A unique, creative, and passionate combination of flavors await at 3030 Ocean Restaurant. This upscale, candlelit, ceanfront dinner bistro serves stylish American Cuisine seafood and special meats. If you're looking for a particularly great date night location near the beach, 3030 Ocean is the place to go.
What could be better overlooking the Atlantic Ocean while dinning on stylish American Cuisine seafood and special meats? Inside this chic dinner bistro, you’ll find freshly caught seafood and meats straight from the farm. 3030 Ocean at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale work a vast network of farmers and small purveyors to have the freshest product available to them. Executive Chef Paula DaSilva is known for her farm-to-fork philosophy and passion in sourcing the finest local ingredients available. Owner Dennis Max says, "The whole idea is to get ingredients as fresh as you can or as direct as you can. We buy our bacon straight from the guy that has the hog.” It gets no fresher than this. All of their produce comes from Swank Farms in Loxahatchee Florida.
Located at Portside, Market17 is a unique farm-to-table organic restaurant that serves self-proclaimed “farm country” cuisine. Their focus on prime sourcing allows them to serve creative food with an emphasis on flavor and freshness. Their proud of the fact that their ingredients come from fisherman, ranchers, and farmers don’t contain any unnecessary pesticides. You’ll be delighted to find that all their dishes are created from scratch and made utilizing traditional French techniques. Chef Lauren DeShields provides the curious diner a tasting menu where you can sample different options. Oh, and if you’re feeling adventurous, opt for the Dine in the Dark experience. You’ll be in for an adventure of the senses!
Bringing an innovative concept of vegan dining and plant based cooking that's completely cholesterol-free, Sublime can still satisfy even the most devout carnivore. With an award-winning menu featuring foods and spirits from around the globe, Sublime is one South Florida restaurant that truly lives up to its name. People don’t just flock here for the food, but also for the visually pleasing sights such as: cascading window waterfalls, skylights, Italian glass tiles, and exotic trees reminiscent of a tropical rainforest. When you stop here, remember that Sublime is much more than just a restaurant!
Wild Sea Oyster Bar & Grille has got beautiful surroundings with even nicer locally caught food. A visit to Fort Lauerdale is not complete without a trip to this sea to fork destination. Chef de cuisine Jon Sanchez, an alumnus of Thomas Keller, prides himself on sourcing the best ingredients possible. Whole fish are brought in and filleted daily to ensure the original product is as fresh as can be and the remnants are later turned into soups and stocks. These house-prepared ingredients are part of a menu that is constantly evolving, with such offerings as golden tilefish with poached clams, mushrooms, and julienned kohlrabi over a cream sauce made from the tilefish itself. You can't get much more sustainable than that! This is a fish lovers dream!
