This is why Miami eateries are offering fully cooked meals and treats to go so that you can save time and energy and spend more time with your loved ones instead.
Listed below are nine great options for Christmas takeout and catering in Miami. Make sure to contact the restaurants and bakeries for more details. Happy Holidays, and Merry Christmas!
Doris Italian Market & Bakery
Multiple Locationsdorismarket.comDoris Italian Market & Bakery is offering several Christmas takeout packages this year, including an Italian option featuring meat lasagna, chicken française, tossed salad, and dinner rolls for $149.95 (serves ten to 12 guests), and a traditional choice of cooked turkey, herb stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, and choice of one ten-inch apple or pumpkin pie for $179.95 (serves six to eight people). Doris Market’s entire gourmet catering menu is available as well. For more information, visit the online store.
Finka Table & Tap has a delicious Nochebuena catering menu complete with flan.
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Finka Table & Tap
14690 SW 26th St., Miami305-227-8818finkarestaurant.com
Chef Eileen Andrade is offering four holiday packages at Finka to feed your families and friends on Nochebuena and Christmas Day. For couples who want to spend the holiday at home, the chicken package for two is priced at $65 and brings a whole roasted chicken with housemade gravy, butternut squash soup, arroz moro, maduros, and sweet potato muffins. The bigger meals are the masitas de puerco (fried pork chunks) for ten people priced at $190 and includes moros, yuca, maduros, a Cuban-style flan, and an almond bread pudding; the pork shoulder meal feeds six to eight and is priced at $180 with moros, yucca, maduros, and Cuban style flan; and the pork leg package, priced at $395, is for large gatherings as it will feed 20 to 25 of your guests and showcases a 24-pound pork leg with mojo and gravy, arroz moro, yucca, maduros, a Cuban style flan, and almond bread pudding.
Graziano's
Multiple locations in Miamigrazianosgroup.comFor those who want to sit back, relax, and avoid the typical stress that comes with the holiday season, Graziano’s provides an extensive catering menu perfect for any large family event, but particularly for the Christmas holiday. The deadline for catering reservations is December 23 for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Catering options include a tray of assorted charcuterie and cheeses, lasagna with white sauce or red sauce, a whole roasted pig grilled on the asador over quebracho wood, honey glazed ham, and plenty of lechon varieties and sides. Catering can be ordered via toasttab.com.
La Boulangerie Boul’Mich
Multiple Locations786-464-0212
laboulangerieusa.comThe pan de jamón at La Boulangerie Boul’Mich is a traditional Venezuelan specialty bread filled with ham, bacon, raisins, and olives. A whole loaf costs $39 and is available for pre-order throughout the holiday season for pickup at multiple locations.
Malanga Café
12257 S. Dixie Hwy., Miami305-259-1550
malangacafe.comPinecrest's long-standing Cuban restaurant Malanga is offering a holiday feast featuring a whole roasted pig with moros and yuca, a suckling pig stuffed with arroz moro, or a roasted turkey at market price. Other specials available are pork chunks for eight to ten people for $85 or the larger tray serving 18-20 people for $170, vaca frita (shredded and fried beef) for eight to ten people for $90 or the larger tray serving 18-20 people for $180, and a ten-pound honey-glazed ham for $80. Add to these with side orders of white rice and beans, arroz moro, yucca, maduros, and tostones, ranging from $25 to $48, which serve eight to ten and 18-20 of your guests.
Moh's Bundt Cakes
866-276-9255mosbundtcakes.comMoh's is celebrating Christmas this year on a sweet note with offerings of coquito bundt cake, a festive favorite infused with coconut, cinnamon, and rum and topped with a creamy coconut buttercream frosting and a sprinkle of cinnamon. For fans of the unconventional, there's the new "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" bundt cake, a mix of pretzels, potato chips, chocolate chips, toffee, and caramel butter icing. Medium-sized bundt cakes cost $49 each and serve six to eight people. Large bundt cakes are $59 each and serve ten to 14 guests.
Pecorino’s
pecorinos.com305-533-7163The Italian ghost kitchen from the team behind Brickell's iconic Perricone’s is offering a variety of holiday takeout package options. Starting at $22 per person, the packages feature dishes such as ropa vieja, honey ham, hand-carved beef tenderloin, green bean almondine, and fruit pies. Staff, catering equipment, and supplies are also available upon request. Pre-orders must be done by phone or via email at [email protected].
Semilla Restaurant & Bar
1330 Alton Rd., Miami Beach305-674-6522
www.semillamiami.comSemilla's takeout Christmas package is a feast of family-style dishes, including appetizers such as organic butternut squash soup, chestnut crumble, and Maine lobster croquetas, as well as a main course of wild salmon Wellington accompanied by classic mashed potatoes and green beans almandine. Dessert is chocolate bouche de noel with creme Anglaise. The meal costs $78 per person or $288 for a four-person package. Orders can be placed via the eatery's website.
STK Steakhouse
2305 Collins Ave., Miami Beach305-604-6988
stksteakhouse.comCelebrate Christmas at STK with a festive feast centered around its roasted free-range turkey topped off with classic gravy and cranberry orange chutney. Available for dine in or as takeout ($64 single serving, $124 package for two), along with roasted prime rib ($69 single serving, $134 package for two). This holiday spread comes with cornbread, herbs and cranberry stuffing, shallot and thyme confit thighs, maple-baked sweet potatoes, and parmesan-crusted Yukon gold mashed potatoes.
