The Top 100 Restaurants Near Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale
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Rank 1. Chef's Counter at MAASS
Contemporary New American
A Michelin-starred chef's counter tucked inside the Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale, where French technique meets Japanese ingredients with a little Florida sunshine thrown in for good measure. The tasting menu format means you're in capable hands all night, and the open kitchen view makes it feel like dinner and a show. Dress up a little; the crowd here is celebrating something, even if they won't say what.
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Rank 2. Evelyn's of Fort Lauderdale
Mediterranean
Sitting inside the Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale, Evelyn's is a coastal Mediterranean restaurant where the views over the pool and out to the Atlantic do half the heavy lifting. The crowd skews hotel-beautiful, sun-kissed and unhurried, and the Levantine-leaning menu holds its own. The chef blends Florida ingredients into Middle Eastern-influenced dishes in ways that actually make sense, not just sound clever on paper.
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best New Restaurant (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Maass
Open-Fire New American
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Rank 5. Larb Thai-Isan
Isan Thai
Isan Thai in a Fort Lauderdale strip mall sounds like a dare, but this place wins easily. No reservations, always packed, totally worth the wait. The menu goes way beyond the usual curry-and-pad-thai loop, leaning into the punchy, fermented, herbaceous flavors of northeastern Thailand. Tell them you like it spicy and they will believe you. The crowd is a mix of regulars who know exactly what they want and first-timers looking slightly overwhelmed by the menu.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Thai Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 6. The Katherine
New American
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Rank 7. Louie Bossi
Comfort Food Italian
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Rank 10. Mykonos
Greek
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Rank 12. Peter Pan Diner
American
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bar (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 17. The Surf Club Restaurant
New American
Thomas Keller brings his first Florida restaurant to a beautifully restored Art Deco landmark inside the Four Seasons in Surfside, and the room alone justifies the trip: amber lighting, plush banquettes, a vintage bar that makes you want to order something with a coupe glass. This is proper fine dining, the kind where sharp-suited servers move like they've never once dropped anything. The cooking is Continental and confident, with sauces that genuinely steal the show.
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- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant to Come Back From the Dead · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Restaurant (Fort Lauderdale) · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 25. Tambourine Room By Tristan Brandt
Contemporary
A Michelin-starred fine dining room tucked inside a wellness resort on Collins Avenue, which is a sentence that somehow makes perfect sense once you're there. You start with drinks in a wood-paneled lounge, then move into a small, hushed dining room built for lingering over a multicourse menu that pulls ingredients from across the globe. The crowd leans romantic, dressed up but not stiff, and the service matches.
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Rank 27. Old Heidelberg Restaurant
Old-School German
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Rank 28. Cotoa
Ecuadorian Peruvian
Cotoa is a warm, colorful Ecuadorian-Peruvian restaurant in North Miami where the food tastes like someone's abuela got really serious about technique. The room feels genuinely festive without trying too hard, and the crowd tends to be locals who know the menu cold alongside curious newcomers who definitely don't. The chef pulls real flavor out of every dish, and the whole thing moves with an ease that makes you want to order one more thing before you go.
- The Infatuation 2025 · #5 · The Top-Rated New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 29. Boia De
Contemporary Italian
A Michelin-starred Italian spot hiding in a Buena Vista strip mall between a laundromat and a medical center, which tells you everything about Miami and nothing about how good the food is. The forest-green dining room fills the moment doors open with people who clearly planned ahead, and the staff seem genuinely delighted to be there, which is rarer than the star. The menu calls itself Italian, then does whatever it wants.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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Rank 30. L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Modern French
Joël Robuchon's two-Michelin-star counter-dining concept has landed in the Design District, which feels exactly right. You sit at the rosewood bar watching the kitchen work, which sounds gimmicky until you're actually doing it and realize it's the only way to eat this food. Tasting menus or à la carte, both work. The crowd is dressed up without being stuffy, the kind of people who planned this reservation a month out and don't mind.
