Restaurants

Palm Beach has some of the area's swankiest restaurants. Thanks to the development of downtown West Palm Beach, however, there is also a great selection of trendier, less expensive spots. Dress here is slightly more formal than in most other areas of Florida: Men wear blazers, and women generally put on modest dresses or chic suits when they dine out, even on the oppressively hot days of summer.

In addition to the listings below, you may want to check out City Place's new Coach Schnellenberger's Original Steakhouse & Sports Theater, 700 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach (tel. 561/833-1400), which features an exhibition kitchen, a mesquite grill, beef aged and cut on the premises, rotisserie chicken, lobster and fresh fish, and hand-spun ice cream in a sports fanatic-friendly environment.