Restaurants

Happy Friday, Miami. Enjoy what’s new in town, including Concrete Beach Brewery’s birthday celebration, Mexican Shabbat at the Wynwood Yard, New Times’ Out to Brunch at Soho Studios, and Pizza Zoo at Sidebar.

Today, May 18, is a holiday that pretty much everyone will want to celebrate: National No Dirty Dishes Day.

This weekend, forget Sunday brunch. On Saturday, May 20, more than 30 restaurants will unite for Miami’s biggest and tastiest brunch party of the year. There’s still time to purchase tickets that will guarantee unlimited bites and bubbly from restaurants like Glass & Vine, the Raleigh, and the Rusty Pelican at New Times’ Out to Brunch party that takes place from noon to 3 p.m. at Soho Studios in Wynwood,

Kiki on the River is one of the year’s most anticipated openings in Miami, and after kicking things off with lunch, the eatery has officially commenced dinner service. With a prime location overlooking the Miami River, Kiki boasts spectacular waterfront views in a charming garden setting. It’s particularly idyllic after the sun sets, when lanterns and string lights give the restaurant a mythical glow.

Steve Santana’s Taquiza and David Bracha’s beloved Brickell seafood spot The River Seafood & Oyster Bar will join the likes of Stanzione 87, Bianco Gelato, Myumi, a Threefold Café project, and Cake Thai in the food hall inside the Citadel, a 60,000-square-foot food hall, market, and workspace set to open some time in the winter of 2017-2018.

Dimitris Harvalis knows almost every island of his native Greece. “We used to visit a different one each holiday,” he explains. But that wasn’t the true inspiration behind his Mediterranean restaurant, Elia Gourmet. His grandmother Cornelia was.

Miami’s juice bar craze continues this week as Raw Juce unveils its third Miami-Dade storefront in less than a year. The Palm Beach-based juice and smoothie bar will open in a Coral Gables strip mall (1430 S. Dixie Hwy.) Thursday, May 18, steps from Shake Shack, Green Monkey Yoga, and Spring Chicken.

Late last month, Enriqueta’s Sandwich Shop owner José Plá quietly pushed the closing time of his humble NE Second Avenue operation from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Though this change might not mean much to the place’s huge breakfast and lunch crowd, it’s some of the most interesting news to come to Edgewater since its denizens learned just how much of the area was controlled by one Russian billionaire. It also means the ballooning populations in midtown and Edgewater can now grab an early dinner at Enriqueta’s.

Deme Lomas is a slender 35-year-old Catalonian with luminescent blue-gray eyes and slick hair. Just before the dinner rush on a recent weekday afternoon, he cuts a small heap of thymus glands into bite-size pieces and drops them into boiling water. After five minutes, when they’re about half-done, he pulls them out and plunges them into an ice-filled tub.

Miamians have a reputation for spending the day poolside with a glass of rosé and then dancing till the break of dawn. At some point, however, all of that partying takes its toll. That’s when we break out the juice.

Move over bovine lactations, nuts are the future of milk. And no company better represents that idea than Elmhurst, a 90-year-old dairy plant in New York that recently made the switch from cow’s milk to all-natural vegan nut milks. The new line, called “Elmhurst Milked,” is now available in Publix stores across the Southeast, and you can taste the cruelty-free flavors this Saturday at the Wynwood Block Party.

Celebrity chef Jeremiah Tower, of Stars and Chez Panisse fame, discusses the new documentary about his life.

Most cult brunchers know South Beach is the unofficial meeting ground. Miami’s coastline is flooded with restaurants offerings dozens of renditions of the weekend meal, making it difficult to choose just one place to dine. Executive chef Josh Elliott’s signature French toast at the Restaurant at the Raleigh makes a customer’s decision a little easier. It’s offered only weekdays during breakfast, but this plate is worth the trek.

Via Emilia 9 in South Beach prides itself on serving authentic regional cuisine from the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. Just north of Tuscany, the region includes cities like Bologna, Parma, Ferrara, and Modena. The name Via Emilia refers to the main street that crosses the entire region. The restaurant is owned by…

Good news, Miami. This weekend is about to get a lot sweeter. On Saturday, May 13, the Salty Donut and MDoughW will launch an exclusive dessert box on UberEats. The collaboration will include two treats from each business. A traditional glazed doughnut splashed with a 1.24-karat-gold drizzle, and a white chocolate and…

Panther, Miami’s premier coffeehouse, is set to open two new locations in Miami. According to partner and cofounder Leticia Pollack, the MiMo District shop, located on the corner of 64th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, will open in about a month. “We’re putting together the bar, and we should be soft-opening…

Mother’s Day is this weekend, and if you haven’t made any plans, there’s still time to make this Sunday her sweetest day yet. Most locals might know that Miami Beach’s iconic Fontainebleau is the home to several fine-dining establishments, such as Scott Conant’s Scarpetta, Michael Mina’s Stripsteak, and Hakkasan, but few are aware the megaresort also holds an awe-inspiring bakery and candy factory.

At Dashi, which opened in late March at the River Yacht Club, executive chef Shuji Hiyakawa brings beautifully plated Japanese fare to Miami’s riverfront. The dimly lit restaurant, beckoning patrons exiting megayachts to enter its dining room, specializes in brightly colored slices of fish on beds of warm sticky rice and chopped vegetables, along with authentic udons, soups, and meats.

Edukos, a Venezuelan-American gastropub, opens its doors today at 1701 W. Flagler St. in Little Havana at 5 p.m. for dinner, about a quarter of a mile from Marlins Park. Described as “an exuberant tavern for the adventurous,” the restaurant encourages diners to try new foods and build unique experiences…

It’s an early weekday morning, and Elsa Burger presides over the kitchen at Pampangueña with a wide smile and chestnut hair that falls to her shoulders. Her white shirt is covered by a red apron with an “I Love Herbalife” pin affixed to the strap. The short 57-year-old Filipina stir-fries…

For Serendipity’s Jessica Levison, ice cream is more than a scoop of chocolate or vanilla. As the owner of artisanal ice cream stores in Surfside and Wynwood, she spends most of her time in a production kitchen inventing new flavors. There have been flower-infused creams like lavender orange; coconut-based vegan varieties without…