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A1A and cross the Intracoastal Waterway to Southport. After two miles turn right into the
shopping mall.
Casablanca Cafe
MEDITERRANEAN
954-764-3500;
www.casablancacafeonline.com
;
3049 Alhambra St; mains
$10-30; 11:30am-2am)
Try to score a seat on the upstairs balcony of this Moroccan-style home where
Mediterranean-inspired food and Florida-style ocean views are served. Live music Wed-
nesdays through Sundays.
Southport Raw Bar
SEAFOOD
954-525-2526;
www.southportrawbar.com
;
1536 Cordova Rd; mains $5.50-18;
11-2am; )
A local favorite serving spiced shrimp, cheese steaks, roast pork hoagies and pitchers of
beer - all Southport staples. Clams and oysters are shucked to order, and there's a whole
variety of fried baskets and seafood platters, including blackened mahi mahi. The cav-
ernous interior is dark and usually crowded; wait for outdoor seating and marina views.
Rustic Inn
SEAFOOD
(
954-584-1637;
www.rusticinn.com
; 4331 Ravenswood Rd; mains $9.50-30;
11:30am-10:30pm
Mon-Sat, noon-9:30pm Sun)
Hungry locals at this messy, noisy crab house use wooden mallets at long, newspaper-
covered tables to get at the Dungeness, blue and golden crabs drenched in garlic. The Inn
is located on the Dania Cut-Off Canal on the west side of the airport. To reach it take I-95
S and exit 23 onto Ravenswood Rd.
Casa D'Angelo
ITALIAN
954-564-1234;
http://casa-d-angelo.com
;
1201 N Federal Hwy; mains $25-50;
5:30-10:30pm)
Chef Angelo Elia presides over an impressive kitchen specializing in Tuscan and southern
Italian dishes, many handed down by his mother. Seasonality and quality translate into in-
tense flavors and delightful textures: the sunburst taste of just-ripe tomatoes, peppery arug-
