The Westfield Broward Shopping Center, formerly known as the Broward Mall, has more than 120 stores like Dillard's, Gap, Foot Locker, American Eagle Outfitters, Macy's, New York & Company and Victoria's Secret.

A great outdoor shopping district to consider is Las Olas Boulevard, right outside of downtown Fort Lauderdale.  Las Olas Boulevard is well known for its great galleries, eateries, shops and boutiques.

There's also Las Olas Riverfront, located at the bend of East Las Olas Boulevard between West Broward Boulevard and South Andrews Avenue, which delivers all sorts of live entertainment and festivals along with it's retail stores, nightclubs, bars and restaurants.

An open-air mall deserved of being mentioned is The Gallery at Beach Place on Fort Lauderdale Beach.  It boasts live entertainment, along with many great places to shop and eat.

Dillard's, Macy's, The Limited, Bath & Body Works, Express and Guess are a few stores to shop at the Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines.  Eateries on premises include: Ruby Tuesday, California Pizza Kitchen and Cajun & Grill.

If you're into antiques, be sure to make time to stroll down North Federal Highway in Dania Beach's Art & Antique District to catch all of the terrific antique dealers and their vintage wares for sale.

There are more than 500 merchants selling their goods at the Festival Flea Market on West Sample Road in Pompano Beach.  The Swap Shop is another popular flea market in South Florida that actually has a 14-screen drive-in movie theatre on the premises.  Check out our Outdoor Adventures Page to learn more about the Swap Shop.

The Coral Square Mall has a mixture of regular merchants, The Limited Too, Hollister Co., Aeropostale, Champs Sports, Lady Foot Locker, Yankee Candle and Nine West. Places to dine feature: Asian Chao, Mr. Jalapeno, Sbarro and Saruku Japan.

For the ultimate upscale indoor shopping experience, the place to be is The Galleria off East Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. Neiman Marcus, Pottery Barn, BCBG, Godiva Choclatier, Abercrombie & Fitch, Cache', and Swarovski are just a few of the select shops at this grand shopping venue.  Eateries at The Galleria include: P.F. Chang's, The Capital Grille and Truluck's.  Both valet parking and self parking are available at The Galleria.

Those looking for the shopping deals of the century however, will need to head 15 miles West of Fort Lauderdale, to the Sawgrass Mall in Sunrise.  With more than 350 name-brand outlet stores, shops and restaurants, you'll probably want to set a whole day aside in order to tackle this monstrosity of a mall.  Coach Factory, Gap Kids Outlet, Kenneth Cole Outlet Store, Nieman Marcus Last Call, Nike Factory Store, Reebok Outlet and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th are a few places to find great prices on fine clothing, accessories, and more. The Cheesecake Factory, Japan Cafe, Legal Sea Foods, Nathan's, P.F. Chang's and Panda Express are some of the places to chow down at the Sawgrass Mall. 

We sincerely hope you enjoy spending quality time at what we believe to be the top Fort Lauderdale area shopping locations described on this page. For more information about each location, including their hours, store directories and exact locations, please click on the links below.