Downtown Lake Worth
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Sylvia S
Southwest Finland, Finland23 contributions
Feb 2020
I came to Lake Worth from New England regularly as a child. In those days downtown Lake Worth was a colorless, bland small town with a handful of banyan trees. -Not anymore! The banyan trees are still there, but downtown Lake Worth pops with vibrancy and color. There are wall murals throughout the downtown area, small boutiques, cozy bars and quirky restaurants. People working in these establishments are warm and friendly. We were lucky enough to attend the annual Lake Worth Street Painting Festival this year. It was a mellow 2 day street party with astonishing artists and attending visitors, beautifully organized and well attended. Kudos to Lake Worth for valuing the arts. Please continue on this wisely chosen path! Besides the charming downtown area Lake Worth offer a great beach and pier for water activities.
Written March 15, 2020
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Tracey E
Buckhorn, Canada9 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
What an amazing town. Always something to do. Very artsy community especially when they hold the annual Street Painting Festival! Great shops and restaurants. Lovely parks and only minutes from a fantastic beach. Lake Worth has something for everyone both young and old!
Written March 6, 2020
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AndreaUbok
Florida2,718 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
Always enjoy the paint festival in downtown Lake Worth. Very talented artist, good music and all for free. In previous years I remember 3 Dimensional street art where it looked like the road was actually cracked and moving.
The trick is getting there early while there’s parking, before it gets too hot and too crowded.
The trick is getting there early while there’s parking, before it gets too hot and too crowded.
Written February 23, 2020
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dmas0n1
Cuyahoga Falls, OH12 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
Great small shopping options downtown. Bali Importers on Lake Ave. is a must. Great rotating merchandise at amazing prices. Always wish I’d brought an extra suitcase.
Written February 2, 2020
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Tom F
Lemont, IL680 contributions
Nov 2022
My wife and I were staying for the weekend at one of the beach hotels. We found downtown Lake Worth enchanting.
Great nigh life. Music was in the bars and on the street. We had a blast.
We plan to visit again.
Great nigh life. Music was in the bars and on the street. We had a blast.
We plan to visit again.
Written December 13, 2022
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theabbyinn
boca raton30 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
This is a fantastic fun place to visit over and over again!
Great experience for all ages and skill sets....
You can’t go wrong with this as a gift for a friend , girls night etc...
Owner is amazing, creative and helpful!
Great experience for all ages and skill sets....
You can’t go wrong with this as a gift for a friend , girls night etc...
Owner is amazing, creative and helpful!
Written February 29, 2020
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franklymrspankly
wpbeach12 contributions
Dec 2014 • Friends
While Lake Worth and downtown Lake Worth have had their issues (what city/town doesn't??), as someone who has lived here 11 years, I can tell you that many of the problems have been overcome, and the downtown area is headed for even more improvement. I LOVE our downtown area, where I live, and I am not an "addict" and I do not have 1 tattoo nor colored hair (as suggested by a reviewer here.) This is a great, diverse, accepting community, and while gentrification is increasing, I still find us much more charming than the high end, over-priced Wasp haven that is downtown Delray. We have many mom & pop places and I do hope that continued gentrification does not take away this aspect of our downtown area, it's what makes it unique. I AM enthusiastic that Delray's "Sundy House" owners have purchased our historic Gulfstream Hotel, and have major renovation plans that are only going to be a plus to our Lake Avenue. As it stands right now, our downtown area is not much different than Key West was before over gentrification turned that into a "Fast Buck Freddies" generic wasteland that has almost completely destroyed that great, charming, history filled little island, and I'm hoping that doesn't happen here. We are a fun, funky, friendly little "Mayberry" with a twist, with many charming houses, cottages, buildings, businesses, and people, as well as a great indie movie theater and our wonderful historic "Lake Worth Playhouse", and I, like many, love it here and intend to be supportive of its continued improvement..(but, not TOO much..Lol.) I suggest "Midwest Family" stick to white bread Branson/Disneyesque areas and leave our town to us.
Written December 24, 2014
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chmch
New York City, NY26 contributions
Jan 2014 • Family
Driving around Florida towns can be a chore. Watch out for the oldsters! And so much of Florida has a soulless quality, corpie, a sameness, with overly-done developments and one town just tike every other town, but not Lake Worth. It's a unique place, a little gem, its own vibe, artists, musicians, writers. We visited for a day, ended up staying two weeks! A great stop if you're looking for something different.
Written January 19, 2014
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Gotham-Lover
New York City28 contributions
Mar 2012 • Couples
The better-known towns in southeast Florida’s Palm Beach County, like “Boca” (Raton), West Palm Beach, or even Palm Beach itself, celebrate their ‘glitz-and-glamour.’ Then there are the quieter places – lesser-known little jewels proudly holding their own against that high-wattage competition.
“Downtown” Lake Worth is one of these. This funky little place, nestled west of the IntraCoastal Waterway, offers a fascinating variety of things to do. Like browsing the quirky shops lining both sides of Lake Avenue (technically State Route 802), one of its two major streets. Some are artsy-craftsy, offering exotic items (trinkets from Bali, anyone?) while others are consignment shops, a treasure-trove for antiques buffs.
If you need a break, head either to the local Starbuck’s or, even better, the incredibly rich ice cream selections and chocolate goodies available from Kilwin’s, a local-legend sweet shop. Tired of walking? Take your car into a time-warp, driving north on U.S. 1 for a bit to see the wonderful citrus-colored “Old-Florida” stores and motels that seem to be straight out of the 50s/60s.
