Morton’s The Steakhouse in downtown West Palm Beach has closed after three decades as a go-to destination for expense-account dinners, special occasions and power lunches along the waterfront.
For much of its final stretch, the polished steakhouse at 777 S. Flagler Drive operated behind a veil of scaffolding that wrapped the Phillips Point building, an increasingly incongruous backdrop for a restaurant built on white-tablecloth ritual and old-school service.
“Morton’s The Steakhouse has closed upon the expiration of its lease on May 31,” said Scott Crain, Landry’s COO, via email.
“We are incredibly grateful to our dedicated team members for their hard work and commitment, as well as to our loyal guests and the Palm Beach community for their continued support throughout the restaurant’s tenure. While this chapter is closing, we are pleased to continue serving guests at our nearby sister properties throughout Florida and look forward to welcoming both our team members and guests at those locations.”
The Boca Raton outpost remains open.
Downtown West Palm Beach’s changing scene
The closure ends a long run for one of West Palm Beach’s most recognizable steakhouses, where business deals unfolded over ribeyes and martinis and the city’s professional class returned again and again.
Even in its final months, the dining room retained a certain gravitas. On a Friday night last summer, I briefly chatted with Fox News host Sean Hannity there about my table’s banana dessert, a reminder that the restaurant still drew high-profile regulars alongside its steady base of longtime patrons.
The block around it, meanwhile, continues to evolve.
Across the street, Estiatorio Milos regularly fills its dining room and bar, underscoring how demand for upscale concepts hasn’t disappeared so much as shifted toward newer, more glamorous settings.
Other Palm Beach County restaurant closures of note
Morton’s exit also reflects broader movement across the category, including here in Palm Beach County.
In several cases, these closures are tied less to weakening demand than to expiring leases, rising costs and redevelopment pressures reshaping prime restaurant corridors.
In addition to Morton’s, Ruth’s Chris Steak House closed its Mizner Park Boca Raton location May 2025 after nearly 25 years. City Cellar in downtown West Palm Beach also recently shuttered, adding to a stretch of high-profile changes in the local dining landscape.
What comes next for the prominent Flagler Drive space remains unclear. Long associated with business dinners and celebratory nights out, the address now sits at the center of a corridor in flux, shaped by new residential towers, shifting dining habits and the steady churn of redevelopment.
For longtime patrons, the closing marks the quiet exit of a familiar ritual: dimly lit booths, practiced tableside service and the dependable cadence of a classic steakhouse meal.
Diana Biederman is the Palm Beach Post’s food and dining reporter. Connect via dbiederman@pbpost.com. Subscribe today and sign up for our free At the Table weekly newsletter.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Steakhouse chain shuts West Palm restaurant after more than 30 years
Reporting by Diana Biederman, Palm Beach Post / Palm Beach Post
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