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Restaurant Roll Call 2009: Opened, Closed, and the Future

OMG 2009 is sooo eight days ago.Here's our Miami New Times Restaurant Roll Call for last year.We've rounded up the openers, shut down the closers, and written our predictions for the new year into existence.Note to foodies: If Wikipedia can do it, so can we. Please comment us with any...
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OMG 2009 is sooo eight days ago.

Here's our Miami New Times Restaurant Roll Call for last year.

We've rounded up the openers, shut down the closers, and written our predictions for the new year into existence.

Note to foodies: If Wikipedia can do it, so can we. Please comment us with any data we may have mistaken or overlooked.

We look forward to a hyperactive 2010 and sharing in it with you.

Roll Call!


OPENED:

  • 17 Restaurant and Sushi Bar
  • 19th Hole Bar & Grill
  • 5300 Chop House
  • 5300 Chophouse
  • 8oz Burger Bar
  • A Chef's Burger
  • ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
  • Acquamare Seafood Bar and Grill
  • Ankarr
  • Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza
  • Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza (Doral)
  • Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza (Miami Lakes)
  • Apple Restaurant and Lounge
  • Argentina Steakhouse
  • Atchana's East/West Kitchen
  • Bar Rosso
  • Barbar Grill
  • Barbu
  • Barcelona Steakhouse & Bar
  • Bertoni Brick Oven Pizza and Lounge
  • Best Sub Shop
  • Bijans Burger Joint
  • BLT Steak
  • Bocasa Gourmet
  • Bocca Miami
  • Botequim Carioca
  • Botequim Carioca Brazilian Bar & Grill
  • Bottega Express
  • Brothers of Brooklyn
  • Buffalo Wild Wings
  • Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
  • Bulldog Barbecue
  • Burger 'n' Beer Joint
  • Cafe Bambini
  • Cafe Bastille
  • Cafe Bustelo
  • Cafe Del Sol
  • Cafe Sci Sci
  • Cafeina
  • Camila's Restaurant
  • Captain Joe Seafood
  • Casa Campesina Sports Bar and Grill
  • Casa Marin Restaurant
  • Casale
  • Ceviche 105
  • Chanchamayo
  • Cheeseme
  • Chicago's Steakhouse & Tavern
  • Chicberry
  • Chico'sRestaurant
  • Chihuahua Mexican Food
  • Chilorio's
  • Chilorio's Very Mexican
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill (Miami Lakes)
  • Chismosa Taqueria
  • CineBistro
  • City Bar-B-Que Place
  • Classico Pizzaflore
  • Compass Market
  • Confucio Express
  • Cooper's Resto Bar
  • Crepe
  • Cvi.Che 105
  • D. Rodriguez Cuba
  • Delicias de Martha
  • Don Ignacio
  • Done Chile
  • Ecco Pizzateca + Lounge
  • El Bodegon
  • El Gran Inka x 2
  • El Indio Bakery
  • El Meson de JC
  • El Nuevo Siglo Supermarket
  • El Santo Coyote
  • El Tambo Grill
  • Eleven Leprechauns Irish Restaurant & Pub
  • Elie's Cafe
  • Empeek Aaweeke
  • Eos
  • Essensia
  • Fancy Koi 2
  • Fiesta Mexican Grill
  • Fish Corner
  • Fish Shack Market
  • Fritanga Cutler Bay
  • Fritanga Monimbo Kendall
  • Gables Pizza and Salad
  • Gaia Ristorante
  • Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza
  • Giardino Gourmet Salads x 4
  • Gibraltar
