Eating Out

PM Fish and Steak House: Pricey Steaks in a Gorgeous, Bicultural Setting

Cinco de Mayo Events in Miami: Food Trucks, Markets, Fiestas

Cinco de Mayo is this Saturday, and that means it's time for margaritas and mariachis. True, the holiday has turned into a bigger party in the States than in Mexico, and it's really not a celebration of Mexico's Independence Day (which, by the way, is September 16). But who cares? It's a reason to c ... More >>

From French Toast to Kobe Filet, Villa Mayfair Launches Crazy Good Brunch Deal

Beginning this Sunday, May 6, brunch takes on a whole new meaning at Villa Mayfair in Coconut Grove. Every single item on the menu can be mixed and matched to the tune of $28 in total. What does this mean exactly? Here's the deal: whether you want french toast or a Kobe filet, you'll pay $28. In fac ... More >>

Pier 94 Ceviche Bar Is a Downtown Peruvian Catch

"The Village" has to be one of the coolest spots to dine in downtown Miami. The minimall of restaurants is located across the street from the Miami Tower, and features courtyard dining at some very worthy eateries. Martini 28 is one. Thai Angel was another, but it is now out of business. The unworth ... More >>

PM Fish & Steak House: Inconsistent Service in a Bicultural Setting

There are steak houses, there are Argentine steak houses, and then there is PM Fish & Steak House, an utter hybrid of the two. Diners are privy to provoleta and empanadas but can also opt for salmon tartare or carpaccio of smoked marlin. Ceviche and tirados are on the menu, and so is a tuna-wate ... More >>

44. Seafood Orgy at CVI.CHE 105

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times'Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.44. Seafood Orgy at CVI.CHE 105The name says it al ... More >>

Symcha's Sure Looks Closed

There is no sign on the window announcing closure, but Symcha's hasn't been open for business during at least the past four nights, and isn't answering the phone. I snapped these photos on Sunday, at an hour when the restaurant was supposed to be serving dinner. Looks like it's curtains for the eleg ... More >>

When the Rain Stops: Rusty Pelican Happy Hour?

Executive chef Michael Gilligan is at the helm of the new kitchen at the landmark Rusty Pelican on the Rickenbacker Causeway. The $7 million in recent renovations include a tranquil feng shui fountain at the entrance, new décor throughout the two-story building, and a wine cellar that greets g ... More >>

46. Aji Amarillo Ceviche at My Ceviche

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.46. Aji Amarillo Ceviche at My CevicheThe qual ... More >>

db Bistro Moderne: Free Bordeaux With Your $34 Burger

It only makes sense that a boutique burger at a bistro be paired with a glass of Bordeaux. And so starting Tuesday, May 1, db Bistro Moderne is offering a complimentary glass of the austere French wine with every hamburger purchased at lunch or dinner (a pairing long favored by chef Daniel Boulud). ... More >>

Kokoriko Natural Rotisserie Celebrates Opening With 50 Percent Off Deal

Kokoriko Natural Rotisserie, a fast-casual restaurant, has opened in Brickell, bringing Colombian-style chicken and sides to Miami. If the name sounds familiar, it's because Kokoriko Chicken has been open in South Miami for years. Both restaurants are owned by the same parent company, by the way. Th ... More >>

Sustain, Gotham Steak, City Hall and More: Misleading Salmon Descriptions

via Flickr CCSustain Restaurant Bar has developed a brand synonymous with greener eating. Deconstructed branches line its walls and lamps in natural shapes light up its vast open space, all contributing to a signature earthy feel. The menu lists ingredients with sources and location, and the resta ... More >>

Juvia's Cuisine Doesn't Quite Equal the Setting, but the Vista Is Glorious

via Flickr CCSustain Restaurant Bar has developed a brand synonymous with greener eating. Deconstructed branches line its walls and lamps in natural shapes light up its vast open space, all contributing to a signature earthy feel. The menu lists ingredients with sources and location, and the resta ... More >>

Miami's Top Five Best Croissants

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play.If you want the finest croissant you'll ever have outside of Paris, head right over to Claude's Patisserie. Claude retired some years ago, but he ... More >>

48. Victoria Station at The News Lounge

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.48. Victoria Station at The News LoungeNews Lo ... More >>

Horacio Rivadero's Tips on Cooking Like an Inspired Restaurant Chef

All photos by Emily CodikSick and tired of those dull, home-cooked dinners of buttered pasta? Instead, try following the advice of Horacio Rivadero, executive chef of The Dining Room in South Beach. With his advice, you can develop an inspired recipe of your very own.Chef Rivadero believes that trul ... More >>

Juvia: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen

Juvia sits on the penthouse level of the Herzog & de Meuron-designed building at 1111 Lincoln Rd. like a sparkling jewel set in concrete. After a brief elevator ride, guests step into an open-air dining room with vertical gardens designed by Patrick Blanc. The rest of the space is defined by nat ... More >>

Miami's Top Three Dining Streets

The question was posed to me in an email from some food television media type for an unspecified project:What is the best restaurant street in Miami? Think in terms of diversity or history or kitchen talent -- whatever quality makes it interesting and worth eating one's way from one end of the stree ... More >>

