The Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority estimates hotel room capacity is up 290 percent since 2018, with 278 restaurants now operating downtown, a 22 percent increase since 2022.

Inside Jay's Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel) THE VIBE AND VISUALS “A lot of concepts, they want to go 1920s or 1930s.