MIA Guide. There are inalienable truths about living in West Palm Beach. You will be stopped by a train crossing this week. Probably a drawbridge too. And you have to leave the city to go to a beach or movie theater. But thankfully there is no shortage of great restaurants in West Palm as well as Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, which this guide covers too. While spending months eating around the city, we found a lot of white linen, a concerning amount of Salt Life bumper stickers, and service that outshines the rest of South Florida.
The Lily Pulitzer aesthetic mostly stays on the other side of the bridges, and the city has a lot more to offer than fanciness. We only rate spots where you can eat a full meal. West Palm Beach. Florida barbecue doesn't have as strong an identity as some of our southern neighbors. But Tropical Smokehouse is changing that.
South Florida-specific dishes like spicy wahoo dip, gator sausage, and smoked mahi are sprinkled throughout the menu. But Tropical Smokehouse is truly a destination because everything on their big menu tastes pretty close to perfectionβfrom the handheld cheeseburger to the brisket and spare ribs, which are pulled from the smoker at the precise millisecond. Finally, a regional style of barbecue we can proudly claim as our own. The husband scuttles about the dining room dropping off platters flanked with rolls of spongy injera next to kitfo and shiro piled high.
His wife might stop by the table to ask how spicy you really want your gomen before she starts cooking it. In a city full of stiff restaurants, Mr. But when the disco ball starts spinning along with the DJ on weekends, this place turns into a party. We really like Buccan. But we love Buccan Sandwich Shop, the restaurant's casual takeout sibling which also has a location on the island. It's takeout only. But that's alright. Strangers shouldn't be subjected to the noises you'll make after Pac-Man-ing your way through this perfect Italian sub, or the tuna sandwich that uses smoked yellowfin.
We could keep naming sandwiches: beef carpaccio with parmesan and crispy onions, buffalo chicken with blue cheese dressing, the steak bomb. But all you need to know is that these are pure sandwich perfection, from the fresh bread to the ingredients that live in that sweet spot just shy of overstuffed.
