Restaurants

In the past few weeks, two high-profile chefs with a Miami presence have announced the closing of their respective eateries.

Sunday afternoon, as thousands of people gathered at the Wynwood Yard to celebrate both its last day and Cinco de Mayo, a massive storm threatened to put a damper on the festivities.

Wawa is finally opening its doors in Miami this week. After months of growing anticipation, fans of the Philadelphia-based convenience-store chain can look forward to the official grand opening this Thursday of the area’s first three stores.

Miami will finally get the restaurant it deserves when Croqueta Bar opens next week. The restaurant brings Dos Croqueta’s famous croquetas to their first permanent location, in the Miami-Dade suburb of Westchester. The company, founded in 2015 by Alec Fernandez and his aunt, chef Vicky Carballo, focused on creating croquetas in unique…

April saw a surprising number of restaurants that come with themes.Now, in the Magic City, you can drink in an 80’s-themed bar, dine in a working gallery, or pretend it’s morning any time of the day at two new all-day breakfast restaurants.

Every Sunday, drag queens in colorful costumes take over the sidewalk outside Miami Beach’s Palace Bar to bust moves and belt out pop songs for hungry patrons and passersby. It’s not just brunch. It’s drag brunch — one so hot it’s been ranked among the finest in the nation, according to OpenTable, which yesterday released its annual “100 Best Brunch Restaurants in America.”

The Oleks never meant to get into the deli business. Yet after relocating to Florida, switching careers, and losing everything, husband-and-wife team Lisa, age 56, and Steve, 52, opened the Pastrami Joint at Hollywood’s Yellow Green Farmers Market and quickly became one of the most popular stalls.

Coral Gables is set to get some of Miami-Dade’s best pasta. Macchialina, the Italian concept by James Beard Award semifinalist Michael Pirolo, plans to open a second restaurant, at Alhambra Towers in the City Beautiful.

If you miss the Museum of Ice Cream and its Instagrammable backdrops, you’re in luck: A new ice-cream shop on Ocean Drive offers the most photogenic treats in South Beach. At Icy-N-Spicy, Xiaoli Liu serves rainbow-colored treats with European and Asian influences, such as desserts that combine Japanese mochi ice cream and French macarons.

When the Wynwood Yard closes on May 5, a bit of the neighborhood’s soul will go with it.

Miami’s much-anticipated Time Out Market has announced its official opening date. The 18,000-square-foot food hall will open May 9 at 8 a.m. with 17 eateries, a demo kitchen, and three bars.

Consider the daiquiri. Ask someone on the street to define it and they’ll likely describe a frozen abomination spiked with some kind of strawberry concoction festooned with little umbrellas and served on cruise ships. But a good bartender, especially a Cuban bartender, knows better.

GKB Wynwood chefs Rafael Perez Cambana and Philip Harbin are the duo behind Miami’s newest burger restaurant, That’s Mine Craft Burgers and Beer, which is set to open Monday, April 22, in North Miami Beach. The pair partnered with digital marketing and brand development guru Juan Allen, who has created…

Ensconced in Bay Harbor Islands is a Peruvian restaurant with a menu that might be bigger than its dining room. That’s because its chef, German Gonzales, adds to it almost daily. “I wake up in the middle of the night with new recipe ideas, write them all down, come into…

Fast-casual, Cuban-inspired eatery Caja Caliente is opening a second location in Coral Gables next month.

Miami’s favorite sweet obsession is closing for the season on Saturday, April 20. Knaus Berry Farm posted its seasonal closing date on Facebook, along with a sweet warning: “Today is the first day of the last week! The last day before we close for the summer is April 20th. We will…

A pop-up burger restaurant that’s been hitting the streets of Miami since October, USBS (United States Burger Service) was inspired by a brainstorming session among friends Dave Bailey, Agustin Gamboa, and Michael Mayta.

Deep in Little Havana, wedged between popular ventanitas and cigar chops, South Korean chef Brian Koo offers an unexpected Japanese omakase experience.

This Saturday, get ready to brunch hard at New Times’ Out to Brunch. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Design District’s Jungle Plaza will transform into a swanky soiree filled with free-flowing mimosas, a bloody mary bar, and delicious food. Thirteen stations will serve beverages such as wine by…

Nineteen years after unveiling his first South Florida restaurant, Angelo Elia, one of our most celebrated chefs, is finally opening a location in Miami-Dade.

Just Salad, a New York-based fast-casual restaurant all about eating healthy on the go, is coming to Florida. The chain is more than just salads, however. The menu also offers customizable, made-to-order wraps, bowls, and smoothies as well as salads. One of its most popular menu items is the “toast box”:…

One of Miami’s most venerable establishments is closing for a refresh. The Forge will temporarily close for renovation, owner Shareef Malnik announced today. The kitchen will be revamped and the dining room design will change. In addition, the Forge brand will undergo an “overall brand…