The family-owned, casual spot that draws crowds for its extensive, fresh selection of seafood has recently opened a new lounge, The Barrel Bar, offering libations like Papa’s Old Fashioned, tequila-based Naked & Famous and Boss Lady, made with rose gin. Oysters and other goodies like foie gras and a charcuterie board are some of the many munching options as well.

This newcomer on Oakland Boulevard is where to go for pampering drinks with cool names like the Blue Crush made with lemonade, rosemary simple syrup, and bubbles or the Oakland Fog with Earl Grey tea, vanilla simple syrup, and milk of choice. There’s an extensive selection of pastries, waffles (both sweet and savory), quiches, and flatbreads. Plus, vegan options are front and center throughout the menu.

Sister restaurant to the popular Mason Jar Café, this comfort food spot opened in March with dishes like corn spoon bread, buffalo fried shrimp, and a short rib sandwich. For heartier fare, opt for the twin pork chops with sun-dried cherry sauce or Veracruz mahi mahi (capers, tomato onion and olives). Don’t pass up on the wings, they come in a multitude of preparations—garlic parmesan, mango habanero, and honey mustard are just a few.

As restaurant dining shifted to include more takeout, Michael and Karen Stanley took advantage of the at-home trend and launched MK Takeaways, a food delivery service featuring chef-prepared dishes with easy finishing instructions for diners to follow at home. Options include items like a Bayou spicy chicken sandwich with remoulade slaw, salmon burger with chipotle aioli, broccoli rabe and sausage orecchiette with lemon basil sauce and pecorino, and barbecue baby back ribs with tamarind barbecue, roasted beets, and kale apple slaw.

Executive Chef Taek Lee (Taka), former executive sushi chef at Zuma in Miami, offers Japanese-Korean fare aimed at leaving diners in a state of extreme happiness, as the definition of “takato” suggests. Tucked inside the oceanfront Conrad Hotel, dishes include crispy tuna with spicy aoili, duck bao buns, short rib kimchi tacos, lobster with yuzu shisho butter, and A5 Wagyu Hot Stone- buttery slices of steak diners sear on a hot stone before dipping in accompanying sauces.

Jose Mendin, the chef behind Miami’s Pubelly Sushi and La Placita, reopened his Broward seafood-driven eatery with multicultural options befitting of South Florida’s diversity. Dishes include crab donuts with brioche, spicy honey, and sea salt, Salvadorian-style corn bread, and a bite-sized lobster roll on a toasted brioche with serrano peppers and micro cilantro.

This Asian with a Latin American twist offers the ideal dinner for social distancing: a gondola culinary cruise. Patrons can take in the sights along the canals that have given the city its nickname of “Venice of America,” while enjoying an omakase dinner along with dishes like kimchi fried rice, crab dumplings, Korean street tacos, lobster guacamole, and wagyu turf roll with chimichurri sauce. Those preferring land can enjoy their meal at the restaurant’s setting overlooking Himmarshee canal.

Housed in the lobby-level of the sleek Hyatt Centric Las Olas, this modern American eatery is all about familiar flavors done with extra care. Starters like the pan-seared potato gnocchi with carbonara sauce and crispy chorizo or cured pork belly lettuce wraps could easily make for a whole meal. Main courses cover flavor profiles from an exotic mushroom and fig flatbread to spicy shrimp fried rice or, for carnivores, the peppercorn crusted bistro steak. Desserts include a warm jumbo red velvet cookie with dulce de leche drizzle.

Jaxon’s Ice Cream Parlor alumnus Cleveland Smith opened this Miramar ice cream shop in August. Featuring 52 homemade ice-cream flavors including tropical flavors like guanabana (soursop), tropical mango, and coconut. The Bun-n-cheese ice cream, a tribute to the traditional Easter snack of spiced loaf served with a slice of cheddar cheese, is a shoutout to his Jamaican roots.