemary Ave, West Palm Beach, FL

    Worth confirming: opening hours.

    Directions

Pacing: Share the bagel and keep lunch light, the afternoon is free for the waterfront or a nap.

Plan B: Felice at 366 S Rosemary Ave is next door to Harry's if you want Tuscan instead.

Avoid: Summer middays are hot, walk early and late.

Bring: A tote for the market and something for shade.

Skip it if: Skip the GreenMarket outside its season (June to September), Sloan's at 112 S Clematis is near the water for ice cream instead.

Ends at: Harry's, 384 S Rosemary Ave, Rosemary Square.

Walking times and distances are approximate, and opening hours change: confirm before you go.

Hot right now in Palm Beach

What people are lining up for and posting about this month. Entries expire after about four months unless they are reported again.

Hot nowReported Oct 2026

Pastis

Nora District, West Palm Beach · $$$

The thing: brasserie classics

The line: Newly open, book ahead

Stephen Starr's brasserie opened with The Nora Hotel on Oct 19, 2026.

Always a lineLast confirmed 2026

Buccan

South County Road, Palm Beach · $$$

The thing: small plates at the bar

The line: The toughest reservation on the island in winter

Packed for over a decade.

Crazes move fast. “Just spotted” means one report so far, and most entries rest on a single source: confirm hours and expect a wait.

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Stone crab claws

Florida's claw season runs from mid-October to May 1, the island serves them chilled with mustard sauce.

The 3 best places to eat it in Palm Beach

  1. 1
    Café Boulud
    Brazilian Court Hotel · $$$$

    Order: Five large claws with lemon and Key lime aioli

    The Palm Beach Daily News listed it at $120 (spring 2024 price).

  2. 2
    PB Catch
    Sunrise Avenue · $$$

    Order: Jumbo claws, half off on Mondays in season

    Large claws were $24 and jumbo $44 each when the Daily News checked in 2024.

  3. 3
    Henry's Palm Beach
    Royal Poinciana Way · $$$

    Order: Large claws at social hour, 3 to 6pm weekdays

    The Breakers' bistro halves the price of large claws at social hour.

Handmade Italian pasta

Palm Beach eats Italian in courtyards and vias, West Palm has the neighborhood red-sauce rooms.

The 3 best places to eat it in Palm Beach

  1. 1
    Renato's
    Via Mizner · $$$$

    Order: Salmon fettuccine

    The dish with its own following, in a candlelit courtyard.

  2. 2
    Sant Ambroeus
    Royal Poinciana Plaza · $$$

    Order: Cacio e pepe

    Regulars come back for it, per Haute Living.

  3. 3
    Lynora's
    Clematis Street · $$

    Order: Rigatoni alla vodka

    The Infatuation's pick for neighborhood Italian on Clematis.

Sourdough bagels and bread

Sour Seed's tangy bagels and Aioli's loaves, both in West Palm Beach.

The 3 best places to eat it in Palm Beach

  1. 1
    Sour Seed Bagels
    Fern Street, downtown · $

    Order: Smoked river trout on rosemary, with the preserved lemon and chili cream cheese

    Flatter, crispier sourdough bagels from a takeout window.

  2. 2
    Aioli
    South Dixie Highway · $$

    Order: A sourdough loaf, the turkey club and coconut cake

    A two-time Michelin Bib Gourmand bakery café.

  3. 3
    H&H Bagels
    Nora District · $

    Order: A New York bagel with schmear

    The New York bagel name's West Palm Beach shop in the Nora District.

Great sandwiches

West Palm's sandwich windows are among the best in South Florida, per The Infatuation.

The 3 best places to eat it in Palm Beach

  1. 1
    Buccan Sandwich Shop
    South Dixie Highway (at Grato) · $

    Order: Italian sub, smoked yellowfin tuna, beef carpaccio

    Takeout only, on The Infatuation's list of the best sandwiches in America.

  2. 2
    Tropical BBQ Market
    West Palm Beach · $

    Order: The smoked turkey sandwich

    Tropical Smokehouse's takeout sister, with what The Infatuation calls the best turkey sandwich it has had.

  3. 3
    Celis Juice Bar
    South Dixie Highway · $

    Order: A sandwich and a fresh juice to go

    A takeout pick on The Infatuation's West Palm list.

Grand Sunday brunch

The Breakers' Circle has run its Sunday buffet for nearly a century.

The 3 best places to eat it in Palm Beach

  1. 1
    The Circle at The Breakers
    The Breakers · $$$$

    Order: The Sunday buffet: raw bar, stone crab in season, carving station

    Sundays noon to 3pm, reservations required, frescoed ceilings over the Atlantic.

