Shimuja Ramen Bar Pops Up Inside Baby Jane

Shortly after Ariete, an intimate Coconut Grove eatery, successfully opened at the beginning of 2016, owners Jason Odio and Michael Beltran immediately began concentrating on their next venture: Baby Jane. The Brickell space, which is both a bar/lounge and restaurant, opened in May with a cocktail-centered menu, along with small bites such as kale oysters Rockefeller doused in a garlic-Parmesan sauce, and wings tossed in a house-made jerk seasoning.

James Seyba to Open Jamie’s Juice Bar & Kitchen

James Seyba, former executive chef at Miam Café, told New Times in November that he left the Wynwood eatery to find work closer to home. But now Seyba, who previously worked at the Broken Shaker, 27 Restaurant & Bar, and Centro Taco, is ready to divulge the real reason: He’s opening Jamie’s Juice Bar & Kitchen in the Lincoln Park shopping plaza in Hollywood (6856 Stirling Rd.).

Juice Bars Make Questionable Claims About Health Benefits

On a blinding-white electronic billboard hanging above the counter at a Jugofresh juice bar inside Whole Foods Market in Aventura, pictures of vibrantly colored smoothies are accompanied by strange names such as “Almond Strong” and “Raw Power.” A rainbow of juice bottles fills an open-faced refrigerator below. They have similarly…

Ono Poke Shop Opens in Wynwood

If you’re craving poke in Miami, you’re in luck. Wynwood recently welcomed a second independently owned eatery specializing in the trendy Hawaiian seafood dish. Ono Poke Shop is located at 2320 N. Miami Ave.

Miami’s Five Best New Places to Feed Your Sweet Tooth

The holiday season is here, and you’re likely up to your eyeballs in shopping lists, potluck invites, and boozy parties. Christmas is also the time when visions of sugarplums dance in your head. Though Miami doesn’t have many sugarplum shops, we do have plenty of places that peddle other confections. From doughnuts to chocolate to a perfect loaf of bread, here are five sweet stories to treat yourself to.

At Upland, Stephen Starr and Justin Smillie Offer Comfort and Warm Vibes

Upland, the collaborative café from restaurateur Stephen Starr and chef Justin Smillie, opened in Miami Beach’s tony SoFi neighborhood November 29. This is the second Upland for Smillie and Starr, whose original is located in New York City. Starr also owns Steak 954 at the W Hotel Fort Lauderdale, Makoto and Le Zoo in the Bal Harbour Shops, and the Continental in South Beach.

Allapattah’s Smart Bites Serves Cricket Burgers From a Partially Self-Sustaining Farm

William Ltaif wants his restaurant, Smart Bites to Go, off the industrial food grid. But doing so in the middle of the city isn’t so easy. About two years ago, the longtime celebrity health and fitness coach, along with partner Mari Vila, who specialized in preparing the kind of restricted meals hospital patients had to eat, decided to buy a once-decrepit building in Allapattah with plans to change how the city ate and what it meant to be a restaurant.

Instacream N7 Brings Whimsical Nitrogen Ice Cream to Hialeah

Instacream N7, a Hialeah-born nitrogen ice-cream store, looks like something straight out of a comic book. An image of a yellow-haired, goofy-looking animated scientist, holding a bubbling pink-and-blue flask, commands the store’s wall. A few steps away, metal pipes dangle above the shop’s counter; behind it hangs a large red-and-white flavor menu. A light white smoke, a product of making nitrogen ice cream, envelops the cartoonish scene.

Luke’s Lobster Opens in Brickell City Centre

Luke’s Lobster has sailed into Miami and is officially open for business at Brickell City Centre. What began as a pint-size shop in Manhattan’s East Village in 2009 has grown to include locations in Washington, D.C.; Boston; Philadelphia; and even Tokyo. Luke’s signature item is the Maine lobster roll, which has been ranked among the best by publications such as Thrillist, Time Out, CBS, and the Wall Street Journal.

Chinese-Jamaican Flavor at One South Miami-Dade Strip Mall

“Never touch your eyes,” Melvin Smith warns as he slices a mountain of orange and red Scotch bonnet peppers on a cutting board in his sweltering South Miami-Dade kitchen. The 59-year-old co-owner of Sango Jamaican & Chinese is tall with a shaved head and the wrinkly face of an English…

Bachour Bakery + Bistro Offers Gorgeous Tarts, Specialty Teas for the Holidays

The holiday season is upon us. That means stressing over buying presents for co-workers and friends, along with the ordeal of taking items for office potlucks and holiday gatherings. This year, forget the mall and Publix and do your holiday shopping at Bachour Bakery + Bistro. Baker extraordinaire Antonio Bachour has introduced a host of treats for the holidays that are Instagram-worthy. And, yes, they’re delicious.

Steelcity Brings Austrian Coffee to the Wynwood Yard

This past November, Steelcity, a coffee concept from Linz, Austria, set up shop thousands of miles away at the Wynwood Yard. Whipping up dark-blend espressos, the pop-up coffee shop brings traditional European-style java to Miami, something founders/owners Anela Hrnic and Michael Holaschke believe the city is in dire need of.

Beaker & Gray Launches Weekend Brunch

When Beaker & Gray opened its doors on the eastern edge of Wynwood, it revolutionized Miami’s happy-hour scene, quickly becoming a destination for craft cocktails and hearty small plates. About a year later, the rustic-style eatery is ready to embrace a new identity: brunch spot.