Handpicked by a Miami Local Expert, we bring you our guide to 'Top Restaurants in Miami'.

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Marion Miami

Book Now New American flavors meet Asian influences on the contemporary menu, packed with delectable dishes and shareable items to fuel you for a night of fun and live entertainment. Throughout the evening at Marion, expect the energy to build as the lights dim, the music turns up and the party scene takes hold. Marion’s famous Thursday Soirée dinner parties continue to be its most popular...

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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 ...

LPM Restaurant & Bar

LPM Miami sits in the Brickell neighbourhood of Greater Downtown Miami, one block from the main thoroughfare, right in the heart of the financial and business district and surrounded by consulates, high-end fashion shops and hotels such as the Four Seasons and Mandarin Oriental. We offer a valet parking service. The restaurant has both an informal entrance bar, terrace for up to 25, a covered d...

Carbone

Founded by Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi, and Jeff Zalaznick, Carbone is one of the most celebrated Italian restaurants of the last decade. The New York Times probably put it best: “It is a fancy red-sauce joint as directed by Quentin Tarantino, bringing back the punch-in-the-guts thrills of a genre that everybody else sees as uncultured and a little embarrassing, while exposing the sophistication...

The Deck at Island Gardens

The Deck at Island Gardens is Miami's most exquisite superyacht marina outdoor lounge that offers a perfect environment for Miami's elite to wine, dine and dance outdoors. Guests are welcome to arrive by land or sea and can sit comfortably at full-size dining tables or waterfront cabana lounges. They offer stunning picturesque views of Downtown Miami and Biscayne Bay, one of the most signature ...

Fogo de Chao

South Beach’s newest landmark is the Miami Beach location of Fogo de Chão. A blazing fire visible to passersby welcomes guests, and an interior consisting of dark woods, custom-blown glass chandeliers, and intricate murals sets the stage for an elegant and memorable dining experience....

The Betsy Hotel

A beachfront gem honored by Travel + Leisure as ‘World’s Best’, The Betsy anchors the quiet end of iconic Ocean Drive — and has one of the most exciting neighborhoods in America as its backyard. Inside, you’ll discover everything you’d expect from a luxury boutique hotel — thoughtful amenities, extraordinary service, a storied chef guiding the kitchens— and some things you might...

Scarpetta

Scarpetta, led by James Beard award recipient Scott Conant, offers a regional Italian menu combining the simplicity of Italy's cucina rustica with the refined flavors of fine cuisine. The Miami Beach Italian restaurant’s bold architectural features are just as captivating as the food. Enjoy an incredible fine dining meal overlooking Fontainebleau's iconic majestic ocean and poolside...

OLA

Internationally acclaimed Latin Chef, Carlos Castro, has brought the essential flavors of Latin America to OLA Restaurant in Miami Beach. OLA offers 4 private / semi-private dining spaces. The rooftop terrace can accommodate up to 150 guests for a cocktail reception or 75 guests for a sit-down dinner. Guests will sip mojitos as the South Beach skyline lights up around them. The Main Dining Room...

Zuma

A sophisticated twist on the traditional Japanese Izakaya style of informal eating and drinking; co-founded by Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney in 2002, Zuma has 11 venues globally and 5 seasonal locations. Featuring modern Japanese cuisine that is authentic but not traditional. The menu showcases a variety of dishes from its three kitchens: the main kitchen, the sushi counter, and the robata gril...

Stubborn Seed

Stubborn Seed is the result of pairing unrelenting passion with an unapologetic approach. It aims to unearth cravings of the palate while constructing a reward in each bite. This philosophy takes honest ingredients and elevates them to be splendidly elegant through rigid and persistent execution. At the helm is Bravo’s Top Chef Season 13’s Winner, Chef Jeremy Ford....

RED

Located in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood, RED South Beach has become a mainstay in the Miami dining scene. Featuring only the finest Certified Angus Beef Prime on and off the bone, Red’s menu – created by Owner and Executive Chef Peter Vauthy – is a hybrid of classic cuisine and the freshest seasonal ingredients. Everything from the sauces to garnishes is prepared from ...

Baoli Miami

Bâoli Miami is known for its nightly transformation into a partying paradise where conviviality reigns in between the stars and the international jetsetters. The opening of Bâoli in Miami rang in a new era of nightlife and dining on South Beach’s shores, importing a truly european style of partying that would soon transform the Miami Beach scene. Situated on one of the country’s most icon...

Barton G.

At Barton G. The Restaurant Miami Beach, the philosophy is that dining is a cause for celebration. The team of award-winning chefs, designers, and producers create meals not only to satiate the appetite but to stimulate all the senses. Its menus and approach to guest service are uniquely crafted to push the limits of normal dining. Featuring contemporary twists on comfort food, I...

Boia De

Boia De is an Italian restaurant barely wider than a bowling lane located in a strip mall on the edge of Little Haiti and Buena Vista. The one-page menu usually has somewhere between 15 to 20 outstanding dishes, along with natural wine, cider, beer, and aperitivo cocktails. There are staples that have been on the menu since day one—like the world’s greatest chopped salad and the world’s f...

