Brio Tuscan Grille has Italian eatery locations sprinkled all throughout the country. The West Palm Beach location is nestled in the heart of City Place. Grab a bottle of wine and dine al fresco with your closest friends and families, while enjoying light conversation and people watching. The entrees fill up the plate and are full of authentic tastes and flavors from the home land. Brio is a great place for a date night, always impressing its patrons with over-the-top service and quality meals. Reservations are able to be made online, so check out their website on your phone/computer prior to heading to the Downtown.
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: A stroll by the patio at Brio Tuscan Grille in City Place is all it takes to know that it's time for a shopping break.
Kristopher's expert tip: Perfect place for a family dinner before a movie, opera performance or show at the Kravis
If you find yourself craving pizza on Palm Beach or need a place to relax after shopping on Worth Avenue, Pizza Al Fresco is the place to go. A sprawling courtyard with light-wrapped trees and an expansive menu with a twist on traditional Italian thin crust pizzas are sure to please everyone in your group. The menu also boasts great pasta and salad selections, with the lobster salad being a crowd-pleaser. Of course no Italian meal is complete without an accompanying wine or a gelato to finish the meal. Another perk of this affordable casual dining experience, well-behaved dogs are also welcome to enjoy the courtyard.
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: Pizza Al Fresco serves up delicious thin crust pizzas and pasta dishes that are great for the casual lunch or the romantic dinner.
Kristopher's expert tip: Can be hard to find - in a hidden Palm Beach courtyard
The ambiance at Seasons 52 in Palm Beach Gardens is enough to get anyone in the door, but the food and great service will have you coming back time and time again. All of the menu items at Seasons 52 consist of fresh, in-season ingredients that are prepared to deliver the most nutrition without the added guilt of overindulgence. This restaurant is known all-over for its low calorie food and drink menus and listed nutritional information, making it easy to dine out no matter your diet. With so many excellent food and drink pairings, make a reservation to sit by the water and enjoy everything Seasons 52 has to offer.
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: With views of the Intracoastal Waterway and a seasonal dinner menu all under the stars, Seasons 52 is always a good idea.
Kristopher's expert tip: Perfect spot for a date night
Golden-hued and elegant, Bice is a formidable presence on the Palm Beach dining scene. Refinements like crisp linens and fresh flowers provide indication that a meal here will be nothing less than spectacular. Northern Italian cuisine is particularly authentic, given that the restaurant was founded in Milan in 1926 (and still maintains headquarters there). Society folks frequent the place for everything from light pastas to grilled meats and seafood, reveling in impeccable presentation and service. Pasta e fagioli, a favored dish, ranks highly, along with perfectly prepared calamari and great veal cutlets. The outdoor terrace adds romantic ambiance on balmy evenings.
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: Enjoying the Italian fine dining on the umbrella lined patio at Bice Ristorante is akin to being transported straight to Italy.
Kristopher's expert tip: Italian seafood dishes here are impeccable
Located in the Harbourside development in Jupiter, the Tommy Bahama Restaurant, Store, and Bar is a one stop shop to pick up the quintessential souvenir and enjoy an authentic Florida dining experience. Well-known for the island apparel and casual atmosphere, the Tommy Bahama location in Jupiter stays true to the brand. Whether it's enjoying live music and specialty drinks at the bar or dining al fresco on the patio, this place is great for groups looking to relax. The seafood entrees are creative and delight the senses, especially when paired with the water views. I definitely recommend saving room for the desserts, especially the key lime pie and Pineapple Cr�me Br�l�e.
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: Enjoying a specialty rum drink, like the Sailor's Delight, on the patio at Tommy Bahama's in Jupiter is a great end to the week.
Kristopher's expert tip: Perfect getaway for the guys when the girls take too long shopping at Harbourside
Lime green timbers and pink shutters adorn the exterior of this famous restaurant and watering hole. Tables, shaded by green awnings, line the dock, and there's also a covered, outdoor Chickee Hut Bar, where the rock and reggae bands frequently perform. If dinner's on the agenda, crowdpleasers like peel'n'eat shrimp, crab cakes, margarita pizza and hand-cut sirloin should satiate your cravings. This is a great place to come watch a sporting event, soak in rays by the dock and indulge in delicious key lime pie. If you are a boater, be sure to have this joint as a stop on your travel itinerary.
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: The Old Key Lime House has all of the Florida feels and is perfect for a large group looking for Intracoastal views and seafood.
Kristopher's expert tip: A seafood/watering hole mecca for people who like to experience The Keys outside of The Keys
Housed in the Brazilian Court Hotel, Cafe Boulud is exquisite, contemporary-designed French-American restaurant with an irresistible dining terrace. Before dinner, enjoy a cocktail in the comfortably revamped bar overlooking the patio. An interesting variety of starters includes smoked salmon with herbed salad and Scandinavian brown bread, a Spanish tapas platter, and veal ravioli. Diners feast on artfully prepared mains such as the squab tartine with mushroom duxelle. Exquisite desserts draw the meal to a close; try the pear struesel with cinnamon ice cream.
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: The courtyard dining at Café Boulud feels like a tropical oasis right in the heart of Palm Beach.
Kristopher's expert tip: The 3 course lunch is worth checking out to avoid paying high dinner prices
Tucked away beside a charming, flower-bedecked courtyard, Renato's engages diners with its genial atmosphere and gracious surroundings. Inside, pastel tones, a white grand piano, and pink roses on tables promise gentility, and the eminently professional waitstaff attends to every need. Outside, courtyard dining is sublime, complete with the sounds of a fountain and chirping birds. The menu is completely in step with the ambience. Succulent gnocchi, mushroom pappardelle, honey-glazed salmon, rack of lamb, seared diver scallops, and sauteed veal scaloppine hint at the selection and only serve to highlight the delightful alchemy that can occur when first-rate cuisine conspires with natural beauty and service. 4 course prix-fixe: $35.
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: The elegant courtyard at Renato's on Palm Beach will impress right from the moment of entry.
Kristopher's expert tip: Outdoor dining area is rivaled by none
Guanabanas in Jupiter is one of the top nightlife destinations on Florida's east coast. The tiki jungle like atmosphere is enchanting, and adding in live music and fruity drinks only enhances the ambiance. Everyone is super laid back here, and the whole facility is open air. Sit back and enjoy a tropical rum drink while taking in the acoustic soundings of a national act. Slow dance in your lovers arms while you emulate Jimmy Buffet when ordering a cheeseburger. Banyan trees provide shade from the judging moon. Water borders one side of the establishment, where you can sneak away with a special someone to lock gazes and perhaps lips. There is even a fire pit in the center of the place for smore cookin'!
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: Guanabanas is the perfect outdoor eatery in Florida with sprawling trees covered with lights, a tiki vibe and docks reaching out over the water.
Kristopher's expert tip: Come here after the sun sets, the ambiance gets even better.
Dada, housed in a historic home, is a top restaurant in Delray Beach. The eclectic vibe at Dada is enough to venture off the well-traveled path for, and the menu promises not to disappoint. Choose an artistically decorated room in the old home and enjoy a cocktail, or dine outside under the large tree covered in twinkly lights; regardless of your choice, the experience is guaranteed to be unique. The food choices make it difficult to pick. It is recommended to bring company along and planning to share. With live entertainment nightly ranging from poetry readings to local musicians, the mood of Dada is more intimate than the hustle and bustle of the main strip.
Recommended for Outdoor Dining because: The funky dining patio at Dada sits under an expansive tree adorned with lanterns; is great for late night.
Kristopher's expert tip: Bacon wrapped dates taste much better than they sound