Why Monday stays open in Fort Lauderdale
Broward County has no MICHELIN selection. The guide stops at Miami to the south and skips Fort Lauderdale entirely, which means the city's top end is built from national steakhouse and seafood names rather than independent tasting kitchens. That is exactly why Monday works here. A steakhouse on a hotel ground floor or a marina deck runs every day of the week, while the chef-driven rooms that close at the start of the week barely exist in this market. The result is one of the more dependable Monday nights in South Florida: prime beef, raw bars and Gulf Coast seafood, most of it on or beside the water. The list below leads with the marquee steakhouses on the Intracoastal and the beach, then the Las Olas Boulevard seafood rooms, and closes with the city's best Italian kitchen. Hours are checked against each restaurant's published Monday schedule. Every name links to its full review. For the rest of the week, start with the Fort Lauderdale dining guide.
The Monday list
Modern steakhouse · Coral Ridge / Intracoastal · $120–250 pp
Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–21:00
Mastro's sits on the Intracoastal at 3000 NE 32nd Avenue, a glassy two-floor room with a live piano bar and a deck over the water. The kitchen runs USDA prime and Japanese wagyu over a high broiler, and the seafood tower and the bone-in ribeye are the markers, finished with the warm butter cake the group is known for. Plan on $120 to $250 a head once the shellfish lands on the table. It opens Monday at five, when much of Miami's fine dining is closed, and the upstairs bar fills early with a yacht-and-cigar crowd. It is the Monday booking for a night where the room and the view do real work. Reserve a terrace table on the water.
Beachfront steakhouse · W Fort Lauderdale · $110–220 pp
Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–22:00
Stephen Starr's beachfront steakhouse runs along the ground floor of the W Fort Lauderdale at 401 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, with a 100-foot jellyfish tank down the dining room and a terrace on the sand. The cuts are dry-aged American and Australian wagyu, with a strong raw bar and a king-crab gnocchi that has stayed on the menu for years. A Monday dinner runs $110 to $220 a head. It is the rare top steakhouse directly on the Atlantic, open Monday from five, and the only one of this list where the ocean is the view rather than the Intracoastal. Book a window table facing the water for sunset.
Steak & seafood · Las Olas Marina · $100–200 pp
Monday hours: Monday, 16:00–22:00
Cameron Mitchell's supper-club steakhouse opened at Las Olas Marina, 171 Las Olas Circle, looking across the basin to the yachts and the New River mouth. The room is the polished, jacket-optional kind built for a deal: prime steaks, a sea-bass with champagne truffle sauce, and a cocktail list that draws a bar crowd before dinner. Expect $100 to $200 a head. It opens Monday at four, one of the earliest top kitchens running that day, which makes it a strong call for an early client dinner at the start of the week. The waterfront patio is the seat to request. Reserve ahead for the marina-side tables.
Seafood · Las Olas Boulevard · $90–180 pp
Monday hours: Monday, 11:30–14:30 and 17:30–21:00
The Buckhead Life seafood room sits in a former bank at 450 East Las Olas Boulevard, its dining room set under a vaulted, frescoed ceiling that gives it the grandest space on the strip. The kitchen leads with a cold raw bar, whole roasted fish and the lobster preparations the name promises, and it is one of the few upscale Las Olas rooms that opens for Monday lunch as well as dinner. A meal lands between $90 and $180 a head. It is the Monday pick when the setting needs to feel like an occasion without the steakhouse darkness, and the midday service suits a long, quiet working lunch. Book the main room rather than the bar.
Prime seafood & steak · Las Olas Boulevard · $90–170 pp
Monday hours: Monday, 16:00–22:00
Eddie V's anchors the western end of Las Olas at 100 East Las Olas Boulevard, a dark, clubby seafood-and-steak room with a live jazz trio in the V Lounge most nights. The draw is the simply handled fish, the Gulf shrimp and the hot bananas Foster carried out flaming, alongside prime cuts for the steak table. A Monday dinner runs $90 to $170 a head. It opens Monday at four, and the lounge with its happy-hour bar menu is one of the better Monday spots in the city for a drink and a few plates rather than a full sit-down. It suits a relaxed Monday where the music matters. Sit in the lounge for the jazz.