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Cote Miami

Book Now Under the helm of executive chef David Shim, COTE’s signature menu items include 45-day, USDA prime dry-aged beef; nutrient and probiotic-rich side dishes; a Butcher’s Feast® featuring chef’s favorite four selected cuts of meat served with an assortment of Korean accompaniments; and an elevated Steak Omakase™ experience. The sleek 100+ seat dining room is designed to create an i...

Fortei dei Marmi

Forte dei Marmi freshly procures and skillfully prepares the highest quality local organic produce, farm-raised prime meats, and wild-caught seafood and fish. With his worldwide experience, Andrea Reitano and his Chef Fabrizio Piga bring together the sophisticated simplicity of Italian fine dining with slow food culture. To that end, the wine and cocktail program will focus on organic and biodynam...

Ghee Indian Kitchen

Chef Niven Patel struck gold with his Kendall restaurant as the first to introduce Miami to elevated, modern Indian cuisine. Its focus on locally sourced produce, most of which Patel grows on his farm in Homestead, certainly helped amplify the buzz. The large, contemporary dining room is decorated with rows of pickling jars and—you guessed it—Patel and his team are responsible for all the deli...

Gianni´s

Gianni’s offers a delicious blend of Italian Mediterranean food and wine selections, served in a one-of-a-kind historic setting. The stunning atmosphere of Gianni’s as a night in the former Versace Mansion rivals the best locales in the world to dine.   In the history-steeped dining room, or under the stars poolside, Gianni’s offers a wonderful, unique luxurious experience....

Hakkasan

Founded in 2001, Hakkasan celebrates Chinese cuisine through traditional techniques, the finest ingredients, and contemporary flair. Each kitchen is led by a talented chef whose passion lies in creating uniquely rooted yet modern dishes. With international outposts in some of the world’s most vibrant cities, Hakkasan’s menu is a culinary balance of signature dishes as well as an Only At ...

Itamae

Itamae is the hottest ticket in town right now, so make your reservations well in advance. The daily ceviche offering is dressed with red onion, tosaka seaweed, and aji limon paired with sweet potato and chewy kernels of choclo and might have been the best plate of food I ate when I was in town a few months ago   ...

Juvia

Named after the indigenous Brazilian nut tree that nourishes Brazil, Juvia sits at the rooftop of the Herzog & de Meuron 1111 Lincoln Road building. Much like the restaurant's design, the menu embraces the gorgeous bounty of nature with the finest ingredients sourced locally and globally. A trinity of French, Japanese, and Peruvian cooking styles, studied and meticulously crafted as a re...

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Komodo Miami

Book Now Komodo is a getaway to somewhere alluring and high-energy and, most of all, unforgettable. Komodo connects the heart of Miami’s vibrant Brickell neighborhood with the regional flavors⁠ and flair⁠ of Southeast Asia. With an inviting indoor-outdoor flow—which carries patrons from a sleek wood-paneled interior to a lush and tropical covered terrace—the restaurant spans 3 storie...

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La Mar

Book Now With an atmospheric setting overlooking Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline, the restaurant’s contemporary design provides the perfect backdrop for La Mar’s signature ceviches, freshly grilled anticuchos and speciality cocktails.  Offering a mix of indoor and outdoor seating with three lively bars providing distinctive culinary experiences the menu ranges from upscale novo-And...

Leku

Following in the tradition of great museum restaurants, Leku offers seasonal Spanish cuisine amid a modern, design-forward setting. The Basque menu highlights the region’s classics, featuring grilled meats cooked over hot coals in the outdoor dining room. Bean dishes, seafood-centric preparations and traditional soups—such as the Porrusalda made with leek and potatoes—round out the familiar ...

Los Félix

Los Félix cuisine is inspired in indigenous heritage. With the name Los Félix, nod to the grandmothers who carried the fire of ancestral wisdom, the mothers who preserved ceremony, and the female trailblazers who embodied the fierce and the tender, by way of iconic muse Maria Felix. Los Félix is a multi sensory celebration that honors truth through flavor, imagination through natural wine, and ...

Luca Osteria

Luca Osteria and Bar invites you to experience a surprising and indulgent menu that combines Italy’s timeless spirit with an inventive approach to flavors and freshness. This mix is felt in everything from the welcoming ambience to the signature bar and food menus....

Macchialina

Rustic and homey, this off-the-beaten-path Italian is full of locals looking to escape the madness of South Beach. Luckily, they’ve found a place to do it where the laid-back vibe is totally authentic and the food is damn good, too. Antipasti include a creamy burrata cheese (locally made) served with pickled aubergine. A small pasta menu ticks all the right flavor notes (the short rib lasagna is...

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Makoto

Book Now Stephen Starr's Japanese restaurant inside the Bal Harbour Shops features a modern menu that includes sushi bar selections as well as bincho charcoal robata. The crispy rice is one dish that's not to be missed. Complementing the Asian flavors is a menu of handcrafted, sake-based cocktails. ...

