Dine Out Lauderdale in Hollywood and Dania Beach: 9 Picks

Restaurant month continues south of Fort Lauderdale

Dine Out Lauderdale may carry Fort Lauderdale in its name, but the 2026 directory reaches throughout Broward County. Hollywood and Dania Beach provide one of the most varied clusters: Atlantic resorts, an Intracoastal bar, downtown dining, Dania Pointe and a 70-year-old ice-cream institution all participate through September 30.

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

The event's standard tiers are $35 lunch, $45 or $60 dinner and a $75 Lux experience. Each restaurant chooses its meal period and participating days, so use this guide to identify the setting, then confirm the live menu before booking.

Hollywood Beach for a full evening

JWB Prime Steak and Seafood sits inside Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort. Visit Lauderdale's romantic guide confirms a Dine Out dinner served Wednesday through Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m., with highlighted choices such as wagyu meatballs, steak frites and banana cream pie. It is the strongest special-occasion steakhouse choice in this group.

Across the resort, 5 O'Clock Somewhere Bar & Grill brings a far more casual Intracoastal mood. The dockside tiki setting, firepit, bar bites and boat drinks suit diners who want the outing to feel like a South Florida afternoon rolling into dinner. The official restaurant page currently lists Friday-through-Sunday hours, so verify the Dine Out offer before making a dedicated trip.

Diplomat Prime at The Diplomat Beach Resort supplies another polished steakhouse experience, while Playa Beach Bar & Grill at the same resort moves closer to sand-and-sun ease. Comparing those two official profiles is a useful shortcut: choose Prime when the dining room is the event, or Playa when the beach setting should remain central.

Latitudes Restaurant at Hollywood Beach Marriott provides a third resort style along North Ocean Drive. Its location makes it practical for a Broadwalk visit, especially when a group wants a conventional restaurant rather than a formal steakhouse.

Downtown Hollywood and rooftop energy

Blu' Steakhouse at 1900 Harrison Street brings the event into downtown Hollywood. It gives diners who live west of the beach a steakhouse option without navigating resort parking, and it can anchor a night that continues among downtown bars and galleries.

Sunset Club Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge sits at 777 North Ocean Drive and changes the sightline. The rooftop format works best near golden hour, though the same advice as any view-driven reservation applies: ask about seating and arrive prepared for an indoor alternative if weather intervenes.

Dania Beach keeps the choices playful

Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant is the neighborhood institution. The official $35 lunch guide highlights a half-pound burger or mile-long hot dog, fries or onion rings, and a scoop, sundae or cone. Its candy shop and exuberant old-fashioned room turn lunch into an outing for families and nostalgic adults alike.

Skinny Louie at Dania Pointe is the streamlined counterpoint. The burger-focused restaurant adds a newer, casual option within the shopping and entertainment district, useful before a movie or as part of an afternoon at Dania Pointe.

Choose by occasion, not proximity alone

Book JWB or Diplomat Prime for a steakhouse dinner. Pick 5 O'Clock Somewhere when dockside drinks and an informal pace matter more than white tablecloths. Latitudes and Playa make sense within a beach-resort day, while Blu' and Sunset Club work as downtown or rooftop night-out anchors. In Dania Beach, the decision is almost generational: Jaxson's for a Broward tradition or Skinny Louie for a quick modern burger stop.

Menus and service days may change during the event. Confirm the three-course offer, supplements and reservation policy directly, and remember that tax, gratuity and drinks are generally separate. Dine Out Lauderdale ends September 30, leaving enough time to try one polished dinner and one casual South Broward outing.