By Kara Franker By Kara Franker | September 11, 2023 | Best of the Best, Lifestyle Feature, Migration, Guides,
WE SCOURED THE COAST TO CURATE THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO LUXURY LIVING IN THE PALM BEACHES.
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BEST NEW BOUTIQUE: GUCCI
(225 Worth Ave Unit C, Palm Beach, gucci.com)
BEST LOCAL DESIGNER: ALVIN VALLEY
(337-D Worth Ave., Palm Beach, alvinvalley.com)
BEST CASUAL WEAR HILL: HOUSE HOME
(Royal Poinciana Plaza, Palm Beach, hillhousehome.com)
BEST DESIGNER COLLECTIONS: MARISSA COLLECTIONS
(Royal Poinciana Plaza, Palm Beach, marissacollections.com)
BEST LOCAL BOUTIQUE: LOLA DRÉ
(111 Breakwater Ct., Jupiter, loladre.com)
BEST RESORTWEAR: LILLY PULITZER
(Gardens Mall, Palm Beach Gardens and Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, lillypulitzer.com)
BEST SURF SHOP: PALM BEACH BOYS CLUB
(307 S County Rd., Palm Beach, pbboysclub.com)
BEST ANTIQUE SHOPPING: ANTIQUE ROW
(South Dixie Highway, between Belvedere Rd. and Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, westpalmbeachantiques.com)
BEST CUSTOM CLOTHIER: GIORGIO’S OF PALM BEACH
(211 Worth Ave., Palm Beach, giorgiospalmbeach.com)
BEST CUSTOM SHOES: STUBBS & WOOTEN
(340 Worth Ave., Palm Beach, stubbsandwootton.com)
BEST LUXURY GIFTS: GREENLEAF & CROSBY
(236 Worth Ave., Palm Beach, greenleafcrosby.com)
BEST TRAVEL ACCESSORIES: STONEY CLOVER LANE
(Royal Poinciana Plaza, stoneycloverlane.com)
BEST JEWELERS: HAMILTON JEWELERS
(215 Worth Ave., Palm Beach, hamiltonjewelers.com)
BEST LUXURY WATCHES: PROVIDENT JEWELRY
(Locations in Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Jupiter and Wellington, providentjewelry.com)
BEST CONSIGNMENT CHURCH MOUSE
(374 S. County Rd, Palm Beach, bbts.org/churchmouse)
BEST CHILDREN’S BOUTIQUE: MINNOW
(Royal Poinciana Plaza, Palm Beach, minnowswim.com)
BEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS: SISLEY-PARIS
(At Via Flagler by The Breakers, 221 Royal Poinciana Way Suite #2, Palm Beach, sisley-paris.com)
BEST SALON: JULIEN FAREL RESTORE SALON
(225 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite 2, Palm Beach, julienfarel.com)
BEST HAIRSTYLIST: GABRIELA BARBIR, ELA’S BEAUTY BAR
(495 NE 4th St., Suite 3, Delray Beach, elasbeautybar. glossgenius.com)
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BEST BEACH RESORT: FOUR SEASONS RESORT PALM BEACH
(2800 S. Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, fourseasons.com)
BEST FAMILY RESORT: EAU PALM BEACH RESORT & SPA
(100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan, eaupalmbeach.com)
BEST HISTORIC HOTEL: THE BREAKERS PALM BEACH
(1 S. County Rd., Palm Beach, thebreakers.com)
BEST BOUTIQUE HOTEL: THE BRAZILIAN COURT HOTEL
(301 Australian Ave., Palm Beach, thebraziliancourt.com)
BEST RESORT RENOVATION: THE COLONY PALM BEACH
(155 Hammon Ave., Palm Beach, thecolonypalmbeach.com)
BEST GOLF RESORT: PGA NATIONAL RESORT & SPA
(400 Ave of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens, pgaresort.com)
BEST CITY HOTEL: THE BEN, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
(251 N. Narcissus Ave, West Palm Beach, marriott.com)
BEST HOTEL & BEACH CLUB: THE BOCA RATON
(501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton, thebocaraton.com)
BEST YACHT CHARTER: IYC
(2401 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, iyc.com)
BEST YACHT BROKERAGE: WORTH AVENUE YACHTS
(150 Worth Ave. #136, Palm Beach, worthavenueyachts.com)
BEST PRIVATE JET CHARTER ADAX AVIATION
(4521 PGA Blvd. Palm Beach Gardens, adaxaviation.com)
BEST AVIATION MEMBERSHIP: MAGELLAN JETS
(Airport locations in West Palm Beach and Boca Raton, magellanjets.com)
BEST AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP: SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
(Locations in West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach and Delray Beach, schumacherauto.com)
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BEST PLACE FOR CREATIVE INSPIRATION: CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY
(601 Lake Ave., Lake Worth, palmbeachculture.com)
