The Nauti Lobstah: The Two-Foot Lobster Roll That Put Apopka on the Map
A Rhode Island chef inherited a 38-year Apopka institution and won Critic’s Choice Best Seafood two years running — inside Forest Avenue’s destination seafood room.
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Crabby’s on the Lakefront: Twenty Years of Seafood Sunsets at the Marina
Crab boils, grouper and a pet-friendly deck over East Lake Toho: Crabby’s is St. Cloud’s waterfront institution, and the sunset table the whole town recommends.
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Where to Eat in St. Cloud Right Now
A dozen-table Italian room, a steakhouse in a 1909 building, brunch inside a 1927 hotel, barbecue on 13th Street and seafood on the marina: the researched map of St. Cloud’s tables.
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Where to Eat Near Heathrow: The Corridor That Does the Cooking for a Gated Community
Heathrow has no public restaurant inside its gates — so Lake Mary’s 46A corridor and Colonial TownPark do the job, from FishBones’ wood fire and Terramia’s brick oven to Ruth’s Chris and the Hangry Bison. A researched guide, no rankings implied.
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FishBones: The Wood-Fired Heart of Lake Mary’s Restaurant Row
Seafood, sushi and steaks over a citrus-and-oak fire — why FishBones remains the default celebration room on County Road 46A.
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Celebration Town Tavern: Boston Seafood in a Front-Porch Town
A family-run tavern flies its seafood in from Boston and serves as Celebration’s living room — patio, bar and all — across from Lake Rianhard.
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The Osprey: Oysters at the End of New Broad Street
The Good Salt group’s modern coastal room is Baldwin Park’s special-occasion default: Florida oysters, a chef’s counter and a Josper oven by the lake.
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Black Hammock: Airboats, Gator Bites and Old Florida on Lake Jesup
At the end of Black Hammock Fish Camp Road, airboats run a lake the operator estimates holds some 13,000 alligators — and the restaurant serves catfish and gator bites beside it.
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Eddie V’s Prime Seafood: The Row’s Night Out, With a Soundtrack
Seafood flown in, steaks cut by hand, and a jazz trio in the lounge — Eddie V’s is Restaurant Row’s most complete evening, and it ranks near the top of two of our lists.
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