Tuscan Italian · North Federal Highway · $80–160 pp
Monday hours: Monday, 17:30–22:00
Chef Angelo Elia's Tuscan room at 1201 North Federal Highway is the city's longest-running serious Italian kitchen, a warm, low-lit space built on handmade pasta and a daily fish counter rather than a marina view. The antipasto table, the burrata and the branzino baked in salt are the order, and the wine list runs deep into Italian reds. A meal runs $80 to $160 a head. It opens Monday at half past five, the off-water option on this list and the one to choose when the evening is about the cooking rather than the setting. It is the Monday booking for a quiet Italian dinner away from the beach crowds. Reserve a corner table near the open kitchen.
How to book a Monday table in Fort Lauderdale
Monday is an easy booking here, easier than most cities, because the steakhouses and hotel rooms keep a full week. Almost all of these take reservations on OpenTable, and Monday is one of the quieter nights, so even Mastro's Ocean Club is reachable within a day or two for a waterfront table. For an early Monday client dinner, Ocean Prime opens at four at Las Olas Marina, the earliest top kitchen running that day. For a Monday lunch, the Lobster Bar Sea Grille is one of the few upscale Las Olas rooms serving midday. Eating alone, the V Lounge bar at Eddie V's is the easiest solo-dining seat, with jazz and a full bar menu. Tipping follows the US norm of 18 to 20 percent on the pre-tax total.
Frequently asked questions
Which upscale restaurants are open on Monday in Fort Lauderdale?
Fort Lauderdale keeps more top tables open on Monday than most cities, because the steakhouses and the hotel rooms run seven days. The reliable Monday picks at the high end are Mastro's Ocean Club on the Intracoastal, Steak 954 at the W on the beach, Ocean Prime at Las Olas Marina, the Lobster Bar Sea Grille and Eddie V's on Las Olas Boulevard, and Casa D'Angelo on North Federal Highway. All six are confirmed open Monday for dinner.
Are there any Michelin-starred restaurants in Fort Lauderdale?
No. The MICHELIN Guide covers Miami, Orlando and Tampa in Florida, but it has not extended its selection to Broward County, so Fort Lauderdale has no starred restaurants. That does not leave the city short at the top end. Its best rooms are national steakhouse and seafood names such as Mastro's Ocean Club and Steak 954, most of which keep a full Monday service while Miami's starred kitchens to the south often close.
Where can I get a good steak on a Monday in Fort Lauderdale?
Monday is one of the city's strongest steak nights. Mastro's Ocean Club broils USDA prime and wagyu on the Intracoastal from 5pm, Steak 954 at the W serves its dry-aged cuts beachfront from 5pm, and Ocean Prime runs steak and seafood at Las Olas Marina from 4pm. All three take Monday reservations on OpenTable and rarely sell out at the start of the week, so a table is reachable within a day or two.
Are restaurants on Las Olas Boulevard open on Monday?
Yes. The Las Olas dining strip runs largely seven days, and several of its best rooms open Monday. Eddie V's Prime Seafood opens at 4pm with live jazz in the lounge, the Lobster Bar Sea Grille serves Monday lunch and dinner, and Ocean Prime at the eastern marina end opens at 4pm. Las Olas is the easiest Monday neighbourhood to walk and choose a table in Fort Lauderdale.
What is the best waterfront restaurant open Monday in Fort Lauderdale?
Steak 954 at the W Fort Lauderdale is the strongest Monday booking directly on the Atlantic, with a 100-foot jellyfish tank and a beachfront terrace. For the Intracoastal rather than the ocean, Mastro's Ocean Club sits on the water at 32nd Avenue with yacht views, and Ocean Prime overlooks the boats at Las Olas Marina. All three serve Monday dinner and suit a meal where the setting carries part of the evening.
Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of May 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.