Top South Florida Restaurants

South Florida and the surrounding areas offer several options for dining style and cuisine from all over the world.  Foodies can experience Little italy in Key Largo at Giorgio’s Café Largo, at 99530 Overseas Highway in Key Largo.  The restaurant specialties focus on the actual home recipes, and the restaurant is a local favorite boasting the largest menu in town.  There is a semi-private dining room for special events, and the kitchen specials emphasize seasonal and local ingredients.  The wine list is extensive and features some exquisite selections.  Homemade tiramisu and cannoli are always a diner’s favorite.  The DiGiorgio family started the business in 1968, but relocated to Key Largo in 1992 with three decades of restaurant experience to the area,  With convenient access to various local seafood, the menu began incorporating more specialties.

Another Key Largo favorite is the Pilot House Restaurant at 13 Seagate Boulevard.  The Pilot House Marina is within close proximity on secluded Lake Largo a quick drive from downtown Key Largo.  It also borders on John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.  Diners can enjoy elegant waterfront dining in the new Pilot House fine dining room or sit and relax at the more casual Tiki Bar and Grill.  For boaters, 33 slips are available and can accommodate power or sailboats up to 65 feet in length.   House specialties include the spectacular Philadelphia Cheese Steak and the fresh grilled mahi mahi dinner basket, both of which come with crisp French fries.

For great seafood at a great price, visitors to South Florida should check out the Key Largo Conch House, at 100211 Overseas Highway in Key Largo.  The restaurant prides itself in fresh local seafood brought in daily and everything on the menu is homemade - including all desserts, soups, and salad  dressings.  The Key Largo Conch was established in 2004 as a family business that has been prominently featured in the “Best of Key Largo” newsletter.  In fact, the restaurant’s conch fritters were featured on the Food Network.

Key Largo Conch House is located in a cute little house in South Florida, and offers seating in the outdoor garden, on the porch, and inside.  Besides their famous conch fritters, other guest favorites include conch chowder, conch salad, and fish tacos.  Parking is plentiful, prices are reasonable, and the service is prompt and friendly.