Japanese ramen, Southern fried chicken, Colombian chicharron, and pizza all live on Coolinary’s menu. That’s nothing new in Palm Beach County, where a lot of restaurants cast a wide net with globally mishmashed menus. When done wrong, this leads to disjointed dishes that lazily slog their way across the world’s cuisines. But Coolinary is the best example of what happens when this approach goes right. 

The food here will make you shimmy in your seat. Dishes play with flavors, textures, and temperature. Sweet and savory, crunchy and smooth, hot and cold meet—sometimes all in one dish. Ultimately, seasonality and local ingredients anchor Coolinary to its South Florida home. That means figs on pizza in the winter and peaches in the summer. The shrimp is from Key West and the vegetables in their ever-changing house salad are from their neighbors at Kai-Kai Farm. Thankfully, staples like their chicken and waffles stick around all year. 

The restaurant, like its menu, is a study in versatility.  Go for date night or family dinner. You’ll be just as happy sitting at the kitchen counter by yourself watching them toss noodles and broil steaks. All the irresistible smells will make you feel like a hound on the hunt for its favorite tennis ball. With so many options, you’ll experience a brief moment of terror and wonder if you didn't order correctly. Relax. You did—everything here, against all odds, is delicious.