Mandolin Aegean Bistro

Founded by husband and wife team Ahmet Erkaya and Anastasia Koutsioukis, Mandolin Aegean Bistro opened in Miami in 2009. They restored a 1940's home with one of the most notable gardens and outdoor patio space in Miami, where every attention to detail matters. The couple brought their combined culture and spirited hospitality to the forefront of Miami's food scene. As the establishment grew, ou...

Michael Mina: Bourbon Steak

Miami’s acclaimed American steakhouse, famous for its signature butter-poached steaks and duck fat fries, BOURBON STEAK is in a class alone. The work of James Beard award-winning chef and renowned restaurateur Michael Mina, this ritzy restaurant, with its smoky mirrored glass and artistic gilded finishes, sets a striking mood for rich cuisine and craft cocktails....

Michael's Genuine Food & Drink

The restaurant retains its New American identity with many of its greatest hits returning to the menu alongside new additions like Sicilian-style whole roasted tuna collar, wood-roasted camembert with golden chanterelle mushrooms and garlic toast, harissa-spiced long-cooked squash, and lamb massaman curry with Thai fried egg salad and jasmine rice. Representing a more veg-forward shift, the update...

Nobu Miami

Fantastic refined Japanese-Peruvian dishes, including fine sushi at this amazing waterfront Miami Beach branch of Nobu Matsuhisa's international chain, located in the glamorous Eden Roc hotel. The beautiful expansive space features a circular bar and a dining room furnished with brown banquets, bamboo accents, and sculptural lights....

Prime 112

The first modern steakhouse in the United States, Prime 112 revolutionized the industry from the moment restaurateur Myles Chefetz opened its doors on January 2, 2004. Located in the historic Browns Hotel, Prime 112 is a chef-driven boutique steakhouse that offers an innovative menu in a high-energy environment. A departure from the conventional chain steakhouse, Prime 112 features classic menu it...

STK Steakhouse

STK artfully combines two styles into one, a classic steakhouse and a trendy lounge. The wide central area is lined with creamy leather benches and textured crocodile tiles and is surrounded by an elevated dining space for more formal dining. Each table is illuminated by theatrical lighting, while the DJ produces an energetic vibration in the entire room.  ...

Smith & Wollensky

America’s premier fine dining steakhouse, Smith & Wollensky located at the southern tip of Miami Beach, overlooking Government Cut, this cavernous, 550-seat chain steakhouse, founded in New York in 1977, offers one of the best views in the city. The acclaimed wine list, rich ambiance and exceptional service are designed to provide guests with a truly memorable steakhouse experience....

The Bazaar

The Bazaar by José Andrés is an extraordinary culinary experience combining the ground-breaking culinary artistry of Michelin-starred chef José Andrés and his ThinkFoodGroup team, with a fantastical environment created by visionary designer Philippe Starck. A carefully curated theater of shared plates, The Bazaar consistently wows its guests with ingeniously innovative cuisine, thoughtfully...

The Surf Club Restaurant

Chef Thomas Keller is regarded as a world leader in the culinary profession. The restaurants and people he inspires are dedicated to setting new restaurant standards in service, cuisine and employment experience. Valuing genuine collaboration, Chef Keller has successfully assembled an expert staff that shares his philosophy and vision....

Yardbird

Bringing the finest fried chicken and freshest farm ingredients from Florida and Georgia to the table since 2011, Yardbird has since received the James Beard Foundation award as a semi-finalist for 'Best New Restaurant South' and one of Bon Appétit's '50 Best New Restaurants' in 2012. Yardbird holds to the ideals of tradition, family, and culture with a menu of 'soul-nourishing' recipes meant ...

Zitz Sum

Zitz Sum’s menus revolve around our experiences around the world, our affinity for the juxtaposition of Japanese & Italian flavors, our love for dumplings and all things cooked over charcoal. Zitz Sum is not a fusion restaurant, is a collection of memories & moments painted in the canvas of an Asian Restaurant.  They offer A La Carte menu which changes on a monthly basis, keeping...

Kiki on The River Miami

A Greek restaurant in Miami featuring modern Greek cuisine and an authentic Mediterranean island-inspired riverfront setting complete with 150 feet dock up space. Kiki on The River – built at the site of one of Miami’s original fish markets – pays homage to its rustic origins of the much buzzed about Miami River. Book a table at the best restaurant on the Miami River....

Fonda la Chismosa

At Fonda la Chismosa bar we offer you a Colombian look at South Florida. Known as Fonda la Chismosa in Miami, we remind you to travel through intense and original flavours, an option that recovers the sense of the experience of going out to eat. The result of our work is fresh, nutritious and delicious food....

Cubata

Root mix. Spanish essence and Cuban flavor. Cry for freedom with its unique story and different versions. Divine combination of rum with Coca-Cola and a juicy slice of lemon. I return to the past dusting off memories of conquerors and the daring swagger of the honey-smelling mulatto dressed in sunflowers. Return to the present with happy nights to the beat of the tumbadora, flamenco cajón and m...

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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?  ...

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