  • Giovana Café
  • Golden Ribs
  • Gourmet Station
  • Graziano's Restaurant & Bakery
  • Gridiron Bar & Grill
  • Half Moon Empanadas
  • Harvey's Smokehouse BBQ
  • I Corsini
  • Ichiban
  • Il Grissino
  • Il Piccolo Mondo
  • Indian Palate
  • Izzy's Cubi Thai
  • James BBQ
  • Joe's Takeaway
  • Joe's Tiki Bar & Grill
  • Jokey and Grumpy Sports Grill
  • Karla Bakery x 4
  • Key West in Miami
  • King Kone
  • KokoRiko
  • Konexpress
  • La Baguette
  • La Cofradia
  • La Cofradia Ceviche Bar
  • La Esquina Del Lechon
  • La Fama Cafeteria
  • La Fonda Quindiana
  • La Nueva Alameda Cafeteria
  • La Palma Restaurant
  • La Perla Del Rincon del Mar
  • La Quebradita Taqueria
  • La Villa
  • La Villa De Don Pollo x 2
  • Latin America Hialeah
  • Le Banyan
  • L'Express Sandwicherie
  • Lime Fresh Mexican Grill
  • Little Brazil
  • LJ's Backstage Cafe
  • LongHorn Steakhouse
  • Los Verdes
  • Luna Corner Pizza
  • Maitardi
  • Mama Lucy's Home Style Cooking
  • Mamajuana Cafe
  • Mamma Mia Pizzeria
  • Mamma Mia Pizzeria 2
  • Mandolin Aegean Bistro
  • Manhattan Cafe & Market
  • Mercadito Midtown
  • Metro Bistro
  • Mezza Mediterranean Grill
  • Miami'am
  • MiniBAR
  • Misha's Cupcakes
  • Morgans
  • Morton's The Steakhouse
  • Mr. Chu's Hong Kong Cuisine
  • Mr. Yum
  • Naoe
  • Narcobollo
  • Neomi's Grill
  • New Deal Kosher Market
  • O Bacalhau Restaurant
  • Obba Sushi & More
  • Olé Tapas & More
  • Ooki Japanese and Sushi Buffet
  • Out of the Blue Café & Wine Bar
  • Pachamamma
  • Paciugo
  • Papo Llega y Pon
  • Pardo's Chicken
  • Pasha's
  • Patrick Salt
  • Pei Wei Asian Station
  • Pesen's Breads & Panini
  • Petit Rouge
  • Pita Grill & Market
  • Pita Plus of Aventura
  • Pizza Patron
  • Pizza Volante
  • Plat Bleu
  • Pollo Campero
  • Prana Health Food & Restaurant
  • Prelude by Barton G.
  • Proof
  • PRP Wines International
  • Puerto Gallego
  • Pure Verde
  • Qben Café
  • Rare Steakhouse
  • Red Koi Lounge
  • Rice House of Kabob
  • River Gourmet Bistro & Market
  • Sakaya Kitchen
  • Salsa Fiesta Urban Mexican Grill
  • Salsa Fiesta Urban Mexican Grill
  • Sandolab
  • Sarussi Cafeteria
  • Sea Siam Connetion
  • Searock
  • Sekai Asian Bistro
  • Senses
  • Shake Shack
  • Shantel Lounge
  • Shiso
  • Siam Rice
  • Silver Palm Restaurant
  • Solea
  • Solo
  • Sosta
  • specialTEA - Tea Lounge & Café
  • Sports Exchange
  • Springs Seafood Co.
  • Stone Grill 95
  • Stoupsy's of Athens
  • Swiss Maker
  • Taberna de Ignacio
  • Talavera
  • Tamiami Subs
  • Tandoori Nite
  • Tasters Grille
  • Tasti D-Lite
  • Thai Churros
  • Thai House
  • That Cool Café
  • The Alibi
  • The Big Cheese of Homestead
  • The Cape Cod Room
  • The Cheese Course
  • The Cherry on Top
  • The Cozy Bar
  • The Hummus
  • The Lounge
  • The Spot
  • Total Wine & More
  • Tre Italian Bistro
  • Tropical Beach Café
  • Upper Eastside Green Market
  • Urbanite Bistro
  • Via Veneto
  • Waxy OConnors Irish Pub and Eatery
  • Whitehall
  • Wok-Town
  • Yard House
  • Yard House
  • Yiya's Gourmet Cuban Bakery
  • Yogen Fruz
  • Zucchero
  • ZUMA
  • Zushi Flirt

