The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Akash Miami Beach
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Rank 1. Akash Miami Beach
Modern Indian
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Rank 2. Mimi Chinese
Chinese
- Time Out The best Chinese restaurants in America
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Chinese Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Wine Enthusiast 2024 · Forward 50 Restaurants
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Bar (Miami Beach) · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Miami’s 15 Essential Cocktail Bars
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 7. Macchialina
Italian
A cramped dining room of tufted leather and a covered patio draws locals nightly to this Italian spot. The kitchen excels at house-made pasta—silken spaghetti with tomato, cacio e pepe—while an Italian-forward wine list and infused grappas anchor the bar. Tiramisu arrives reinterpreted with dulce de leche and sea salt espresso granita, a small gesture toward Miami that feels earned.
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bar (Miami Beach) · Best of Miami New Times
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- Esquire 2024 · The Best Bars in America
- Esquire 2023 · Cold AF Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 4 Finalist · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
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Chef Renato Viola's cramped South Beach pizzeria, tucked into an office building near Lincoln Road, opens onto a counter where thin crusts meet unexpected flavors. The Ginger Lilliam—stracciatella, tomato, and an audacious heap of fresh ginger on seventy-two-hour-proofed dough—announces his playful seriousness about the form.
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Rank 13. Stubborn Seed
Contemporary New American
Chef Jeremy Ford's corner restaurant commands attention with a glass-fronted kitchen and industrial-chic room where Latin and Asian impulses collide across an ambitious tasting menu. Celery root croquette with beef bacon jam gives way to ricotta gnudi with Manchego foam; a five-acre farm in Redland supplies much of the produce. The cooking trades in controlled risk—bold without losing itself.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant (Miami Beach) · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 14. A La Folie Café
French Coffee
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Rank 15. La Leggenda Pizzeria
Neapolitan Pizza
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Rank 17. Andrés Carne de Res
Colombian
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Rank 18. Lucali
Wood-fired Pizza
A wood-fired Brooklyn transplant on Bay Road, all plank floors and chunky tables, where eighteen-inch pies emerge with blistered crust, bright tomato, and basil—half-dressed options let you hedge your bets between restraint and excess.
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bar Food · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Miami’s 15 Essential Cocktail Bars
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 24. Crema Gourmet
European
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Bar (Miami Beach) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 32. Joe's Stone Crab
Seafood
A lunch counter from 1913 that has outlasted Miami Beach's transformation into a gleaming city, Joe's Stone Crab remains the place where locals and tourists queue for cracked claws, chilled and dipped in mustard sauce, followed by tart, custard-tinged key lime pie. The crowds suggest something durable and true about the restaurant's hold on the city's appetite.
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Mac & Cheese · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Fried Chicken · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 37. La Sandwicherie
French
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Late-Night Dining · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 38. Casa Isola Osteria
Italian
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Rank 44. Pao by Paul Qui
Asian
Beneath a gold dome crowned with a Damien Hirst unicorn, Paul Qui's dining room commands the Faena with theatrical grandeur and a short menu that pivots across Asian influences with ease. Scallop aguachile with black lime and roasted bass with chili patis prove the place earns its architecture through cooking that swings from sweet to spicy without hesitation.
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Rank 45. Estiatorio Milos
Greek Seafood
The gleaming ice case in back—a walk-through showcase of the day's catch—tells you everything about Estiatorio Milos, where the kitchen's confidence in its ingredients means little theatrics are needed. Bigeye tuna arrives with yuzu kosho and dill; whole fish emerge from the salt crust; lobsters are simply grilled. It's a place where the seafood speaks, and South Beach listens.
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Rank 46. Motek
Mediterranean
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Rank 48. The Den
Sushi
Behind a sliding door in a hotel dining room, a blond cypress counter frames the stage for meticulous sushi craft. Fish arrives from Japanese markets multiple times weekly, sliced with unhurried precision and paired with gentle innovations—uni soy sauce, miso-dotted octopus—while the itamae trade formality for genuine warmth and accommodation.
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Rank 49. Sérêvène
French/Japanese
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- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 53. Prime 112
New American
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Martini · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 56. NAOE
Japanese
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- AAA Five Diamonds
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant When Someone Else Is Paying · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 58. L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Modern French
In Miami's Design District, L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon assembles its signature counter kitchen beneath rosewood and leather, where a bread basket arrives before seared scallops in cilantro broth give way to lamb in eggplant cups. The execution is precise, the plating theatrical, and the final chocolate sensation justifies the pilgrimage.
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- AAA Four Diamonds
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best French Cuisine Restaurant
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Rank 61. Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann
Argentine Steakhouse
Francis Mallmann's open-fire Argentine grill inside the Faena Hotel matches its theatrical leopard-print décor with beets buried eight hours under coals. Big proteins and a bustling bar sustain the intensity of the room.
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Rank 63. ViceVersa
Pizza
Dark wood and emerald walls create a sultry cocoon inside the Elser Hotel's ViceVersa, where Neapolitan pizza shares billing with raw bar selections—royal red shrimp with cherry bomb relish, boldly seasoned Italian appetizers—and an affogato martini that collapses the boundary between dessert and drink.
- 50 Best 2026 · #46 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Hotel Bar
- Esquire 2024 · Affogato Martini · The Best Martinis in America
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Rank 65. COTE
Korean Steakhouse
A neon corridor thrums with bass as you enter this Korean steakhouse, where aged beef gleams in a display room like precious inventory. Simon Kim's team moves through the room with practiced ease, seasoning each dish with precision and guiding diners through cuts of marbled beef, stews, and a kimchi Wagyu paella that justifies the ceremony.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Simon Kim - Gracious Hospitality Management
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Simon Kim - Gracious Hospitality
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Rank 66. Tâm Tâm
Vietnamese
A husband-and-husband team runs this Vietnamese supper club near downtown with no pretense and plenty of verve: fish sauce caramel wings, lamb lettuce wraps, tamarind pork ribs designed for fingers rather than forks, and a cashew cheesecake with passionfruit. There's a hidden karaoke machine too. Come as you are.
