18 editor picks in Miami.
18 upscale places in Miami, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Miami: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Miami food.
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.
Cafe La Trova in Miami's Little Havana is Julio Cabrera and Michelle Bernstein's Cuban bar at 971 SW 8th Street, a regular on the World's 50 Best Bars list.
TipLive music nightly; the bar pours classic Havana daiquiris with the Cabrera technique. The kitchen plates Michelle Bernstein's croquetas.
Sweet Liberty in Miami Beach is John Lermayer's 2015 cocktail bar at 237 20th Street, Collins Park, with a 10-year run as a James Beard semifinalist and Best.
TipDaily 4pm to 6am happy hour is the long pour; pina colada is the order even at midnight.
Boia De in Miami is the Michelin-starred Italian counter at 5205 NE 2nd Avenue with one of the city's strongest natural-wine lists alongside the chalkboard.
TipSit at the bar to order by the glass and ask for the off-list bottles; the natural wine selection runs deeper than the printed list.
Ghee Indian Kitchen in Miami's Design District is Niven Patel's farm-driven Indian room at 3620 NE 2nd Avenue, with produce from his Homestead farm Rancho.
OrderThe goat biryani and the kachumber salad with the garden's late-summer tomatoes.
TipSunday family-style menus run at half the a la carte price and feed two with leftovers.
Ghee Indian Kitchen in Miami's Design District is Niven Patel's farm-driven Indian room at 3620 NE 2nd Avenue, with produce from his Homestead farm Rancho.
OrderThe goat biryani and the kachumber salad with the garden's late-summer tomatoes.
TipSunday family-style menus run at half the a la carte price and feed two with leftovers.
Broken Shaker in Miami Beach is the Freehand Hotel garden bar at 2727 Indian Creek Drive, a James Beard semifinalist running seasonal cocktails from a tiny.
TipThe patio is the room; arrive at sunset. Cocktails change weekly with the back garden's herbs.
Cafe La Trova in Miami's Little Havana is Julio Cabrera and Michelle Bernstein's Cuban bar at 971 SW 8th Street, regular on the World's 50 Best Bars list.
TipThe wine list runs Spanish and Portuguese for the menu, but the cocktails are why you booked.
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.
Mandolin Aegean Bistro in Miami's Buena Vista is the 1940s-bungalow Greek-Turkish dining room on NE 2nd Avenue, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 for taverna.
OrderThe Greek village salad and a whole grilled fish for two.
TipSit in the garden under the bougainvillea. The takeaway shop next door sells Mandolin's house olive oil.
KYU in Wynwood is the wood-smoked Asian counter at 251 NW 25th Street, the kitchen that earned TIME's Best Restaurant in Florida in 2017 and still pulls.
OrderThe duck-fat fried rice and the charred cauliflower with shishito-herb dressing.
TipWalk-ins seat fastest at the central bar facing the wood-grill; book the dining room two weeks out.
Macchialina in Miami Beach is Michael Pirolo's rustic Italian taverna at 820 Alton Road, open in South Beach since 2012 and built on house-made pasta.
OrderTagliatelle bolognese with the slow-cooked meat ragu.
TipSidewalk tables for breeze, dining room for noise; the Italian wine list runs deeper than the menu suggests.
KYU in Wynwood is the wood-smoked Asian counter at 251 NW 25th Street, named TIME's Best Restaurant in Florida in 2017 and still drawing the after-work queue.
OrderDuck-fat fried rice and the charred cauliflower with shishito-herb dressing.
TipWalk-ins seat fastest at the central bar with a view of the wood grill; book the dining room two weeks out.
Macchialina in Miami Beach is Michael Pirolo's rustic Italian taverna at 820 Alton Road, open in South Beach since 2012 with house-made pasta as the spine.
OrderTagliatelle bolognese with the slow-cooked meat ragu.
TipSidewalk tables for breeze, dining room for noise; the Italian wine list runs deeper than the menu suggests.
Mandolin Aegean Bistro in Miami's Buena Vista is the 1940s-bungalow Greek-Turkish dining room on NE 2nd Avenue, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 for taverna.
OrderThe Greek village salad and a whole grilled fish for two.
TipSit in the garden under the bougainvillea. The takeaway shop next door sells Mandolin's house olive oil.
Lagniappe in Miami's Edgewater is the 3425 NE 2nd Avenue wine bar and garden, New Orleans-shabby with nightly live music and a wine wall guests pull.
TipNo reservations; arrive at 6pm for the garden seats. Build your own cheese and charcuterie board at the back counter.
Mac's Club Deuce in Miami Beach is the 1926 South Beach dive bar at 222 14th Street, the oldest bar in the city and an Anthony Bourdain pilgrimage stop.
TipCash only. Happy hour 8am to 5pm runs two-for-one drinks all day. Open until 5am every day.
Bodega in Miami Beach is the South Beach taqueria at 1220 16th Street, with a hidden speakeasy behind a porta-potty door pouring cocktails until 5am nightly.
TipOrder tacos at the front counter; ask staff about the secret door for the cocktail bar. Open till 5am daily.
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