For those who eat with their eyes, Gourmet Temptations, a pastry boutique in Surfside with decor worthy of a Parisian postcard, is a charming destination for sugar-coated delights.

There’s something reassuringly Greek about Atlantikos in the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort. Upon entering the chic whitewashed dining room featuring tables made of blue agate, you’re immediately transported to the land of Hellenic pleasures.

Cara Mia, a trattoria in South Beach, believes the finest things in life are the simplest. Since 2013, the restaurant has built a loyal following by serving authentic Italian cuisine built on only a few ingredients.

In 1980, Etty Weinberg was vacationing in her native Israel when a friend introduced her to Eli, a young man who, like her, loved to travel and eat. Their hunger for running a business together and experimenting with various cuisines is at the heart of Subres Grill, their kosher restaurant in North Miami.

At Sagrado Cafe, more than a good meal vies for your attention. The 3,200-square-foot space, located across the street from the Frost Museum of Science, includes an open pastry kitchen, where the staff bakes sweet and savory items to the soundtrack of bossa nova tunes. The café is the creation of Brazilian natives…

In a time when convenience and fresh ingredients are revered, P.Pole Pizza on Miracle Mile has only two offerings and two prices: a cheese pizza for $7 and a pizza packed with your choice of ingredients for $9. The pizzaiolos roll out the dough but there’s none of the traditional tossing. After…

Run by a family of Brazilian chefs, Mundo Café occupies a corner inside the lobby of the Miami Green office building near Coral Gables. Co-owner Samuel Soares can usually be found behind the counter. When he was 9 years old, his mother, Vera da Silva, taught him and his siblings how to bake their first dessert, a Brazilian brigadeiro cake…