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The Ten Best Brickell Restaurants

Zachary Fagenson, Laine Doss | June 5, 2019 | 5:14pm

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With each dawn, it seems as though something new is poking into the sky over Brickell — an SLS hotel here, a Related Group condo there. Despite the vast sums of money that have poured into the neighborhood over the past two decades, its dining options have rarely kept pace with its architectural sophistication.

Today that's changing. Stalwarts such as Edge Steak & Bar, the River Seafood & Oyster Bar, Momi Ramen, and Naoe continue to hold up the neighborhood, while newcomers add exciting concepts to the ever-growing neighborhood.

Here are the ten best places to dine in Brickell:

Cantina La Veinte

Icon Brickell
465 Brickell Ave., Miami
786-623-6135
cantinala20.com

This Mexico City-sourced spot led by chef Santiago Gomez turns out a never-ending procession of house-made tortillas and punchy fragrant creations such as moles and heavily chili-inflected sauces. The restaurant offers a choice of make-your-own taco options that include pork confit with cilantro, serrano chile, and chopped onions; queso fundido; sautéed octopus in a lime-cilantro-serrano chile sauce; braised pork; and grilled bone marrow served with chopped onions, cilantro, and tomatillo sauce.

Edge Steak & Bar

Four Seasons Hotel Miami
1435 Brickell Ave., Miami
305-381-3190
edgesteakandbar.com

Edge is too reasonably priced for a Brickell restaurant inside a Four Seasons Hotel. The place could mark up each steak — from the butcher's-cut filet mignon to the Delmonico — 20 percent and would still be packed nightly. Chef Aaron Brooks' creations aren't limited by Creekstone Farms steaks, seared in an 1,800-degree infrared oven. Edge also excels at fish and vegetable preparations, makes one of Brickell's best burgers, and has regularly offered one of the most worthwhile Miami Spice menus.

La Mar by Gastón Acurio

Mandarin Oriental Hotel
500 Brickell Key Dr., Miami
305-913-8358
mandarinoriental.com

Peruvian culinary icon Gastón Acurio's Brickell Key outpost enjoys much of its success thanks to the precise, ever-evolving work of executive chef Diego Oka. While also running a three-meal-a-day spot, Oka seems to find the time to constantly fine-tune La Mar's menu, adding a chifa dish here, subtracting a ceviche there, and evolving Peru's humble yet beloved causas into something otherworldly. La Mar is one place you don't want to overlook.

La Moon

97 SW Eighth St., Miami
305-860-6209

This beloved Colombian restaurant is open until the wee hours of the morning. Think of it as a kind of culinary public service where salchipapas are used to sober people up after a long night of drinking. Nevertheless, if it's a late-night snack you crave, the supermoon perro, topped with bacon and a quail egg ($7.75), is one good dog.

La Petite Maison

1300 Brickell Bay Dr., Miami
305-401-9133
lpmlondon.co.uk/miami

This bistro turns out an impressive array of southern French dishes that make liberal use of seafood, olive oil, and a bounty of vegetables like eggplant and sweet bell peppers that have become adored with the rest of Mediterranean cuisine. Here, beignets are paired with delicate tempura squash blossoms and stuffed anchovies, and a thick, bone-in section of turbot ($38) is washed in a fragrant olive oil and white wine sauce and served with braised wedges of fennel and sweet cherry tomato. This white-tablecloth restaurant also offers classics such as Niçoise salad, bluefin tuna tartare and Ossetra caviar, and escargots with garlic butter and fresh herbs.