Statewide Guide · Florida
Best Restaurants in Florida
From hole-in-the-wall family-run favorites to chef-driven counters — the locals' guide to restaurants across Florida.
6 spots
★ 4.7 avg rating
4 cities
6 neighborhoods
Quick answer
Florida Hidden Spots currently tracks 6 restaurants across 4 Florida cities. The strongest city coverage is in Sarasota, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, St. Petersburg. Current top picks include Indigenous Restaurant, Garden of Joy, Laser Wolf.
Frequently asked
What are the best Restaurants in Florida?
The current statewide shortlist starts with Indigenous Restaurant, Garden of Joy, Laser Wolf, based on rating, review volume, and editorial ranking signals.
Which Florida cities have the most Restaurants?
Start with Sarasota, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, St. Petersburg, which currently have the most published restaurants listings on Florida Hidden Spots.
How does Florida Hidden Spots rank 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
Sarasota · Historic Towles Court
Indigenous Restaurant
“Indigenous in the Historic Towles Court arts district is the most acclaimed restaurant in Sarasota that tourists somehow keep missing. Chef Steve Phe…”
★ 4.8 · 514 reviews
239 S. Links Ave
$$$$
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02 — All Restaurants
Every restaurants in Florida
01.
★ Top Pick 
Open
Open Sarasota · Historic Towles Court
Indigenous Restaurant
Indigenous in the Historic Towles Court arts district is the most acclaimed restaurant in Sarasota that tourists someho…
02.
Closed
Closed Sarasota · Downtown Sarasota
Garden of Joy
Garden of Joy serves Eastern European home cooking from a downtown Sarasota side street — pierogi, borscht, and stuffed…
03.
Open
Open Fort Lauderdale · Flagler Village
Laser Wolf
Laser Wolf brought the Dizengoff Group's celebrated Israeli grill concept to Fort Lauderdale's Flagler Village, and it…
04.
Open
Open Tampa · East Tampa
Bee's Island Kitchen
Bee's Island Kitchen cooks Caribbean plates in East Tampa at a ★4.7 — curry goat, jerk, and island stews from a kitchen…
05.
Closed
Closed Tampa · North Ybor
Hines Caribbean Cuisine
Hines Caribbean Cuisine holds a ★4.5 on the Nebraska Avenue corridor north of Ybor — island plates from a family kitche…
06.
Closed
Closed St. Petersburg · Midtown
Miller's Jamaican Spice Cuisine
Miller's cooks Midtown St. Pete's Jamaican plates — jerk with real fire, oxtails, festival — at ★4.4 across 430+ review…
03 — By City
Where to find restaurants
Sarasota
Southwest Florida
2 spots
Tampa
Tampa Bay
2 spots
Fort Lauderdale
Broward County
1 spot
St. Petersburg
Tampa Bay
1 spot
Jacksonville
Coming soon
Miami
Coming soon
Orlando
Coming soon
Tallahassee
Coming soon
04 — From the Journal
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