Mazzi Cucina

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 […]

Mignonette Uptown

Danny Serfer never intended to start a mini-empire. But the 36-year-old chef opened Blue Collar, a small MiMo District restaurant in 2012; debuted Mignonette, a larger seafood and oyster bar with business partner/buddy Ryan Roman, in 2014; and just a few months ago began operating Mignonette Uptown in North Miami Beach.

Nite Cap Lounge

When a bar’s front windows are plastered with Bud heavy promo posters and three American flags, you pretty much know what to expect inside. And yes, porn mustaches and bad dye jobs abound inside the Nite Cap Lounge, which doesn’t serve snacks but is stocked with plenty of glorious cheese. Because the Cap is technically […]

Outback Steakhouse

Leave it to the Aussies to beat us at our own game: good ol’ thick, juicy steaks. Except for a couple of pseudo-Australian offerings, you’ll find the menu comparable to an American house o’ beef — right down to offerings of nonbeef items such as chicken and fish — but delicious steaks are what this […]

Paquito’s Mexican Restaurant

Paquito’s is the kind of place where eclectic surroundings – hot-pink ponchos used as tablecloths, walls the color of lime sorbet, and quirky knickknacks galore – truly reflect the menu. Warm, fresh tortilla chips with chunky cilantro-spiked salsa are complimentary, and other starters include ceviche with jalapenos and a Mexican pizza topped with black olives, […]

Racks Italian Bistro and Market

The concise menu here is slightly more extensive than at owner Gary Rack’s other venue, Table 42 Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar in Boca Raton (formerly Coal Mine Pizza). Both spots specialize in coal-fired pies but also offer starters, salads, and pastas; Racks adds a handful of fish, meat, and poultry entrées to the mix. […]

Raw Republic

Raw Republic is expanding to open a second location in North Miami Beach. Open to everyone and anyone who loves feeling healthy, the Open House will feature passed samples of Raw Republic’s drinks and foods; and giveaways for the first 100 customers. The brainchild of first cousins Jordan Gimelstein, Jesse Gimelstein and Zack Stein, all […]

The Rumcake Factory

The Rumcake Factory is a funny name for a place that creates some of the best Cajun food in town, but that’s just how the business evolved. Husband-wife owners Larry and Elena Robinson began catering in 2002 with Larry cooking the food he grew up with in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The rum cake, his mother’s recipe, […]

Sang’s Chinese Food

Proprietors Purwan and Irene Cheung have cooked and waited tables here since they opened Sang”s 19 years ago. Nowadays, the unchanged, basic-Chinese-restaurant décor is tired, but two important details stand out: Most of the seats are filled with Chinese people, and most of the plates are filled with rewarding Cantonese fare. There are two menus […]