This is a classic New York-style pizza joint. There’s no decor aside from the requisite cheese and pepperoni art prints and a flashing neon “open” sign. Hurried servers juggle multiple slices as busy downtown workers expend their half-hour lunch breaks on cheap grub. The first Mario’s opened in 1969, and many branches have followed, with […]
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This is a classic New York-style pizza joint. There’s no decor aside from the requisite cheese and pepperoni art prints and a flashing neon “open” sign. Hurried servers juggle multiple slices as busy downtown workers expend their half-hour lunch breaks on cheap grub. The first Mario’s opened in 1969, and many branches have followed, with […]
Good inexpensive restaurants in South Beach are something of an oxymoron, but if you’re on the Beach and hungry for tasty, budget-friendly pizza and pasta, you’d be downright stupid not to check out Master’s. Pizzas come with a variety of toppings and in many guises (deep-dish, Sicilian, calzone, stromboli), but it’s the crust that makes […]
An offshoot of South Beach’s iconic Catalina Hotel, Maxine’s Bistro and Bar serves up Italian eats, American classics and breakfast carbs to hungry partiers 24/7. Burgers range $10 to $14, salads $11 to $20, sammies $10 to $15. The menu’s all over the map, so picky eaters are bound to find something to nosh on. […]
North Miami Beac’hs Mazzi Cucina sits in a strip mall near the former location of Yakko-San that today houses favorites such as the Vietnamese spot PhoMi2Go, Filipino restaurant Lutong Pinoy, and Lettuce & Tomato, which is run by a former Epicure chef. The place is filled with knickknacks that describe generations of chef/owner Stefano Mazzi’s […]
MC Kitchen is doing something more honest and genuine than that of other eateries with similar cuisine. In the roasted octopus dish, a large Spanish mollusk is quick-roasted in the Wood Stone-brand oven and then dressed copiously with Tuscan extra-virgin olive oil, fresh red pepper, and garlic. The tentacles are charred quickly, producing an aroma […]
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Since 2008, Bruno Ponce has been quietly making fresh mozzarella out of a nondescript North Miami building mostly filled with walk-in refrigerators and stainless-steel work tables. The milk comes from Wisconsin cows and is processed into curd in New Jersey before it’s sent south. Ponce is an Argentine whose grandfather emigrated from Bari, on Italy’s […]
Restaurateur Tony Gallo and chef Pietro Vardeu have drawn crowds to Sardinia Enoteca in Sunset Harbour since 2006. Now the pair offers cuisine from another part of Italy. Apulia is a region in the southeast, the heel of the boot. In fact, it’s the nation’s top producer of olive oil and the birthplace of burrata. […]
Once you delve into homemade pasta, you’ll never go back to Barilla. The difference is indisputable, and you’ll never want to put your poor taste buds through processed food hell again. Enter Miami Beach’s Mr. Pasta, where you can score a plethora of hand-crafted pasta varieties for a not-so-onerous price point. Think ricotta gnocci, salmon […]
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When you want a small slice of the Big Apple, check out New York Roma Pizza. The late-night hangout offers a wide variety of pizzas that please all types of palates. Inside there’s an intimate counter that seats about six, but there is plenty of outdoor seating as well. The guys behind the counter seem […]
At Ni.Do. Caffe, a quaint Italian restaurant in Belle Meade, petite tables are topped with taupe butcher paper, potted lavender plants, and multicolored platters of cheese and prosciutto crudo. A refrigerator showcases house-made cheeses for sale: mozzarella fior di latte, burrata, affumicato, and others. Owners Matteo Paderni and his wife, Giorgia Calabrese, run the show. […]
The second Ni.Do. shares a quaint homeyness with the original, which opened on Biscayne Boulevard near NE 79th Street in 2012 and has become a staple of the booming MiMo District. They share a few traits, but the younger sibling offers an expanded list of pastas while swapping land proteins like rib eyes and veal […]
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Oggi Caffe lives up to its “warm and cozy” claim. The decor is elegant but unpretentious, serving as the backdrop for homey Italian classics and daily specials. The place is also a pasta factory, producing handmade agnolotti, fettuccine, penne, and spaghetti that bestow buttery richness on the palate. Oggi satisfies the craving for everyday Italian, […]
Osteria has been serving fine Italian cuisine since 1987; dining here is still something of a 20th-century experience. But this South Beach favorite has retained the best attributes formerly fashioned at fine-dining establishments without subscribing to the more regrettable ones. For instance, service is executed peerlessly by professional staff members who have been with the […]
Italian eatery Palat opened in January 2018. Chef/owner Pippo Lamberti offers a small but robust selection of plates, including charred octopus with artichoke and rosemary pesto and beet ravioli complemented by goat cheese and hazelnuts. Lamberti, who hails from a family of restaurant owners in the Northeast, worked at Café Boulud in Palm Beach before […]
The brawny pastaiolo‘s presence in the window display of Pane & Vino serves two purposes: to draw in mesmerized passersby and to assure customers that the South Beach restaurant isn’t kidding about pastas being homemade. Although several tables are set up outside, it’s best to avoid the uncomfortable chairs and noise of Washington Avenue and […]