Flagler Village, Fort Lauderdale: A Neighborhood Guide From Next Door
Flagler Village is the neighborhood immediately north of downtown Fort Lauderdale, and over the last decade it went from warehouses and empty lots to the densest stretch of new apartments, murals, breweries and bars in the city. We are its next-door neighbor: Uncommon Path Brewing sits just west of the railroad tracks in Progresso Village, in the Thrive Art District, and most of our regulars walk over from Flagler Village. This guide covers where the neighborhood actually is, what happened to FATVillage, the monthly art walk, the murals, and the bars, breweries and restaurants we would send you to, plus how to get here by Brightline and where to park.
Where Flagler Village is
Flagler Village runs from Broward Boulevard on the south to Sunrise Boulevard on the north, and from the Florida East Coast railroad tracks on the west to Federal Highway (US-1) on the east, about 300 acres. Downtown and Las Olas are directly south, Victoria Park is east across Federal Highway, and Progresso Village, where our brewery is, is west across the tracks. The Flagler Village Civic Association represents the neighborhood and meets monthly at City Hall.
FAT Village in 2026: what changed
FATVillage, the Flagler Arts and Technology Village, was the warehouse arts district around NW 1st Avenue that made the neighborhood's reputation with its last-Saturday art walks. That block was demolished in 2023 for a redevelopment that kept the name: FAT Village, by Hines and Urban Street Development, is a roughly $500 million project at North Andrews Avenue and NW 1st Street with two residential towers, a six-story mass-timber office building called T3, and ground-floor restaurants, retail, art studios and galleries. The office building was delivering in 2026 and the retail was still leasing as of September 2026, so treat the new restaurants there as coming rather than open. The old cafes and studios that were on that block, including Brew Urban Cafe and C&I Studios, are gone.
The art walk: last Saturday of the month
The Fort Lauderdale Art Walk survived the redevelopment. It runs on the last Saturday of the month except December, roughly 7 to 11 PM, rain or shine, across the MASS District blocks on NE 4th Avenue, the remaining studios near NW 1st Avenue and the blocks around them, with open galleries, food trucks and music, dogs welcome, and a free trolley from the Sears Town lot on Sunrise Boulevard. The MASS District, a nonprofit based at 817 NE 4th Ave, anchors it. Because the organizers post the schedule on social media rather than a fixed page, confirm the date the week of. The Thrive Art District runs its own events on the same Saturday, so you can walk from one to the other.
Murals and the Mockingbird Trail
Flagler Village's public art is the reason to walk it. The Mockingbird Trail is a self-guided two-mile urban art walk through the neighborhood marked with steel mockingbird sculptures, and it includes Ernesto Maranje's multisensory mural "Main Course." Across the tracks in Progresso Village, the Thrive Art District at 710 NW 5th Ave is a 5.3-acre open-air gallery of more than a hundred murals, each framed in white, by artists including Hopare, Astro and Add Fuel, assembled by developers Jonathan and Abraham Fish. Parking there is free. Sistrunk Marketplace and Sistrunk Park, a few blocks west, have their own set of murals. The best light is the hour before sunset.
Breweries in and around Flagler Village
Invasive Species Brewing, at 726 NE 2nd Ave next to the tracks, is the brewery inside Flagler Village proper: 24 rotating taps that lean toward IPAs and sours, house-distilled spirits, a taxidermy-filled taproom, a covered dog-friendly back patio and a food truck out front. Uncommon Path Brewing, at 710 NW 5th Ave in the Thrive Art District, is a few minutes' walk west across the tracks and is the one with a kitchen: house-brewed beer, wood-fired pizza, a full bar, trivia on Tuesdays and live music on Fridays. Orchestrated Minds Brewing, at 803 NW 1st St, is the third stop on the same walk. Our Fort Lauderdale breweries guide covers all seven in the city.
Bars
Rhythm + Vine, at 401 NE 5th Terrace, is the neighborhood's outdoor garden bar, with an Airstream bar, food trucks and DJs, open Wednesday through Sunday. Glitch Bar & Arcade, at 905 NE 5th Ave, pairs retro and indie arcade cabinets with two dozen draft lines and is open daily. Laser Wolf, at 901 Progresso Dr just west of the tracks, is a family-owned craft beer bar in a triangular building that has been pouring rotating drafts and a deep bottle list since 2011. The Wilder, at 701 E Broward Blvd on the neighborhood's southern edge, is a 21-and-up cocktail lounge with burlesque nights. Our best bars in Fort Lauderdale guide ranks these against the rest of the city.
