Restaurants

Miami is in the midst of a food hall explosion. In the past year, plans for seven food hall concepts, spanning from Aventura to Little Haiti to Brickell, have been unveiled. Now add one more: the Wynwood Food Hall, which is scheduled to open on NW Fifth Avenue at NW 24th Street in winter 2019.

June saw a number of significant openings, along with some surprising announcements of restaurants to come. Federal Donuts, the Philadelphia eatery from Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook, opened in Wynwood last week, serving fresh doughnuts and Korean fried chicken. Chef Todd Erickson goes vegan with the opening of GLAM (Green…

In April, New Times reported that the Palace Bar would lose it’s Ocean Drive home in the near future. Now, the date is set for the iconic gay hot spot to dim the house lights forever. On Tuesday, July 4, the Palace Bar will host the Last Dance Block Party,…

Nilton Castillo, who has worked under Daniel Boulud, José Andrés, and Gastón Acurio, switched gears and opened his Latin-fusion food truck, Cilantro 27, six months ago. “I wanted to do something simple,” he says. “My bio is all haute cuisine, and I got bored of haute cuisine. I wanted something delicious and not too expensive, so I went to this.”

In recent months, Doral has become one of Miami-Dade’s buzziest dining destinations. Thanks to CityPlace, a new mixed-use entertainment, restaurant, and lifestyle center, this western suburb is now replete with eateries such as Icebox Cafe, Brimstone Woodfire Grill, the Rusty Bucket, Cabo Flats, and Angelo Elia.

Vegans and carnivores might seem like they’re on opposing teams, but that was before the Beyond Burger. The plant-based patty, made by Cali-based Beyond Meat, bleeds (beet juice), cooks, and tastes like the real thing — and it’s been a huge hit with eaters of every persuasion since its release last year.

Within the past year, a handful of poke restaurants have set up shop across town, including PokeBao in Coral Gables, Ono Poke in Wynwood, and Poke 305 in downtown. Now, instead of braving traffic for a fish fix down south, North Miami-Dade has its own place, Poke + Go (2451 NE 186th St., Miami).

Giovanni Gagliardi stands before his red pizza oven like an orchestra conductor. He wears a crisp white T-shirt and a baseball cap bearing the logo of San Felice, an iconic Neapolitan flour mill. Baggy chef pants covered in a print of hundred-dollar bills peek out from under his apron. His…

In February 2013, Mariana Cortez opened Miami’s first vegan bakery, Bunnie Cakes. Now she continues her love of dairy-free sweets with the debut of Bunnie Cakes Studio, where customers can design their own desserts.

Miami is replete with Mexican-inspired joints that specialize in tortilla-wrapped meat and vegetables. There’s Coyo Taco in Wynwood, Taquiza and Lolo’s Surf Cantina in South Beach, and Tacology in Brickell. In about a month, Miami will add another spot to the list: Plomo, a tequila and taco bar at 230 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables.

If you’ve never had a chance to try the world-famous pastrami at Katz’s Deli, there’s good news: The New York City-based establishment is taking its meat to Miami.

Chuy’s, an Austin-based Tex-Mex chain, will open its first Miami-Dade outpost this October. It will be located in Doral, a few blocks from the new CityPlace, a mixed-use entertainment, restaurant, and lifestyle destination.

Oreo lovers, rejoice! Cereal maker Post has brought back the beloved Oreo O’s after a decade off the shelves. And because everything old is new again, Night Owl Cookie Co. has released a treat containing the cereal.

With dozens of patios, gardens, piers, and courtyards, many of Miami’s favorite brunch spots are outside. But as temperatures continue to soar and rainstorms become more common, noshing on a skillet of baked eggs in the scorching heat or the pouring rain is far from enticing.

If you think yogurt is just a sweet, gelatinous concoction to be eaten out of a container as you rush to work, you should check out Aroa Craft Yogurt & Café, serving artisanal yogurt made onsite that’s mixed with either roasted vegetables and spices or fruits and other healthful sweets.

If you visited Under the Mango Tree for your daily smoothie order, you might have noticed a locked door and dim lights. Fear not, because a sign on that door lovingly points you in the right direction: Follow the hearts colored in chalk down the steps, through the alley, and around the corner to Fifth Street…

Want to eat more plants but have no idea how? Purple Carrot is coming to the rescue. The plant-based meal kit company has hit Miami, so locals can order easy-to-assemble meals delivered to their door.

There’s more than a month to go before Miami Spice begins, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start enjoying great summer dining deals. Local restaurants and bars have already launched three- (and even four-) course prix fixes, unique Sunday specials, and happy-hour deals that can’t be beat. So whether…

Lactaid, a national brand that specializes in dairy without the lactose, is partnering with the milkshake masters at New York City’s New Territories to deliver gluttonous milkshake kits with Lactaid milk and ice cream.

In a year with few openings of note, Upland, Justin Smillie and Stephen Starr’s inviting South of Fifth spot that plies familiar ingredients with unexpected touches, has stood out. In an unusual twist of fate, it is equally popular with many of the city’s better chefs as well as South Beach’s sun-bleached sugar-baby crowd.

Plates emerging from the kitchen at Tatel Miami, the 3-month-old restaurant inside the Ritz-Carlton South Beach, are something to behold. A signature dish is a Spanish omelet with truffles. It’s prepared by mixing potato confit with organic eggs and a house-made truffle base. Afterward, potato foam is injected using a…