We love hosting our clients at our office headquarters in downtown Fort Lauderdale – especially since many of them are located in states that experience actual seasons and are in desperate need of our year-long sunshine during the winter months. If you’ve been following along with the adventures of Fish Consulting for years, then you probably know that we used to be headquartered in Hollywood before relocating to the trendy, exciting area of downtown Laudy. Most of your favorite Fishies already lived in this awesome city, so needless to say we were thrilled when Lorne told us the news that we were makin’ our way downtown (cue the Vanessa Carlton classic being stuck in your head the rest of the day, my apologies).
Since most of our clients aren’t from around here, we’re often asked for recommendations on where the best spots are for them to grab a bite or a drink and soak in all that Fort Lauderdale has to offer (in between meetings with their favorite PR pros, of course). As a lifelong resident of South Florida and a long-time resident of downtown Fort Lauderdale, I’m kind of an expert on all the greatest hot spots to hit up, so I took the liberty of compiling a few of my favorite recommendations. If you have any trips to Fort Lauderdale coming up in your pipeline, feel free to bookmark this blog post (and if you don’t have anything booked just yet, what are you waiting for – did I mention yearlong sunshine?!).
Restaurants
We LOVE to eat at Fish, so of course my food recommendations are first up. A good meal should always be your #1 priority, and you can rest assured that a good meal is what awaits you at these top-notch spots:
- S3
- Louis Bossi
- Del Frisco’s
- Lobster Bar
- Suviche
- El Vez
- El Camino
- Etaru
- Doc B’s
Bars
After your delicious dinner, of course you’re going to want to top off your night with a cocktail or two (or three, we don’t judge). A few of my local favorites are:
- 27
- Glitch
- Rooftop
- Township
- Balcony
- The Wilder
- The Lobby Bar at the Dalmar
- American Social
- Laser Wolf
Workouts
After you eat and drink to your heart’s content, you’re going to want to burn off all of those calories you just indulged in. We’re a firm believer in life being all about balance, so treat yourself to that extra glass of wine and sweat it out at some of these great local workout spots:
- Yoga Joint
- Pure Barre
- Challenge Fitness
- Orangetheory Fitness
- Cycleward
- 9Round
Healthy Spots
After you finish your kick-ass workout, you’re going to want to make sure that you don’t ruin all that hard work, so check out some of the healthy spots every local loves:
- JB&C
- Vale
- Beehive Kitchen
- Green Bar & Kitchen
- Myapapaya juicery + kitchen
Coffee
Last but not least, Fort Lauderdale is full of awesome local coffee spots. If you’re looking for something more out-of-the-box than your standard Starbucks offerings, we highly recommend checking out one of the following:
- Press & Grind
- The Alchemist
- Colada
- The Grind
- Brew Urban Café
- Warsaw Coffee Company
