Finally, Meso Beach House opened on December 30 (just barely making the list), offering its mixed Mediterranean menu in the capacious waterside venue formerly housing Che! (and Hudson at Waterway East before then). Atlantic (in the former Scuola Vechhia Pizza spot), and Throw Social, converting the former Prime and Il Bacio spaces into a sprawling multi-concept entertainment venue.
Downtown Delray also welcomed Amar Mediterranean Bistro on E. The long-standing Delray Beach Marriott underwent a complete makeover, including a new name, “Opal Grand Resort,” and a new feature restaurant dubbed Drift. The Pineapple Grove strip also welcomed Lulu’s Café & Cocktails (taking the former Banyan spot), Izza Pizza, Whit’s Frozen Custard, Oceanside Gardens, and Coco Sushi Lounge & Bar (in the former Kyoto and SoLita grounds) by Chef Jason Zheng and Tina Wang, the same creative couple who brought us Saiko-I and Yakitori in Boca Raton. A few months later, Delray Beach was again in the news, with the premier of The Ray Hotel in Pineapple Grove and its two culinary venues, Ember Grill (upscale steakhouse), and Rosewater Rooftop, a chill rooftop restaurant lounge with its own pool bar.
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In addition to all the original restaurants (see my Sept/Oct 2021 Tastings article for a full review!), some new players subsequently entered the Market, including Freshop, Jamón Jamón, La Casona, Maison Bouchard, and Shì-Chang.
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The menu shines with specialties like grass-fed, 28-day dry-aged Prime steaks, and a truly unique dry-aged bone-in Tuna “Ribeye.” Delray then made national news with the highly anticipated launch of Delray Beach Market, the largest food hall in Florida, sporting nearly thirty fast-casual eateries and bars, plus retail shops. This stunning “coastal inspired steakhouse” brings elegance and panache to the Ave., offering a fine dining experience, but with a friendly, informal approach. And so, my fellow foodies, here’s your annual guide to our culinary comings & goings, in something I like to call, “The Restaurant Year in Review.”ĭelray Beach took the early lead in the 2021 restaurant race, starting with the glorious new Avalon Steak & Seafood, taking the prime Atlantic Ave space formerly occupied by L’Acqua. As always, we welcomed a veritable buffet of new restaurants into the Boca/Delray market – and we lost many, as well. Wow! Yet somehow, many local restaurants survived, and thrived – and even opened anew.
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Those who survived the pandemic and shutdowns of 2020 were finally starting to recover – only to be hit by a series of non-stop whammies: The Delta variant, followed by the ultra-contagious Omicron Severe supply chain shortages Dramatic food (and all supply) price increases Drastic labor shortages Decreased consumer disposable income due to unprecedented inflation under the Biden economy Increased delivery service fees and continuous loss of customer base as would-be customers opted to work from home (if at all) instead of their office. Last year was tough for everyone, but it was particularly hard on restaurants. And finally, even our NYE celebration was dampened by the sudden loss of the legendary Betty White. Hurricane Ida, ferocious tornadoes, floods, and raging forest fires decimated our country, while Mother Nature manifested her fury against climate change and global warming worldwide with more earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, landslides, typhoons, and tsunamis. It began with the COVID pandemic still raging, and continued with a seemingly endless stream of bad news: The condo collapse in Miami, the Suez Canal forced to close, impeachment hearings divided the nation, the disastrous fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, and two new COVID variants emerged. No doubt, 2021 was a challenging year for us all.
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