GOD LIST

Palm Beach

The 30 best places in Palm Beach — restaurants, bars, boutique hotels, coffee, wellness, shopping, and culture. Ranked weekly by editorial authority.

Best Serious Dinner

Konro leads with the only Michelin star in Palm Beach County.

  1. 1Konro
  2. 2Buccan
  3. 3Café Boulud
  4. 4Moody Tongue Sushi
  5. 5Renato's
  6. 6Le Bilboquet
  7. 7La Goulue
  8. 8Sant Ambroeus
  9. 9Imoto
  10. 10HMF at The Breakers

Best Brunch

Sant Ambroeus carries the Royal Poinciana Plaza brunch anchor year-round.

  1. 1Sant Ambroeus
  2. 2Café Boulud
  3. 3Buccan brunch
  4. 4Pizza al Fresco brunch
  5. 5Surfside Diner
  6. 6Howley's
  7. 7Hive Bakery + Cafe brunch
  8. 8Loic Bakery & Café
  9. 9Pumphouse Coffee + brunch
  10. 10HMF brunch

Best Aperitivo Hour

Sant Ambroeus bar leads the Italian aperitivo template multi-city.

  1. 1Sant Ambroeus bar
  2. 2Renato's bar
  3. 3Café Boulud bar
  4. 4Le Bilboquet bar
  5. 5Trevini bar
  6. 6Buccan bar
  7. 7HMF at The Breakers
  8. 8Honor Bar
  9. 9Imoto bar
  10. 10La Goulue bar

Best Omakase And Sushi

Konro leads with Michelin-star omakase-style tasting format.

  1. 1Konro
  2. 2Moody Tongue Sushi
  3. 3Imoto
  4. 4Echo Palm Beach
  5. 5Nori Sushi
  6. 6Sushi Yama
  7. 7Buddha Sky Bar Delray
  8. 8Sushi by Bou Delray
  9. 9Hapa Sushi
  10. 10Sushi Loca Delray

Best Pizza

Pizza al Fresco leads with 25 years as the Via Mizner courtyard anchor.

  1. 1Pizza al Fresco
  2. 2Juliana's at NORA
  3. 3Mister 01 Northwood
  4. 4Pizza Girls WPB
  5. 5Grato pizza
  6. 6Elisabetta's pizza
  7. 7Trevini pizza
  8. 8Antico Trattoria & Pizzeria
  9. 9La Cucina di Sara
  10. 10Bonefish Mac's Sports Grille

Best Italian

Renato's leads with 39 years as the Via Mizner Italian institution.

  1. 1Renato's
  2. 2Sant Ambroeus
  3. 3Trevini
  4. 4Cucina
  5. 5Elisabetta's
  6. 6BiCE
  7. 7Grato
  8. 8Imoto Italian-Japanese
  9. 9La Sirena WPB
  10. 10Antico Trattoria

Best Tequila And Tacos

Rocco's Tacos leads with 220+ tequila bottles and 5 South FL locations.

  1. 1Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar
  2. 2Talavera Cocina Mexicana
  3. 3El Toro Loco
  4. 4Avocado Grill tacos
  5. 5La Bamba Mexican
  6. 6Tacolicious WPB
  7. 7Hectors Mexican
  8. 8Lazy Loggerhead Mexican specials
  9. 9Pancho's WPB
  10. 10Tequila Mockingbird Lake Worth

Best Cocktail Bar

Death or Glory leads with Delray Beach tattoo-shop-meets-cocktail format.

  1. 1Death or Glory
  2. 2The Office Delray
  3. 3Honor Bar
  4. 4Avocado Grill bar
  5. 5Mary Lou's bar
  6. 6Imoto bar
  7. 7Hullabaloo bar
  8. 8Coolinary bar
  9. 9HMF bar
  10. 10Bar Capri Lola 41

Best Stylish Scene

Le Bilboquet leads with highest celebrity density in Palm Beach.

  1. 1Le Bilboquet
  2. 2Sant Ambroeus
  3. 3Renato's
  4. 4Buccan
  5. 5Café Boulud
  6. 6Mary Lou's
  7. 7La Goulue
  8. 8Imoto
  9. 9HMF The Breakers
  10. 10Cucina

Best Tiny Boutique Hotel

Palm Beach Historic Inn leads with 13 rooms — only true sub-20 anchor.

