Dine Out Lauderdale 2026: 179 Restaurants and Menus From $35

Greater Fort Lauderdale's restaurant months are underway

Dine Out Lauderdale 2026 is now serving across Broward County, and this year's official directory is the largest useful planning tool the event has offered. A fresh audit of the live participant roster found 179 restaurant locations, from Fort Lauderdale Beach and Las Olas Boulevard to Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Weston and Coconut Creek. The program runs through Wednesday, September 30.

For dates, participating restaurants and program details, visit the official Dine Out Lauderdale page.

The format is straightforward: participating restaurants create three-course prix-fixe menus at one or more published tiers. Lunch is $35, dinner is $45 or $60, and the elevated Lux option is $75. Tax, gratuity and beverages are generally separate. There is no pass to buy and no central ticket for a normal restaurant meal; diners choose a restaurant, check its current menu and participating days, then book directly or walk in when space allows.

That simplicity makes the event appealing, but 179 choices can still produce decision fatigue. The smartest approach is to begin with the kind of meal you want, then use neighborhood, price and cuisine to narrow the field.

Seven restaurants show the range

Boatyard is an easy starting point for diners who associate Fort Lauderdale with the water. Its SE 17th Street location puts a polished seafood-oriented restaurant close to the city's boating corridors and gives the program a distinctly local setting.

Chef's Counter at MAASS represents the other end of the spectrum. The restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Fort Lauderdale holds a Michelin star and is participating with both standard and Lux choices. It is the kind of reservation to consider when Dine Out is the occasion, not simply the discount.

Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant in Dania Beach turns the event into a multigenerational outing. The 70-year-old institution pairs burgers and hot dogs with the ice-cream experience that made its red-and-white dining room a Broward landmark.

Oceanic at Pompano Beach Pier brings Atlantic views into the decision. Diners can compare lunch and dinner possibilities while choosing between its indoor room and elevated oceanfront terrace. Farther west, The View at Colony West adds a Tamarac golf-course setting and a daily restaurant to a lineup often associated with the coast.

Ethos Greek Bistro in Coconut Creek broadens the map and the cuisine. Its menu is grounded in Greek and Mediterranean cooking, with meze-style sharing plus vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free choices. Sunness Supper Club in Fort Lauderdale provides a different night-out formula: a chef-driven modern American dinner followed, if desired, by cocktails at the separate Bar Betty speakeasy in the same building.

How to compare menus without overplanning

Start on the official Dine Out Lauderdale hub, which can be filtered by neighborhood, cuisine and price. Open the individual restaurant profile rather than relying only on a search result. Participating meal periods and days vary: one restaurant may offer weekday lunch, another a Sunday-through-Thursday dinner, and another both a standard and Lux menu.

Look at the full three-course progression. A menu that fits your tastes in every course can be a better value than a lower headline price with supplements on the dishes you actually want. Confirm whether the offer is available to the entire table, whether holiday dates are excluded, and whether a reservation is recommended. Weekend dinners, Michelin-recognized dining rooms and limited-capacity experiences deserve the earliest bookings.

The official program also includes classes and guided experiences, but those have their own dates, prices and ticket requirements. Treat them separately from the ordinary restaurant menus.

Build a September dining list, not a race

With more than five weeks remaining, there is time to try the event in different ways. Book one $35 lunch near work, one neighborhood restaurant that is new to you, and one dinner where the room or view feels like part of the experience. That three-stop plan reveals more of Broward's dining range than repeatedly choosing the same format.

Menus can change, so make a final check with the restaurant before leaving home. Ask for the Dine Out menu when seated, tip on the full experience and remember the September 30 deadline. The directory may be large, but a good plan only needs a few tables that match the way you want to dine.