Best Seat in the House: The ‘Birdcage’ at Shooters Waterfront in Fort Lauderdale

The restaurant: Shooters Waterfront, 3033 NE 32nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale; shooterswaterfront.com. A recent top-to-bottom overhaul has given the venerable restaurant on the Intracoastal a new beachy-chic look and fresh menu. If you’ve got time before or after a show to relax with a bite to eat and a cool glass of wine, give Shooters a try.

The table: The “Birdcage.” It’s like your own dockside cabana, with seating for 10, right by the water and near Shooters’ patio firepit.

Nearby theater: Parker Playhouse, 707 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale. (About a 10-minute drive from Shooters.)

Playing: The Wedding Singer. Catch the final performance of the musical version of Adam Sandler’s hit comedy, part of the Broward Center’s Summer Theater Camp. 7 p.m. Thursday, $10, parkerplayhouse.org.

This story was originally published August 5, 2015 at 11:23 AM with the headline "Best Seat in the House: The ‘Birdcage’ at Shooters Waterfront in Fort Lauderdale."