YOLO, Boatyard or Nubé: Choose a Fort Lauderdale Restaurant

YOLO, Boatyard and Nubé Rooftop are three Fort Lauderdale concepts in The Restaurant People’s portfolio, but they suit different plans. YOLO offers modern American dining downtown, with nearby O Lounge for drinks and dancing afterward. Boatyard pairs Intracoastal waterfront dining with fresh catches and reservable dock access. Nubé is a 26th-floor rooftop restaurant, lounge and bar built around coastal-influenced cocktails and shareable plates.

YOLO: Downtown dinner before O Lounge

Part of downtown Fort Lauderdale since 2008, YOLO serves modern American cuisine. It is the most direct choice of the three for diners who want a downtown meal followed by nightlife nearby.

O Lounge is steps from YOLO and offers after-dinner drinks and late-night dancing. Plan on dinner at YOLO first, then a short move to O Lounge rather than treating the two as the same venue.

Boatyard: Fresh catches and boat access

Boatyard sits on the Intracoastal Waterway and welcomes guests arriving from the water. Its menu includes fresh daily catches from local waters, premium steakhouse cuts and signature Bimini Bread, giving groups both seafood and steak options.

For guests arriving by boat, a reservation can guarantee a slip and a table for up to six people. Boatyard is the practical pick when dock access is part of the plan, not just a waterfront view.

Nubé Rooftop: Cocktails and plates to share

Nubé is a 26th-floor rooftop restaurant, lounge and bar on Fort Lauderdale Beach. It sits atop Beach House Fort Lauderdale, A Hilton Resort.

Its beverage program emphasizes creative cocktails with coastal influences, while the food centers on shareable plates suited to sunset drinks or late-night gatherings. Choose Nubé when the priority is a rooftop setting and a drinks-and-small-plates format rather than a conventional dinner followed by a separate lounge.

Match the restaurant to your plans

Choose YOLO for modern American food downtown, followed by drinks and dancing at O Lounge steps away.

Pick Boatyard for fresh catches, steakhouse cuts, Bimini Bread and the option to reserve both a boat slip and a table for up to six guests.

Go with Nubé Rooftop for coastal-influenced cocktails and shareable plates on a 26th-floor Fort Lauderdale Beach rooftop.