Food & Drink

Miami’s restaurant scene is off to a good year with several key eateries opening their doors to start 2019 with flavor.

Is it synchronicity, or just good timing? On the heels of the “Assassination of Gianni Versace” winning a Golden Globe for best miniseries, New York City chef and restaurateur David Bouhadana is opening one of his trademark, four-seat sushi bars atop the eclectic, jarring, and oftentimes just-plain-weird oceanfront manor, now called the Villa Casa Casuarina, where the Italian designer lived and died.

Dasher & Crank will serve 11 limited-edition ice creams to celebrate the Super Bowl, the Chinese New Year, and National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.

This Sunday, before the New England Patriots take on the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII, pregame with pancakes and mimosas. Take your pick of one of Miami’s many restaurants serving brunch, including mojito and sangria pitchers, caviar, and plátano maduro pancakes.

The 8,600-square-foot Brickell North Italia churns out grilled cauliflower and prosciutto pizza and pours beer from local breweries.

After two years in the works, the Citadel has announced an opening date and a final roster of tenants at the food hall. This past Sunday, the massive, 62,000-square-foot project hosted a preview event without knowing when the hall and its various components would finally be ready for the public.

Quick on the heels of last weekend’s Citadel preview, the Lincoln Eatery held its own soiree in advance of its grand opening tomorrow, January 31. The space, developed by Terranova Corporation, was home to a strip of stores on Lincoln Lane, including the much-missed Laundry Bar, where Miami Beach denizens could grab a drink and a smoke while washing their undies…

Restaurants will save downtown Miami. Despite the efforts of the city, its boosters, and the unclear intentions of real-estate developers, whenever one talks about the blocks surrounding historic Flagler Street, it’s mostly the restaurants they speak of. Recent years have brought a flurry of talent to an area that to…

Nusret Gökçe didn’t want to see any female servers on the floor of his Brickell Avenue restaurant while he was in town to dramatically sprinkle salt onto high-priced steaks, according to a complaint recently filed with the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC).

Nearly two years after announcing it would open on NE Second Avenue at 84th Street, the Citadel is scheduled to debut sometime in February. This past weekend, the food hall celebrated its imminent arrival with a block party that brought street closures, live music performances, some of the city’s best restaurants, and a group of protesters decrying the rebranding and gentrification of the area.

The restaurant combines chef Michelle Bernstein’s take on traditional Cuban fare with the cocktails of Julio Cabrera. La Trova is set to officially open Monday, January 28, but diners wanting a sneak peek can grab a well-made rum old-fashioned and some croquetas this weekend.