Greco Boys Grill

If you had a sneaking suspicion that most Americans have bastardized the Greek gyro – you’d be right. But Greco Boys Grill is all about being authentic. Score a chicken or pork gyro slathered in tzatziki sauce ($6.95), a souvlaki platter ($9.95) or spanakopita ($6.75). No lamb or beef in their lineup, but who needs […]

Guru Fine Indian Cuisine

A colorful, cozy little respite from Washington Avenue madness, Guru Fine Indian Cuisine is the perfect spot for an Indian food fix. From $15.90 for a flavorful tandoori chicken tikka to $16.90 for a spicy lamb vindaloo, prices aren’t cheap – but they’re not South Beach steep, either. Vegetarians will love the array of options, […]

Guru Indian Restaurant and Wine Bar

At this California-casual global restaurant, the prime focus is Indian food: unusually tasty dal makhani (braised lentils), savory nilgiri korma (stewed beef in rich yogurt sauce), kofta curry (tender vegetarian “meatballs” in comforting cream sauce), mattar paneer (peas and tofu cheese in a sweet, zingy tomato sauce). But you can also get Japanese steak, Cajun […]

Hakkasan

Alan Yau’s London Hakkasan has earned a Michelin star, but many of the dishes at the Miami outpost are similar to those found at any other Chinese joint – just much better. Among the many standouts on the extensive menu are traditional roast Peking duck breast bursting with five-spice flavor; jasmine tea-smoked pork ribs whose […]

Half Moon Empanadas

Juan Zavala Jr. and his wife Pilar would sometimes sit around with friends in their native Argentina and ponder dinner-by-delivery choices. Inevitably it would come down to pizza or empanadas, and just as inevitably, they’d choose the latter. It occurred to Juan that maybe some of the 40 million Hispanics living in the United States […]

The Hall

A 1940s Art Deco classic freshly transformed into a wildly bohemian South Beach boutique hotel, where a break-the-rules vibe is very much alive.

Haven

The snow-capped mountain range is dazzlingly white against an impossibly blue sky, and snowflakes slowly drift to the rhythm of the Tom Tom Club. The Tom Tom Club? Don’t ask questions; just go with the flow. The wraparound LCD walls might soon change to images of the Mediterranean. A thousand or so ice-cube lights running […]