  1. 1Palm Beach Historic Inn
  2. 2The Brazilian Court Hotel small floor
  3. 3Bradley Park Hotel
  4. 4White Elephant Palm Beach
  5. 5The Chesterfield Palm Beach
  6. 6Tideline Ocean Resort & Spa private cluster
  7. 7The Singer Oceanfront private
  8. 8Hutchinson Shores boutique floor
  9. 9Eau Palm Beach private cluster
  10. 10The Colony Hotel private

Best Local Scene

Square Grouper Tiki Bar leads with 18 years as the Jupiter outdoor anchor.

  1. 1Square Grouper Tiki Bar
  2. 2Guanabanas
  3. 3U-Tiki Beach
  4. 4The Office Delray
  5. 5Howley's
  6. 6Death or Glory
  7. 7Loic Bakery & Café locals
  8. 8Don Ramon's
  9. 9Havana Restaurant 24-hour
  10. 10Park Avenue BBQ

Best Boutique Hotel

The Brazilian Court Hotel leads the 80-room Spanish-Mediterranean anchor.

  1. 1The Brazilian Court Hotel
  2. 2White Elephant Palm Beach
  3. 3The Colony Hotel
  4. 4The Chesterfield Palm Beach
  5. 5Tideline Ocean Resort
  6. 6Eau Palm Beach Resort
  7. 7The Boca Raton Resort
  8. 8The Sundy House Delray
  9. 9Crane's Beach House Delray
  10. 10Seagate Hotel & Spa Delray

Best Local Burger

Howley's leads with 76 years as the WPB 24-hour diner anchor.

  1. 1Howley's burger
  2. 2Big Al's Steaks
  3. 3Buccan Sandwich Shop burger
  4. 4Honor Bar burger
  5. 5Pizza Girls burger nights
  6. 6Park Avenue BBQ burger combo
  7. 7Bonefish Mac's burger
  8. 8Square Grouper burger
  9. 9U-Tiki burger
  10. 10Guanabanas burger

Best Coffee Stop

Pumphouse Coffee Roasters leads the WPB Northwood Village anchor.

  1. 1Pumphouse Coffee Roasters
  2. 2Subculture Coffee
  3. 3Loic Bakery & Café
  4. 4Hive Bakery + Cafe
  5. 5Sant Ambroeus caffè
  6. 6Buena Vista Coffee Roasters Jupiter
  7. 7Brewhouse Coffee
  8. 8Loic Café WPB
  9. 9Bonjour Tartine
  10. 10Paris Bakery Lake Worth

Best Bakery

Loic Bakery leads with French-trained Lake Worth Beach pâtissier signal.

  1. 1Loic Bakery & Café
  2. 2Hive Bakery + Cafe
  3. 3Paris Bakery Lake Worth
  4. 4Bonjour Tartine
  5. 5Pumphouse pastries
  6. 6Subculture pastries
  7. 7Bizaare Avenue pastries
  8. 8Patisserie Belle Vie WPB
  9. 9La Tartine Bakery
  10. 10Howley's pastries

Best Seafood Classic

Sailfish Marina Singer Island leads with 60+ years waterfront anchor.

  1. 1Sailfish Marina Singer Island
  2. 2Guanabanas
  3. 3Square Grouper Tiki Bar
  4. 4U-Tiki Beach
  5. 5Lola 41
  6. 6Schooners Cafe Jupiter
  7. 7Coolinary Café
  8. 8Eau Palm Beach seafood
  9. 9HMF seafood
  10. 10Buccan seafood

Best Rooftop View

Drift Kitchen rooftop leads with Hilton Singer Island sunset format.

  1. 1Drift Kitchen rooftop
  2. 2Spruzzo rooftop Jupiter
  3. 3Sailfish rooftop Singer Island
  4. 4U-Tiki upper deck
  5. 5Square Grouper upper
  6. 6Coolinary rooftop
  7. 7Hullabaloo rooftop
  8. 8HMF rooftop area
  9. 9Eau Palm Beach pool rooftop
  10. 10The Ben West Palm rooftop

Best Date Night

Renato's leads with 39-year Via Mizner courtyard romantic anchor.

