Live in Lake Worth Beach or just visiting? Put these 10 things on top your to do list

Lake Worth Beach, lovingly known as "L-Dub" or sometimes even "The Dub" by locals, is loaded with fun things to do.

Home to a beautiful beach with Caribbean-blue water, a nearly 1,000-foot-long pier, Intracoastal Waterway boat ramps and kayak launches, multiple parks, an 18-hole waterfront golf course, a classic downtown, great restaurants and more, "L-Dub" is a South Florida gem packed with amazing options.

So, if you're looking for the arts, outdoors, excellent dining options, and gobs of fun, mixed with a touch of quirkiness that definitely adds to it's charm, Lake Worth Beach can definitely keep you busy.

Here are 10 things to put on you Lake Worth Beach to do list:

Enjoy a pint at Mathews Brewing Co.

Featuring award-winning beers along with live music several nights per week, the brewery has become a go-to spot in Lake Worth Beach. Tasty and refreshing, some of their beers also sport great names like Night Prowler, L-Dub Tropical Ale, Junk Yard Dog, Southern Nights and Seek & Destroy. In addition, the place recently opened Mathews Brewing Co. Scratch Kitchen, a restaurant only a few steps away from the brewery. Guests can order from the brewery via at QR code and have food including New York and Detroit-style pizza, smash burgers, scotch eggs, fish & chips delivered.

Information: 130 S. H St., Lake Worth Beach. mathewsbrewingcompany.com

Feel the heat at Lake Worth Beach Bonfires

Revelers can head to the beach to catch some live music, enjoy the crackling goodness of a roaring blaze and dance around like they're on fire (not really, but feel free to dance). This event, sponsored by the city and weather dependent, is a huge draw that happens on select Fridays during the winter season.

Information: 10 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth Beach. lakeworthbeachfl.gov

Fun Depot

Featuring hundreds of arcade games from the most modern to old-school favorites, Fun Depot has been a one-stop shop for great family fun since 1988. It offers a half-mile-long go-kart track, a 4,000 square-foot, black-lit, fog-filled arena for laser tag and a 20-lane state-of-the-art bowling alley at their new restaurant, Cordial. The restaurant opened in 2023 and offers a chef-inspired menu centered on upscale bar food to accompany a full bar with craft beers from local brewers.

Information: 2003 10th Ave. N., Lake Worth Beach. fundepot.com

Explore the Snook Islands

Get out and explore this 118-acre wetland just north of the Lake Avenue Bridge on the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway and see birds like American oystercatchers, green sea turtles and even manatees. The area can be accessed by a boardwalk or, if you're feeling extra intrepid, by kayak. Created in 2005, this project took an area of the Lake Worth Lagoon that was a 'dead zone' and, through the hard work of the Palm Beach County Environmental Resource Management Team, it is now teeming with life.

Information: 100 N. Golfview Road, Lake Worth Beach. kayaklakeworth.com

Hit the links at the Lake Worth Beach Golf Club

Want to make your northern friends enduring a brutal winter jealous? Send them pics of you golfing in shorts in January. Want to make them audibly curse you? Send them pics of you golfing along an Intracoastal Waterway course, in shorts, in January. Sound cruel? Who cares? It's all in good fun and fun that can be yours at this 18-hole course that features a pro shop and a restaurant. Established in 1926, this is a user-friendly course featuring mature trees and cool sea breezes. Life can be oh so sweet!

Information: One Seventh Ave., Lake Worth Beach. lakeworthbeachgolfclub.com

Check out the Lake Worth Beach Street Painting Festival

Watch as the downtown thoroughfares Lake and Lucerne avenues are transformed into a horizontal art gallery as more than 600 artists use the pavement as their canvas. Held in February each year, and recently celebrating its 30th anniversary, this popular festival attracts tens of thousands of spectators and artists from all over the country. In addition to the sights, there is live music and the festival is a great way to check some of the great restaurants in the area.

Information: Lake and Lucerne Avenues, Lake Worth Beach. February. Information: spf.lakeworthbeachfl.gov

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Catch a show at the Lake Worth Playhouse

See a play, musical, film series or hear live music in this historic playhouse in the city's vibrant downtown. The theater, built in a Moorish Deco style, opened in 1924 and today puts on award-winning dramas, comedies, musicals and Broadway favorites.

Information: 713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth Beach. lakeworthplayhouse.org

Dine on the water at Benny's on the Beach

Though there are many great restaurants in Palm Beach County that offer stunning waterfront views, there's only one that actually puts you out over the ocean. Located directly on the William O. Lockhart Pier, Benny's makes it happen. It also features regular live music and has the occasional celebrity stop in including rocker Jon Bon Jovi and chef Gordon Ramsay. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Information: 10 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth Beach. bennysonthebeach.com

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Ride the wild surf at Lake Worth Beach

Whether you ride a surfboard, body board, body surf or even skim board, the waves on both the north and south side of the William O. Lockhart Pier can be a blast. Remember to always check with the lifeguards to see if the public beach areas are open to surfing.

Information: 10 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth Beach. lakeworthbeachfl.gov/beach

Lake Worth Beach's downtown dining scene

With over a dozen restaurants along Lake and Lucerne avenues from Dixie Highway to Federal Highway, there's pretty much something for everyone and every price range within walking distance. Some of these include Lilo's Streetfood & Bar, The Irish Brigade, Dave's Last Resort, Nature's Way Cafe, Una Bakery, Toojay's Deli, Over EZ's Cafe, L-Dub Subs, Rustico Italiano Ristorante, Paradiso Ristorante, Kanto Asian Street Food and Oceano Kitchen.

Information: Lake and Lucerne Avenues from South Dixie Highway east to Federal Highway.

Eddie Ritz is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at eritz@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.