Daytona Beach
Azure: For oceanfront fine dining, there's Azure in the Shores Resort and Spa, a AAA Four Diamond property, with dishes such as grouper seared in a cast-iron skillet. 2637 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores, Fla. 386-767-7350, shoresresort.com, @TheShoresResort.
Haines City
Lang's Taste of Florida Cafe: Quirky dishes include grapefruit pie at Sun Country Groves in central Florida. 5900 U.S. Highway 17 92 W, Haines City, Fla. 863-956-1460, langsuncountry.com.
Miami
Cena by Michy: James Beard Award-winning chef Michelle Bernstein's revamped eatery (formerly Michy) offers veggies, including a cauliflower steak starter, and entrees such as a whole boneless snapper. 6927 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-759-2001, cenabymichy.com, @cenabymichy.
Naples
The Turtle Club: Dine on the patio and applaud the sunset over the Gulf of Mexico as well as your meal. Must-try dishes include seafood chowder, grouper topped with lump crab and perfect pan-seared scallops. Located at the Vanderbilt Beach Resort. 9225 Gulf Shore Drive, Naples, Fla. 239-592-6557, windwardhospitality.com/naples.
Orlando area
Moriomoto Asia: “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto’s pan-Asian eatery in Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney) opened in 2015, featuring exhibition kitchens, a sushi bar, dim sum and dishes such as Peking duck. 1600 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 407-939-6686, morimotoasia.com, @MorimotoAsia.
Tampa
Columbia: Florida’s oldest restaurant was founded in 1905 in Tampa’s Ybor City and has expanded (four in Tampa plus St. Augustine, Clearwater Beach/Sand Key, Orlando-Celebration and Sarasota-St. Armands Circle). The 1905 Salad is tossed at the table; also try the salteado with shrimp or chicken sauteed with peppers, sausage and potatoes. Various locations. columbiarestaurant.com, @Columbia1905.
Seaside
Great Southern Cafe: This cafe and wine bar serves grits; grilled, blackened or fried seafood; and classic desserts such as key lime pie. 83 Central Square, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. 850-231-7327, thegreatsoutherncafe.com.
St. Augustine
Ice Plant Bar and Restaurant: Take your pick of ice options, from shaved to pebbled, at this spot in a former ice factory. Serves farm-to-table fare. 110 Riberia St., St. Augustine, Fla. 904-829-6553, iceplantbar.com, @IcePlantBar.
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