  1. 1Renato's
  2. 2Buccan
  3. 3Café Boulud
  4. 4Konro
  5. 5Moody Tongue Sushi
  6. 6Imoto
  7. 7Trevini
  8. 8BiCE
  9. 9Mary Lou's
  10. 10Sant Ambroeus

Best Hidden-Gem Dinner

Mary Lou's leads as new 2024-25 WPB anchor with anti-tourist signal.

  1. 1Mary Lou's
  2. 2Juliana's at NORA
  3. 3Konro
  4. 4Moody Tongue Sushi
  5. 5Hullabaloo
  6. 6Pizza Girls dinner
  7. 7Bizaare Avenue Cafe dinner
  8. 811 Maple Street Jensen
  9. 9Death or Glory dinner
  10. 10The Office Delray

Best Fashion And Design Stop

Worth Avenue leads with 105 years and ~80 luxury flagships.

  1. 1Worth Avenue
  2. 2Royal Poinciana Plaza
  3. 3The Esplanade Palm Beach
  4. 4Antique Row South Dixie WPB
  5. 5Sundook Antiques Lake Worth
  6. 6Mizner Park Boca
  7. 7Boca Pavilion
  8. 8Town Center at Boca Raton
  9. 9CityPlace WPB
  10. 10Hermès Worth Avenue

Best Reset Day

The Spa at The Breakers leads with 130-year oceanfront 20,000-sqft facility.

  1. 1The Spa at The Breakers
  2. 2Eau Spa at Eau Palm Beach
  3. 3The Spa at Tideline
  4. 4The Spa at The Brazilian Court
  5. 5The Spa at The Colony
  6. 6Aura Spa at The Boca Raton
  7. 7The Spa at The Seagate Delray
  8. 8Yes Spa Day Spa
  9. 9Heaven Spa Boca
  10. 10Glow Hot Yoga

Best Beach-Day Table

Eau Palm Beach Beach Club leads with oceanfront Manalapan private access.

  1. 1Eau Palm Beach Beach Club
  2. 2The Breakers Beach Club
  3. 3Tideline Beach
  4. 4Singer Island Resort beach
  5. 5Boca Beach Club
  6. 6The Seagate Beach Club Delray
  7. 7Sundy House beach Delray
  8. 8Buccan beach proximity
  9. 9HMF Breakers beach
  10. 10Sant Ambroeus beach proximity

Best Quick Lunch

Buccan Sandwich Shop leads the Palm Beach Island lunchtime cult.

  1. 1Buccan Sandwich Shop
  2. 2Pizza Girls
  3. 3Loic Bakery quick
  4. 4Hive Bakery + Cafe quick
  5. 5Howley's quick
  6. 6Subculture quick
  7. 7Pumphouse Coffee quick
  8. 8Avocado Grill quick
  9. 9Don Ramon's
  10. 10Park Avenue BBQ

Best Off the Beaten Path

Howley's leads with 76 years as the true WPB locals' anchor.

  1. 1Howley's
  2. 2Square Grouper Tiki Bar
  3. 3Havana Restaurant
  4. 4Death or Glory
  5. 5Guanabanas
  6. 6The Office
  7. 7Park Avenue BBQ
  8. 8Pumphouse Coffee Roasters
  9. 9Subculture Coffee
  10. 10Loic Bakery & Café

Best Clean Lunch

Avocado Grill leads the WPB avocado-forward healthy anchor 10 years.

  1. 1Avocado Grill
  2. 2Field of Greens
  3. 3Tomate Café
  4. 4Christopher's Kitchen
  5. 5Pita King
  6. 6Loic Bakery healthy lunch
  7. 7Hullabaloo healthy
  8. 8Mediterranean Market healthy
  9. 9The Office healthy
  10. 10Pumphouse light

Best Steak Scene

Okeechobee Steak House leads with 79 years as the WPB steakhouse anchor.

