Top 6 restaurants where to celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve in Miami

Miami · 5 Items · Anna De Mondey

Handpicked by a Miami Local Expert, we bring you our guide to 'Top 6 restaurants where to celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve in Miami'.


Miami's gastronomy is getting ready to celebrate the holidays with the best dishes, ambiance and music. Find out where to spend Christmas and New Year's Eve, recommended by our local experts.

1) Salvaje

A new concept of Japanese signature cuisine. The exquisite blend of tradition and design, quality and lifestyle. For lovers of haute cuisine but especially for diners who go beyond and want to enjoy a global experience: Eat well and have a good time.
FERMIN AZKUE is the wildest face of a fusion gastronomic proposal never seen in Spain that has him as Chef Owner of all the branches and the mind behind the wildest creations, an international claim for the most exclusive diners.
At Salvaje you can celebrate both Christmas and New Year's Eve! Get ready to meet the wildest gastronomic journey in Miami.  A menu of variety and quality; sushi, raw bar, rice, soup, noodles, robata, incredible desserts and the best cocktails in the area.
What are you waiting for? Reserve a table
Dress Code: Casual

2) Salao

Do you want to enjoy a night of luxury and fun? You know, the one where you can escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, relax and enjoy good music?  If so, look no further and spend New Year's Eve at Sala'o and say goodbye to 2022!  Sala'o Cuban restaurant and bar combines its Cuban roots and seafood with a lively atmosphere that offers Happy Hour specials, live music every day and the Latin ambiance you're looking for. Right here, in a little corner of Miami's popular Calle Ocho in Little Havana, you'll find the most authentic Cuban experience. From seafood to quality meats, the chef has curated a menu that marries his signature touch with traditional Cuban seafood dishes. 
Enjoy an evening of live entertainment, 4-course pre-fixe menu, celebratory toast, complimentary party favors for everyone while supplies last. You can also purchase the VIP night package and have an amazing night. Don't miss out, get your tickets now! 
You can choose 1 of 3 options: 
1.Dinner from 19:00 to 24:00 includes a 4-course pre-set menu: starter + appetizer + main course + dessert, live music by D cuba song, complimentary Moet champagne, party favors and light show.
2.Night party from 1am to 6am with live djs and vip bottle service.
3.You can combine dinner and night party including all of the above

3) Balagan

In the heart of Wynwood, an innovative gastronomic concept, where the exquisite flavors of NIKKEI SUSHI cuisine are combined with a warm, modern and in tone with the area where it is located (one of the best in Miami).
Enjoy a quality gastronomy, you can taste the best Peruvian ingredients worked with classic Japanese culinary techniques. We bring you authentic Nikkei cuisine! Here you can experience Peruvian-Japanese culture, are you going to miss it? Here are two of the best dishes for you to have a great night; the ceviche, the Nikkei roll 'truffle dynamite' and some kind of Nikkei nigiri like the Ebby burnt Nikkei nigiri or the Nikkei tuna nigiri. You won't want to stop coming back to this place to eat them!
High level and quality food and drinks... in a balanced atmosphere between music and warm lighting that seek to make the service a unique and incomparable lunch or dinner is what you will find and more than enough in this exciting place! Celebrate Christmas or New Year's Eve in one of the best places in Miami.

4) Lulu in the grove

Lulu in the Grove is a neighborhood venue with a sophisticated ambiance offering globally influenced seasonal cuisine and infused drinks. 
It is an open-air sidewalk restaurant, chosen and loved by locals and tourists alike, offering uniquely inspired dishes from local sources, such as some of our popular tapas, bacon-wrapped roasted dates and goat cheese croquettes. Introduce yourself with tasty starters, ranging from Asian steak salad, jambalaya bow tie pasta and churrasco with chimichurri. Each dish is prepared especially for you with a smile on your face.
This time it opens its doors to celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve in this great city! In Lulu they offer a wide variety of seasonal dishes of global influence and drinks in a funky neighborhood atmosphere with a really incredible ambiance... and you? are you also coming to say goodbye to the year here?

