18 editor picks in Miami.
18 splurge places in Miami, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Miami. All Miami food.
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.
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Miami is the Design District two-Michelin-starred French counter, the only two-star Robuchon room in the US, retained in 2025.
OrderLe caviar imperial and the pommes puree, signatures Robuchon refined over thirty years.
TipCounter seats give a full kitchen view; the seasonal lunch tasting from $85 is the soft entry point.
Hiden in Wynwood is the eight-seat Michelin-starred omakase counter at 313 NW 25th Street, behind a passcode door, with fish flown from Tokyo twice a week.
OrderThe omakase is the only menu; sign on for the full course and let Okano set the pace.
TipSign on the wait list early; accept any seat offered. Reservations open about a month in advance.
Naoe on Brickell Key in Miami is Kevin Cory's five-seat omakase counter at 661 Brickell Key Drive, the only AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five-Star room.
OrderThe bento opener with Cory's family's heirloom soy sauce; the omakase follows.
TipOne service nightly Tuesday to Saturday. Reservations are non-refundable; sake pairing is the add-on locals book.
Joe's Stone Crab in Miami Beach is the 1913 South of Fifth seafood cathedral, serving chilled stone crab claws with mustard sauce from October 15 to May 1.
OrderJumbo or large stone crab claws with the mustard sauce and a side of creamed spinach.
TipNo reservations for dinner; arrive by 5pm or use the take-away counter next door for the same claws to-go.
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.
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.
Stubborn Seed in Miami Beach is Jeremy Ford's Michelin-starred Washington Avenue room, holding a star since 2022 with a Green Star added in 2025.
OrderWhatever duck preparation is on this week; the Carolina gold rice with caviar is the opener.
TipBar seats take a la carte; the dining room is set menu Friday and Saturday with an optional wine pairing.
Cote Miami in Miami's Design District is Simon Kim's Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse on NE 2nd Avenue, the smoke-and-fire Butcher's Feast room since 2021.
OrderThe Butcher's Feast tasting; four cuts of USDA Prime and American Wagyu with banchan and stews.
TipBook the steak omakase counter for fish and dry-aged service before the table grills come out.
Boia De in Miami is the Michelin-starred 24-seat Italian dining room at 5205 NE 2nd Avenue, run by Giangrandi and Meyer in a Buena Vista strip mall.
OrderBone marrow toast with anchovy and whichever pasta the chalkboard pushes.
TipResy opens reservations one month ahead at midnight; bar walk-ins seat fastest at the 5pm opening.
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.
Ariete in Miami's Coconut Grove is Michael Beltran's Michelin-starred Cuban-American room on Main Highway, holding a star since the 2022 Florida guide.
OrderCroqueta de jamon to open, then the aged ribeye carved at the table for two.
TipSunday brunch service runs the kitchen at its most curious; Tuesday burger night is the hard ticket.
NUNA at the Four Seasons Miami is chef Jaime Pesaque's Nikkei rooftop on Brickell Avenue, the Peruvian-Japanese room that opened above the hotel in May 2025.
OrderCeviche Limeno with corvina in leche de tigre, sweet potato and cilantro.
TipDinner only, Monday to Saturday from 6pm; the rooftop terrace seats are the booking to request at sunset.
Estiatorio Milos in Miami Beach is Costas Spiliadis's Greek seafood dining room in South of Fifth at 730 1st Street, a 2025 Michelin Recommended pick.
OrderWhatever the whole-fish display offers; flown in from Greece and the Med, sold by the pound.
TipLunch prix-fixe at $39 is the city's best fine-dining value. The wine list runs deep into Assyrtiko.
Zuma in Miami is Rainer Becker's modern Japanese izakaya at 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way, on the Miami River at the Epic Hotel, open in Brickell since 2010.
OrderRobata-grilled black cod miso, the dish carried across every Zuma globally.
TipSit on the river terrace at sunset; the indoor robata bar is the chef-counter alternative.
Mareva 1939 at the National Hotel is the Art Deco Collins Avenue dining room serving contemporary Spanish cuisine and tapas family-style on South Beach.
OrderThe black paella with scallops and shrimp, paired with a few sharing tapas off the Iberico section.
TipPlan two to three plates per person; the poolside garden seating is the quieter alternative to the main dining room.
Carbone in Miami Beach is the South of Fifth Italian-American dining room at 49 Collins Avenue, the celebrity-magnet sister to the New York original.
OrderSpicy rigatoni vodka and veal parmesan; the table-side Caesar is the showstopper.
TipResy opens at 10am one month ahead and the slots vanish in minutes. Bar seats sometimes walk in at 5:30pm.
Forte dei Marmi in Miami Beach is the Italian fine-dining room at 150 Ocean Drive, set in a 1938 Mediterranean building on the South of Fifth tip.
OrderThe Tuscan grilled fish on rosemary branches and a glass of Vermentino.
TipSit on the terrace at sunset. The pasta course is hand-shaped daily and worth ordering between starters and the grill.
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