Le Cafe Bistro

If you’ve ever been lucky enough to find a $20 bill on the sidewalk, you’ll have the same feeling of good fortune after dining at this charming and blessedly inexpensive little neighborhood restaurant on the train wreck that’s upper Biscayne Boulevard. The short menu is more or less French, featuring excellent (and lighter than usual) […]

Le Chick Miami

Here, chicken makes up a large part of the menu, along with side dishes such as onion rings and five kinds of fries. In addition to rotisserie chicken, there is a rotating burger of the month and fried chicken. Le Chick’s version is brined overnight for 12 hours and then soaked in buttermilk before being […]

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 Lambi

In the chain-restaurant-friendly, culinarily shy zone that is Kendall, there’s a party going on near the parking lot of a Publix. Inside a nondescript, squat building, guitar music wafts, political debates sound in Kreyol, and the clink of silverware delving into platters of rich goat and fish stews fills the air. It’s the area’s only […]

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 Sirenuse

Le Sirenuse is more Italian fantasy than a place to grab a quick after-work beer. The elegant transplant has its roots in Positano, a magical city that hugs the Amalfi coastline. Located inside the Surf Club, whose rich history dates to the 1930s, this stateside Sirenuse is a lush romantic confection of a bar, filled […]

Le Tub

Waterside tables, gigantic burgers, and no-BS service make Hollywood’s Le Tub Saloon worthy of repeat visits. Tourists tend to stop by for the GQ– and Oprah-hyped burgers, but they stay for the breezy, open-air bar and the large wooden deck festooned with kitschy South Florida décor and plenty of picnic benches with a view of […]

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 […]

Lee & Marie’s Cakery Company

Lee & Marie’s Cakery Company is situated in a lovely setting, but it lacks an obvious essential: a large-scale oven. The locale relies on an off-site production facility in Wynwood that sends foods to South Beach twice a day. But a sampling of pastries on two occasions revealed a lack of freshness: Baked doughnuts were […]

Lemoni Cafe

The Design District gets a fresh slap of inexpensive goodness thanks to Lemoni Cafe and its smoothies, veggie-packed salads, and word-of-mouth-hyped paninis. While you mooch the free Wi-Fi, munch on paninis such as the Lemoni Supremo, with marinated chicken, pesto, Brie, and cherry tomatoes, or the Mediterraneo, with spinach, olives, tomatoes, and chicken melded together […]

Lettuce & Tomato

Lettuce & Tomato is a swank gastropub that offers an industrial yet warm atmosphere tucked away on West Dixie Highway at NE 171st Street. Featuring a juxtaposition of Latin and Asian flavors, the menu lists plates such as huevos rotos, served with hand-cut garlic French fries, sofrito, serrano ham, three fried eggs, and a pinch […]

Level 6

Whether you’re looking for a relaxing afternoon cocktail or a place to share a late-night glass of wine and some tapas, this is a rooftop retreat that’s perfect for both. Level 6, brought to us by the creative group behind South Florida establishments Akira Back, Amal, and Byblos, is one of the few neighborhood venues […]

Leynia

Helmed by renowned chef Jose Icardi and located in sbe’s Delano South Beach, Leynia features chef Icardi’s take on traditional Argentine cuisine fused with Japanese influences. The bustling eatery, which serves family-style meals in both the elegant indoor dining space and on the property’s coveted terrace, is ideal for large parties. Adding a theatrical touch […]

The Lido Bayside Grill

The Lido Bayside Grill is a dockside respite from what would otherwise be considered a yoga- and health-centric hotel. There is a wide-scope view of the water where you can enjoy happy hour as the sky gently shifts from day to evening. Although the shots here usually involve wheatgrass and ginger, load up on limoncello, […]

Lifefood Gourmet

This organic and vegetarian food spot is a small, cute, and modern restaurant that practically screams “healthy.” Surrounded by green, orange, and yellow d