Recently opened
Bird in the Hand, a fast-casual rotisserie eatery inside of Whole Foods Market with lunch and dinner daily, 1845 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach, 561-471-3800, BirdIsBetter.com
TooJay’s Deli, a New York-style chain based in West Palm Beach serving three meals a day, opening a new location first at 2980 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, and later at 301 Bryan Road, Dania Beach, TooJays.com
Black Rock Bar & Grill, a national steakhouse chain serving certified Angus beef on a sizzling, 755-degree volcanic rock with lunch and dinner daily, 6200 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 954-368-2525, BlackRockRestaurants.com
Fat Boyz Barbecue, a third location of Southern comfort food joining siblings in Deerfield Beach and Coral Springs, with lunch and dinner daily, 1025 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 954-769-1486, FatBoyzBarbecue.com
Ovlo Eats, featuring globally inspired contemporary American cuisine with lunch and dinner daily in airy, white-accented West Coast-themed surroundings, 7626 Peters Road, Plantation, 954-302-3750, OvloEats.com
Seasons 52, an Orlando-based national chain focusing on
seasonal fare for lunch and dinner daily, 1862 Sawgrass Mills Circle, Sunrise, 954-846-0052, Seasons52.com
Steelpan Kitchen, an oceanside eatery within the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach hotel serving Floribbean cuisine three times a day, 999 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954-302-5252, SteelpanFTL.com
Woody’s Bar-B-Q, the first South Florida outpost of Southern comfort-food chain based in Jacksonville, lunch and dinner daily, 18283 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, 954-500-4227, Woodys.com Amare Ristorante, featuring Southern Italian cuisine in an Amalfi coast-inspired setting, serving dinner nightly and eventually breakfast and lunch, 1 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 786598-8622, AmareRistorante.com La Estacio n American Brasserie, a full-service bistro featuring global cuisine from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays at the Virgin MiamiCentral station, 600 NW First Ave., Miami, 786-4902949, LaEstacionMiami.com
The Egg Spot, a downtown breakfast and lunch spot with juice and coffee bars open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, 228 SE First St., Miami, 786-803-8329, TheEggSpot.com