Chef Sergio Chamizo (right) and wife Maria Polanco
Courtesy of Maria Polanco
Chef Sergio Chamizo wants to educate his guests on the rich and vast culinary culture of Spain. At Alma, a sleek, industrial-style restaurant in Coconut Grove, Chamizo and his wife, Maria Polanco, serve food influenced by the chef's native Spain. Start your experience with the ajoblanco ($15), a kind of gazpacho from southern Spain, made with almonds, bread, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and Japanese mackerel. Then keep an eye out for the steak tartare with a miso-cured egg-yolk emulsion and smoked paprika rice cracker.