Kings County Pizza Sells Da Real Brooklyn Slice

Brooklyn is located in Kings County, New York, and Kings County Pizza is located in North Miami Beach. The small slice of a restaurant is owned by a couple with roots in Queens and Long Island, but the pizza is touted as "Brooklyn's Finest." I'm not sure I'd go that far, but Kings' certainly serves ... More >>

Top Secretary's Day Gifts For Wednesday: Spa and Eats

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day (say that three times fast), numerous establishments are providing quick escapes for those backbones of our offices. Waterfront lunches with views of downtown, indulgent spa escapes and even free cocktails can be found around the city on April 25.This hol ... More >>

52. Carolina Piggie Platter at Austen's

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.As one of South Beach's newest eateries, many hav ... More >>

Bianca at the Delano: High Prices and Snobbery Stir Memories of a Meaner South Beach

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Bianca at the Delano: South Beach's Bad Dining Habits Re-Emerge

To enter Bianca, the Delano Hotel restaurant that arrived at January's end, is to step back in time to South Beach during the heady '90s. In those days, fine-dining establishments could charge what they wanted for whatever fussed-up fusion cuisine they felt like serving. They could provide negligent ... More >>

54. Chicken Parmesan at Vesper

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com54. Chicken Parmesan at VesperThis colossal din ... More >>

Tax Day Cheap Eats: RA Sushi, PF Chang's, Hooters and More

Today is the deadline to pay the piper. Meet the deadline or dump a considerable portion of your blood, sweat and toil to the IRS.That's why restaurants across Miami are stepping up on your bedraggled behalf during on this national day of mourning to provide some cheap chow. Or maybe you're getting ... More >>

Altamare's Simon Stojanovic Talks TIKL, Teams with Lindsay Autry for Chefs Dinner

TIKL, the new small plates concept by Altamare's owner Claudio Giordano, chef Simon Stojanovic and general manager Frank Scottolini, is scheduled to bring a bit of Altamare's flair for fresh local seafood, to Brickell late Spring. The 7,500-square-foot restaurant will feature a large bar area, exten ... More >>

Moe's Southwest Grill Expansion to Create 250 New Jobs in South Florida

Moe's Southwest Grill is expanding its South Florida restaurant count. A new deal will add 10 new restaurants to the Atlanta-based chain, which brings the total to 24 in South Florida.Franchise partners Darryl Nagao and Jason Heidgerken inked the deal, which will allow them to open ten restaurants t ... More >>

Barrel Wine Cantine Opens Today In Midtown

Barrel Wine Cantine is not the latest pop-up restaurant, although it did seemingly pop up overnight in the former W Wine Bistro space at 3622 NE Second Avenue (right on the cusp between midtown and the Design District). Yet while it is true that Victor Passalacqua has not been involved with the spac ... More >>

Candlelight and Ocean Views: Miami's Ten Most Romantic Restaurants

Miami is, by definition, an extremely romantic city. Palm trees sway in the balmy breeze, lightly scented by the nearby ocean. So it comes as no surprise that a multitude of restaurants take advantage of Miami's sexy vibe -- adding candles, moonlight, and plenty of champagne and oysters for good mea ... More >>

Inside Macchialina: A First Peek

Pubbelly and its sister restaurants Pubbelly Sushi and Barceloneta Spanish Bistro & Mercat were game changers for the restaurant scene in Miami Beach. Gone was the wide breach between expensive dining and the "grab a bite" restaurants and cafes that lined Lincoln Road and Ocean Drive. Here was a ... More >>

Marlins Park Scores Big With Unusual, Gourmet Twists on Ballpark Cuisine

Pubbelly and its sister restaurants Pubbelly Sushi and Barceloneta Spanish Bistro & Mercat were game changers for the restaurant scene in Miami Beach. Gone was the wide breach between expensive dining and the "grab a bite" restaurants and cafes that lined Lincoln Road and Ocean Drive. Here was a ... More >>

Johnson & Wales Zest Nominees Include McInnis, Erickson, Phillip Ho

This Wednesday evening, pretty much every top chef in town will gather for what's turning out to be the Academy Awards of Miami dining: Johnson & Wales University's first annual Zest Awards.The invitation-only fete, to take place at the university's Academic & Student Center, is part of ... More >>

Azul: Huff Out, New Menu Items In

Rumors have been swirling regarding the future of Azul at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel after it was made known that executive chef Joel Huff left, almost exactly a year after he started his duties at the posh and gorgeous restaurant.Eater Miami reported that a source revealed a celebrity chef was che ... More >>

61. Spicy Scallop Roll at Toni's Sushi Bar

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com61. Spicy Scallop Roll at Toni's Sushi BarIt's ... More >>

Ruby Tuesday's To Buy Lime Fresh Mexican Grill UPDATED

Tennessee-based Ruby Tuesday Inc. announced Wednesday that it will be acquiring Miami's Lime Fresh Mexican Grill for $24 million.The deal includes Lime's intellectual property rights as well as the assets of seven company-owned restaurants, and will offer Ruby Tuesday an opportunity for growth, part ... More >>