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- AAA Four Diamonds
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best French Cuisine Restaurant
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Rank 31. Stage
Global
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Rank 32. Il Mulino New York
Southern Italian
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Rank 33. Itamae AO
Peruvian Japanese
- Food & Wine 2023 · Best New Chefs · Nando Chang and Valerie Chang
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · Best Chef: South · Nando Chang
- Esquire 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
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- Time Out The 10 best steaks in the world
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Waterfront Bar · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 35. Lido Restaurant at The Surf Club
Coastal Italian
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Rank 36. Taquiza
Mexican
The tortillas here are the whole point. This casual beachside taco spot in North Beach makes its blue corn tortillas from scratch, nixtamalizing and pressing the dough in-house, and you can taste the difference. The fillings are straightforward and good, the salsas have real heat, and palm trees are swaying while you eat. It's a mix of locals who come weekly and tourists who stumbled over from the sand and immediately understood why there's a line.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 37. Pao by Paul Qui
Asian
Dining inside a gold-domed oval room under a Damien Hirst unicorn statue at the Faena Hotel is already a lot, and the kitchen keeps pace. This is a sleek hotel restaurant where the crowd looks like they moisturize and have opinions about hotels, and the short menu pulls from across Asia with enough creativity to justify the tab. Order something, look up, and enjoy the audacity of the whole situation.
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Rank 38. Le Jardinier
French
A Michelin-starred French fine dining room parked among designer boutiques in the Design District, which tells you everything about who's at the next table: people who dress well and take their Saturday seriously. The chef brings a light, seasonal touch to French cooking, so the food feels refined without putting you to sleep. Worth the splurge, and the plant-based sorbets are genuinely better than they have any right to be.
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Rank 40. Awash Ethiopian Restaurant
Ethiopian
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 41. Mandolin Aegean Bistro
Mediterranean
This Michelin Bib Gourmand bistro in the Design District looks like someone air-dropped a Greek island courtyard into Miami, and somehow it works. Mature trees, orchids, and ceiling fans shade the outdoor tables where sun-dresses and linen shirts are the unofficial uniform. The mezze-heavy menu is the move, with small plates, a grilled catch sandwich, and bread that arrives in little paper bags, which is charming enough to forgive almost anything.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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Rank 42. Michael's Genuine
New American
This Design District gastropub has been around forever and still earns the crowd it pulls. The courtyard alone is worth it, all leafy and breezy with just enough Miami energy without being exhausting. Inside it's concrete floors and a good bar, the kind of place where boutique shoppers and business lunchers coexist peacefully. The menu roams confidently across wood-fired, house-made, and market-fresh, and it holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Michael Schwartz
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Michael Schwartz
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Rank 43. Hakkasan
Cantonese Chinese
Getting to Hakkasan means running the gauntlet through the Fontainebleau's lobby, which is exactly as chaotic as it sounds. Once inside, the mood flips: dark, dramatic, all sleek marble and carved wood screens, with a low thrum of club music reminding you the party is never far. It's upscale Cantonese fine dining done with real flair, pulling in a crowd that dressed up on purpose and absolutely wants you to notice.
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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Rank 46. Stubborn Seed
Contemporary New American
Stubborn Seed holds a Michelin star and earns it with a tasting menu that swings hard, mixing Latin and Asian influences into New American cooking in ways that feel genuinely surprising rather than just clever. It's a sleek, dimly lit room on a busy Miami Beach corner, full of first-dates and food-curious couples dressed up just enough. The team even runs their own farm, so the sourcing is real, not just a menu flex.
- 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 47. Walrus Rodeo
Wood-fired New American
The team behind Boia De turned a wood-fire-only kitchen into something genuinely exciting at this lively corner spot in Buena Vista. It's a casual New American where vegetables somehow steal the show from the meat, which takes real skill to pull off. Families, couples, and people who look like they bike everywhere fill the room. The pizzas and lamb ragù lasagna keep things grounded, but the whole menu quietly makes you rethink what a wood-fired place can do.