NEXT: Restaurants that closed


CLOSED

  • 190 Restaurant
  • Abokado - *thanks anonymous
  • American Adobo
  • Amos Bar & Grill
  • Anokha
  • Antigua At Macarena
  • At the Boulevard
  • Au Natural Gourmet
  • AV Grill and Wine Bar
  • Baleen
  • Bayan Restaurante Cafeteria Restaurant
  • Bice Ristorante
  • Bissaleh Café
  • Blu Pizzeria e Cucina
  • Blue Water Cafe
  • Boleros Jazz Club
  • Bonefish Grill (Ponce de Leon)
  • Botticelli Trattoria
  • Brosia
  • Cacao
  • Cafe Olivas
  • Casa Nostra
  • Casa Romeu
  • Charcuterie
  • Cheeseme
  • Christabelle's Quarter
  • Cohiba Brasserie
  • Crepe Lounge
  • DiBono's Italian Cafe
  • El Viajante Segundo
  • Estate Wines & Gourmet Foods
  • Fish Joynt
  • French Kiss Terrasse
  • Fusion 41
  • Ginger Grove Restaurant
  • Habana Seafood Cafe
  • Hot Tuna
  • House of Wings Sports Grill
  • I Corsini
  • Island Delight
  • Jerk Machine
  • JJ's American Diner
  • Key West by the Gables
  • La Baguette French Bakery
  • La Cofradia
  • La Locanda (11625 N. Kendall Dr)
  • La Moon Restaurant - Gables Location, Brickell still open
  • La Paloma
  • Le Banyan
  • Le Petit Resto
  • Lemon Fizz
  • Louie's Brick Oven
  • Luna Café
  • Macabi Steakhouse and Bar
  • Macchiato Boutique
  • Maleewan Thai and Sushi
  • Matador Argentinean Steakhouse
  • Maya Grill
  • Mexico Mio
  • Mr. Chu's Hong Kong Cuisine
  • Nikki Beach Coconut Grove
  • North One 10
  • Nuvo Kafe
  • One Ninety Restaurant
  • Ouzo's Mediterranean Bistro
  • Paninoteca
  • Papa Rudy's Restaurant & Cafeteria
  • Plein Sud
  • Prezzo Restaurant and Martini Bar
  • Redland Rib House
  • Restaurant 8 1/2
  • Rocky's Cheesesteak and Cheeseburgers
  • Senor Frogs
  • Sophie Bistro
  • Sugar Rush Café
  • Sumo Sushi Bar and Grill
  • Sun City Café
  • Sushi Club
  • Sushi Siam of Lincoln Road
  • Sushi Square
  • Table 8 Restaurant
  • Tapioca  Discount
  • Tatay's
  • The Famous Kosher Restaurant
  • The Food Gang
  • The French Bakery
  • The Jam Café
  • The Noodle Shop
  • The Pita Pit
  • The Secret Sandwich Co.
  • Tuscan Steak
  • Twenty-One Toppings
  • Two Chefs Too
  • Vino Miami
  • Zushi Flirt

Next: What we look forward to in 2010

  • South Beach Wine and Food Festival

  • Q and Fin
  • Norman's 180
  • More New York Times articles
  • Dock to plate restaurant fish mongers
  • More chef's gardens
  • More local sourcing
  • More local farms
  • Less development in our agricultural zones
  • More restaurants in the Design District
  • More activity in the Wynwood Cafe District
  • A great new independently owned and operated restaurant in Kendall starts a suburban Chef-driven restaurant movement.
  • Locavorist ethnic joints
  • More use of fresh grown coconuts
  • More restaurants around the Arsht Center, on both sides of Biscayne
  • "Miami Style" to become a nationally recognized culinary term.

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