Benny’s on the Beach in Lake Worth Beach offers deals for lunch or dinner featuring its Palm Beach shrimp tacos, famous Key lime pie and other choices. Photos provided
By Jan Norris
September is a great month to be a local if you’re dining out. Deals abound, both from individual restaurants and the special area-wide Flavor South Florida.
Formerly Flavor Palm Beach, the program of affordable prix fixe menus extends from Boca Raton through the Treasure Coast.
More than 100 restaurants are participating. Menus range from $25 to $65 for multicourse meals — lunch, brunch and dinner.
Many dishes represent foods restaurants want to showcase or try out before season, and both casual and upscale restaurants are in the program.
It’s also a chance for diners to try a new restaurant, or revisit a forgotten favorite.
In Boca Raton, look for a rack of lamb, or double cut pork chops at Abe & Louie’s (2200 Glades Road; 561-447-0024; abeandlouies.com). At the upscale Chicago Italian at Mia Rosebud (150 E. Palmetto Park Road; 561-462-3000; rosebudrestaurants.com), diners can choose from dishes such as vitello Marsala, or cavatelli rapini.
Choose from seafood such as Norwegian salmon or upgrade to Chilean sea bass at Eddie V’s Prime Seafood (201 Plaza Real, Mizner Park; 561-237-0067; m.eddiev.com) in Boca Raton.
Go French at Chez Marie (5030 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton; 561-997-0027; chezmariefrenchbistro.com), where escargot, French onion soup, and pate de campagne are among the first courses. Coq au vin or duck a l’orange is the entree, and a lavender crème brûlée, lemon tartlette or chocolate mousse is served for dessert.
At The Melting Pot in Boca Raton (5455 N. Federal Highway; 561-997-7472; meltingpot.com), a four-course dinner is $49. Start with a raclette dip, then a salad, then choose from a number of meat, seafood and vegetable mixtures before moving to a dessert fondue.
Also in Boca Raton, try the new restaurant Stage Kitchen and Bar (5377 Town Center Road; 561-409-2376; stagekitchenandbar.com), an elevated Mediterranean experience and Michelin-recommended restaurant, for its lunch prix fixe. A bang-bang cauliflower, the C.A.B. burger, and trendy banoffee pie are part of the menu.
Chef Daniel Dore serves up American favorites for a $39 dinner at Dada (52 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 561-330-3232, sub-culture.org/dada). Bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese, chorizo and almonds is one of the appetizer choices; pork schnitzel is an entree choice.
Delray Beach’s Wine & Spirits Kitchen (411 E. Atlantic Ave.; 561-243-9463; wineandspiritskitchen.com) has tiered pricing for its Flavor prix fixe. A number of soups, salads and small plates are on the first course list. Entrees are broken into $45, $55 and $65 plates. Faroese salmon and mushroom orecchiette are on the $45 menu; barbecue roasted cod, and a Prime Denver steak, are on the $55 list. Choose from crab-crusted snapper or surf & turf for the $65 meal. A $15 wine card comes with all meals where an entree is ordered.
Driftwood in Boynton Beach has a deal for a multicourse dinner with several vegan and gluten-free dishes offered. Sweet and sour cauliflower and a roasted cabbage red curry are on the menu.
Driftwood (2005 Federal Highway, Boynton Beach; 561-733-4782; driftwoodboynton.com) has a deal for a multicourse dinner with several vegan and gluten-free dishes offered. Sweet and sour cauliflower and a roasted cabbage red curry are on Chef Jimmy Everett’s menu.
Boynton Beach’s award-winning Nicholson Muir (480 E. Ocean Ave.; 561-336-3977, nicholsonmuir.com) features a wagyu carpaccio and marinated pork tenderloin with crepes among its prix fixe choices.
Want to take visitors to a Flavor deal? Try Benny’s on the Beach (10 S. Ocean Blvd. on the pier; 561-582-9001; bennysonthebeach.com) in Lake Worth Beach for lunch or dinner. Palm Beach shrimp tacos, and Benny’s famous Key lime pie are choices.
