The criteria was: Taste, Experience, and Uniqueness. To see the 2015 winners
click here.
Please vote for some of your favorite restaurants both that made the list and ones we missed:
click here to vote!.
See only:
Florida Panhandle
Northeast Florida
Central Florida
South Florida
Alachua County
Root & Pecker:

Baker County
Cecil's Hometown Cooking:
This is the brand new local hot spot in small town McClenny, FL.
Bay County
Firefly:
Runner up:
g. Foley's
Bradford County
Tom's High on the Hog Real Pit BBQ:
Brevard County
The Fat Snook

Runners up:
Florida Fresh Grill and
Crush Eleven
Broward County (2)
Kuro at Seminole Hard Rock Casino:

Save some of your gambling money for this culinary treasure.
Hardy Park Bistro

Calhoun County
Parramores Too Restaurant
Charlotte County
Peace River Seafood:
Citrus County
Vintage on 5th
Clay County
Just A Pinch Café & Catering:
Collier County
Rumba Cuban Café
Columbia County
Sal's Italian Deli:
DeSoto County
Magnolia Street Seafood and Grill:
Dixie County
Taste of Dixie Diner:
Duval County
Restaurant Orsay:


Runners up:
Sbraga & Company and
HOBNOB
Escambia County
Restaurant IRON
Flagler County
The Blue Heron Beachfront Bistro:
Franklin County
The Owl Café Tap Room:

Think oysters, duck fries, alligator sausage and tons of micro brew!
Gadsden County
Rutabaga Café:

Chattahoochee, FL is on the culinary map with this gem. Specials like quail, amber jack, basil shrimp and grits and more.
Gilchrist County
Cherry's Steak and Seafood:
Glades County
Sorry, nothing to recommend out here yet.
Gulf County
Indian Pass Raw Bar

Nearby
Provisions and
Bin 4eleven are heating up.
Hamilton County
Crossroads Market and Grill
Hardee County
Giouvanni's Main Street Kitchen
Hendry County
Jalapeno's Taqueria:

The place has its own tortilla machine, legit Mexican hole in the wall.
Hernando County
Marker 48 Brewing:

In Hernando County you should drink your dinner at this great small town brewery!
Highlands County
Garden Café at McLane's Country Garden

Garden Café is still an oasis of flavor in Highlands County.
Hillsborough County (2)
Edison

Rooster & the Till


Edison and Rooster & the Till remain tops 2 years running. For great casual lunch options try the quintessential
Brocato's deviled crabs or Cuban counter service at
La Teresita Cafeteria.
Holmes County
Castaway Seafood

Indian River County
The Tides
Jackson County
Spears' Café:

Great burgers and fried chicken in a county that desperately needs a few new local restaurants.
Jefferson County
Tupelo's Bakery and Café

Lafayette County
Tumbleweed's Smokehouse
Lake County
The Goblin Market Restaurant
Lee County
Bruno's of Brooklyn:
Leon County
The Edison Restaurant:


Finally, a modern foodie hot spot in the Florida capital of Tallahassee.
Levy County
Tony's Seafood Restaurant
Liberty County
Apalachee Restaurant
Madison County
Rancho Grande
Manatee County
The Sandbar
Marion County
The Blue Wagyu
Martin County
District Table and Bar
Miami-Dade County (4)
Yardbird Southern Table and Bar
Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill:
Alter:
The Cypress Room
Monroe County
Blue Heaven:
Nassau County
Gilbert's Underground Kitchen: 
Okaloosa County
One20 a Modern Bistro


The team behind One20 is opening a new restaurant in summer 2016 on Racetrack Rd in Ft Walton Beach:
Spork Eatery
Okeechobee County
Nutmeg's Café:

Orange County (3)
Victoria and Albert's

Osprey Tavern:
Morimoto Asia:

Don't eat theme park food out of a window all week....plan ahead. Check out my friend
http://tastychomps.com/for a more in depth dive into Orlando.
Osceola County
Savion's Place
Palm Beach County (3)
Grato:
Buccan:
Max's Harvest

Pasco County
Pearl in the Grove:
Pinellas County (2)
FarmTable Kitchen:
Brick and Mortar:
Polk County
Nineteen 61:
Putnam County
The Magnolia Cafe
Santa Rosa County
The Slippery Mermaid
Sarasota County
Owen's Fish Camp:

This property is kind of a fun hot mess and we love it.
Seminole County
Hollerbach's Willow Tree Café
St. Johns County
The Ice Plant:
St. Lucie County
Fernando's Dockside Grill
Sumter County
Miz Kathi's Cotillion Southern Cafe
Suwannee County
The Brown Lantern:
Taylor County
Deal's Famous Oyster House
Union County
Someone needs to give Union County/Lake Butler a place to eat besides Hardee's.
Volusia County
Chucherias Hondurenas Restaurant:
Wakulla County
Hamaknockers BBQ

Walton County
Vintij

Another great restaurant to consider in Walton County is
Bijoux.
Washington County
French's Restaurant and Oyster Bar


Because, who doesn't love a country seafood buffet with deviled crab and snow crab legs?
The criteria was: Taste, Experience, and Uniqueness.
If you'd like to vote for some of your favorite restaurants in up to 5 Florida counties click here.