# Best Fried Chicken in South Florida (October 2026)

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1. **Joe's Stone Crab** — Miami Beach, South Beach (33139) — Oligrail fried chicken score **10.0** — Named \#1 on Eater Miami's best fried chicken map (Jul 2026) and The Infatuation's South Beach essential dishes guide (Aug 2026).
1. **Root & Bone South Miami** — South Miami and Kendall (33143) — Oligrail fried chicken score **10.0** — Named on Eater Miami's best fried chicken in Miami guide (Jul 2026) and The Infatuation's South Miami Southern dining list (Jul 2026).
3. **Michael's Genuine Food & Drink** — Miami, Design District and Edgewater (33137) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Named on Eater Miami's Design District dining guide (Jul 2026) and The Infatuation's best crispy chicken picks (Aug 2026).
3. **Phuc Yea** — Miami, MiMo and Upper Eastside (33138) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Named on Eater Miami's best fried chicken map (Jul 2026) for its caramel-glazed Viet-Cajun fried chicken.
3. **Rosie's** — Miami, MiMo and Upper Eastside (33138) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Featured on Eater Miami's and The Infatuation's best fried chicken & waffles in South Florida (Aug 2026).
3. **Tarks of Dania Beach** — Dania Beach (33004) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Named on the Sun Sentinel's and Miami New Times' best fried chicken in Dania Beach & Broward County lists (Jun 2026).
3. **Tom Jenkins Bar-B-Q** — Fort Lauderdale, Las Olas (33301) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Named on the Sun Sentinel's Fort Lauderdale Southern fried chicken & BBQ roundup (Jun 2026).
8. **Batch New Southern Kitchen** — West Palm Beach (33401) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.5** — Featured on Palm Beach Illustrated's and Sun Sentinel's Palm Beach fried chicken lists (Jul 2026).
8. **House of Mac** — Miami, Wynwood (33127) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.5** — Named on Miami New Times' best fried chicken in Miami (Jul 2026).
8. **Howley's Restaurant** — West Palm Beach (33401) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.5** — Named on Palm Beach Illustrated's and Sun Sentinel's classic Palm Beach fried chicken guides (Jul 2026).
8. **Shiver's Bar-B-Q** — Kendall (33176) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.5** — Named on Miami New Times's and Sun Sentinel's Kendall fried chicken dining guides (Jul 2026).
12. **Dada** — Delray Beach (33483) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.0** — Named on the Sun Sentinel's Delray Beach comfort food & fried chicken picks (Jul 2026).
12. **Stage Kitchen & Bar** — Palm Beach Gardens (33410) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.0** — Named on Palm Beach Illustrated's Palm Beach Gardens dining guide (Jul 2026).

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