BEST PLACE TO GALLERY STROLL: PINEAPPLE GROVE ARTS DISTRICT
(Atlantic Ave. and N.E. 2nd Ave., Delray Beach)
BEST HISTORIC COLLECTION: THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
(300 N. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, pbchistory.org)
BEST ART COLLECTION: NORTON MUSEUM OF ART
(1450 S Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, norton.org)
BEST HISTORIC MUSEUM: HENRY MORRISON FLAGLER MUSEUM
(1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach, flaglermuseum.us)
BEST FREE ATTRACTION: LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER
(14200 U.S. Hwy 1, Juno Beach, marinelife.org)
BEST WAY TO EXPAND THE MIND: THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS
(100 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, fourarts.com)
BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL: SUNFEST
(101 S. Clematis St., West Palm Beach, sunfest.com)
BEST PLACE TO SEE A SHOW: RAYMOND F. KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
(701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, kravis.org)
BEST MUSICAL THEATER :MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE
(1001 E. Indiantown Rd., Jupiter, jupitertheatre.org)
BEST LEARNING EXPERIENCE: COX SCIENCE CENTER & AQUARIUM
(4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, coxsciencecenter.org)
BEST CULTURAL ART EXPERIENCE: MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDENS
(4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach, morikami.org)
BEST VIEWS: JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE & MUSEUM
(500 Captain Armours Way, Jupiter, jupiterlighthouse.org)
BEST BOOKSTORE: ROHI’S READERY
(The Square, 600 S. Rosemary Ave., Suite 162 West Palm Beach, rohisreadery.com)
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BEST NEW RESTAURANT: LE COLONIAL
(601 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, delraybeach. lecolonial.com)
BEST FINE DINING: CAFE BOULUD
(301 Australian Ave., Palm Beach, cafeboulud.com)
BEST SCENE: BUCCAN
(350 S. County Rd., Palm Beach, buccanpalmbeach.com)
BEST DATE NIGHT: BLACKBIRD MODERN ASIAN
(1511 N. Old Dixie Hwy., Jupiter, blackbirdmodernasian.com)
BEST OUTDOOR DINING: ELISABETTA’S RISTORANTE
(185 Banyan Blvd., West Palm Beach, elisabettas.com)
BEST GROUP SPOT: EL CAMINO
(700 S. Rosemary Ave., Suite #232, West Palm Beach, elcaminowestpalmbeach.com)
BEST WATERFRONT BAR: SQUARE GROUPER TIKI BAR
(1111 Love St., Jupiter, squaregrouper.net)
BEST ROOFTOP BAR: SPRUZZO
(251 N. Narcissus Ave., 8th Floor, West Palm Beach, spruzzowestpalm.com)
BEST STEAKHOUSE: OKEECHOBEE STEAK HOUSE
(2854 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, okeesteakhouse.com)
BEST PIZZA: ADRIENNE’S PIZZABAR
(378 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach, adriennespizzabar.com)
BEST FARM TO TABLE: AVOCADO GRILL
(125 Datura St. West Palm Beach, avocadogrillwpb.com)
BEST AMERICAN: CONTEMPORARY COOLINARY
4580 Donald Ross Rd #100, Palm Beach Gardens, thecoolpig.com)
BEST HOTEL BAR: THE GALLEY BAR & GRILL AT THE HILTON WEST PALM BEACH
(600 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, galleywestpalmbeach.com)
BEST BRUNCH: THE CIRCLE AT THE BREAKERS
(1 S. County Rd, Palm Beach, thebreakers.com
BEST LUNCH: PURA VIDA
(460 S. Rosemary Ave.., West Palm Beach, puravidamiami.com)
BEST SALADS: FIELD OF GREENS
(Locations in Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Wellington and North Palm Beach, ilovefog.com)
BEST HEALTHY EATS: TRUE FOOD KITCHEN
(9700 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach, truefoodkitchen.com)
BEST ORGANIC: CHRISTOPHER’S KITCHEN
(4783 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, christopherskitchenfl.com)
BEST COFFEE SHOP: SANT AMBROEUS
(Royal Poinciana Plaza, 340 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, santambroeus.com)
BEST BAKERY: NAPOLEON BAKERY
(6619 S. Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, napoleon-bakery.com)
BEST POOLSIDE SCENE: SWIFTY’S AT THE COLONY HOTEL
(155 Hammon Ave., Palm Beach, thecolonypalmbeach.com)
BEST CAVIAR: ALTIMA CAVIAR
