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241 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

954-463-4615 

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The longest-lasting relic of Fort Liquordale's awesome permanent spring-break, the Elbo Room has seen Category 4 hurricanes, wet T-shirts, and drinking contests come and go. The place is located directly across the street from the beach and carries its own salty swagger. Both young and old continue to congregate here and let the good times roll.







  • 2000 | Best Place To People-Watch

    High up in the bird's nest better known as the second floor of the Elbo Room, the world is a fishbowl. A fashion show. A freak show. Nowhere in Broward and Palm Beach counties is the people parade more entertaining. Grab a beer, pull up a seat, rest your elbows on the railing, and take a gander down at the intersection of Las Olas and Fort Lauderdale Beach boulevards. The usual cast of musclebound macho men will be assembled there, most with his twin pit bull or boxer at his side. Anything... More »

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  • Elbo Room's Ground Floor Reopens After Renovation

    Elbo Room's Ground Floor Reopens After Renovation

    | Tue, December 27, 2011

    The tourist crowd thinned after sunset yesterday, leaving a handful of regulars strewn in seats around the bar. Elbo Room reopened its ground floor Thursday, after it was forced to comply with ADA bui... More »

  • South Florida's Best Dive Bars

    South Florida's Best Dive Bars

    | Tue, December 27, 2011

    While eating at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza my second week in Florida, I met a yacht captain -- a younger, thinner, clean-cut version of the John Goodman character in The Big Lebowski. We got to talkin... More »

  • Hooters and The Elbo Room: Two Florida Institutions Get Facelifts

    Hooters and The Elbo Room: Two Florida Institutions Get Facelifts

    | Fri, December 9, 2011

    Two Florida institutions associated with boozing and boobs are getting lifts. A liquor mecca since 1938, Elbo Room shuttered its street level in late October for a two month job to bring the... More »

  • Elbo Room

    Elbo Room

    | Thu, September 11, 2008

    It's so ingrained in Fort Lauderdale culture that it's often passed over for being too familiar. Like the palm trees and the art deco, some locals don't give it as much as a second glance. But it's there. It's practically always been there. The El... More »

  • Elbo Grease

    Elbo Grease

    | Thu, January 12, 2006

    Once ground zero for Fort Lauderdale's legendary spring breaks, much of the still-scruffy block at Las Olas Boulevard and A1A has quietly been purchased by a developer intent, apparently, on transforming the area. The block north of the intersect... More »

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  • Lindsey220
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    Lindsey220 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 375 Reviews

    | Tue, March 2, 2010

    Fun beach place to hit up at night or during the day, right across the street from the beach

  • JoeA5661
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    JoeA5661 | Castle Hills, TX | 7 Reviews

    | Tue, May 12, 2009

    Across from the beach where Las Olas hits A1A.

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