Cafe L'Europe, Palm Beach

You’ll pay plenty to eat with high society but you’ll also dine well at Café L’Europe: How often have you seen crab and lobster tortelloni on a menu for $40? But this restaurant, which just celebrated its 30th anniversary, has been showered with accolades and bestowed with “best of” awards for decades, and with good reason. It’s a place to splurge and savor every moment of the experience, from the first sip of Fleur de Champagne to the last perfect morsel of fresh summer berries served with Marnier white chocolate sabayon sauce. And although the most-familiar names of society, politics, film and industry have dined here, there’s none of that highfalutin’ attitude found in some upscale places. Café L’Europe is elegant—brick arches, wood paneling, white linens—yet comfortable, the food is phenomenal, and it’s an experience that defines the Palm Beach scene.

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