Coconuts
Tourist Trap Wine List, Drink the Beer Instead
Fort Lauderdale · Fort Lauderdale · American Seafood
Reviewed February 28, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Coconuts feels like an afterthought stapled to a menu focused on rum buckets and waterfront views. This is a place where the house white comes in a water glass and nobody bats an eye. If you're here for the wine, you've made a wrong turn somewhere.
Selection Deep Dive
The list reads like someone walked into a Total Wine with a hundred-dollar budget and grabbed whatever had a fish on the label. California Chardonnays that peaked in 2003, a token Pinot Grigio, maybe a Malbec for the steak crowd. No regional depth, no interesting producers, nothing that suggests anyone in the building cares about wine beyond checking a box. Fort Lauderdale has better options within walking distance, and this ain't one of them.
By the Glass
The glass pours are what you'd expect at a beach bar: Barefoot, maybe a Kendall-Jackson if you're lucky, all served at room temperature in whatever glass is clean. We counted maybe four options, none rotated seasonally because why would they. Order a frozen margarita instead—at least they put effort into those.
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc — $38
Still overpriced at 3x retail, but at least it's cold and won't actively ruin your stone crab
House White by the Pitcher
Lean into the beach bar chaos—at least the volume makes the markup sting less
Caymus Cabernet
Same bottle costs $80 at Publix and this isn't the place to drink it anyway
Domestic Lager + Coconut Shrimp
We're being honest here—this isn't a wine restaurant, and the beer list is better suited to the food
❌ The Bottom Line
Coconuts is a perfectly fine spot for day-drinking beer by the water, but the wine program is nonexistent. Come for the location, skip the wine list entirely.
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