Flavor South Florida 2026 Starts Sept. 1: 112 Restaurants, Prices and How It Works

Restaurant Month returns with its biggest planning question: where to begin?

For dates and participation details, read the official Flavor South Florida event announcement and event FAQ.

Flavor South Florida begins Tuesday, September 1, bringing a month of special prix-fixe dining to Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. The 2026 edition runs through September 30 and includes 112 restaurants stretching from Delray Beach to Port St. Lucie. It is the nineteenth year for a program created to bring diners into local restaurants during one of South Florida's traditionally slower tourism months.

There is no festival ticket, wristband or central tasting hall. Diners choose a participating restaurant, review its Flavor menu, make a reservation and order the special menu at the table. The official 2026 announcement says lunch offers begin at $25 where lunch is available, while dinner starts at $35. Prices vary by restaurant and generally exclude beverages, tax and gratuity.

That simple framework covers an unusually broad set of experiences. A Flavor reservation might mean three courses at a neighborhood restaurant, a resort steakhouse dinner, a chef-led omakase or a first look at one of this year's 40-plus new participants. The best plan is not to chase all 112. It is to decide what kind of September meal you actually want.

Start with the official menu, not just the restaurant name

Every participant creates its own offer. Serving days, meal periods, course counts and upgrade charges can differ, even when two restaurants advertise the same headline price. The Flavor FAQ says participating restaurants present specially priced multi-course meals and recommends advance reservations, while still welcoming walk-ins when space allows.

Before booking, check whether the menu is offered at lunch, dinner or only on selected days. Look for supplemental charges beside premium entrees and confirm whether the full table must participate. A restaurant group with several locations may include only the specific location shown in the official guide. Those details matter more than the size of the restaurant list.

When seated, ask for the Flavor menu if it is not presented automatically. The regular menu may also be available, which is useful when one person at the table wants the prix-fixe experience and another does not. Policies can vary, so confirm directly rather than assuming every restaurant handles mixed ordering or sharing the same way.

Five restaurants show how wide the 2026 program has become

The Butcher's Club at PGA National Resort turns Flavor into a polished Palm Beach Gardens steakhouse night. Its confirmed three-course menu is $65 per person, with burrata or a baby-lettuce Caesar to start, skirt steak or truffle chicken as the main course, and either Basque cheesecake or a double-chocolate brownie for dessert. It is a useful example of Flavor as a complete special-occasion dinner, not simply a discount code.

Moody Tongue Sushi at Hilton West Palm Beach takes a different route. Its limited-seating omakase format pairs sushi with the beer perspective of Moody Tongue Brewery. The Hilton's 2026 information describes an eight-course experience offered Thursday through Saturday at a 5 p.m. seating. This is the option for diners who prefer to hand control of the progression to the chef.

The Beacon in Jupiter keeps the structure flexible. Its official $49 menu offers three courses, with starters such as spicy tuna rice, shrimp cocktail and corn bisque. Main-course choices range from salmon and spicy lobster pasta to chicken Milanese and a smash burger, with filet mignon available for an additional charge. The breadth makes it easier for a mixed table to find common ground.

Campi Italian in Delray Beach is one of more than 40 restaurants joining Flavor for the first time in 2026. Its participation reflects a larger story in this year's lineup: Restaurant Month is not only a reason to revisit familiar dining rooms, but also a timely way to try a newer restaurant while it is still settling into the local conversation.

Oceano Kitchen in Lake Worth Beach represents the chef-driven neighborhood end of the spectrum. Its inclusion among this year's Palm Beach County selections shows how Flavor can move between resorts, major restaurant groups and smaller destination dining rooms without forcing every experience into the same mold.

The app adds a reason to keep the receipts

Flavor is also bringing its Eat.Check.Repeat contest back for a second year. Organizers say diners can save receipts from participating restaurants and upload them through the new Flavor app, with multiple winners announced after Restaurant Month. The app is also intended to organize restaurant listings and menus in one place.

Treat the contest as an extra, not a reason to rush through meals. Keep an original or eligible receipt, follow the current submission instructions in the app and review the contest rules before assuming a visit qualifies. The strongest September itinerary is still one built around restaurants you genuinely want to experience.

A smarter first-week strategy

Use the opening days to make two reservations: one restaurant that is new to you and one dependable favorite with a menu that looks meaningfully different from its regular offering. Choose different formats - perhaps a neighborhood dinner and an omakase, or a resort meal and a new Italian dining room - so the month feels like exploration rather than repetition.

Flavor South Florida runs September 1 through 30, giving diners time to compare menus without turning the first weekend into a race. Review the official guide, verify the current offer with the restaurant and tip on the full value of the experience. Then let 112 possibilities become a manageable September dining list.