Statewide Guide · Florida
Best American Restaurants in Florida
Burgers, brunch, comfort food — the locals' guide to classic American restaurants across Florida.
20 spots
★ 4.5 avg rating
7 cities
18 neighborhoods
Quick answer
Florida Hidden Spots currently tracks 20 american restaurants across 7 Florida cities. The strongest city coverage is in Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Sarasota. Current top picks include Chicago Paulie's, Café Express Homestyle, Rooster & the Till.
Frequently asked
What are the best American Restaurants in Florida?
The current statewide shortlist starts with Chicago Paulie's, Café Express Homestyle, Rooster & the Till, based on rating, review volume, and editorial ranking signals.
Which Florida cities have the most American Restaurants?
Start with Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Sarasota, which currently have the most published american restaurants listings on Florida Hidden Spots.
How does Florida Hidden Spots rank American Restaurants?
Listings are ranked using published local business data, ratings, review volume, location coverage, and editorial quality checks. Paid placement does not determine the ranking.
01 — Editor's Top Pick
The one we'd send a friend to
#1
Tampa · West Tampa
Chicago Paulie's
“Chicago Paulie's does the full Chicago canon — dragged-through-the-garden dogs, Italian beef with real giardiniera — at a ★4.9 across 500+ reviews fr…”
★ 4.9 · 517 reviews
1301 N Howard Ave
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02 — All American Restaurants
Every american restaurants in Florida
01.
★ Top Pick 
Closed
Closed Tampa · West Tampa
Chicago Paulie's
Chicago Paulie's does the full Chicago canon — dragged-through-the-garden dogs, Italian beef with real giardiniera — at…
02.
Closed
Closed Orlando · Parramore
Café Express Homestyle
Café Express Homestyle cooks Parramore's daily plates — homestyle breakfast and lunch at a ★4.7, two blocks from the ar…
03.
Open
Open Tampa · Seminole Heights
Rooster & the Till
The restaurant that put Seminole Heights on the national map. Chef Ferrell Alvarez has earned three consecutive Micheli…
04.
Open
Open Sarasota · Sarasota
J.R.'s Old Packinghouse Cafe
J.R.'s Old Packinghouse Cafe occupies a 1920s celery packing house and runs live blues, folk, and bluegrass six nights…
05.
Open
Open Fort Lauderdale · Las Olas
S3 Sun Sea Sand
S3 manages to be the waterfront Las Olas restaurant that delivers on the promise most waterfront restaurants fail to ke…
06.
Open
Open Orlando · Winter Park
The Ravenous Pig
James and Julie Petrakis put Orlando's farm-to-table movement on the map with this Winter Park gastropub in 2007, and 1…
07.
Open
Open Orlando · West Colonial
Sunshine Soulfood Cafe
Sunshine Soulfood Cafe feeds West Colonial the way soul food is supposed to work — smothered plates, real sides, and po…
08.
Open
Open Sarasota · North Sarasota
Bob's Train
Bob's Train on Fruitville Road serves classic burgers and American lunch fare out of four restored Pullman train cars f…
09.
Closed
Closed Orlando · Parramore
Sister Soul Food
Sister Soul Food holds down Parramore Avenue with smothered plates and sides made like Sunday — ★4.5 across 330+ review…
10.
Open
Open Miami · Liberty City
Southern Style Kitchen & Grill
Southern Style Kitchen & Grill serves Liberty City soul food at a ★4.5 — smothered plates and Southern sides from a NW…
11.
Closed
Closed Jacksonville · Northside
Millers Soulfood Kitchen
Millers Soulfood Kitchen feeds Jacksonville's Northside the family-recipe way — ★4.5 across 200+ reviews for smothered…
12.
Closed
Closed Jacksonville · West Jacksonville
Annie Ru's Carryout and Catering
Annie Ru's is West Jacksonville's soul food carryout — smothered everything, sides that could headline, and a line at l…
13.
Open
Open Miami · Liberty City
Eloise & Earnestine Soul Food
Eloise & Earnestine cooks Liberty City's soul food the way two names on a sign promise — smothered plates, real sides,…
14.
Open
Open Jacksonville · Northwest Jacksonville
Rich Taste
Rich Taste earns its name in Northwest Jacksonville — soul food plates seasoned like they mean it, ★4.4 across 300+ rev…
15.
Open
Open Tampa · Harbour Island
Jackson's Bistro, Bar & Sushi of Tampa
Jackson's Bistro, Bar & Sushi of Tampa is an American bistro and sushi bar at 601 S Harbour Island Blvd, Suite 100, Tam…
16.
Closed
Closed Orlando · Lake Nona
Sweet Mama's Restaurant
Sweet Mama's is a family-run comfort food restaurant on Narcoossee Road decorated with actual family heirlooms — 1,850+…
17.
Closed
Closed Sarasota · North Trail
Crager's Restaurant
Crager's is the North Trail's quaint all-American diner — 1,400+ reviews at ★4.3, down-to-earth plates, and the airport…
18.
Closed
Closed Miami · Brownsville
Conch It Up Soul Food
Conch It Up fuses Bahamian conch traditions with Southern soul food in Brownsville — cracked conch, conch salad, and sm…
19.
Closed
Closed Miami · West Little River
Mazie Restaurant
Mazie is a West Little River takeout counter feeding the neighborhood Caribbean and Southern plates at ★4.3 — 340+ revi…
20.
Closed
Closed St. Petersburg · Midtown
Bernie's
Bernie's serves Midtown St. Pete's soul food plates the neighborhood way — ★4.3, honest portions, and a reputation that…
03 — By City
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