109 NE Second Ave. : Miami, FL 33132 : 305-358-5751
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 South Florida is known for its Latin and Caribbean cuisine, but downtown Miami boasts an Indonesian gem where you can get a taste of the South Seas seven days a week. Bali Cafe is small but homey and features fare from the far-away archipelago, as well as sushi rolls. Beautiful, intricate... More >> |
| Central Dade |
Indonesian |
Catering, Delivery, Kid Friendly, Smoking, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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1427 W. Ave. : Miami Beach, FL 33139 : 305-672-8881
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 The swank, attractive surroundings; swank, attractive crowd; thoughtful wine list; alluring fare; and countless titillating details make Barton G the most daringly and delightfully different restaurant to open in Miami Beach since the respective debuts of China Grill and Tantra -- and this one... More >> |
| South Beach |
American, Contemporary |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout |
$$$$ |
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150 20th St. : Miami Beach, FL 33139 : 305-398-1806
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 The menu at this sleek, nightclub-like sushi spot is considerably more limited than that at Manhattan's original Bond Street, but many aficionados consider chef Hiroshi Nakahara's artfully plated sushi, sashimi, and hot or cold small plates the most sophisticated and solidly creative Japanese... More >> |
| South Beach |
Japanese, Sushi |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout |
$$$$ |
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318 Aragon Ave. : Coral Gables, FL 33134 : 305-441-0700
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 Clubby, smoky, handsome -- this place was made for Coral Gables. The crowds come as much for the status as for the food. But pasta stuffed with pumpkin, meaty lentil soup dotted with dark greens, shrimp sautéed in balsamic vinegar and served over fresh Belgian endive, and fish grilled with a s... More >> |
| South Dade |
Italian |
Banquet Facilities, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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1311 Washington Ave. : Miami Beach, FL 33139 : 305-674-9450
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 Since opening on Washington Avenue in 1993, the restaurant's calling card has been creative Northern Italian cuisine. That hasn't changed, but nowadays, the restaurants' fruits, vegetables, and dairy products are organic, beef is grass-fed and hormone-antibiotic free, and a few raw food... More >> |
| South Beach |
Italian |
Catering, Family Style, Kid Friendly, Private Party, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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398 NW N. River Drive : Miami, FL 33128 : 305-375-0765
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 Overlooking the Miami River, this indoor/outdoor restaurant serves fresh fish dishes and family hospitality courtesy of father-son team Esteban Jr. and Luis Garcia. Choose blackboard specialties or house favorites such as lemon-flavored grilled grouper or blackened or breaded preparations of... More >> |
| Central Dade |
Seafood |
Catering, Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$, $$ |
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17040 W. Dixie Highway : North Miami Beach, FL 33160 : 305-947-0064
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 The phrase "Japanese soul food" might not parse until you step into Hiro's Yakko-San, an izakaya-style joint serving beer, sake, and Japanese "tapas" to a late-night crowd. It's a favored destination of South Florida's sushi chefs, who stumble in after their shifts end (which explains the late... More >> |
| North Dade |
Asian, Japanese, Sushi |
Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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335 S. Biscayne Blvd. : Miami, FL 33131 : 305-373-0063
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 From the first plunk of a chunk of Parmigiano-Reggiano onto a side plate (and on another plate bruschetta, and on another fried zucchini), to a complimentary limoncello with the check, brothers Gino and Fernando Masci march out a succession of solidly, sometimes stunningly satisfying... More >> |
| Downtown/Overtown |
Italian |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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3067 Grand Ave. : Coconut Grove, FL 33133 : 305-444-0216
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 Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar & Latam Grill is a mouthful to pronounce, yet a more definitive name would have been Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar, Latam Grill & Mexican Restaurant. Now all you need to know is Latam stands for Latin American and you pretty much have the lowdown on this place. The spoon bar... More >> |
| Coconut Grove |
Seafood, South American |
Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout |
$$$ |
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11 Washington Ave. : Miami Beach, FL 33139 : 305-673-0365
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 You know Joe's by now. You know about the storied history, the gloriously sweet stone crabs, the notorious wait to get in. Often overlooked are its consistently good food, truly professional service, free parking (or just $4 for valet), surprising affordability (excepting the crabs), and... More >> |
| South Beach |
American, Seafood |
Business Dining, Catering, Kid Friendly, Order Online, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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5759 Bird Road : Miami, FL 33155 : 305-663-1615
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 Opened in 1988, this suburban strip-mall sushi spot has little in the way of ambiance. Describing the decor as evocative of a small, rustic Japanese country inn works only if you don't factor in the bathroom walls or kitchen floor, best left undescribed. But Miami's Japanese residents and... More >> |
| West Dade |
Japanese, Sushi |
Kid Friendly, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$, $$$ |
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1901 Collins Ave. : Miami Beach, FL 33139 : 305-695-3232
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 Chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa finally brings his groundbreaking Japanese-via-Peru/nouvelle Californian cuisine to the Beach. Skip the good but not unique main dishes and normal sushi in favor of must-not-miss specials like Matsuhisa's signature black cod with miso, often imitated but never better... More >> |
| South Beach |
Japanese, Sushi |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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278 Miracle Mile : Coral Gables, FL 33134 : 305-446-7710
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 Named after a rare tropical citrus fruit, the restaurant is elegant in an islandy kind of way. Some of the signature dishes from the creative Caribbean palette include pumpkin bisque with pepper sherry sauce, jerk chicken penne, conch fritters, snapper escovitche, and grilled tuna with papaya... More >> |
