26 Sushi & Tapas

You might think a restaurant that keeps kosher is hamstringing itself, limiting what it can do as far as ingredients, techniques, and flavors. You understand how wrong you are shortly after starting a meal at Surfside’s stark-white 26 Sushi & Tapas. The place is run by the Chang family, and patriarch Fernando has long been […]

2B Asian Bistro

From the same energy and passion that Bond Trisransri brought Calle Ocho Mr. Yum comes 2B Asian Bistro. In the same Little Havana neighborhood, filled with art galleries, Cuban cuisine, cigar shops, and markets, 2B Asian Bistro stands out. A former architect, Trisransri added touches to the modest space that includes bamboo floors, a contemporary […]

Akashi Japanese Restaurant

If you live in or frequent South Miami, you’ve seen Akashi. It’s that small Japanese joint nestled a block from the Shops at Sunset Place and adorned with two large graphics of a koi and a baby-like geisha. According to the restaurant’s website, other than being a city in Japan renowned for its seafood, akashi means […]

Asia Bay

Bay Harbor Islands’ Asia Bay Bistro & Sushi Bar boasts nouvelle Asian cuisine, but apart from the sushi, it’s really a traditional Japanese restaurant with some token Thai tossed in for good measure. The sushi bar visually dominates the room, and its fare occupies quite a bit of the menu – to the tune of […]

Azabu

Long before every other Miami restaurant was a New York transplant, Tribeca-based Azabu opened an outpost at the Stanton Hotel in Miami Beach. The sleek restaurant, with origins in the Azabu District of Tokyo, comprises three areas: a lounge offering more than 40 different whiskeys, the main dining room, and a hidden room called “the […]

B-Side

If you crave impeccable sushi in all its permutations and without the pomp and price of most local dens, B-Side is for you. The sushi offshoot of Miami’s beloved modern Japanese-Peruvian restaurant, Itamae, the counter-style setting presents a short and sweet menu of snack-sized dishes, maki, and bowls-style meals that wow with simple yet flavorful […]

Bangkok Bangkok

One reviewer called this place “so nice they named it twice.” Bangkok Bangkok is synonymous with good Thai food. It’s an institution in both Kendall and Coral Gables. Servers with charmingly coy smiles are efficient but never shy away from friendly chitchat, and they carve a whole fresh fried and chili-sauce-covered red snapper (a signature […]

Benihana Japanese Steakhouse

Benihana is the perfect place for diners who want a strip of steak cooked exactly as desired. Because everything is prepared on an open grill at the center of each table by a hibachi chef, patrons can make specific requests in real time. Still, it’s not really about the standard Japanese cuisine so much as […]

Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill

Located in South Beach, Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill serves a menu packed with traditional vegetable rolls that can be difficult to find amid Miami Beach’s cacophony of sushi spots. One roll is loaded with threads of loamy enoki mushrooms. Another wraps rice and seaweed paper around crunchy matchsticks of burdock root that taste […]

Bond Street Lounge

The menu at this sleek, nightclub-like sushi spot is considerably more limited than that at Manhattan’s original Bond Street, but many aficionados consider chef Hiroshi Nakahara’s artfully plated sushi, sashimi, and hot or cold small plates the most sophisticated and solidly creative Japanese restaurant fare in town. Bond Street’s specialties rely on imaginative yet admirably […]

Bonsai

The “lobster bomb” (lobster tail tempura, crab salad, avocado, lettuce, red tobigo, spicy mayo, and eel sauce with a side of sautéed lobster, scallops, and sautéed mushrooms) is simply to die for at this West Dade sushi spot. There are also specialty rolls such as the “Bonsai G,” with deep-fried salmon, crab, shrimp, and masago. […]

Gabose Korean BBQ

Navigating Gabose’s expansive, meandering menu, with its myriad Korean titles, food photos, and strange-sounding offerings, is only slightly less challenging than pronouncing the place’s name. Rather than be intimidated, just read the descriptions, point to the numbers, and await your authentic, delectable, spunky, sparkling-fresh, and well-priced Korean cuisine. An accessible entry point is tangsuyuk – […]

Hiden

Hiden is one of Miami’s coolest dining destinations. It’s hidden behind a Wynwood taco shop, accessible only by entering a secret passcode into a silver keypad. But there’s more: Once the copper wall slides open, you find yourself transported from ground zero of trendy Miami to Japan as you step through into an intimate, eight-seat […]

Hiro’s Sushi Express South Beach

For the coolest, quickest sushi treat on South Beach, hit up Hiro’s Sushi Express. It has all the things a sushi restaurant needs, and it’s a perfect stop when you’re hungry after a night at the club. And it’s very affordable. Try the sashimi salad appetizer with tuna, salmon, and avocado. If you want to […]

Hoshi & Sushi

Chef Dongwook Seo thinks eating fresh seafood is one of life’s richest pleasures. His first restaurant, Hoshi & Sushi, serves sushi that’s a mix of simplicity and invention. Located on the ground floor of a condo building on Miami Beach’s Millionaires Row, Hoshi & Sushi is a two-room, 60-seat eatery filled with hanging lanterns, wooden […]

Itamae

TEMPORARILY CLOSED Valerie and Nando Chang, along with their father Fernando, are behind this tiny, no-frills restaurant in the heart of the tony Design District. Itamae marries the precision of Japanese culinary techniques with the bold flavors of Peru, making the dishes bright, flavorful, and supremely interesting. The simple menu offers nigiri, ceviche, a local […]