  1. 1Okeechobee Steak House
  2. 2Flagler Steakhouse
  3. 3Meat Market
  4. 4Palm Beach Grill
  5. 5Honor Bar steak
  6. 6Capital Grille Boca
  7. 7Smith & Wollensky CityPlace
  8. 8STK WPB
  9. 9Buccan steak features
  10. 10The Office steak

Best Speakeasy Mood

The Pumphouse Pouratorium leads the WPB hidden cocktail signal.

  1. 1The Pumphouse Pouratorium
  2. 2215 Speakeasy WPB
  3. 3Treehouse at Canopy WPB
  4. 4Bar Capri Lola 41
  5. 5Death or Glory back
  6. 6Honor Bar booth
  7. 7Renato's hidden booth
  8. 8Buccan back bar
  9. 9Sant Ambroeus piano lounge
  10. 10Café Boulud private wine room

Best Hotel Lobby Bar

HMF at The Breakers leads with 130-year hotel bar anchor.

  1. 1HMF at The Breakers
  2. 2The Brazilian Court Café Boulud bar
  3. 3The Colony bar
  4. 4The Chesterfield bar
  5. 5Eau Palm Beach lobby
  6. 6White Elephant Palm Beach lobby
  7. 7Tideline lobby
  8. 8The Boca Raton bar
  9. 9The Seagate Delray lobby
  10. 10The Sundy House Delray bar

Best Cultural Errand

Norton Museum of Art leads with Foster + Partners 2019 expansion.

  1. 1Norton Museum of Art
  2. 2The Society of the Four Arts
  3. 3Flagler Museum
  4. 4Henry Morrison Flagler Museum
  5. 5Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
  6. 6Boca Raton Museum of Art
  7. 7Cultural Council for Palm Beach County
  8. 8The Kravis Center for Performing Arts
  9. 9Lake Worth Beach Casino Complex
  10. 10Lighthouse ArtCenter Jupiter

Best Sweet Finish

Sprinkles Cupcakes leads the Worth Avenue flagship sweet anchor.

  1. 1Sprinkles Cupcakes Palm Beach
  2. 2Loic Bakery
  3. 3Hive Bakery
  4. 4Paris Bakery Lake Worth
  5. 5Bonjour Tartine
  6. 6Renato's dessert
  7. 7Buccan dessert
  8. 8Café Boulud dessert
  9. 9Imoto dessert
  10. 10Konro dessert

Why these rankings

Best Serious Dinner: Konro leads because it consistently delivers what the category demands — konro leads with the only michelin star in palm beach county. The full Top 20 includes Buccan, Café Boulud, Moody Tongue Sushi.

Best Brunch: Sant Ambroeus leads because it consistently delivers what the category demands — sant ambroeus carries the royal poinciana plaza brunch anchor year-round. The full Top 20 includes Café Boulud, Buccan brunch, Pizza al Fresco brunch.

Best Aperitivo Hour: Sant Ambroeus bar leads because it consistently delivers what the category demands — sant ambroeus bar leads the italian aperitivo template multi-city. The full Top 20 includes Renato's bar, Café Boulud bar, Le Bilboquet bar.

Best Omakase And Sushi: Konro leads because it consistently delivers what the category demands — konro leads with michelin-star omakase-style tasting format. The full Top 20 includes Moody Tongue Sushi, Imoto, Echo Palm Beach.

Best Pizza: Pizza al Fresco leads because it consistently delivers what the category demands — pizza al fresco leads with 25 years as the via mizner courtyard anchor. The full Top 20 includes Juliana's at NORA, Mister 01 Northwood, Pizza Girls WPB.

Best Italian: Renato's leads because it consistently delivers what the category demands — renato's leads with 39 years as the via mizner italian institution. The full Top 20 includes Sant Ambroeus, Trevini, Cucina.

Best Tequila And Tacos: Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar leads because it consistently delivers what the category demands — rocco's tacos leads with 220+ tequila bottles and 5 south fl locations. The full Top 20 includes Talavera Cocina Mexicana, El Toro Loco, Avocado Grill tacos.

Best Cocktail Bar: Death or Glory leads because it consistently delivers what the category demands — death or glory leads with delray beach tattoo-shop-meets-cocktail format. The full Top 20 includes The Office Delray, Honor Bar, Avocado Grill bar.