Introduction to South Florida’s Dining Scene
When it comes to food, South Florida is a great place to be. So many new restaurants open nearly every day. Here’s what’s coming soon to a city near you. Please note: Opening dates are subject to change.
The Break House Kitchen & Beach Bar
202 NE 21st Ave., Deerfield Beach; TheBreakHouse.com
A new restaurant billing itself as a “modern beachside eatery” is expected to rise this fall in the spot that once housed the long-running Deerfield Beach Cafe, which was evicted by the city. The Break House, to be located on the under-renovation Deerfield pier, comes from owner Danielle Rosse, who operates Oceans 234 next door. She described it as a “bold, casual, oceanfront and full of heart” in a June 3 Instagram post. No menu is yet available.
Pie-Fection Pizzeria & Bistro
7120 Beracasa Way, Boca Raton; piefectionpizza.com
Pie-Fection has plans for Boca Raton. Sometime this winter, the pizzeria — known for blending Brazilian and Italian flavors as well as for its dessert pizzas — will take over the space that formerly was Nino’s Italian Restaurant in the Del Mar Village shopping center. Started in 2011 in Orlando by José Emanuel (aka “Maninho”), Pie-Fection expanded to Kissimmee in 2020.
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Marcelo Rossano, seen here aboard his Rossanos Pizza food trailer, is planning to open a brick-and-mortar this summer in Delray Beach. (John McCall/South Florida Sun Sentinel file)
Rossanos Pizza Lab
1445 N. Congress Ave., Suite 12, Delray Beach; RossanosPizzas.com
Ever since the pandemic, pizza-heads have made the pilgrimage to Marcelo Rossano’s soccer- and pizza-themed truck parked in downtown Delray Beach, showering praise on his Neapolitan pies fired at 950 degrees with 48-hour fermented dough. Now this truck — built with help from the community he serves — will become a brick-and-mortar slated to open this summer. Rossano’s new takeout joint, adorned with ocean-blue and yellow-tiled walls, will have an order window and (for now) eight pies fired in Moretti Forni deck ovens. Pies, similar to those served at his food truck, include Margherita, Caccio & Peppe, pepperoni, veggie, and ham and cheese.
Murano by Ferraro
601 N. Federal Highway, Suite 101, Hallandale Beach; MuranoRestaurant.com
Inspired by his Venetian homeland, chef Igor Ferraro’s Italian seafood sit-down becomes the latest to join the crowded Atlantic Village shopping complex on Federal Highway. The fine-dining restaurant, tastefully appointed with ornate chandeliers, wine racks, terrazzo tile and sumptuous cabernet walls, is scheduled to open in September, according to an Atlantic Village spokesperson. Murano will be an offshoot of the chef’s namesake Ferraro’s Kitchen Restaurant and Wine Bar in Miami and Blue Ridge, Georgia, and will feature dishes such as sea scallop gratin, zucchini rolls with shrimps and polpo alla Adriatica.
Black Jack’s Rum Bar & Grille
505 NE Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale; BlackJacksRumBar.com
Owner Ted Sabarese (Drunken Taco chain, Giovanni’s Coal Fire Pizza) seems to be churning out sequels faster than the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. Five months after dropping anchor in Davie, his Caribbean-themed, swashbuckler-friendly hangout will open a sister restaurant in white-hot Flagler Village sometime this July, per an Instagram post. As with its flagship, Black Jack’s Fort Lauderdale will command a strong library of rare rums alongside conch fritters, pork-belly chicharrones, 10-ounce snapper filet fish and chips, chorizo paella, Argentine choripanes (grilled chorizo on a roll), a frita Cubana and ropa vieja.
