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Where to eat in North Lauderdale, FL
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A few places to eat in North Lauderdale
- Taqueria Jovenazo Mexican · 0.3 miles
7130 Kimberly Blvd, North Lauderdale - Lion Chef Chinese Restaurant Chinese · 0.3 miles
979 SW 71st Ave, North Lauderdale - Big Bang Pizzeria Pizza · 0.3 miles
977 SW 71st Ave, North Lauderdale - Aaliyah's Restaurant & Pizzeria Italian · 0.6 miles
8005 Kimberly Blvd, North Lauderdale - Deluxe Restaurant Haitian · 0.6 miles
998 SW 81st Ave, North Lauderdale
The closest few by distance from central North Lauderdale, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in North Lauderdale.
The food scene in North Lauderdale
Open listings put 165 places to eat within 2 miles of central North Lauderdale, 5 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (17), Caribbean (12) and Chinese (10). 16 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in North Lauderdale is Colombian, Caribbean and Jamaican — types that are listed here at 19 to 24 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 17 Caribbean 12 Chinese 10 Sandwiches 9 Bakery 7 Mexican 6 Haitian 5 Jamaican 5 Colombian 4 Coffee 4
The food in North Lauderdale
North Lauderdale does not have infinite options, and that brings its own problem: you have been to most of them, and picking again is somehow still hard.
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Eating out in North Lauderdale
North Lauderdale has a population of about 42,757. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around North Lauderdale, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How many places to eat are there in North Lauderdale?
North Lauderdale sits in Broward County, where the Census counts 1,699 full-service restaurants, 1,460 limited-service places, 490 cafés and snack bars and 160 bars — 3,809 places to eat or drink in all. North Lauderdale makes up about 2% of the county's population.
That works out at 19.6 per 10,000 residents, which is about level with the national median of 19.4 — a normal amount of choice, and a normal amount of indecision. Sit-down and counter-service places are close to balanced, with the edge to sit-down.
Those county figures also cover Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Davie, Plantation and 9 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from North Lauderdale.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near North Lauderdale
- Tamarac, FL — about 2 miles away
- Margate, FL — about 2 miles away
- Coconut Creek, FL — about 4 miles away
- Sunrise, FL — about 4 miles away
- Coral Springs, FL — about 5 miles away
- Lauderhill, FL — about 5 miles away
Campuses in and near North Lauderdale
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
- Broward College
- Nova Southeastern University
- Florida Atlantic University
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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