The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
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Rank 15. Sea Siam
Pan-Asian
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Rank 17. Ghee Indian Kitchen
Indian
Niven Patel's suburban warehouse glows with mango wood and walls lined with spice jars—a room designed to match the boldness on the plate. Ghost pepper naan arrives puffed and crackling; Kerala lamb emerges from coconut broth fall-apart tender. Sourcing from his own farm, Patel works a tight menu of precisely calibrated heat and depth that belies the strip-mall setting.
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Mohamed Ali Alkassar and Niven Patel - Alpareno Restaurant Group
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Chicken Wings · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 19. Recoveco
Contemporary
In this South Miami wine bar, chefs Maria Teresa Gallina and Nicolas Martinez compress bold technique into a tiny space with seasonal small plates that defy convention. The chicken liver mousse with peppercorn speculaas and starfruit jam sets the tone for cooking that transforms humble ingredients with precise, unexpected flavor.
- Food & Wine 2025 · Chicken Liver Mousse · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- Bon Appétit 2025 · America's Best New Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Maria Teresa Gallina and Nicolas Martinez
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Rank 23. Apocalypse BBQ
Miami-Influenced Barbecue
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In Coral Gables, Daniel's Miami strips the steakhouse down to craft and restraint, trading grandeur for the clarity of dry-aged beef and Florida's own vegetables. Thomas Angelo's vision feels grounded in place rather than formula, a restaurant that knows when to stop talking and start listening.
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Rank 26. NAOE
Japanese
- AAA Five Diamonds
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant When Someone Else Is Paying · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 27. Ariete
French-influenced New American
Beltran's Coconut Grove dining room marries new American cooking with classical French technique, its dimly lit patio draped in greenery. The tasting menu showcases his gift for creative combinations and silky sauces, from fluke with conch escabeche to venison tartare with bone marrow sabayon.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Michael Beltran
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Rank 29. Zitz Sum
Asian
Pablo Zitzmann's dumpling pop-up evolved into this Coral Gables ground-floor restaurant, where a Colombian chef fearlessly blends Asian and Italian influences. Dishes like charred cabbage with Fresno chili butter and shrimp har gow with tamarind-black garlic chutney prove the cooking's gutsy originality.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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Rank 30. Pisco Y Nazca
Peruvian
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Rank 31. Macondo Coffee Roasters
Columbian
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Rank 32. Shaddai Fine Lebanese Cuisine
Modern Middle Eastern
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Mediterranean Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · Allegra Angelo
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Wine List · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Wine Bar · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 35. Shingo
Sushi
Chef Shingo Akikuni commands a 14-seat counter in Coral Gables with the ease of someone orchestrating an intimate dinner, his knife work decisive and his rice vinegar sharp. Japanese fish arrives in uniform slices, barely adorned with nikiri, the menu shifting with the seasons—recent specials have included Aomori tuna and matsutake chawanmushi.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Omakase · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 37. 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 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
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Rank 40. Chug's Diner
Cuban
A spare storefront in Coconut Grove where Chef Michael Beltran drives a Cuban kitchen at breakneck pace, all dangling plants and crowded booths. The oxtail ajiaco arrives deep and restorative; sandwiches tower on pillowy Cuban bread; pastelitos with guava and cream cheese flake apart warm in your hands. Speed and care don't usually coexist, but they do here.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Martini · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Breakfast · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 41. Vegan Cuban Cuisine
Vegan Cuban
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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 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East
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Rank 43. Los Félix
Mexican
In a Coconut Grove dining room of natural materials and careful acoustics, Chef Sebastian Vargas builds Mexican cuisine around heritage corn and local seafood—grouper from Key West grilled in banana leaf with hazelnut emulsion, corn cake with crab and charred plantains. Restraint and ingredient quality are the points.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 44. Cafe Bonjour
French
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Rank 45. Tina in the Gables
French
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Brunch · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
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- The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops #57 · Top 100 Coffee Shops
- Time Out The 24 Best Coffee Shops in Miami
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Rank 47. Cotoletta
Milanese Italian
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Restaurant (Coconut Grove) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Barbecue · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Brewery (Miami) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 50. 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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Rank 51. The Gibson Room
American
A black-walled room lit by candles and a glowing bar forms an unlikely stage for Michael Beltran's uncompromising cooking. Anchovy mousse fills the Caesar croutons; handmade agnolotti cradle venison bolognese; the schnitzel arrives plate-wide with salsa verde and a fried egg. The menu refuses easy categorization, and so does the place itself.
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Restaurant for a First Date · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Cocktails · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Suburban Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Breakfast · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Tostada · Best of Miami New Times
- Time Out The 24 Best Coffee Shops in Miami
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Rank 55. SNDWCH
Italian-Inspired
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Bar Food · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 59. El Bagel
Bakery
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bagels (Miami-Dade) · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Eater Miami’s 13 Best Breakfast Restaurants
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Rank 62. Vinya Table
New American
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · Allegra Angelo
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Wine List · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 63. Beauty & the Butcher
Steakhouse
A gleaming central bar and floor-to-ceiling wine cellar frame this sizeable room, where the menu ranges from croquettes and crudo to pristine steaks, everything made in-house. The Caesar salad—a tower of gem lettuce, snow peas, and aged Parmesan—exemplifies how Beauty & the Butcher balances comfort, creativity, and refinement without strain.
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Rank 64. 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 70. Sexy Fish
Japanese
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Rank 71. Panamericano Bar
Pan-American Cocktail Bar
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Rank 72. Islas Canarias Restaurant
Classic Cuban
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Cuban Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Croquetas · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Miami’s 13 Best Breakfast Restaurants
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Rank 75. Cafe Demetrio
Viennese Coffee
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Rank 78. Kojin 2.0
Contemporary Japanese
Pedro and Katherine Mederos return with a menu that marries Japanese sensibility to contemporary technique—foie toast on rye gives way to bone marrow panna cotta with house-made coffee shoyu, goat cheese cavatelli in butternut squash, creamsicle ice cream. The cooking is unafraid of contrast, balancing risk with genuine approachability across tasting menus and a la carte alike.
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Rank 81. Flanigan's
Seafood
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Sports Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Dim Sum · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 86. Koko
Mexican
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- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Bar (Miami) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 90. La Camaronera
Cuban
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 91. Vice City Pizza
Hybrid
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Rank 92. Matsuri
Sushi
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Japanese Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 93. Amerlia's 1931
Neo Cuban
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Place to Dine with Dogs · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Miami’s 13 Best Breakfast Restaurants
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Rank 97. Krüs Kitchen
Seafood
Glass and daylight define this Coconut Grove space, where Chef Sebastián Vargas operates an upstairs market-driven kitchen sourcing from small farms alongside organic wines. Grilled prawns with saffron sabayon and smoked coconut rice with wild-caught crab showcase a confident hand with seafood, while a percentage of proceeds supports the chef's nonprofit initiatives.
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