We thank all of you who have shown your love and patronized High Dive over the last few months during our soft opening. We are humbled by how the community has welcomed us, especially during such recent challenging times. While we are not going anywhere, we’ve made the tough decision to temporarily pause service due to COVID-19. Your home for seafare, cocktails and great hospitality will be back before you know it! As always, we will sea you soon!
"High Dive is inspired by our travels, our experiences working in some of the country’s most respected kitchens, and the desire to create a gathering space that celebrates ingredients from our waters."
- Jeremy and Cindy Bearman
Welcome to High Dive Seafare & Spirits, a small plates seafood restaurant from husband and wife team, Jeremy and Cindy Bearman.
Located at Rosemary Square in the heart of West Palm Beach, High Dive is a destination where you can share food amongst friends and experience creative takes on familiar flavors and seafood classics.
The Fish Bowl at High Dive is our current outdoor pop-up seafood spot offering quality small plates and drinks on our outdoor terrace.
Dive in and experience our genuine hospitality and coastal vibe.
Our commitment to sourcing exceptional product, respect for our craft, and dedication to providing genuine hospitality
A seafood-focused menu, defined by what’s freshest. A cocktail program that reflects coastal cities and ports from around the world
Executive Chef / Partner
Upon graduating from Cornell's School of Hotel Administration Jeremy decided to follow his passion for cooking. After honing his skills at some smaller restaurants, he joined the opening team at Daniel Boulud's Bistro Moderne in NYC.
Over the next three years he worked his way up to the position of Executive Sous Chef under his mentor, Jean Francois Bruel. Jeremy went on to work as the Executive Chef for the Ritz Carlton in Las Vegas and then as an Executive Sous Chef for Joel Robuchon's L'atelier in The MGM. Jeremy opened Lark Creek Steak in San Francisco where Esquire Magazine named it one of the best new restaurants of 2007.
Upon returning to NYC in 2008, he opened Rouge Tomate as the Executive Chef earning the restaurant a Michelin Star which they retained for six consecutive years under his leadership. Jeremy also opened Malliouhana-an Auberge Resort on the Carribean island of Anguilla and One Door East in Fort Lauderdale. In 2017, Jeremy and his wife Cindy opened their first restaurant together, Oceano Kitchen in Lantana, Fl. The 40 seat Oceano Kitchen quickly won the hearts of the local community by offering a daily changing menu revolving around the products available that day.
Jeremy has been a long time proponent of working with and supporting local farmers, growers and artisan producers to supply his menus. He has also been involved in many charitable food events and sustainable food initiatives including his James Beard's Inaugural Boot Camp For Policy Change. High Dive ss Jeremy’s second restaurant here in Palm Beach County where he continues to evolve his simple, seasonal and clean cooking style with a focus on local seafood. Jeremy works closely with High Dive’s Chef De Cuisine Luke Bergman on all aspects of the small plates menu.
Managing Partner
“Doug” Zeif, is the Managing Partner of High Dive and principal in The Concept Gurus, Next! Hospitality Advisors, and Equal Measure Partners consulting and advisory practices firms he founded in April, 2013. Next! specializes in hotel and resort product and profit improvement; The Concept Gurus is dedicated to concepting and fixing restaurants, bars, and lounges; and Equal Measure Partners is a boutique restaurant and bar management company.
Prior to that, Doug was Senior Vice President of Food and Beverage/Asset Management Services for WHM, LLC, a portfolio company subsidiary of The Blackstone Group, which Doug joined in late 2004 to help co-found LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels, a brand with over 60 four and five-star hotels, including the ideation, conception, and launch of The London hotel brand, whose West Hollywood location sold for the highest price per key ever in the State of California in 2015.
As Asset Manager, Doug also had oversight of the Blackstone’s European portfolio, including Axios Hotels, Hospitality Europe, and Center Parcs, among others. Blackstone remains Next!’s largest hotel and resort client currently working on their hotels & resorts in The Americas, Europe, and Asia.
In the 80’s & 90’s, Doug was a seminal executive and second-in-command at the nationally famous The Cheesecake Factory. Zeif was responsible for creating Cheesecake Factory's universal appeal having joined just after the second restaurant opened, with a 20-item menu in place. He was personally responsible for overseeing the development of the restaurant product line, created the procurement, production, and execution mechanisms, and personally oversaw the national expansion of the concept as well as helping take the company with its IPO in 1992.
Doug is native to New York City, and attended the University of Buffalo. A grill cook at the age of fourteen, Zeif held several restaurant jobs throughout high school and college. "The business really got into my blood while I was cooking and serving my way through college. The camaraderie was incredible!” A move to California in 1977 led Doug to choose a career in restaurant management.
Want to plan a special gathering at High Dive?
From corporate events to showers, receptions and more we can cater to your needs. Send us a quick request and we will contact you promptly.
Complimentary Valet Parking on the weekends from noon to 9pm.