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Southern AmericanSouth Beach
Yardbird in Miami Beach is the Lenox Avenue Southern table that put 27-hour brined fried chicken on the South Beach map and runs brunch through dinner daily.
OrderThe chicken n watermelon n waffles plate; the chicken alone is the order if you only want one bird.
TipBook the patio if it's open. Locals brunch Saturday before the queue takes the dining room past 1pm.
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Korean BBQDesign District
Cote Miami in the Design District is Simon Kim's Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse, a smoke-and-fire room that opened on NE 2nd Avenue in 2021.
OrderThe Butcher's Feast; four cuts with banchan, stews and soft-serve to close.
TipBook three to four weeks ahead. Counter seats give you full kitchen view; the back banquettes are quieter for groups.
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ItalianBuena Vista
Boia De in Miami is the Michelin-starred 24-seat Italian counter at 5205 NE 2nd Ave, glowing under a neon exclamation mark in a Buena Vista strip mall.
OrderThe bone marrow toast with anchovy, then a pasta off the chalkboard.
TipReservations open one month ahead on Resy and vanish in minutes. Walk in at 5pm and try for the bar.
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CaribbeanCoconut Grove
Ariete in Coconut Grove is Michael Beltran's Michelin-starred Cuban-American room on Main Highway, holding a star four years running since 2022.
OrderThe croqueta de jamon to open, then whatever the chalkboard says is being aged that week.
TipTuesday burger night is a hard ticket; book the brunch service if you want the kitchen at full curiosity.
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Modern AmericanSouth Of Fifth
Stubborn Seed in Miami Beach is Top Chef winner Jeremy Ford's Michelin-starred South of Fifth dining room on Washington Avenue, holding a star every year.
OrderThe tasting menu if you have the time; otherwise the duck for two is the dish locals book ahead.
TipBar seats take a la carte without the prepay; the dining room is set menu Friday and Saturday.
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Japanese OmakaseWynwood
Hiden in Wynwood is the eight-seat Michelin omakase counter at 313 NW 25th, behind a passcode door, run by Chef Seijun Okano with fish flown from Tokyo.
OrderThere is one order: the omakase. Choose seat, not course.
TipWait list runs months; sign up the moment the calendar opens and accept any seat offered.