Food & Drink

In the past 12 months, Salumeria 104 in midtown Miami has gone through 10,532 pounds of salumi. Since opening in 2012, the restaurant has increased sales by 40 percent and expanded its dining room. Now the popular spot has expanded further with a second location, in Coral Gables.

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.

North of Wynwood and the Design District, a massive two-story modern-Italian restaurant and rooftop bar opens August 8. Located in the recently developed Upper Buena Vista — a charming acre of land home to a crop of new restaurants including a 500-square-foot French café and a Colombian street-food joint — Vista offers an expansive all-day menu, with highlights such as pesto gnocchi and swordfish a la plancha.

Keep an eye out for these nine restaurants that will give you more bang for your buck through added perks such as free prosecco and house-made sangria, complimentary fourth courses, and discounted drinks.

For the second year, Miami Spice offers brunch menus at select restaurants. Here are five new restaurants participating in the special.

James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schwartz is making his way back to Miami Beach with a new restaurant inside the COMO Metropolitan.

Beginning Friday, a pop-up milkshake bar inside downtown’s Freshko Gourmet will whip up frozen treats while eliminating waste. The menu features creative milk-based drinks using already-stocked ingredients found at Freshko, such as bananas, caramel, and Nutella.

Naked Lunch, Ralph Pagano’s old-school deli and diner inside the University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park, will serve its last meal Friday, July 27.

Miami Spice returns August 1. For two months, indulge in prix fixes ($23 for lunch and $39 for dinner) at more than 240 restaurants across town. Running through September 30, the program was started 17 years ago by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau as a way to promote the city’s restaurants to visitors and locals…

At Red the Steakhouse in Miami Beach, a shrimp cocktail, a petite filet mignon, and an apple pie garnished with a dollop of vanilla glaze and salted caramel sauce costs less than a single rib eye. You can thank Miami Spice for that. From August 1 through September 30, some…

Bite into a fresh-baked sugar-dusted bombolone filled with creamy Nutella at Rosetta Bakery, which is now open at Aventura Mall. Located on the first floor of the mall’s 315,000-square-foot expansion wing, Rosetta boasts a large, grab-and-go space, a small seating area, and an in-house production facility.

Nékter Juice Bar, a Southern California-based smoothie chain, has made its way to South Florida. This past June, a storefront serving juices, smoothies, açaí bowls, and vegan ice cream debuted in Aventura.

The year is only half over, but Miami’s restaurant scene has already grown by leaps and bites. So far in 2018, the area has gained scores of highly anticipated openings with inventive concepts. Dasher & Crank in Wynwood churns out ice cream made with bacon, candied hemp seeds, and miso…