Best Date Night Restaurants
Five Palm Beach date-night picks: a tasting-table staple, French hotel dining, Italian polish, a steakhouse, and a Worth Avenue classic.
Buccan is the inventive-American date, chef Clay Conley's James Beard–nominated kitchen built on small-plate, big-flavor cooking. Go when ordering half the menu together beats two separate entrees.
- Best when: a shared-plates date with real cooking
- Address: 350 S. County Road, Palm Beach
- Specific: James Beard–nominated chef Clay Conley; inventive American small plates
Cafe Boulud is the dress-up reservation, Daniel Boulud's restaurant and one of the island's coveted dining rooms. Go when the night calls for a proper table and dinner runs late.
- Best when: a dress-up dinner reservation
- Address: 301 Australian Ave, Palm Beach
- Specific: Daniel Boulud restaurant; dinner daily 5:30–10
Bice is the Worth Avenue Italian, an authentic dining room running on the avenue since 1926. Go when you want classic Italian on Palm Beach's signature street.
- Best when: classic Italian on Worth Avenue
- Address: 313 Worth Ave, Palm Beach
- Specific: authentic Italian on Worth Avenue since 1926
Flagler Steakhouse sits down The Breakers' palm-lined drive, a fresh take on the classic American chophouse with dramatic beamed ceilings and wood furnishings. Go when the night wants steakhouse polish in a resort setting.
- Best when: a resort chophouse dinner
- Area: The Breakers
- Specific: classic American chophouse; beamed ceilings and wood furnishings
Le Bilboquet is the French bistro tucked on Via Encantada off Worth Avenue, with a palm-filled courtyard and a French pewter-topped bar at its heart. Go when you want mid-century French elegance and South Florida ingredients — and note the dress code rules out beach attire.
- Best when: a French-bistro dinner with courtyard seating
- Area: Via Encantada, off Worth Avenue, Palm Beach
- Specific: courtyard with potted palms; French bistro cuisine; no beach attire