The unique shops, outside restaurants, even though the traffic is horrendous. You can take a trolley to ease your coming and going
I love people watching the old people...young people with crazy clothes... people walking their dogs... all the cars that cost as much as a boat... the pretty girls... the train wavers who love the loud horn... yes...I love an eclectic look at what Atlantic Avenue has to offer. Having been in Georgetown in the 60s or Hollywood and Vine in its prime I have always loved seeing people being people.The restaurants on this street never let me down.From Greek to Italian to French to seafood or Burgers or soup to chicken wings and chicken fried southern food. It's all here if you get out of your car and join the fun.All are welcomed with a smile.
We lived on ocean ave in delray beach. This is not a quiet little beach town thanks to greedy developers. They have ruined this town and with further development plans on East Atlantic get ready for a true nightmare. There are hundreds if better beach towns in Florida from panhandle to east coast north and south. I would steer very clear of delray
Atlantic ave has it all! Great food, shopping and nightlife. What isn't there to love? It can get a little crowded at night, so it is usually better to park at the top or bottom and walk, rather than get stuck in the traffic mess.
Don't avoid the side streets as many also have interesting shops and restaurants. There are also many hotels on these side streets such as the Hyatt Place hotel.
This is my 7th year wintering in Delray beach fo 3-4 months. Last night i drove down to Atlantic Ave and parked 100 yards north on 6th street(Federal Hwy). When I drove home I realized that the grill had been removed and stolen from my BMW car. Do you believe that? Be careful. Delray is the home to a number of unsavory characters and I have always overlooked them but tonight on a well lit, busy street, someone stole the grill from my car. We won't be bac next year.
Lots of really cute boutiques (code for expensive) like Snappy Turtle and Mimi's. But there are also lots of others, not quite as pricey, like Sequin, my new favorite place for jewelry. If you are a consignment shopper, don't miss Second Time Around for designer clothes and accessories (got an adorable Lily Pulitzer dress for my 5-year old for $24, and a new Vera Bradley mid-size purse for $40). Also not to be missed is the Bethesda Bargain Box, and hospital benefit thrift. It has a little bit of everything at pretty reasonable prices.If you're hungry, there are restaurants everywhere, with prices ranging from reasonable to outrageous.
This city has it all, Bars, Beaches, up scale places to eat, Classy taverns, loud rock bars, boutique shops, ice cream/candy store that will rock your senses. This town is the place to be in South FL...but don't tell anyone. It's crowded enough. LOL Only kidding, come and enjoy everything that it has, you will love it!
Atlantic Ave. has it all.- great places to eat- great atmosphere - great for just walking around - great during the holidays- great people (I never see any trouble)
This is especially wonderful to stroll shortly after arriving from the tundra. I enjoyed walking the full length and seeing people spill out of the open air restaurants, onto the side walks.