The story
Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse brings a focused American steakhouse experience to Fort Lauderdale's South Federal Highway corridor, with a wine program strong enough to earn Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence in 2025 — a distinction that places it among a select tier of dining rooms where the cellar is taken as seriously as the kitchen.
The restaurant is part of a small family of concepts that includes a Miami location and D's Sports Bar, suggesting an operation with range and staying power rather than a single-note venture.
Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence is not handed out lightly. It recognizes wine lists of exceptional depth and breadth, paired with genuine commitment to matching bottle to plate. For a farm-to-table American steakhouse, that recognition points to a menu built around quality sourcing and the kind of careful pairing that rewards guests who want more than a perfunctory house pour alongside their cut.
Whether you're drawn by a well-aged red and a properly rested steak, or simply by the promise of a well-run American dining room in Fort Lauderdale, Daniel's delivers on the credentials that matter. The Wine Spectator honor is the clearest signal that this is a steakhouse where the details — from sourcing to sommelier — have been attended to with care.
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