Sushi Chef

Sushi Chef’s plain façade and restaurant-in-the-middle-of-a-Japanese-market interior give no indication it serves perhaps the most extensive selection of Japanese dishes around. The encyclopedic menu lists more than 200 dishes, from all manner of sushi to tempura, rice and noodle bowls, salads, and entrées. Fish is generally high-quality – though two pieces of questionably fresh toro […]

Sushi Maki

Sushi Maki is a laid-back sushi spot offering the usual variety of rolls, along with plenty of appetizers and entrée options for the raw-fish-phobic. Of appetizers, including staples such as edamame, summer rolls, and chicken yakitori, try the gyoza: tender steamed or fried dumplings filled with chicken, pork, or vegetables and served with a tangy […]

Swensen’s Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant

Old school ice cream parlors are few and far between. But if you’ve got a craving for childhood nostalgia and calorie-laden American food, Swensen’s Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant is where it’s at. Burgers, personal pizzas, sourdough melts and more ice cream options than you can imagine. The throwback decor is like a trip down […]

Swine Southern Table & Bar

Located in a boutique-spangled strip on Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Swine Southern Table & Bar is a pork-themed place. Swine’s setting is leisurely and cavernous; it sits inside a lofted two-story space lined with barn-wood walls and shelves holding colorful pickling jars. On the menu, there’s mac and cheese with bacon, Brussels sprouts in bacon […]

Taco Rico Tex Mex Cafe

There’s nothing fancy about Taco Rico Tex Mex Cafe or the mini strip mall in which it’s nestled. But this tiny, quaint neighborhood spot serves a wide variety of flavorful Tex-Mex items for a friendly price. The menu offers an abundance of everything you’d expect: enchiladas, tacos, burritos, fajitas, and tortillas. The steak and chicken […]

Talavera Cocina Mexicana

Talavera is to Mexican street food what Salma Hayek is to a Mexican street person – gussied up and good! Take the two salsas that jump-start diners: one red guajillo-based, one green habanero-based, both pur

Tarpon Bend Raw Bar & Grill

Tarpon’s 200-seat room offers a limited raw bar – three varieties of oyster, stone crabs and inventive ceviches. Warm appetizers are appealing, none more so than middleneck clams (from Florida’s west coast) pan-roasted in a spicy white wine and tomato broth, with grilled triangular toasts for sopping up the garlic-and-herb-pepped liquid. Catch of the day […]

Threefold Cafe

This all-day breakfast spot was created by Melbourne transplants Teresa and Nick Sharp, who wondered why a café of its kind wasn’t already a Miami staple. The locally grown restaurant has quickly gained popularity and now boasts three locations. The menu includes classic items such as eggs, made with fried eggs, house-baked beans, spinach, bacon, […]

Threefold Cafe

This all-day breakfast spot was created by Melbourne transplants Teresa and Nick Sharp, who wondered why a café of its kind wasn’t already a Miami staple. The locally grown restaurant has quickly gained popularity and now boasts three locations. The menu includes classic items such as eggs, made with fried eggs, house-baked beans, spinach, bacon, […]

Tinta y Cafe

Miami Cuban café meets bohemian coffeehouse at Tinta y Café. A window outside dispenses Cuban coffee, pastelitos, and croquetas to sleepy 9-to-5 workers in need of a jolt en route to the office. Inside, mismatched couches and bookshelves re-create a living room where you can read or work while sipping coffee or eating lunch. The […]

Titanic Brewery & Restaurant

A long-standing brewpub near the University of Miami, Titanic Brewery & Restaurant has been serving up a proper pint in Coral Gables for more than 20 years. Here, a five-barrel system produces consistent, high-quality brews. While the recipes have evolved through the years, Titanic’s six house brews have remained largely the same, from a light-bodied […]

Trust & Co.

Trust & Co.’s name pays tribute to the trust and integrity of the early 20th Century. And with that, the Coral Gables restaurant promises to employ the best possible local ingredients without cutting corners. Consequently, the menu changes seasonally, and when chef Pablo Zitzmann and his team can’t find products that meet their standards, they […]

Uncle Tom’s Barbecue

This place is about as American barbecue as Celia Cruz is Bobby Flay, but the food is muy buena. Ribs are neatly glazed and not too sweet, with a tang all their own. In fact, you can actually smell the distinct smoky aroma as soon as you get out of the car and walk toward […]

University of Miami Lowe Art Museum

This University of Miami art outpost has been around since 1952, making it South Florida’s first official art museum. Since then, Coral Gables’ University of Miami Lowe Art Museum has expanded to a whopping 17,500-objects — everything from Renaissance and Baroque to American, Ancient and Native American and Asian art. They even added a pavilion […]