- Food & Wine 2025 · Tam Tam Wings · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- Bon Appétit 2024 · America's Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation Infatuation’s Highest-Rated Restaurants In America
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Rank 67. Matador Room
Latin Fusion
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 68. Abbalé Telavivian Kitchen
Middle Eastern
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- Time Out The 10 best steaks in the world
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Waterfront Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Romantic Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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- The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops #30 · Top 100 Coffee Shops
- Eater Where to Drink the Best Coffee in Miami
- Time Out The 24 Best Coffee Shops in Miami
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Rank 72. Amara At Paraiso
Latin-Inpired
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Romantic Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 74. Hakkasan
Cantonese Chinese
You enter through the Fontainebleau's din into a darkened room of marble and carved wood screens, where bass pulses beneath the clatter of plates. Hakkasan pivots between Cantonese tradition—silken dumplings, lacquered duck—and lighter contemporary turns, scallops curried with lily bulb among them.
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Bar (Miami) · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Miami’s 15 Essential Cocktail Bars
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 76. Gramps Getaway
Tropical
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Outdoor Dining · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Outdoor Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Best Waterfront Dining
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Chicken Sandwich · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Miami’s 15 Essential Cocktail Bars
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- 50 Top Pizza 2025 · #6 · 50 Top Pizza Slice USA
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Pizza · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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Rank 79. Zak The Baker
Bakery
A color-splashed storefront in Wynwood announces baker Zak Stern's return home, where Swedish and Israeli apprenticeships inform his kosher breads and pastries. Avocado toast and crispy fish on brioche draw steady crowds, but the seasonal concha—burnished, pillowed—justifies a visit on its own.
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Bakery
- Time Out The best bakeries in America
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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Rank 80. Michael's Genuine
New American
A Design District mainstay where the well-heeled mingle with anyone seeking seasonal cooking executed with restraint. Michael Schwartz's kitchen works the wood-fired oven and house-made pastas with equal authority, while the lush courtyard—strung with fans and heat lamps—has become as much a fixture of Miami dining as the food itself.
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Michael Schwartz
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Happy Hour · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 81. Café La Trova
Cuban
In Little Havana, Michelle Bernstein and Julio Cabrera have built a place where live music and layered history—Cuban and Miami-Cuban—animate the room as surely as the food. Lechon with tangerine mojo anchors a menu that swings between tradition and audacious improvisation, each plate landing with purpose.
- 50 Best 2025 · #82 · World's 50 Best Bars
- 50 Best 2026 · #42 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
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Rank 82. Mandolin Aegean Bistro
Mediterranean
A whitewashed courtyard rimmed with mature trees and orchids sets the scene at this Aegean bistro, where mezze and grilled fish sandwiches anchor a menu rooted in Turkish and Greek tradition. The creamy baked feta and honey pie with salted shortbread suggest a kitchen attuned to both restraint and pleasure.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Greek Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Coffeehouse (Miami-Dade) · Best of Miami New Times
- Time Out The 24 Best Coffee Shops in Miami
- Eater Where to Drink the Best Coffee in Miami
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Rank 84. Panamericano Bar
Pan-American Cocktail Bar
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Rank 85. Sexy Fish
Japanese
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- The Infatuation Our Favorite Bakeries In The Country Right Now
- Eater Where to Drink the Best Coffee in Miami
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Rank 88. NIU Kitchen
Spanish
NIU Kitchen is a darkly stylish downtown Miami spot serving Spanish tapas with theatrical flair—charbroiled oysters branded tableside with hot coals, branzino tartare, paellas. The cooking balances big flavors and quality ingredients with creative restraint, best experienced as a group around glossy concrete floors.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 89. Hiden
Sushi
Behind an unmarked Wynwood door that requires a code, Chef Seijun Okano composes spare, deliberate omakase from fish flown in multiple times weekly, each piece pressed into rice he tempers at the start of service. The counter moves with balletic precision and encourages conversation, leaving you wondering how the city outside remains unaware.
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Rank 92. Pasta
Italian
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Restaurant (Wynwood) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 93. Palma
Contemporary
A narrow concrete box in Little Havana where a five-person team executes an inventive, frequently changing tasting menu with impressive efficiency. Grilled baby corn wrapped in aged sirloin and roasted-plantain brioche with coconut butter justify the spare, candlelit setting.
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Restaurant (Little Havana) · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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Rank 94. Walrus Rodeo
Wood-fired New American
The team from Boia De sets up shop in a corner spot fueled entirely by wood fire, where vegetables claim surprising prominence on a playful menu. Carrot tartare with carrot top salsa and mustard green pasta sheets stuffed with lamb ragù show restraint and wit, while charred quail captures backyard barbecue at its best. It's casual enough for families, refined enough to matter.
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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Rank 96. Boia De
Contemporary Italian
Between a laundromat and medical center, a neon-pink door opens onto a forest-green dining room where chefs Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer blur Italian tradition with playful invention. Crispy polenta gives way to house-made pasta and veal sweetbreads spiked with jalapeño—food that asks what Italian cooking might become in Miami's hands.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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Rank 97. Itamae AO
Peruvian Japanese
- Food & Wine 2023 · Best New Chefs · Nando Chang and Valerie Chang
- Esquire 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Fernando, Nando, and Valerie Chang
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Sports Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 100. maman
French-Inspired Coffee