Andiamo Brick Oven Pizza

Forget about the greasy, goopy, nasty pizzas from Domino’s/Little Caesars/Pizza Hut. Go for gourmet, and your taste buds (and stomach) will thank you. Andiamo is the best pizza in Miami, hands down. Where else can you try a delicious potato-topped pie? (Yes, potatoes.) The Genovese is graced with thinly sliced Red Bliss potatoes, sprinkled with […]

Antica Mare

This Shorecrest stunner blends the tastes of Tuscany with unbeatable views of Biscayne Bay. Located at 7999 NE Bayshore Ct., Antica Mare is the sister restaurant of Marco Betti’s award-winning Antica Posta in Buckhead, Atlanta, and delivers the same authenticity of its much older sister. Dive into a delicate array of pastas, risottos, fish, vegetables, […]

Audio Vision Studios

This North Miami recording outpost is nothing short of legendary. Walls lined with platinum and gold records point to an incredible past. The joint is run by industry heavyweights Ron and Howard Albert, along with TK Records alum Steve Alaimo. Between them, the trio has worked with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, […]

B & M Market

B & M Market — which has been featured on Michelle Bernstein’s television show Check, Please! South Florida (Episode 106) and twice in the Miami Herald — has been open since 1980. And according to co-owner Nafeeza Ali, it is one of the first and longest-running West Indian grocery stores in Miami. In 1990, Nafeeza […]

Bagels & Co.

Like the Constitution, the Incredible Hulk, and a baseball pitcher working a no-hitter, there are some things you just shouldn’t mess with. Old-school bagel-making should have a place on that list, yet the world is bafflingly full of frozen, bagged holes of dough stomping all over the good name of this traditional Jewish delicacy. Fortunately, […]

BarMeli Miami

This tapas and wine bar shares a small, slightly seedy shopping center with a hair salon and a tiny gym that promises personal training at discount prices. That makes it seem all the more like a hidden gem, a personal find, one of those so-called secret places that people whisper about to their friends, as […]

BarMeli69

This tapas and wine bar, located in Miami’s MiMo District, sits alongside a no-tell motel. The location makes BarMeli69 seem all the more like a hidden gem, a personal find, the kind of place you whisper about to your friends, as in, “I just found this great little joint.” Inside, the restaurant feels like one […]

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 […]

Billy’s Pub Too

You say you want your cheap drinks with a side of ribs? Come on down to Billy’s Pub Too, friend. An average bar might have a two-hour window of discounts known as “Happy Hour,” but Billy’s has its time frame stretched to a full workday. That’s correct; it runs an eight-hour Happy Hour from 4 […]