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Munch’s Restaurant & Sundries – St. Petersburg, Florida

Munch’s Restaurant and Sundries on 6th Street South in St. Petersburg was a Sunshine City institution for decades, operating as a classic American diner and neighborhood pharmacy sundries counter in a setting that preserved the mid-century American combination of soda fountain, diner, and drugstore counter well into the 21st century. It appeared in Season 12, […]

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Burgers, Florida, Restaurants, Season 12

Jose’s Real Cuban Food – Bradenton, Florida – Closed

Jose’s Real Cuban Food appeared in Season 12, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Southern Flavor,” which aired September 19, 2011, as a Bradenton Cuban restaurant serving the authentic dishes of the Cuban table — ropa vieja, lechon asado, black beans and rice, and the pressed cubano sandwiches that the Florida Cuban community does

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Carribean, Cuban, Florida, Restaurants, Season 12

Metro Diner – Jacksonville, Florida

Metro Diner on Hendricks Avenue in Jacksonville’s San Marco neighborhood has been serving creative scratch-made breakfast and brunch since it opened, building a reputation around generous portions, bold flavors, and the kind of comfort food approach that turns a neighborhood diner into a regional destination. It appeared in Season 10, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins

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American, Florida, Restaurants, Season 10

Singleton’s Seafood Shack – Atlantic Beach, Florida

Singleton’s Seafood Shack on Ocean Street in Atlantic Beach has been serving the Jacksonville beaches community since the Singleton family opened it, built around fresh local seafood in the tradition of the Florida coastal fish shack that has no reason to complicate what’s already perfect when it comes straight from the water. It appeared in

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Florida, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 9

Culhane’s Irish Pub – Atlantic Beach, Florida

Culhane’s Irish Pub on Atlantic Boulevard in Atlantic Beach has been the Jacksonville beaches community’s go-to Irish pub since it opened, serving genuine Irish pub food and a deep selection of draft beers in a setting that earns its neighborhood regulars rather than just the tourist trade. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 7 of

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Comfort Food, Florida, Restaurants, Season 9

13 Gypsies – Jacksonville, Florida

13 Gypsies on Stockton Street in Jacksonville’s Riverside neighborhood has been bringing Spanish tapas and creative pasta to a city that didn’t have much of either since chef-owner Eunice Trotti opened it, building a menu around the bold flavors of the Iberian Peninsula executed with genuine skill in a small, intimate dining room. It appeared

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Florida, Restaurants, Season 9, Spanish

Havana Hideout – Lake Worth, Florida – Closed

Havana Hideout appeared in Season 6, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “A Little Bit of Everywhere,” which aired April 20, 2009, as a Lake Worth, Florida Cuban and Latin restaurant bringing the flavors of the Caribbean to the Palm Beach area with an authenticity that earned its DDD segment. The restaurant has since

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Cuban, Florida, Restaurants, Season 6

Tap Tap Haitian Restaurant – Miami Beach, Florida – Closed

Tap Tap Haitian Restaurant appeared in Season 7, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “You Can Say That Again,” which aired October 5, 2009, as a Miami Beach Haitian restaurant bringing the authentic flavors of Haitian cuisine to South Beach — griot, legim, plantains, and the piquant Scotch bonnet-fired cooking of the Caribbean nation

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Carribean, Florida, Miami, Restaurants, Season 7

Whale’s Rib – Deerfield Beach, Florida

Whale’s Rib on NE 2nd Street in Deerfield Beach has been a South Florida seafood institution since it opened in 1981, serving fresh fish the way a South Florida seafood shack should: simply, generously, and without pretension. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Only At This Joint,” which aired

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Florida, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 7

Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies – Hollywood, Florida

Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies in Hollywood, Florida has been making Philadelphia-style cheesesteaks for South Florida since it opened, bringing the real thing to a state that has no shortage of sandwich shops but plenty of reason to appreciate one that gets the cheesesteak right. It appeared in Season 7, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and

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Florida, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 7
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