Johnny Longboats

Johnny Longboats has built a real following on Ocean Avenue over the years, and the review count backs that up: it is one of the most reviewed restaurants anywhere in Riviera Beach, which for a single-location spot on Singer Island says something about how many regulars keep coming back. The menu splits between two lanes that do not always share a kitchen this well, seafood and sushi, plus a run of Italian-leaning dishes for anyone in the group who wants pasta instead of fish.

The signature move here is the beach wrap with blackened chicken, which shows up in review after review as the dish people order on repeat, but the seafood plates get consistent praise for being priced fairly for a beachfront location, which is not always a given this close to the sand. Because the kitchen fries a lot of the seafood and shares equipment across the menu, anyone with a serious shellfish allergy should ask before ordering, since cross-contact is a real risk in a kitchen doing sushi rolls and fried baskets side by side.

Hours stretch later on weekends, opening as early as 8 AM Friday through Sunday for anyone who wants breakfast or an early start before a beach day, and running until 10 or 11 PM most nights. That combination of early opening and late closing on weekends makes it a flexible option whether you are looking for a first meal of the day or a late dinner after the beach crowds thin out.

The room gets loud, and multiple regulars mention the noise level along with the fun, high-energy atmosphere, so this reads as a place built for groups and casual hangouts rather than a quiet date-night dinner. Margaritas during happy hour come up often enough in reviews to count as a known draw, and the overall picture is a neighborhood beach bar and grill that happens to also run a legitimate sushi program, which is a slightly unusual combination for this stretch of coast.

Johnny Longboats sits inside the small cluster of independent restaurants and bars along Ocean Avenue and Beach Court on Singer Island, the barrier-island section of Riviera Beach north of the Blue Heron Boulevard bridge. It is not affiliated with any restaurant group as far as public listings show, and the address, phone number, and general description are consistent across every directory and review source that lists it, which is a reasonable amount of agreement for a business this well established in a beach neighborhood where storefronts do turn over.