10 Great Places to Eat in Florida

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Darwin’s on 4th is downtown Sarasota’s darling for artisanal ales. The vats behind glass walls are part of the urban-cool interior. Order brew- master Jared Barnes’ Flanders red ale and chef Darwin Santa Maria’s Peruvian ceviches.
Henry Ford lends his name to this burger and beer joint, where a 1929 Model A hangs over the bar. At Ford’s Garage in Fort Myers, the signature burger — Black Angus, Vermont cheddar, applewood smoked bacon and bourbon barbecue sauce — pairs quite well with any of the 150 brews.
Find American comfort food at Blue Collar in Miami’s MiMo neighborhood. Smoky bacon, Berkshire sausage and a fried egg zest up classic pork and beans. Old-school lunch pails on the wall add a diner-chic feel.
Newbie Juvia brings glamorously hip rooftop dining to Lincoln Road in South Beach. Dine on Chilean seabass with maple-glazed eggplant; gaze at the Atlantic Ocean and an art-deco cityscape.
Nonna’s Trattoria opens on tiny brick-lined Aviles Street in historic St. Augustine. So grab a sidewalk table, enjoy a Caprese salad and save room for Limoncello cake and espresso.
A little bit of Tuscany arrives on Sanibel Island with the opening of Il Cielo Ristorante. Oxtail meatballs, gnocchi with Fontina cheese and black truffles, and seabass in sun-dried tomato crust are anything but ordinary. The dining room is awash in warm browns with pouf draperies and sculpted windows.
Urbanites kick back at Edge, Steak & Bar tucked inside the Four Seasons resort in downtown Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. Casual enough for burgers and after-5 cocktails (try the BBQ Collins, a bourbon concoction topped with Bell’s amber ale), yet perfect for that juicy steak dinner. Bonus: a terrace with a fire pit for late-night lingering.
Chef Marc-Jean Berruet and his wife, Trish, bring back classic French cuisine and candlelight dining with the opening of L’Etoile in Naples. The headliner is a pressed slice of foie gras with cranberry gastrique reduction and truffle butter. Dine in an intimate houselike setting.
New York’s sweet-tooth palace, the famed Serendipity 3, has opened its doors on Lincoln Road in South Beach. Get ready for giant banana splits, mile-high red velvet cakes and frozen hot choc- olates — a double or spiked with mint. If savory is more your thing, burgers are served here too.
Sara’s Crepe Cafe in St. Augustine has an Old Europe vibe. Owner Margarita Abramov recre- ates her babushka’s recipes. Try the Russian pirogi stuffed with potato and onion. The terrace overlooking the Old City is the perfect place to sample the Count Amaury crepe — beef tips, mushrooms and black truffles.