Happy Sunday, Boca.
It's Father's Day week. If you still need a plan for Dad, we've got the steakhouse that's topped Boca's best-of lists for 20 years and the Belgian brewery hiding in a Rogers Circle warehouse. This week also brings the Israeli cafe everyone's photographing, a sushi room at Town Center worth the drive, and a free nature center in West Boca most people have never set foot in. Father's Day lands this Sunday, and Friday's weekend roundup maps out the whole day, from 8am shakshuka to a USDA prime steak dinner.
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The Israeli Cafe Everyone in Boca Is Photographing
Cafe Landwer at 9858 Clint Moore Rd built its reputation on shakshuka - poached eggs in a spiced tomato-pepper sauce, served six different ways - and the Rosalach, bite-sized rolled pastries served with a warm Nutella drink for dipping. It is one of the most photographed breakfasts in north Boca right now, and the weekend line shows it. Open 8am every day.
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New York Prime Is the Father's Day Steak Move
New York Prime has topped Boca's best-steakhouse lists for over 20 years - supper-club ambiance, a serious wine list, and the kind of bone-in cuts Dad actually wants. It opens at 5pm on Sunday, June 21, and Father's Day books out fast. Reserve now on Resy or OpenTable before the prime-time tables disappear.
Learn More →Pubbelly Sushi Brought Japanese-Latin Rolls to Town Center
The Butter Krab Roll and Crispy Rice Tuna are the move at this Miami import now open at Two Town Center. Japanese technique, Latin flavors, and a happy hour that runs Monday through Friday. Open daily from noon.
Barrel of Monks Is Boca's Belgian Beer Secret
Boca's first production brewery has been quietly making Belgian-style ales in a Rogers Circle warehouse since 2015. Food truck on site, kids and dogs welcome, open noon to 11pm Saturday. A low-key Father's Day weekend hang that beats another crowded brunch.
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What to Eat
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Frankie & Joe's Is Doing Real New York Slices Downtown
Foldable, properly thin New York slices at 199 W Palmetto Park Rd, with an organic tomato sauce that reads bright instead of sweet and a cheese pull people keep mentioning. Slices, pasta, calzones, and subs, minutes from downtown. This is the slice Boca was missing.
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Daggerwing Nature Center Is Free
Live animals and a swamp boardwalk in West Boca, free, open Wed-Sat.
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Morikami's Yokai Exhibit Runs Through August
Yokai: Scenes of the Supernatural in Japanese Woodblock Prints, in the AC at Morikami in Delray, through August 30.
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Sugar Sand Park Is the Free Family Default
Science Playground, carousel, and Discovery Center in Boca, free or near-free.
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Tasty Tuesday at Sunset Cove
Food trucks every Tuesday 5-8:30pm with live music from 5:30pm in West Boca, free. Follow @tastytuesdayswestboca for the weekly lineup.
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Where to Be
Coming Up in the 561
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Fri-Sun
19-21
Jun
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OtakuFest: South Florida's Biggest Anime Con
PBC Convention Center, West Palm Beach · Tickets
Cosplay contests, celebrity voice actors, and a full gaming hall take over the convention center all weekend. Sat 10am-midnight, Sun 10am-8pm. Day and weekend passes available, kids 5 and under free.
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Sat
20
Jun
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Free Live Music on the Water at Guanabanas
Guanabanas, Jupiter · Free
A free afternoon show Saturday at the open-air waterfront spot: Dead Ringer, a rock and jam duo, 3-6pm. Dinner under the banyan trees, kitchen open to 11pm.
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Sun
21
Jun
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Summer in the City: FAU Summer Concert Band
Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton · Free
A free Father's Day evening at the outdoor amphitheater. Doors 4pm, music 5pm. No tickets needed - bring a chair or rent one for $5, and park free at City Hall.
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Sun
21
Jun
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Father's Day in the 561
Boca Raton and Nearby
Book early - the best tables go fast. New York Prime for the classic steak dinner, Barrel of Monks for a relaxed brewery afternoon, or breakfast over the ocean at Benny's on the Lake Worth Pier (7-11am, go early).
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Thu
25
Jun
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Clematis by Night: Free Thursday Concerts
Great Lawn, Downtown West Palm Beach · Free
West Palm Beach's free weekly Thursday concert series on the waterfront. Live music 6-9pm, bring a chair or grab the lawn.
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Fri
26
Jun
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Summer in the City: Eagles Tribute (The Long Run)
Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton · Free
Hotel California, Take It Easy, Desperado - the Eagles tribute night at the outdoor amphitheater. Free, doors 7pm and music at 8pm. Bring a chair.
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Thu-Sat
2-4
Jul
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Wellington Celebrates America 250
Wellington Amphitheater, Wellington · Free
Three straight days of patriotic events at the amphitheater for the country's 250th birthday. Free.
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Sat
4
Jul
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Boynton's Big Waterfront Fireworks
Intracoastal Park, 2240 N Federal Hwy, Boynton Beach · Free
Food trucks, music, and one of the largest fireworks shows in Palm Beach County over the Intracoastal, 4-9pm with fireworks after dark.
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Sat
4
Jul
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Delray's 4th on Atlantic
East Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach · Free
Flag raising at 6pm, live music and food trucks down Atlantic, fireworks over the beach at 9pm.
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Sat
11
Jul
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13th Annual Boca Burger Battle
Sanborn Square Park, Downtown Boca · Tickets
Restaurants from across South Florida compete for best burger in Boca, and you do the judging. All-inclusive entry, right downtown. This one tends to fill up, so grab tickets early at bocaburgerbattle.com.
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7
Aug
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Summer in the City: Battle of the Bands
Mizner Park Amphitheater, Boca Raton · Free
Local musicians take the Mizner Park stage for the summer finale. Free, doors 6pm and show at 7pm.
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That's the scoop for Issue No. 015.
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