This tarttoria is a gem. Food is authentic Italian with modest prices, for a tourist area.

You can get there by car , or better yet, by water taxi. The water taxi service is great. For $5 a day you can ride to multiple destinations by water. The trip throgh the intercoastal and river is a sightseers dream. You can exit at over 18 stops and indulge yourself at a wide variety of restaurants and shops.

Cafe Europa has not only the best pizza around but the entrees are excellent. As close to Italy as you can get in southern Florida.

"EXPENSIVE FOOD AND BAD SERVICE"
$25 for a plate of Pasta. $4.50 for a small scoop of gelato. 15% gratuity was added to our bill. Nervy for the kind of service that we got. Waitress were chatting among themselves, planning their night out. while we did not even get a single refill on our water. Place wasn't even nice & pretty. We were very disappointed. Be careful.......

This is our single favorite place to eat in Fort Lauderdale. Unpretentious with great food at reasonable prices, it is located in the heart of Las Olas Blvd. activity. It is a people watching paradise. Everyone struts in front of it at some time or another. It has wonderful desserts. The antipasto appetizer is worth the money. Sandwiches and Vodak Penne are great. It is a cafe, and not a white table cloth restaurant, and can get a bit noisy both inside and out, and maybe a tad cramped. But it is the first and the last place we patronize when in the area.