Here’s a suggested list of local bars and restaurants in and around Fort Lauderdale where you can enjoy live music on most weekends and sometimes during the week too. We divided up Broward County from North to South to make it easier to find places near you.
North Broward
Deerfield Beach
Burrito Social (Tex-Mex restaurant-bar, formerly Rattlesnake Jake’s)
JB’s on the Beach (restaurant on the beach)
Kahuna Bar & Grill (dive bar with small stage across the street from the beach)
Oceans 234 (restaurant on the beach)
Lighthouse Point
Packy’s Sports Pub * ( Sports Bar & Irish themed menu)
Coconut Creek
Nectar Lounge at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino
NYY Legends Lounge (Casino)
Sunset Grill (outdoor cafe at Casino)
World of Beer (at the Promenade)
Margate
O’Malley’s Sports Bar (mostly original bands)
Coral Springs
JD’s Lounge (Local Neighborhood Bar)
Lefty’s Tavern & Grille (Sports Bar)
Premier Billiards & Sports Club * (large stage and pool hall with 15 tables)
Tavolino Della Nonna (Upscale Italian Restaurant with Jazz Lounge)
Pompano Beach
26 Degrees Brewing Co. (Craft brewery)
Brendan’s Sports Pub * (non smoking, pool & dart leagues)
BrewFish Bar & Grill
Briny Irish Pub (Irish pub by the beach)
Galuppi’s * (Banquet hall and outdoor covered patio-bar with large stage overlooking Golf Course)
Central and West Broward
Fort Lauderdale (North Beach/East-Side)
33rd Street Wine Bar
Blue Jean Blues (Jazz & Blues 7 days a week)
Fishtales Restaurant & Nightclub * (on 33rd street, seafood specialty & bar, Live music 7 days a week)
Kelly Brothers Irish Pub (mainly Blues acts)
Murphy’s Tavern
Shooters Waterfront* (dock your boat or watch them float by on intracoastal)
Vinnie’s by the Sea (Italian Restaurant)
Fort Lauderdale (South Beach)
Bo’s Beach(live music oceanside Wednesdays – Sundays 5-9pm)
The Elbo Room (bar on the corner of A1A and Las Olas)
Lulu’s Bait Shack (restaurant/bar)
S3 Restaurant (live music on the patio on weekends)
Sea Level Restaurant & Ocean Bar
Fort Lauderdale (Downtown)
Backyard (formerly America’s Backyard)
Munchie’s Pizza Club (Bar and Arcade on Las Olas near railroad tracks)
Original Fat Cats (bar with late-nite entertainment)
The Poor House (next door to America’s Backyard)
Bar Stache 1920’s Drinking Den (speakeasy located behind Revolution Live)
Tarpon River Brewing (Craft Beer and Pub Food)
Tommy Bahamas Marlin Bar (on Las Olas)
Fort Lauderdale (West of the Beach)
Cheers Fort Lauderdale *(open till 4am)
Sunrise
All That Jazz Cafe
Cheers-Sunrise *
Gigi’s Music Cafe
Kings Head Pub (British Pub & Market)
Luv’n Oven Ale House (owned by Luv’n Oven Pizzeria)
Pembroke Pines
JP Mulligans (Irish restaurant-pub)
Weston/Southwest Ranches
Cafe 27 Truck Stop (Biker Friendly, large outdoor tiki huts)
South Broward
Dania Beach (near Fort Lauderdale International Airport)
The Casino at Dania Beach
The Field (Authentic Irish Restaurant-Pub)
Flossie’s Bar & Grill (biker friendly outdoor tiki bar) CLOSED JULY 24, 2022
Marina-84 Sports Bar & Grill * (Large screens indoors and outdoor patio)
Paolo’s of Dania Beach (aka Paolo’s 3’s Company, Italian Restaurant with dinner shows)
Paradise Tiki (located along waterway behind Dania Beach Offshore Marina)
Tommy Bahamas Marlin Bar (located in Dania Point)
Davie
Cagney’s Saloon * (biker friendly, live music almost every day)
CJ Blacks (Family owned Restaurant & Sports Bar)
Hollywood
5 o’Clock Somewhere Bar & Grill (across from Margaritaville Resort)
Bogart’s American Kitchen (in Cooper City)
Hard Rock Cafe (Restaurant inside Seminole Hard Rock Casino near hotel lobby)
Rooftop Live (Rooftop of Seminole Hard Rock)
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Restaurant (inside Margaritaville Resort)
Mickey Byrnes (Irish Pub, downtown Hollywood)
Seminole Hard Rock Casino
Shenanigans (sports-bar & restaurant, near TY-Park)
Hallandale
The Big Easy Casino (formerly Mardi Gras Casino)
Gulfstream Park including Carousel Club
Don’t forget to also check out:
- Palm Beach County Bars & Restaurants with live music
- Miami-Dade Bars & Restaurants with Live Music
- Live music calendar for bars and restaurants in and around Fort Lauderdale
- Happy Hours and More Daily Specials
- Concert Venues & Discount Tickets in Broward and Palm Beach County
- Banquet Halls & Meeting Places
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