Fort Lauderdale · Open Sunday · Verified June 2026
Best Restaurants Open on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale 2026
Fort Lauderdale runs on weekend trade, so its best rooms stay open Sunday — book MAASS for a celebration dinner on the water.
Fort Lauderdale is a weekend city, and its dining room hours show it. Where a chef-driven town empties out on Sunday, the rooms here that earn the bills are the beachfront hotels, the Las Olas steakhouses and the Intracoastal seafood houses, all of which treat Sunday as prime trade. The six below are upscale, currently open, and confirmed for Sunday service in June 2026, led by the two restaurants that hold the metro's only Michelin stars.
Why a Sunday list matters in Fort Lauderdale
Michelin arrived in Florida in 2022 and reached Fort Lauderdale in 2025, when the Chef's Counter at MAASS took the city's first star. Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse joined the starred list soon after. Both keep Sunday service, which is not a given at that level, and that alone reshapes a Sunday plan.
The practical Sunday questions here are specific: a beachfront dinner for a celebration, a steak-led table for a group, and a long oceanfront seafood lunch. Each room below answers one of those directly. A handful of the city's marquee Italian rooms, Cafe Martorano among them, run Tuesday-to-Saturday weeks and are dark on Sunday, so they are off this list by design.
The Sunday list
MAASS
Sunday hours: 11:30am–2:00pm brunch, 5:00–10:00pm dinner
Chef Ryan Ratino brought a Michelin-decorated team to the Four Seasons on Fort Lauderdale Beach, and the fourteen-seat Chef's Counter took the city's first star in 2025. Sunday runs both an oceanfront brunch and dinner. Book the dining room for a celebration on the water; the counter is the seat for a serious meal and needs the earliest reservation.
Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse
Sunday hours: 5:00–9:00pm dinner
A Michelin-starred steakhouse built on Florida-raised beef rather than the usual Midwestern feedlots. The dark-wood room at 620 S Federal Highway is designed for sharing, with a long menu of cuts and sides meant to be passed around. Sunday dinner from 5pm is the most credentialed steak in the city on a weekend, and it books on Resy.
Steak 954
Sunday hours: 11:00am–3:00pm brunch, 5:00–10:00pm dinner
Stephen Starr's beachfront steakhouse inside the W at 401 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, with a sixteen-foot jellyfish tank and an ocean view. Sunday adds a midday brunch to the dinner service, which makes it the most flexible Sunday room here. Dry-aged steaks and a raw bar anchor the menu; the window tables go to early reservations.
Lobster Bar Sea Grille
Sunday hours: 5:30–9:00pm dinner
The Buckhead Life Group's marble-and-brass seafood room on Las Olas, modeled on a 1930s ocean liner. The cold-water lobster, the seafood tower and the bananas Foster are the orders. Sunday dinner from 5:30pm suits a dressed-up date or a small group; the bar takes walk-ins when the dining room is full.
Mastro's Ocean Club
Sunday hours: 5:30–9:30pm dinner
The Intracoastal outpost of the Mastro's group at 3000 NE 32nd Avenue, with live music most nights and a butter-cake finish that has become its signature. Bone-in cuts and the seafood tower carry the menu. Sunday dinner from 5:30pm is the pick for a loud, celebratory group table on the water rather than a quiet two-top.
3030 Ocean
Sunday hours: 6:00–10:00pm dinner
The seafood dining room at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort, set just off the sand at 3030 Holiday Drive. The kitchen leans on local catch and a raw bar, plainer and less scene-driven than the Las Olas rooms. Sunday dinner from 6pm is the calm oceanfront option for a couple or a small family staying on the beach.
How to book a Sunday table in Fort Lauderdale
Resy and OpenTable cover almost every room here. MAASS and Daniel's are the two that need real lead time on a Sunday: the MAASS Chef's Counter releases a tight window and sells out first, so book two to three weeks ahead, while the MAASS dining room and Daniel's are usually findable a week out. The beachfront brunch slots at Steak 954 fill earlier than dinner.
Tipping in Florida runs 18 to 22 percent and is rarely built into the check, so budget it on top of the menu price. For a Sunday celebration on the water, ask for a window or terrace table when you book rather than at the host stand; the beachfront rooms hold those for guests who request them in advance.
Frequently asked questions
Which Michelin restaurants are open on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale?
Both of the metro's Michelin-starred rooms keep Sunday service. MAASS at the Four Seasons, which took Fort Lauderdale's first star in 2025, opens Sunday for brunch and dinner, and Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse opens Sunday for dinner from 5pm. That is unusual at the starred level, where many kitchens close one or two days, so a Sunday in Fort Lauderdale can still be a starred meal.
Is MAASS open on Sunday?
Yes. MAASS by Chef Ryan Ratino at the Four Seasons on Fort Lauderdale Beach opens Sunday for brunch from 11:30am to 2pm and dinner from 5pm to 10pm. The fourteen-seat Chef's Counter, which holds the Michelin star, is the seat to book for a full tasting experience and sells out furthest ahead; the main dining room is the easier Sunday celebration table.
Where can I get a good steak on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale?
Three strong steak rooms open Sunday. Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse is the Michelin-starred choice, built on Florida-raised beef, with Sunday dinner from 5pm. Steak 954 at the W adds a beachfront Sunday brunch to its dinner service, and Mastro's Ocean Club on the Intracoastal runs live music and bone-in cuts from 5:30pm. For a group, Mastro's or Daniel's suits best.
Are Fort Lauderdale restaurants open on Sunday?
Most of the upscale waterfront and hotel rooms are, because the city runs on weekend trade. The exceptions are some chef-driven independents that take a Tuesday-to-Saturday week, including the Italian room Cafe Martorano, which closes Sunday and Monday. Beachfront and Las Olas dining rooms, by contrast, treat Sunday as one of their busiest services, so a confirmed list still saves a wasted trip.
What is the best Sunday lunch on the water in Fort Lauderdale?
Steak 954 at the W runs the strongest Sunday midday service, an oceanfront brunch from 11am to 3pm with a raw bar and a beach view. For a calmer beachfront meal, 3030 Ocean at the Marriott Harbor Beach is dinner-only on Sunday but sits right off the sand. MAASS also opens an oceanfront Sunday brunch at the Four Seasons for a more formal midday table.
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