(Available locally at Mary Mahoney Store, 336 Worth Ave., Palm Beach, altimacaviar.com)
BEST BEACH PARK: JOHN D. MACARTHUR BEACH STATE PARK
(10900 Jack Nicklaus Dr., North Palm Beach, macarthurbeach.org)
BEST PADDLE BOARDING: SALTY DOG PADDLE
(12 locations in Palm Beach County, saltydogpaddle.org)
BEST KAYAKING :JUPITER OUTDOOR CENTER
(9060 W Indiantown Rd., Jupiter, jupiteroutdoorcenter.com)
BEST BIKING TRAIL: JEAGA WILDWAYS FROM JUPITER TO PALM BEACH GARDENS
(Riverbend Park, 9060 Indiantown Rd, Jupiter)
BEST OUTDOOR FAMILY ACTIVITY: LION COUNTRY SAFARI
(2003 Lion Country Safari Rd., Loxahatchee, lioncountrysafari.com)
BEST PARK FOR FAMILIES: SUGAR SAND PARK
(300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton, sugarsandpark.org)
BEST WORKOUT: ISAAC BOOTS RESIDENCY AT THE COLONY PALM BEACH
(155 Hammon Ave., Palm Beach, isaacboots.com)
BEST YOGA CLASSES: HOLLY MILLER WESTON, THE YOGA SOCIETY
(225 Clematis St., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, theyogasocietypb.com)
BEST WAY TO CALM THE MIND: OM YOGA & WELLNESS STUDIOS
(302 23rd St., West Palm Beach, omyogawellness.com)
BEST MATCHMAKER: KELLY LEARY, REVOLUTION DATING
(5090 PGA Blvd. Suite 208, Palm Beach Gardens, revolutiondating.com)
BEST PRIMARY CARE: JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER
(1210 S Old Dixie Hwy, Jupiter, jupitermed.com)
BEST TELEMEDICINE: NUVIEW HEALTH
(1825 NW Corporate Blvd., Suite 105, Boca Raton, nuviewhealth.com)
BEST ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON: DR. JASON M. CUÉLLAR
(658 W Indiantown Rd., Suite 212, Jupiter, cuellarspine.com)
BEST CONCIERGE DOCTOR: DR. LAURA BALDA, BALDA HEALTH
(1000 N. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach, baldahealth.com)
BEST OPHTHALMOLOGIST: DR. MATTHEW WEISS, EYE ASSOCIATES OF BOCA RATON
(950 NW 13th St., Boca Raton, bocaeyeassociates.com)
BEST WOMEN’S HEALTH PRACTICE: DR. SHAHNOZ RUSTAMOVA, POWER OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS
(1025 Military Trail, Suite 113, Jupiter, yourpowerofhealth.com)
BEST MEDSPA: MD BEAUTY LABS BY DR. DADURIAN
(340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite M330, mdbeautylabs.com)
BEST AESTHETICS: TIGHTER LINES AESTHETIC
(1102 W Indiantown Rd. Suite 7, Jupiter, tighterlinesaesthetics.com)
BEST DERMATOLOGY: WATERS EDGE DERMATOLOGY
(1096 W. Indiantown Rd. Suite 100, Jupiter, wederm.com)
BEST ESTHETICIAN: BRITTANY JOHNSTON, PALM BEACH FACIALS
(205 Worth Ave., #205 Palm Beach, pbfacials.com)
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BEST DESIGN DECOR: MAC FABRICS & DESIGN CENTER
(535 24th St., West Palm Beach, macfabrics.com)
BEST DESIGN SHOP: SERENA AND LILY
(101 N. County Rd., Palm Beach, serenaandlily.com)
BEST HOME DESIGN: MEG BRAFF DESIGNS
(6417 Georgia Ave., West Palm Beach, megbraffdesigns.com)
BEST DESIGNER CURATION: KELLER PALM BEACH
(208 Brazilian Ave., Palm Beach, kellerpalmbeach.com)
BEST NEW SHOP: DANIELLE ROLLINS POP
(6405 Georgia Ave., West Palm Beach, danielledrollins.com)
BEST DESIGNER: KRISTA WATTERWORTH ALTERMAN OF KRISTA + HOME
(4650 Donald Ross Rd., Suite A-112, Palm Beach Gardens, kristahome.com)
BEST VINTAGE: PALM BEACH REGENCY
(5710 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, palmbeachregency.com)
BEST FURNITURE: LIGNE ROSET
(230 Sunrise Ave., Suite B, Palm Beach, ligneroset. com)
BEST WALLPAPER: CHELSEA LANE & COMPANY
(501 Fern St. #102, West Palm Beach, chelsealaneco.com)
BEST KITCHEN DESIGN: BAKES & KROPP FINE CABINETRY
(3085 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, bakesandkropp.com)
BEST RUGS: HEIR LOOMS VINTAGE RUGS
(3701 S. Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, heirlooms. co)
BEST LINENS: PIONEER LINENS
(210 Clematis St., West Palm Beach, pioneerlinens.com)
BEST CLOSET: DESIGN CALIFORNIA CLOSETS
(4763 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, californiaclosets.com)
BEST FLORIST: RENNY & REED
(340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite M337, Palm Beach, rennyandreed.com)
BEST GIFTS: COMO LIFE
(3725 S .Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, comolife.org)
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