5) Ball and Chain

Ball and Chain has a history as rich and vibrant as the Calle Ocho neighborhood. It is an ideal place to enjoy live music and entertainment with friends in the heart of Miami. 
Did you know that it was and is a nightly hangout for many of the world's most famous jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and Chet Baker. This place hosts quality music and the best drinks in the area!
They serve the best and most fabulous mojitos, always fresh and traditional. The restaurant's number one drink, but they also have a delicious menu offering a delightful range of Cuban flavors and textures with lunch and dinner specials served daily. Whether it's tapas food or the classic Cuban menu, they've got it all covered...a wide variety of incredible craft cocktails that are refreshing, imaginative and always, expertly served at the bar! 
This Christmas and New Year's Eve, they open their doors to enjoy the incredible experience of feeling part of the Latin culture for a night.... Everyone who enters feels the Latin flavor, the flavor of Calle 8.

6) Café La Trova


Cuban legend Julio Cabrera built Miami's Café La Trova as the ultimate tribute to his homeland. 
This festive space in the Little Havana neighborhood showcases the island's historic cocktail bar style. Dressed in stylish jackets, La Trova's bartenders perform acrobatics with their cocktail shakers and strainers, toss drinks into the air and occasionally pause to play the beat of the band. 
La Trova is ranked 21st among the 50 best bars in the world, it may be the best show in town, but the important thing is that the taste of its drinks and food make it one of the best options for an extraordinary dining experience.
Get together with your friends and family and celebrate Christmas Eve/New Year's Eve at Cafe La Trova this Saturday, December 24 and next December 31, 2022.  Guests will enjoy a three course family style menu with contemporary Latin and Cuban style dishes for Christmas.  For New Year's Eve, four family-style dishes and a lechon station with contemporary Latin and Cuban-style dishes will be served. An open bar package will also be available. 
The dining experience includes ALL of the dishes listed, served family style for the entire table to enjoy. The a la carte menu will only be available for drinks. 
Trova is not about measuring, it's about feeling, it's about energy!
 

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Salvaje

Book Now A new concept in Japanese signature cuisine. The exquisite blend of tradition and design, quality and lifestyle. For lovers of haute cuisine but especially diners who go beyond and want to enjoy a global experience: Eat well and have a good time. FERMIN AZKUE is the wildest face of a fusion gastronomic proposal never seen before in Spain that has him as Chef Owner of all the branches ...

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Lulu in the Grove

With acres of greenery and a sparkling coastline overlooking Biscayne Bay, the picturesque landscape and friendly atmosphere of Coconut Grove, today 'The Grove', make this neighborhood one of Miami's top destinations and the perfect place to a warm and cozy escape from the stress of urban life. ARE YOU READY TO LIVE LULU?  ...

Balagan

This NIKKEI concept born at the heart of Wynwood. The members of the BALAGAN SUSHI NIKKEI found the opportunity to carry out this project, with the aim of bringing to the city an innovative gastronomic concept, where the exquisite flavors of NIKKEI SUSHI cuisine are combined with a warm, modern and appropriate environment to the area where it is located. The BALAGAN EXPERIENCE is about enjoy qu...

Sala'o Restaurant & Cuban Bar

Sala’o Cuban restaurant and bar combines its Cuban roots & seafood with a lively ambience offering Happy Hour specials, live music every day and the Latin vibe you´re looking for. Right here, in a little corner of Miami’s popular Calle Ocho in Little Havana you will find the most authentic Cuban experience. From seafood to quality meats, the chef has curated a menu that ties his signature...

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Cafe La Trova

Book Now Cuban legend Julio Cabrera built Miami's Café La Trova as the ultimate tribute to his homeland. This festive space in the Little Havana neighborhood showcases the island's historic bartending style. Dressed in stylish jackets, La Trova's bartenders perform acrobatic stunts with their cocktail shakers and strainers, tossing drinks in the air and occasionally pausing to play the band's be...

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