Le Gusto Bistro

French food cravings aren’t so easy to quash in Miami, where you’re much more likely to find fritas than frites. But Miami Beach’s Le Gusto Bistro and their French owners are the real deal. Here, you can find an amazing croque monsieur (or madame), a ham and butter baguette sandwich, mussels “au gratin”, onion soup […]

Le Jardinier

Located in the Design District, Le Jardinier is the southern outpost of Alain Verzeroli’s first solo restaurant (also called Le Jardinier), which opened in 2019 in a luxury building in midtown Manhattan and quickly earned a Michelin star. For two decades, Verzeroli worked alongside the great Joël Robuchon, helping the French chef assemble menus and […]

Le Proven

Leeks, tomatoes, garlic, onions, olive oil: This is French cuisine that beats the butter-and-cream rap. Le Proven

Le Royal French Bakery

Despite the plethora of delicious pastelitos to be found at Miami’s 4,587 Latin bakeries – there are still certain sweet treats only the French have been able to master. Think baguettes and pan au chocolat (chocolate croissant). Le Royal French Bakery is South Miami’s go-to boulangerie/patisserie, with all that you’d expect from a French bakery […]

Le Zoo

Within the luxurious confines of the Faena Hotel Miami Beach, orange flames lick a multifunctional grill designed and built in Texas. Oak and charcoal fuel its plancha, parrilla, and smoker. It’s also the source of scalding ash for rescoldo, a process in which vegetables are gently roasted in the fire’s refuse. There’s also an open […]

L’echon Brasserie

The Pubbelly Boys’ latest creation comes with a healthy dose of joie de vivre alongside plenty of the yuzu juice and pork fat that captured Miami’s heart in 2010 when they opened their namesake eatery in Sunset Harbour. At L’echon Brasserie, Jose Mendin, Andreas Schreiner, and Sergio Navarro take on French cuisine in all its […]

LouLou Le Petit Bistro

Words such as organic, local, and sustainable are plastered on the shop window and menus — and the greens used in salads certainly appear to be — but the food here seems lost in another time and place. This is especially true of the entr

Otentic Fresh Food Restaurant

This clean, bright 18-seat bistro looks out of place on this fast-food stretch of Washington Avenue. Almost everything at Otentic is slow: the cooking of food, the movement of workers, seemingly time itself. Yet after you finish a small flute of complimentary Sauternes and spread soft butter upon wedges of baguette, you’ll feel blissfully ensconced […]

Palme d’Or

The venerable grand dame of dining is usually reserved for marriage proposals and graduations. The food is French, but it’s far from traditional. It’s served in trendy and tasty appetizer-size portions so diners can assemble their own four- or six-course grazing prix fixes. Menu items include indulgences such as seared foie gras, king crab, seared […]

Pastor at Pascal

Pastor at Pascal – formerly Pascal’s on Ponce – proves that a beloved classic can evolve without losing its soul. The new Basque chef wisely kept Pascal Oudin’s legendary French staples after he retired in 2024, like the Gruyère soufflé and the duck confit, while weaving in Spanish hits such as Galician octopus and Iberian […]

Petit Rouge

Petit Rouge’s notable fare includes a panko-crusted plank of ris de veau in lemon-caper sauce; frisee, radicchio, and baby arugula leaves with nubs of bacon and a poached egg perched on top; and French onion soup, the standard bearer for any bistro, bolstered by a bold beefy base and darkly bronzed cap of Gruyare. One […]

Provence Grill

This bastion of reasonably priced French cuisine is an oasis in a budding downtown dining area dominated by Italian restaurants. An excellent smoked duck salad or the homemade pté of the week is perfect for a light lunch or a filling starter. For dinner, sliced flank steak with a stirring shallot sauce or one of […]

Restaurant St. Michel

Some stars shine brighter after they burn out. Recovered from a 1995 fire, the French-rooted New American kitchen sparkles. Among the appetizers, choose from pt

Sérêvène

France and Japan unite at Sérêvène, the Hotel Greystone’s signature restaurant. Executive chef Pawan Pinisetti has cultivated a unique setting to enjoy dishes that are sustainably sourced, thoughtfully crafted, and lovingly finished tableside for a dramatic flourish. Pinisetti himself is often on hand to describe the dish’s inspiration, translating his whimsical ideas and personal experiences […]