Tis the season to dine out, y'all.
Credit: Visit Lauderdale
Dine Out Lauderdale returns August 1 through September 30, and this year’s restaurant-month celebration is giving Broward diners plenty to chew on beyond the usual prix fixe reservation.
The basics remain deliciously straightforward. Restaurants across Greater Fort Lauderdale will offer specially curated three-course menus, with lunch priced at $35 and dinner available at $45, $60 or a luxe $75 tier. But the 2026 lineup goes much further, adding culinary tours, immersive performances, hands-on workshops and chef-driven events to the calendar.
Craft Food Tours is turning Las Olas Boulevard into a progressive dinner with three tasting courses, cocktails, dessert and a private art gallery experience. On August 7 and 21, MAD Arts will host “Ode to Tomato,” an immersive six-course culinary performance built around local ingredients and interactive storytelling.
Temple Street Eatery is getting diners involved with dumpling-making classes and pottery workshops where guests can create their own ramen bowls. The Wilder will host an exclusive “Cocktail Club” experience pairing four courses with handcrafted cocktails created alongside renowned chefs, while Lovelee Bakeshop is serving up cake-decorating classes with expert instruction, samples and serious date-night potential.
Of course, plenty of diners will come for the deals. On Las Olas Boulevard, Worthwyld is offering a $45 three-course dinner daily from 4 to 9 p.m., with options including shrimp al ajillo, steak pesto, roasted chicken, banana cream pie and key lime pie. New York strip and lamb chops are available as $15 upgrades.
At Oceanic Pompano, the Atlantic Ocean comes free with the prix fixe menu. Its $35 lunch includes choices such as sun-kissed shrimp, jumbo lump crab cake and key lime pie, while the $45 dinner brings oysters on the half shell, lobster ravioli, cashew-crusted salmon and braised short rib. Both menus are available daily.
Elsewhere, diners can arrive by boat for seafood at Ocean Prime, grab a three-course oceanfront lunch at Beach Terrace Restaurant in Deerfield Beach or dine overlooking the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea pier at Aruba Beach Cafe.
Two months, dozens of restaurants and several excuses to play with your food. August and September are looking mighty tasty.