| South Dade |
Caribbean, Contemporary |
Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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1200 Anastasia Ave. : Coral Gables, FL 33134 : 305-913-3201
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 At the historic, landmark Biltmore Hotel's top-end restaurant, the food is French -- but it's far from traditional. Chef Philippe Ruiz, veteran of several Michelin-starred eateries in France and Switzerland, serves inventive, luxurious Caribbean and New Spanish-influenced nouvelle cuisine. And... More >> |
| Out of Town |
French |
Banquet Facilities, Private Party, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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2611 Ponce de Leon Blvd. : Coral Gables, FL 33134 : 305-444-2024
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 This modest 16-table room hasn't changed much since celebrated chef Pascal Oudin first opened its doors in 2000. The space is well-lighted and conspicuously clean - the walls freshly painted, linens neatly pressed, nosegays of unblemished roses blooming upon each table. The cuisine is equally... More >> |
| South Dade |
Contemporary, French |
Catering, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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9551 Harding Ave. : Surfside, FL 33154 : 305-861-1060
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 A whole slew of tuxedoed servers descend upon the table like some gastronomic SWAT team, leaving behind spicy slices of zucchini, mounds of diced ripe tomatoes laced with olive oil and basil, a basket of Italian bread and focaccia crisps, and flutes of sparkling pink champagne. At this point... More >> |
| Surfside/Bal Harbor/Bay Harbor Islands |
Italian |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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20475 Biscayne Blvd. : Aventura, FL 33180 : 305-937-2777
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 Pilar might well be called the story of the young man and the seafood, for chef-owner Scott Fredel is not only an avid fisherman but also one who named his sleek Aventura eatery after Ernest Hemingway's boat. Not surprisingly, fish and shellfish are the stars here, whether a sizable... More >> |
| North Dade |
American, Seafood |
Kid Friendly, Private Party, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$, $$$ |
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119 Washington Ave. : Miami Beach, FL 33139 : 305-534-3688
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 Red bills itself as a "contemporary" steak house, which is pretty much what every new steak house calls itself nowadays. This tag generally connotes a physical lightening of the traditional mahogany-armored men's club décor and a similar modernization of cuisine. Red gets the first part down pat, ... More >> |
| Out of Town |
Steakhouse |
Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
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4441 Collins Ave. : Miami Beach, FL 33140 : 305-674-4660
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 Scarpetta restaurant docked at the Fontainebleau fresh from the flagship's successful launch in New York. Chef Scott Conant's "Italian soul food" is basic and the technique classical. Most ingredients are traditional, and the resultant flavors meld rustic and earthy with streamlined and... More >> |
| Out of Town |
Italian |
Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Water View, Wheelchair Accessible |
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120 NE First St. : Miami, FL 33132 : 305-381-9511
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 There exists an earnest, unpretentious beauty to Soya, like some strangely seductive and rustic trattoria you might accidentally stumble upon on an ancient cobblestone side street of Venice. "Simple food made with love" is the motto here, and the first bites of melanzane alla parmigiana,... More >> |
| Central Dade |
Italian |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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1228 Collins Ave. : Miami Beach, FL 33139 : 305-534-0079
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 Not much has changed here since the pretty, romantic, slightly secluded Italian trattoria opened more than a decade ago. Chef Saele Cantoni and his veteran crew are still baking the breads and foccacias, rolling out pasta doughs, and preparing desserts on premises. The result is fresh,... More >> |
| South Beach |
Italian |
Catering, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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2299 Ponce de Leon Blvd. : Coral Gables, FL 33134 : 305-444-2955
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 Talavera is to Mexican street food what Salma Hayek is to a Mexican street person - gussied up and good! Take the two salsas that jump-start diners: one red guajillo-based, one green habanero-based, both puréed to the sort of seamlessly smooth consistency that would satisfy the most stringent F... More >> |
| Coral Gables/South Miami |
Mexican |
Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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17624 Collins Ave. : North Miami Beach, FL 33160 : 305-936-1008
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 Owners Tim Andriola and Rodrigo Martinez are, respectively, chef and general manager, and both are talented at what they do. This place is consistent -- consistently fine. The casually upscale 120-seat room is defined by warm, contemporary urban design elements and, like the cuisine, conveys an... More >> |
| North Dade |
American, Contemporary, Greek, Mediterranean |
Catering, Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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8287 S. Dixie Highway : South Miami, FL 33143 : 305-663-2100
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 The true test of a great dining establishment isn't how impressive it is when it first opens or even a year later but whether the quality level of food and service can be kept consistently high year in and year out. The unfathomably overlooked and perennially underrated Two Chefs has never been... More >> |
| South Dade |
American, Contemporary, European |
Catering, Kid Friendly, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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4525 Collins Ave. : Miami Beach, FL 33140 : 305-674-5594
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 1500 Degrees in the renovated Eden Roc dubs its menu "farm-to-table eating, with a heavy steakhouse sensibility." That's as accurate a self-description as you'll get from a restaurant. Chef Paula DaSilva spent a decade as Dean James Max's chef de cuisine at Fort Lauderdale's 3030 Ocean and... More >> |
| Mid/North Beach |
American, Contemporary, Steakhouse |
Banquet Facilities, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$$ |
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