My Ceviche Coming to Midtown Miami

My Ceviche, the Miami-based fast-casual spot positioning itself to become the Chipotle of the raw fish game, will open a new location in Midtown in the former Machiya space. See also: My Ceviche to Open in South Miami…

Second Stephen Starr Restaurant Set to Open in Bal Harbour

Stephen Starr has quite the year ahead of him, and it’s about to get even busier. The restaurateur announced he’s opening another eatery in Bal Harbour Shops in the space La Goulue once called home. It will be just seconds away from Makoto, Starr’s popular Japanese restaurant. Details such as…

Annu Raw Vegan Serving Up Milkshakes and Cakes on South Beach

Nothing’s more effective for the health-conscious cause than dessert. If you can eat a plant-based cake that’s just as delectable as its alternative, why wouldn’t you? Yet most people won’t even try it. Annu Raw Vegan is all about sweets. The shop, a pop-up cake and milkshakery within Emack and…

Sweet Spreads Selling Miami-Made, Vegan Coconut Butters

Nutella is delicious. Nobody’s going to deny that Italy’s super-famous hazelnut spread is anything but a nectar of the Gods. It’s good on bananas, on toast, on ice cream. On anything. But Nutella isn’t vegan. And it’s loaded with saturated fat and processed sugar. So what’s a plant-based eater with…

GastroPod’s Noodle Head Hangs Out in Wynwood After Basel

Jeremiah Bullfrog’s shipping containers that sustained the Art Basel masses with Royals with cheese and bouncy alkaline noodles topped with spicy, hammy XO sauce will be sticking around Wynwood a bit longer to serve a temporary test kitchen for the mostly mobile chef. See also: Jeremiah Bullfrog Pops Up at…

South Beach Italian Institution Escopazzo Closes

The longstanding South Beach Italian haven Escopazzo is no more. The closure of Giancarla Bodoni’s two-decade old restaurant, first reported late last week on Miami.com, comes as the island remains awash in Italian spots, some better than others. In its absence beachgoers are left with choices like Scarpetta, Macaluso’s, Macchialino,…

Andiamo’s New Sunday Pie Is a Pizza After Our Own Heart

Andiamo is a favorite neighborhood pizza joint that serves up our number one pick for meatballs in Miami. When it comes to pies they have a full page dedicated to speciality combinations or else you can play Frankenstein and create your own. However, on a recent visit we noticed a…

Cibo Wine Bar to Open Restaurant, Patio Birra Garden in South Beach

On Thursday, December 11, Cibo Wine Bar opens at the luxury Continuum condominiums. This is the second Cibo Wine Bar in South Florida, with the first opening in Coral Gables in October 2011. The large space features 12,000 square feet of indoor dining. But what’s sure to be the largest…

Siena Tavern: Try The Twitterific Meatball and Bomboloni

You might know that Siena Tavern, the Chicago Italian eatery that opened in South Beach last month, has an in-house celebrity. No, it’s not chef/partner Fabio Viviani (although the Top Chef alum, who recently published his second book, does have star wattage). It’s actually a meatball. What some people might…

November 2014 Restaurant Openings and Closings

November openings heated up Miami’s restaurant scene. In anticipation of Art Basel, establishments clamored to get permits in order and train staff for the rush that comes with the mega week of art and culture. Notable openings include Seagrape, Crown Room, and 1930’s House, all at the Thompson Miami Beach…