The Top 100 Restaurants Near El Carajo
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Rank 1. El Carajo
Spanish
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Inexpensive Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 3. Old Lisbon Restaurant
Portuguese
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Rank 4. 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 7. 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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Easy to miss on a Little Havana corner, this cramped Thai kitchen runs without reservations but with impressive velocity. Chef Veenuthri Trisransri moves between Northern specialties and accessible standards—crispy or steamed dumplings, a silken khao soi—with the confidence of someone who doesn't need to announce herself.
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Thai Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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A narrow storefront in Little Havana wrapped in emerald tile and brass, where a perpetual line waits for Cuban sandwiches built on house-made bread around week-marinated pork. The lechon—shredded meat dressed in garlic-cilantro aïoli—arrives heavier but no less compelling than its grilled counterpart.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Cuban Sandwich · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 11. Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina
Classic Cuban
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Cuban Sandwich · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 13. 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 14. 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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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional 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 16. 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 17. Domaselo
Bakery
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Rank 18. 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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- 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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Rank 20. Koko
Mexican
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Rank 22. 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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Rank 23. Sexy Fish
Japanese
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Rank 24. 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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- 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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Rank 27. 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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- 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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- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Waterfront Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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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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- 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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Rank 34. 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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- 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 37. 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
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Time Out The best bakeries in America
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Rank 38. 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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Rank 39. 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 40. 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 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Simon Kim - Gracious Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Simon Kim - Gracious Hospitality Management
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Rank 41. 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 46. 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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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best New Restaurant (Miami-Dade) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 51. 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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Rank 53. Dolores But You Can Call Me Lolita
International
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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 55. Elcielo
Colombian
An open kitchen and backlit bar frame chef Juan Manuel Barrientos' elevated Colombian cooking, where tableside theater—charcoal buñuelos with black truffle, a "Tree of Life" bread service—matters as much as the food itself. The progression unfolds through small bites and palate cleansers designed to heighten each course, a deliberate architecture of flavor and spectacle.
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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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Rank 57. Frenchie's
French
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Rank 58. Pisco y Nazca
Peruvian
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Rank 60. Tullio
Venetian Italian
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Rank 61. 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 62. Motek
Mediterranean
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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 64. Bachour
Bakery
An industrial space framed by a rose arch opens into Chef Antonio Bachour's bakery theater, where counter seating faces the glass-enclosed kitchen. Jewel-toned macarons, pistachio-striped croissants, and flan-filled confections that mimic fruit sit beside crab tostones and croquettes—a studied balance between lunch and dessert.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef · Antonio Bachour
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Rank 65. La Jamoteca
Spanish
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Rank 67. 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 69. Luca Osteria
Italian
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Rank 72. Motek
Mediterranean
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Rank 76. Façade
Coffee
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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 79. 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 83. Hometown Barbecue
Barbecue
Pitmaster Bill Durney's warehouse outpost sits amid the controlled chaos of Miami's produce district, all soaring ceilings and open flame. The beef rib arrives a crust of salt and char; the brisket melts across the plate with the confidence of something smoked for hours. It's Texas barbecue transplanted wholesale, with Miami touches—a yucca bowl, brisket queso—that don't upend the mission.
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Rank 85. Motek
Middle Eastern
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Rank 86. 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 87. Zeru Miami
Basque Spanish
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Basque Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Spanish Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 88. Red Rooster Overtown
Comfort Food
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Rank 89. B Bistro + Bakery
European
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Rank 90. 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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Rank 91. 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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Rank 92. Café Bastille
French Coffee
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Rank 93. Bombay Darbar
Indian
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Rank 94. Sagrado Cafe
Brazilian Coffee
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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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Rank 96. Mignonette
Modern Seafood
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Rank 97. Aoko
Sushi
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Rank 98. Kaori
Asian
Kaori elevates Asian fusion above Miami's baseline with precise, unfussy cooking—chicken liver pâté meets plantain shokupan, bluefin tuna sings in coconut-lime. A two-story Brickell room of concrete and wood hums with quiet confidence, DJ booth and all.
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant (Brickell) · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 99. Erba
Italian
- Esquire 2023 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Chef · Best of Miami New Times · Niven Patel
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 100. Fuchai
Korean