But definitely return to downtown for dinner, for that’s when Lake Avenue truly comes to life. The street offers an amazing variety of restaurants, many with outdoor seating, and at a variety of price points. There are fancy white-tablecloth places, ethnic-food places, booze-brews-and-food places, and a branch of Too Jay’s, the ubiquitous southeast Florida restaurant chain serving New York-style deli at reasonable prices. But before eating you might want to catch an art-house type movie at The Stonzek Theater (next to The Lake Worth Playhouse), a film theater about as different from your average multiplex as it is possible to be.
So much of southeast Florida is dominated by roadside strip-malls and gated communities. Which is what makes Downtown Lake Worth special, for it is the antithesis to all that bland, featureless, clutter…a walk-able small-town neighborhood offering the opportunity to find something of interest just about everywhere you look.
“Downtown” Lake Worth is one of these. This funky little place, nestled west of the IntraCoastal Waterway, offers a fascinating variety of things to do. Like browsing the quirky shops lining both sides of Lake Avenue (technically State Route 802), one of its two major streets. Some are artsy-craftsy, offering exotic items (trinkets from Bali, anyone?) while others are consignment shops, a treasure-trove for antiques buffs.
If you need a break, head either to the local Starbuck’s or, even better, the incredibly rich ice cream selections and chocolate goodies available from Kilwin’s, a local-legend sweet shop. Tired of walking? Take your car into a time-warp, driving north on U.S. 1 for a bit to see the wonderful citrus-colored “Old-Florida” stores and motels that seem to be straight out of the 50s/60s.
But definitely return to downtown for dinner, for that’s when Lake Avenue truly comes to life. The street offers an amazing variety of restaurants, many with outdoor seating, and at a variety of price points. There are fancy white-tablecloth places, ethnic-food places, booze-brews-and-food places, and a branch of Too Jay’s, the ubiquitous southeast Florida restaurant chain serving New York-style deli at reasonable prices. But before eating you might want to catch an art-house type movie at The Stonzek Theater (next to The Lake Worth Playhouse), a film theater about as different from your average multiplex as it is possible to be.
So much of southeast Florida is dominated by roadside strip-malls and gated communities. Which is what makes Downtown Lake Worth special, for it is the antithesis to all that bland, featureless, clutter…a walk-able small-town neighborhood offering the opportunity to find something of interest just about everywhere you look.
Written March 23, 2012
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
John H
Hialeah, FL117 contributions
Apr 2015 • Friends
Downtown Lake Worth is a nice little place to walk around, try some food, and spend your time relaxing. Everyone is friendly and it's a good place to be. It needs some improvements as the buildings can be very old. There is definitely potential for it in the future. Be careful, the people are nice, but they can be narrow minded in the sense that if you don't agree with their views, they can snap back at you. Other than that, the people seem friendly. It will be interesting to see how the small town develops through these next few years.
Written April 10, 2015
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Vanessa kw
Shamong, NJ6 contributions
Is the neighborhood near North grade elementary school good? We're staying at an Airbnb and I know some areas are a little sketchy
Sherpa475474
Lake Worth, FL11 contributions
Lake Worth has some good areas no matter where you plan on staying always check with the local police department to check the crime rate there’s many nice safe places in Lake Worth
I'm heading to lake worth tues the 19th. Im a single 42m. Where should I go to drink, party attractions. Bars , restaurant and must do.
Sherpa475474
Lake Worth, FL11 contributions
Lake ace always something to do entertainment wise cool places the beach to start on Wednesday Benny’s on the beach has Kareoke every Wednesday in the outside bar fun people a great singers if you want to go a little north west palm has clematis by night free music concerts on Flagler water front down town every Thursday night a different band Saturday morning flea market near the beach in can go on and on always something to do enjoy your stay.
calupio jay
West Palm Beach, FL7 contributions
Are you a resident or a visitor? Other than Lake and Lucerne, most of the city seems like it is in the dumps....
Joan S
27 contributions
We have been going to this area since the 60's and yes Lakeworth has changed. Like any town that grows in population, you will find good and bad. The downtown area has been renovated and we enjoy the many restaurant selections and a few shops. We do stay in the beach area though and love the Lakeworth beach and casino with a couple restaurants. One can spend all day there and the amenities are right there. So yes, look into where you stay.
Rcdallmann
Burlington City73 contributions
While I see alot of positive support for this town, the restaurant reviews are not very good. It seems the town is changing, perhaps for the good. So why does Tripadvisor rate downtown top 3 in Lake Worth, where are the good restaurants, and what does anyone know about the Capri Motel we are staying at next month?
Downtown Lake Worth - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
Frequently Asked Questions about Downtown Lake Worth
- Hotels near Downtown Lake Worth:
- (0.08 mi) Travelers Palm Inn
- (0.40 mi) Sabal Palm House Bed & Breakfast
- (0.37 mi) Mango Inn Bed and Breakfast
- (0.27 mi) Lago Mar Motel and Apartments
- (0.29 mi) Holiday House Motel
- Restaurants near Downtown Lake Worth:
- (0.01 mi) Paradiso Restaurant
- (0.01 mi) Rustico Italiano Ristorante
- (0.03 mi) The Rock Irish Pub
- (0.04 mi) Igot's Martiki Bar
- (0.04 mi) The Pelican Restaurant
- Attractions near Downtown Lake Worth:
- (0.03 mi) Bali Importers
- (0.08 mi) Lake Worth Playhouse
- (0.10 mi) The Dancing Elephant
- (0.08 mi) Cultural Council of Palm Beach County
- (0.04 mi) Coconut Planet