  2. 2
    Swifty's
    The Colony Hotel · $$$

    Order: Cereal-crusted French toast by the pool

    Ask for the pool patio when booking.

  3. 3
    Café Boulud
    Brazilian Court Hotel · $$$$

    Order: Lobster roll or eggs Benedict

    Weekend brunch 11am to 2:30pm on the courtyard terrace.

Whole grilled fish, Mediterranean style

Branzino off the grill on patios and decks from the Dixie Corridor to the Intracoastal.

The 3 best places to eat it in Palm Beach

  1. 1
    The Blue Door
    SoSo, West Palm Beach · $$$

    Order: Butterflied grilled branzino with salmoriglio

    The chef's olive, caper and anchovy sauce on the house hit.

  2. 2
    Tutto Mare
    Royal Poinciana Plaza · $$$$

    Order: Branzino acqua pazza

    The only restaurant on the island directly on the Intracoastal, book the deck at sunset.

  3. 3
    Florie's
    Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach · $$$$

    Order: The day's fish from the live fire

    Mauro Colagreco's first US restaurant, live-fire cooking with Florida ingredients.

    Seen in Haute Living, Aug 2026 · worth confirming hours before you go

The most celebrated tables

The top 4 restaurants in Palm Beach, per Michelin Guide Florida 2026 + local press 2026.

More award winners

Emelina

Flamingo Park, West Palm Beach · Cuban tasting menu · Chef Osmel González (with Camila Salazar) · $$$$
Michelin 1★ (2026)

A 16-seat tasting counter at 424 Park Place, Suite 101. It was the only starred restaurant in Palm Beach County in the 2026 Florida guide (announced May 28, 2026) and the first Cuban restaurant anywhere with a star.

Aioli

South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach · Sourdough bakery and café · $$
Michelin Bib Gourmand (2026)Bib Gourmand 2025

A Bib Gourmand for the second year running in the 2026 Florida guide. Chef Amazing's place records list it at 7434 S Dixie Hwy.

Būccan

South County Road, Palm Beach · Modern American small plates · Chef Clay Conley · $$$
Michelin Recommended (2026)James Beard semifinalist, Best Chef: South (2024, his seventh nod)

On the island at 350 S County Rd. Clay Conley has been a James Beard Best Chef semifinalist seven times, most recently in 2024.

Moody Tongue Sushi

West Palm Beach (Hilton) · Sushi · $$$$
Michelin Recommended (2026)

Named in the 2026 Florida guide's Palm Beach County selection.

When to go and what is in season

Palm Beach food calendar: month by month → What is in season, what to eat and the food festivals each month.

Peak Jan–Apr, Nov–DecShoulder May, OctHard Jul–Aug
Why these months

Palm Beach season runs October through April, the GreenMarket runs Saturdays from October to May, and stone crab claws are in season from mid-October to May 1. Summer is hot and humid.

In season

Food events

Closures to plan around

From published guides and tourism boards. Months are our mapping of how guides describe the seasons; 2027 event dates are expected, not confirmed. Prices come from single sources of varying age, so treat them as a rough guide. Compare cities by month

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Secret discoveries

Locally loved places that are not on the big prestige lists.

classic

Green's Pharmacy

Palm Beach island · $

Order: Breakfast or a sandwich at the luncheonette counter

A working pharmacy with a lunch counter, opened in 1938 by Bob and Murray Green, listed hours are Monday to Saturday 7am to 3pm, Sunday 7am to 1pm.

Seen in Indagare, Jane's History Nook · worth confirming hours before you go
family-run

Queen of Sheeba

West Palm Beach · $$

Order: Ethiopian platters with injera

Chef Lojo Washington was a James Beard Best Chef: South semifinalist in 2023, The Infatuation names it for Ethiopian food in West Palm Beach.

family-run

Singing Bamboo

West Palm Beach · $$

Order: Dim sum

The Infatuation's pick for dim sum in West Palm Beach.

Seen in The Infatuation · worth confirming hours before you go
market-stall

Oriental Food Market

West Palm Beach · $

Order: Thai dishes to take away

The Infatuation names it for Thai food, it works mostly as takeout.

Seen in The Infatuation · worth confirming hours before you go
street-food

Cholo Soy Cocina

South Dixie Highway, SoSo · $

Order: Tacos and a margarita

The Infatuation's taco pick in West Palm Beach.

Seen in The Infatuation · worth confirming hours before you go
classic

Tropical Smokehouse

South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach · $$

Order: Brisket, smoked fish dip and the smoked cobia

The Infatuation rates it 9.3 and calls it possibly the best barbecue in Florida, with Florida touches like gator sausage, its sister Tropical BBQ Market does the turkey sandwich.

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