Davie’s dining scene is wonderfully South Florida: Cuban cafés, Vietnamese tapas, Ukrainian-owned global comfort, Jamaican kitchens, German beer gardens, and fresh pasta hiding in industrial plazas. The best hidden gems are tucked into strips and side streets, doing big flavor without big fuss.
These five off-the-beaten-path Davie restaurants are worth seeking out.
1. Ody’s Cuban Cafe
Ody’s Cuban Cafe calls itself Broward’s favorite hidden gem, and it brings Cuban classics to Davie with café con leche, cortaditos, pastries, sandwiches, and warm neighborhood energy.
Order a Cuban sandwich, espresso drink, pastry, or one of the house specialties. Ody’s is casual, welcoming, and perfect for breakfast, lunch, or catering.
2. Lai Rai
Lai Rai is a Vietnamese tapas restaurant built around the tradition of lingering over shared plates, drinks, and conversation. It brings authentic Vietnamese flavors into a social, modern setting.
Order shared plates, comfort dishes, and drinks for the table. Lai Rai is great for groups because the whole point is to slow down, share, and stay awhile.
3. Fat Stork
Fat Stork is a Ukrainian-owned global comfort restaurant on Griffin Road, serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner with flavors from different parts of the world. It feels cozy, experimental, and heartfelt.
Expect pasta, tacos, kebabs, salads, appetizers, seafood, and wine in a small strip-plaza setting. Fat Stork is a hidden gem because it refuses to fit into one easy category.
4. Spaghetto Factory
Spaghetto Factory is tucked behind an industrial plaza and specializes in fresh handmade pasta. The atmosphere is laid-back, almost like a small-town Italian spot, and the food focuses on simplicity and freshness.
Order ravioli, linguine, spaghetti, or whichever pasta shape and sauce combination sounds best. Bring wine if allowed, settle in, and enjoy a restaurant that rewards those who find it.
5. St. Bess Kitchen
St. Bess Kitchen brings Jamaican food to Davie with family recipes, oxtail, rice and peas, fried chicken, patties, and island flavors. The room is clean, friendly, and welcoming for families.
Order oxtail, jerk, patties, fried chicken, and plantains if available. St. Bess is warm, flavorful, and exactly the kind of South Florida restaurant people keep returning to.
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