Restaurants
Heritage, at 903 NE 5th Ave, is the neighborhood's most decorated restaurant: chef Rino Cerbone's New York-style pizzeria, which holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, closed Monday and Tuesday. Mister O1, at 415 NE 4th St, does ultra-thin star-shaped pizzas, walk-in only. Top Hat Deli, at 415 NE 3rd St, is the sandwich stop. Patio Bar & Pizza, at 901 Progresso Dr, is a brick-oven sourdough pizza bar with a dog-friendly patio. Sistrunk Marketplace, at 115 NW 6th St, is a food hall with a brewery, a cocktail bar and axe throwing. And Uncommon Path Brewing cooks wood-fired pizza next to its brewhouse. Our best pizza in Fort Lauderdale guide compares the pizzas.
Getting there: Brightline, driving and parking
Brightline's Fort Lauderdale station is at 101 NW 2nd Ave, on the southwest corner of the neighborhood, with a 24-hour paid garage, an airport shuttle and electric shuttles, so Flagler Village is the easiest neighborhood in the city to reach without a car from Miami, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach or Orlando. Driving, take Sunrise Boulevard or Broward Boulevard and turn in; street parking is metered in most of the neighborhood and free on the west side of the tracks. The Thrive Art District has free parking, and the art walk runs a free trolley from the Sears Town lot at Sunrise and Federal.
A walkable evening in Flagler Village
Start at Heritage or Mister O1 for pizza, or at Sistrunk Marketplace if the group cannot agree. Walk the Mockingbird Trail murals while there is light. Beer at Invasive Species, then west across the tracks to Laser Wolf and the Thrive Art District for the murals at dusk, ending at Uncommon Path for a pint and, on the right night, trivia or live music. If it is the last Saturday of the month, the art walk replaces the middle of that plan. Everything on this route is within about a mile.
Living in Flagler Village
Most of the neighborhood's new buildings are rental apartments, and it has the highest concentration of new construction in Fort Lauderdale, with the FAT Village towers and the Viceroy Residences at 451 NE 4th St the most recent. It is the neighborhood people choose to walk to bars and Brightline and to be ten minutes from the beach by car. The trade-offs are construction noise and metered parking. We do not sell real estate, so for that side of the question the Flagler Village Civic Association and the city's Community Redevelopment Agency are the sources to start with.
Where is Flagler Village in Fort Lauderdale?
Directly north of downtown: between Broward Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard, and between the FEC railroad tracks and Federal Highway. The Brightline station is at its southwest corner.
What is there to do in Flagler Village?
Walk the Mockingbird Trail murals and the Thrive Art District next door, go to the last-Saturday art walk, and hit the breweries and bars: Invasive Species Brewing, Uncommon Path Brewing, Rhythm + Vine, Glitch Bar and Laser Wolf. Heritage and Mister O1 are the pizza stops.
Is the FATVillage art walk still happening?
The monthly Fort Lauderdale Art Walk continued through 2026 on the last Saturday of the month, anchored by the MASS District on NE 4th Avenue, even though the original FATVillage block was demolished in 2023 for the new FAT Village development. Confirm each month's date on the organizers' social channels.
Is there a brewery in Flagler Village?
Yes. Invasive Species Brewing is inside Flagler Village at 726 NE 2nd Ave, and Uncommon Path Brewing and Orchestrated Minds Brewing are a short walk west across the tracks in Progresso Village.
Where are the murals in Flagler Village?
Along the Mockingbird Trail, a two-mile self-guided art walk through the neighborhood, and in the Thrive Art District at 710 NW 5th Ave, an open-air gallery of more than a hundred murals just west of the tracks with free parking.
Is Flagler Village walkable?
Yes. It is one of the few Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods where you can walk from Brightline to breweries, bars, pizza and murals, and downtown and Las Olas are a fifteen-minute walk south.
Uncommon Path Brewing — 710 NW 5th Ave, Suite 1071, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311.
- Address
- 710 NW 5th Ave, Suite 1071, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 (Progresso / Flagler Village (Thrive Art District))
- Hours
- Mon–Thu 12 PM–10 PM, Fri–Sat 12 PM–11 PM, Sun 12 PM–8 PM (America/New_York)
- Phone
- (954) 765-6016
- Price range
- $$
- Parking
- Free street parking on NW 5th Ave and the surrounding Progresso Village blocks
- Seating
- Indoor taproom plus open-air patio seating
- Dogs
- Dog-friendly patio
- Families
- Family welcome — kids can order from the food menu
- Food
- Wood-fired kitchen on site: pizza, wings, salads, handhelds and shareable plates
- Live music
- Live local music every Friday night
- Trivia
- Jeopardy! Bar League every Tuesday at 7 PM, hosted by Geeks Who Drink — free to play
Call Uncommon Path Brewing at (954) 765-6016 or email events@uncommonpathbrewing.com.