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A steak with seasoned steak fries and jumbo asparagus at Black Jack’s Rum Bar & Grille, which has a location in Davie and is planning its second in Fort Lauderdale. (Black Jack’s Rum Bar & Grille/Courtesy)
What’Sub
630 E. Woolbright Road, Boynton Beach; WhatSubDeliFL.com
Antonio Spadaro’s palace of imported prosciutto, porchetta, mortadella and other Italian cold cuts is in expansion mode just two years after opening his flagship in Deerfield Beach. Spadaro, who also owns Spadaro Roman Kitchen in New Rochelle, New York, and StreatArt Cafe in Deerfield Beach, plans to open his third What’Sub this fall, he announced on Instagram. He added that What’Sub locations are also headed to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. The sandwicherie bakes focaccia in-house for menu items like the Arthur Ave. (sliced imported prosciutto di parma, stracciatella, sun-dried peppers and arugula, with olive oil drizzled atop the bread), and uses hoagies (seeded and unseeded) for handhelds like the Bresaola (round eye beef with arugula, lemon, shredded Parmesan). Each deli also offers housemade meat lasagna, Roman-style meatballs and eggplant towers.
Skinny Louie
139 S. Compass Way, Dania Beach; SkinnyLouie.com
If the all-caps declaration wrapped across its new storefront isn’t a dead giveaway — “SMASHING SOON!” — yes, this Wynwood-born cult burger joint will be smashing patties in the Dania Pointe mega-shopping complex sometime later this year. It joins a spree of recently opened SoFlo locations, including a West Palm Beach shop that debuted June 26. Trendier-than-ever smash burgers may be commonplace in the tricounty area, but when Argentine owners Gonzalo Rubino and Matias Palloni (Crazy Poké and Sushi Más in Wynwood) opened their original Skinny in late 2023, strong social-media game brought lines out the door. (Skinny also won “Very Best Burger” at the 2025 South Beach Wine and Food Festival Burger Bash, further fueling its fandom.) Its appeal may be each location’s zero-frills, 1950s-style diner aesthetic — or its refreshingly bare-bones menu. There are exactly three burgers — classic, applewood bacon and the Skinny Louie Cheeseburger — available with one, two or three smashed patties, then paired with fries, a soda and an optional milkshake. And that’s it. Future locations are planned for Aventura, South Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
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A smash burger at Skinny Louie, which will open a new location later this year at the Dania Pointe mega-shopping complex in Dania Beach. (Skinny Louie/Courtesy)
Masseria Caffè
5505 South Dixie Highway, Suite 4, West Palm Beach; masseriacaffe.com
This upcoming West Palm Beach eatery — possibly opening Monday, July 14 — will be the fourth location for this New York City-based boutique brand (there’s also one in Palm Beach Gardens). Masseria is known for its traditional Italian café culture menu that highlights freshly baked pastries, artisan breads, panini, focaccia and coffee. “We were drawn to this area by its growing food scene, strong sense of community and the charm of the South Dixie corridor, which we believe aligns well with the inviting and authentic atmosphere we aim to create,” Vito Coladonato, co-owner/managing partner, tells the South Florida Sun Sentinel. His father is chef Pino Coladonato, who was the executive chef who opened Sette Mezzo in New York City and later became executive chef/owner of Sette MoMA before helming La Masseria Group.
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Vito Coladonato, co-owner and managing partner of Masseria Caffè. (Vincenza DiMaggio/Courtesy)
Nectar Lab Kava Bar
540 N. Andrews Ave., Suite 101; Fort Lauderdale; nectarlabkavabar.com
Nectar Lab is planning a summertime opening (maybe early August) in the ground-floor commercial space of the Motif apartment complex in Flagler Village. It will be the first South Florida location for the Naples-based botanical lounge. “Nectar Lab offers a curated menu of functional herbal teas and botanical elixirs sourced from around the world,” COO and partner Ben Klausner says. “Guests can expect thoughtfully crafted, non-alcoholic beverages that deliver natural elevation and calm — from earthy South Pacific roots to vibrant floral infusions and adaptogenic blends.” As for the location, Klausner adds, “Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village is a thriving canvas of innovation and community — the perfect home for Nectar Lab. The neighborhood’s momentum, rich cultural fabric, and the Motif building’s design-forward aesthetic, made it a natural fit for our next chapter.”
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Nectar Lab Kava Bar, with its functional herbal teas and botanical elixirs, is expected to debut at the Motif building in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village this summer. (Sart
