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Best restaurants in Miami
Counters, dining rooms and neighbourhood favourites, chosen for the way they actually eat — not for how loudly they market.
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Cuban • $$
Cafe La Trova
A Little Havana Cuban diner by day and a rowdy live-music bar by night, run by veteran bartender Julio Cabrera.
Best for: Group Night Out / Live Music
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Seafood • $$$$
Joe's Stone Crab
The century-old stone-crab institution that still runs a no-reservations dinner line out the door.
Best for: Special Occasion / Classic Miami
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New American • $$$$
Stubborn Seed
Chef Jeremy Ford's Michelin-starred tasting menu spot on South Beach's design-forward Sunset Harbour strip.
Best for: Special Occasion / Tasting Menu
Nikkei • $$$
Chotto Matte
A design-forward South Beach room fusing Japanese and Peruvian flavours, with a robata grill and rooftop terrace.
Best for: Group Dinner
Seafood • $$
Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market
A working Miami River fish market with a dockside dining deck serving stone crab and fried snapper.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Thai • $$
Khong River House
A Coconut Grove Thai restaurant styled after a traditional stilt house, popular for its riverside curries.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Peruvian • $$$
La Mar by Gastón Acurio
A bayfront Mandarin Oriental terrace serving ceviche and ceviches over Biscayne Bay views.
Best for: Date Night
South American Grill • $$$$
Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann
Live-fire Argentine cooking on an open patio inside the Faena, built around whole-animal roasts.
Best for: Date Night / Special Occasion
Italian • $$$
Macchialina
A cozy Miami Beach trattoria turning out handmade pasta and a regularly changing Italian menu.
Best for: Date Night
Greek/Mediterranean • $$$
Mandolin Aegean Bistro
A whitewashed Design District courtyard serving Greek and Turkish home cooking under mature banyan trees.
Best for: Date Night / Outdoor Dining
Steakhouse • $$$$
Papi Steak
A South Beach steakhouse from restaurateur David Grutman, known for dry-aged beef and a lively late-night bar scene.
Best for: Special Occasion
Spanish Tapas • $$$$
The Bazaar by José Andrés
Molecular Spanish tapas inside the SLS South Beach, still one of the more theatrical tasting rooms on the beach.
Best for: Special Occasion / Tasting Menu
Cuban • $
Versailles Restaurant
The mirrored Calle Ocho landmark where Miami's Cuban-American political and social life plays out over café con leche.
Best for: Casual / Local Institution
Japanese • $$$$
Zuma Miami
The riverfront branch of the global izakaya chain, robata grill and sake list included, with a downtown skyline backdrop.
Best for: Business Dinner / Group Dining
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