China Grill Moving From South Beach to Brickell

The restaurant that in 1995 ushered in the contemporary era of South Beach dining, is closing its doors on Saturday, April 28th.China Grill Management and Jeffrey Chodorow announced that the shuttering of the iconic establishment will be a prelude to the opening of China Grill Brickell "in the fourt ... More >>

Salumeria 104 Succeeds at Serving Affordable Regional Italian Fare

A salumeria is a neighborhood shop that specializes in cured meats and other prepared foods for take-out. Often it provides table service and a limited menu of antipasti and simple home-cooked meals as well. Salumeria 104, which opened in midtown in December, is Miami's first such operation. This co ... More >>

Salumeria 104: A Midtown Trattoria Treats Miami to Delectable Regional Italian Fare

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Micocos Cafe Shut Down and Clive's Cafe II Briefly Closed By State Health Inspectors

Clive's Cafe II on 5908 NW Second Avenue was briefly closed for health violations on March 28 and Micocos (El Buen) Cafe (2100 Ponce de Leon, Coral Gables) was shuttered March 27 following a citation by state health inspectors for operating without a license and other health violations. Micocos was ... More >>

Scarpetta's Michael Pirolo and Nina Compton, Incoming & Outgoing Chefs, Cook Up New Menu Items (Part Two)

Two of the plates I tried while chatting with with Scarpetta's new chef de cuisine Nina Compton (who just took over the helms this week), and outgoing chef de cuisine Michael Pirolo (who is moving on to Macchialina Taverna Rustica) were new pasta compositions that chef Compton has created for the me ... More >>

Easter Brunches in Miami: Nine of the Best and One Dinner

​We're not sure just when the tradition of stuffing your face like a crazy person on ham, roast beef, colored eggs, and copious amounts of baked goods started -- but we like it just the same. With Easter comes that age-old tradition, the brunch. Whether it's a sit-down style or a lush buffet compl ... More >>

Scarpetta's Michael Pirolo and Nina Compton, Incoming and Outgoing Chefs, Talk Conant, Pomodoro, and Flavor (Part One)

Michael Pirolo, chef de cuisine at Scarpetta, worked his last day at the Fontainebleau restaurant last Friday; he is moving on to partner with the Pubbelly guys on Macchialina Taverna Rustica (820 Alton Road, in the space formerly filled by Silvano). Nina Compton, formerly Scarpetta's sous chef, has ... More >>

Gravity Brewbar Coming to Wynwood: A Brewpub With a Bottling Line

Misfits Home-Brewers brew club cemented its reputation by winning the award for Best Overall Brew at the 15th annual New Times Beerfest in Fort Lauderdale last Saturday, Now one member is taking his prize-winning skills to the next level by starting a brewpub venture in Miami.Robert Tejon, the head ... More >>

Dining in the Dark at Catharsis Restaurant: Fun With Food

​Last Wednesday I had a dining experience that can only be described as orgasmic. Before you think I suffer from objectophilia or start calling me a foodshagger, let me explain that the event was intended to enhance and titillate the senses. I'm willing to bet good money that I am not the only per ... More >>

Free Tickets: Harry's Pizzeria Hosts Greenhouse Pizzeria Pop-Up UPDATED

​Michael Schwartz is hosting another popup at Harry's Pizzeria. The fourth dinner, in what is turning out to be a much-celebrated series in Miami, features Cleveland's Jonathon Sawyer taking over the restaurant for a one-night-only meal Wednesday, April 4.Sawyer, Food & Wine Magazine's 2010 Be ... More >>

Eden South Beach Has Closed

​A former marketing manager at Eden South Beach has confirmed that the restaurant has closed. Rumors of trouble started as early as last spring, when Short Order reported the website was down and vendors were grumbling about payment disputes.At the time, owner Larry Rizzo and executive chef Christ ... More >>

Bolivar on SoBe: $9.99 For Bandeja Paisa, Soft Drink Included

​Restaurants come and go with the seasons on Washington Avenue in South Beach. One of the latest to arrive is Bolivar Restaurant, "Fusion De Cocinas & Tragos."Jairo Hurtado, who also operates La Ventana, debuted this colorful Colombian - Peruvian - Venezuelan eatery about four months ago. The ... More >>

Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar: South Beach cantina is all about fun, but food is more than an afterthought

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Jeff McInnis Talks Breasts and Legs, Of Chicken, That Is

​​I used to judge diners as unadventurous when they ordered chicken at a restaurant. It always felt like the safe option, ubiquitous even at dinner parties. But things have changed and chicken has earned itself a renewed reputation.This respect is evident with the dishes of Jeff McInnis, the Jam ... More >>

Lolita Cocina Serves Up Standard Food in a Fun Environment

​In 1995, when Myles Chefetz partnered with an unknown local chef named Michael Schwartz to open Nemo, it was one of the first South Beach restaurants that catered to modern urban diners, both in ambiance and cuisine. Nemo signaled a shift in the trendy zip code that had previously boasted mostly ... More >>