Welcome to this edition of The Palm Beach Weekender. In today’s newsletter I’ll be featuring a weekend events preview (full list is sent on Thursday), Weekly Scoops, a Local Spotlight, and a new section called Beyond The Palm Beaches.

In today’s TPBW edition:

• 🍦 Check out Frost Ice Cream in WPB

• 🔦 Local Spotlight: a local sandwich shop

• 🌴 Beyond The Palm Beaches: one of the best Thai restaurants in South FL

Weekend Events Preview

🧳 Vintage SuperMarket
🎭 The Choir of Man
🎵We Belong Here Music Festival
🏇2025 Butler Handicap Final

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Weekly Scoop

🎒 New high school coming to Riviera
Riviera Beach is one step closer to getting its own high school. Currently, students have to attend Dwyer in Gardens or Palm Beach Lakes in West Palm. The city hopes to start construction next year, with the school opening by 2030.

🇮🇳 New Indian restaurant debuts on Singer Island
Ayre by Karma, a modern Indian restaurant inspired by Ayurvedic principles, is now open at Amrit Ocean Resort. They offer three, five, and seven course tasting menus, along with a la carte options, marking the Michelin recognized brand’s first restaurant outside D.C.

📈 West Palm leads in 10-year luxury home price growth
Luxury home prices nationwide have risen 82.5% over the past decade, with a median price of $1.3 million. In West Palm Beach, luxury homes have surged 187.3%, reaching a median price of $4.04 million, the fastest growth of any major U.S. metro. Having lived here my whole life, it’s been crazy to see how much the city has grown, and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.

🇨🇺 A new Cuban restaurant is coming to West Palm
Emelina will be an intimate 18-seat chef’s counter serving a single tasting menu that reimagines Cuban cuisine using locally sourced Florida ingredients. With a Michelin level team behind it, expect this to become one of the top new restaurants in the county.

🍦 West Palm has a new ice cream shop
Frost Ice Cream has officially opened their doors. You can check them out at the old Hall Hardware building, 2746 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach.

🪩 New nightclub opening in downtown WPB
NYC’s Ketchy Shuby is coming to West Palm Beach, taking over the former Banko Cantina building. The ground floor will be a restaurant, the second a nightclub, with a rooftop venue on top. They plan on opening in fall 2026.

🧗 Check out this new ropes course
Shark Wake Park at Okeehelee Park now has a new dry land ropes course for kids and adults, with prices ranging from $10 to $25.

🛒 New European market opens in Royal Palm
Euroland, a new full size grocery store specializing in products from Eastern Europe, has officially opened its doors in Royal Palm Beach. You can check them out next to Hobby Lobby at 511 N State Rd 7, Royal Palm Beach

Trivia

Local Spotlight

Buccan Sandwich Shop

📍1901 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach
🕒 Open Daily | 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM

A sandwich might be one of the easiest meals to throw together, but it takes real skill to create a takeout sandwich you’ll crave more than your favorite restaurant order. Today, I’m sharing one of the best sandwich spots in the county, and maybe even in all of South Florida.

About

The Buccan Sandwich Shop has been a thing on Palm Beach Island since 2014, though it was mostly known to those who dined at Buccan or spent time on the island. It wasn’t until two years ago, when they opened a second sandwich shop location at Bucaan’s sister restaurant, Grato, that the sandwiches began to go viral.

The sandwich shop operates as a takeout only window both in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach. The shop offers hot and cold sandwiches, salads, housemade lemonades and teas, and fresh chocolate chip cookies.

My Favorite Sandwich

I have only been to their West Palm location, and it has never disappointed. The lemonades and cookies are delicious, and I’ve tried the Cuban, Steak Bomb, Banh Mi, Italian, BLT and the Beef Carpaccio. They’re all very good, but nothing beats the Beef Carpaccio.

It’s served on a fresh baguette and layered with arugula, crispy and balsamic caramelized onions, parmesan, mayo, lemon vinaigrette and, of course, paper thin slices of beef. Every ingredient plays its own role and comes together to form a sandwich that is to die for.

Final Thoughts

Both locations tend to get super busy and parking can be a pain because of it. So keep that in mind, and I recommend ordering online so that by the time you find a parking spot, your food will be ready. I highly recommend grabbing a sandwich from them one day, you might just become obsessed like me.

Beyond The Palm Beaches

Larb Thai-Isan

📍6234 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale
🕒️ Wednesday - Monday | 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM

Last week I was visiting a friend in Fort Lauderdale, and we decided to check out a new restaurant neither of us had been to before. We ended up at an incredible Thai restaurant, and the food was so good that I had to share this spot with you.

What to Expect

Larb has been serving their delicious, authentic Thai dishes in the area for over 20 years, and earlier this year they finally received the recognition they deserve with a spot in the Michelin Guide.

This restaurant transports you straight to northeastern Thailand, serving everything from Khao Soi to Mango Sticky Rice. The moment you step inside, you’re hit with the aromas of fragrant herbs, spices, and sizzling curries coming from the open kitchen in full view. 

They don’t take reservations, so you’ll probably have to wait, but they move pretty quickly. We went on a Saturday around 7pm and were seated in about 20 minutes.

What I Loved

As my appetizer, I had the Moo Ping, a Thai style marinated pork skewer, and it was amazing, super tender, juicy and packed with flavor. For my main dish, I went with the beef Khao Soi, a creamy coconut curry soup that has both fried and boiled noodles. It is easily one of the best Thai dishes I’ve ever had.

Final Thoughts

If you’re ever in the area or just love discovering great food, this place is absolutely worth a visit. The food is incredible and very affordable, especially considering the quality.

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