Oceano (512 Lucerne Blvd., Lake Worth Beach; 561-400-7418; oceanolwb.com) is also participating with special dinners. Sophisticated flair is evident on these menus, with dishes such as a white gazpacho, Long Island duck with farro verde, and the Oceano version of Boston cream pie.
The full list of restaurants and their menus are on the Flavor South Florida website, flavorsouthflorida.com. Diners are encouraged to make reservations for the promotional Flavor menus at each restaurant.
The promotion runs through Sept. 30.
Delray’s Restaurant Month
More than 50 restaurants in Delray Beach are participating in the 10th annual Downtown Delray Beach Restaurant Month, which started Sept. 1.
At the restaurants and cafes, special prix fixe menus and dining deals are available for lunch and dinner, happy hours, specials and unique culinary experiences.
Diners must sign up for the Downtown Delray Restaurant Month pass through the website DowntownDelrayBeach.com/LoveDelray.
The pass is free and gives access to all the dining deals listed. Diners can check in to the restaurants or experiences on the pass to get points and win prizes. Visit five restaurants or cafes and win a $10 restaurant gift card, or go to 15 and get a $50 card, or visit 25 and redeem points for a $100 gift card.
With all deals, reservations are suggested.
Some participating restaurants offering prix fixe menus include Amar Mediterranean Bistro, Avalon Beach House, Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina, Brule Bistro, Caffe Luna Rosa, City Oyster and more.
Happy Hour specials are at Cut 432, El Camino, Johnnie Brown’s, Rosewater Rooftop by Akira Back and others.
Cafe deals and quick bites are offered by 3Natives, Colombian Coffee House, Death by Pizza downtown, Gary Rack’s Farmhouse Kitchen, Jimmy’s Bistro, Tin Roof, Two Fat Cookies and several more.
For culinary experiences, visit Akira Back, Craft Food Tours, Ramen Lab Eatery and Table 165.
For more information, visit DowntownDelrayBeach.com/RestaurantMonth.
Boca/Boynton promotion
A restaurant promotion that encompasses eateries in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach is sponsored by the Boca Raton/Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Restaurants that participate hand out a Restaurant Road Show Passport. A code is added to the passport each time a diner visits or takes out from one of the restaurants.
At the end of the summer promotion (Sept. 30), diners who collect the most codes will be entered in a raffle to win a free one- or two-night stay at a Chamber member hotel.
For more information visit https://web.bocaratonchamber.com/events/2025-Summer-Restaurant-Road-Show-11773/details
Shake-up at SubCulture
Rodney Mayo of SubCulture Restaurants is changing up some restaurants in South County and bringing back an area favorite. Penelope’s, a New-Orleans-themed restaurant in Mizner Park that opened last year, will change into Tryst by the beginning of season, Mayo said.
Tryst is the old gastropub on Atlantic Avenue that lost its lease and closed.
Still in progress: Man Ray on Lucerne Avenue in the old KWS spot in Lake Worth Beach. “It’s similar to Dada, chef-driven. We’re looking for a chef for it now,” Mayo said. He’s hoping to open by year’s end.
In brief
Troy’s Bar-be-cue on Federal Highway in Boynton Beach has shut its doors. Fans were informed on its Facebook page where owners wrote: “After years of serving up smoked meats, Southern comfort, and good vibes — we’ve officially closed the doors at Boynton Troy’s BBQ. But don’t hang your apron just yet ... this isn’t goodbye. It’s a transition. A reset. A chance to reimagine what’s next. And trust us — it’s gonna be worth it!” No word on what that looks like. …
Also closed: Gary Rack’s Fish + Oyster House on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Rack cited “crazy” rent increases as the cause. He’s expanding, however, and putting a Farmhouse Kitchen in Coral Springs in spring of 2026….
Shaker & Pie is still under construction in Mizner Park. It may undergo rebranding before it opens, Mayo said. ...
Benny’s on the Beach in the Oceanwalk plaza at Lake Worth Beach has been granted a two-month waiver on its rent. The City Council granted the rent abatement to cover lost revenue expected as Benny’s closes beginning on Labor Day to fix air-conditioning problems in the city-owned casino building. The restaurant is expected to reopen in November. The Benny’s on the Beach pier location remains open for business.
Jan Norris is a food writer who can be reached at nativefla@gmail.com.
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