Best Delray Beach Restaurants Locals Actually Go To

If you want to see who actually runs Delray Beach, go to lunch. City Oyster and Brule are where you'll find them, mixed in with a handful of quieter spots that never make the tourist lists but are packed with regulars every week.

Lunch is where you'll see the real town

Atlantic Avenue at dinner is beautiful but full of visitors. Lunch is different -- it's local brokers, business owners, and longtime residents at the same handful of tables, week after week.

Beyond the obvious spots

Ziri Thai and a rotating set of smaller places round out the real local rotation. None of them are secret exactly, they're just not what shows up first when you search "best restaurants Delray Beach."

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