- 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 48. Phuc Yea
Vietnamese
Vietnamese food cranked up to club volume in Miami's MiMo district, where the lanterns glow red, a DJ holds court, and the pho arrives in what can only be described as a cauldron. The portions are generous, the seasoning is aggressive, and the vibe is the kind that makes strangers at the next table burst into song. It earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which basically means it overdelivers for the price, which it absolutely does.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Restaurant (MiMo/Little River) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 49. Edan Bistro
Basque Spanish
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Basque Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 50. Macchialina Taverna Rustica
Rustic Italian
- Wine Enthusiast 2024 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Top 10 U.S. Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 51. Tâm Tâm
Vietnamese
Vietnamese food that doubles as a party, minus the cover charge and the attitude. Tâm Tâm is a casual restaurant near the downtown courthouse where you'll find a mix of regulars and newcomers eating mostly with their hands: fish sauce wings, lettuce wraps, saucy ribs. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, meaning the quality is serious even if the vibe isn't. There's also a hidden karaoke machine, which tells you everything you need to know.
- Food & Wine 2025 · Tam Tam Wings · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- The Infatuation Infatuation’s Highest-Rated Restaurants In America
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 52. Amara At Paraiso
Latin-Inpired
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Romantic Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
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Rank 53. 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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- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Chicken Sandwich · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 55. 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 56. Motek
Mediterranean
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Rank 57. Fiorito
Argentine-Inspired
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Argentine Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Midwest · Jason Rickard and Jordan Rickard
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Rank 58. El Turco
Turkish
A Bib Gourmand Turkish breakfast spot tucked into a little shopping enclave, with oak trees shading the outdoor tables and a glass-walled kitchen dressed in blue-and-white tile. The crowd is relaxed regulars and weekend brunch types who know that the borek and mezze situation here quietly outclasses anything fancier nearby. Come hungry, order more than you think you need, and don't rush it.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Mediterranean Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 60. Clive's Cafe
Caribbean
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Caribbean Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 61. Makoto
Japanese
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Rank 63. Matador Room
Latin Fusion Mexican
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 64. Elcielo
Peruvian
Elcielo is a Michelin-starred Colombian tasting menu experience where dinner is basically performance art, in the best possible way. The chef has built an international reputation on dramatic, multisensory touches that make it feel like a night out and a show rolled into one. The crowd dresses up, the lighting is warm, and everyone looks a little delighted and confused, which is exactly the point.
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Rank 65. Macchialina
Italian
This cozy Italian spot on Alton Road has the kind of regulars who show up so often they probably have a preferred banquette. The handmade pasta is the reason to go, and the all-Italian wine list keeps things honest. Stick around for the tiramisu, which gets a Miami twist that somehow works better than it has any right to. The covered patio is a nice move when the night is right.
- 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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Rank 66. Krakatoa Indonesian Cuisine
Indonesian
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Rank 68. Palma
Contemporary
A candlelit concrete sliver of a room in Little Havana where a tiny team runs the whole show, cooking and plating a tasting menu that changes so often you almost have to come back. The vibe is intimate in the way that only happens when there are fewer people working than at your local coffee shop. Sit at the counter, watch it all unfold, and try not to embarrass yourself over the plantain brioche with coconut butter.
- 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 69. NIU Kitchen
Spanish
Downtown Miami's coolest Spanish tapas spot looks the part, with dark concrete floors and lighting that says "we're not trying that hard" in the best possible way. The crowd dresses like it, too. Go with a group, order widely, and let the kitchen do the rest. The cooking is seafood-forward and genuinely creative without being precious about it. Next door, the same team runs a natural wine bar if you want to keep the night going.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 70. Torno Subito
Modern Italian
Massimo Bottura is one of those names even non-food-people know, and his Miami outpost in the Design District gives you a genuine taste of what the fuss is about. It's a modern Italian restaurant inside a sleek hotel, bright and colorful, attracting the kind of crowd that dresses well without trying too hard. The kitchen takes its cues from Bottura's playful, high-craft style, nudging classic Italian dishes toward South Florida with results that actually earn the wink.
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bagels (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Bagels (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 72. Hiyakawa
Japanese
Hiyakawa is a Japanese omakase spot tucked into the base of a Wynwood apartment building, and it might be the most visually striking room in Miami, with backlit wood slats arching overhead like something out of a fever dream. The seafood flies in from Japan, the nigiri is serious, and the lamb chops arrive on burning rosemary like they know they're being watched. The crowd absolutely does too.
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Rank 77. PERL by Chef IP
Mediterranean Japanese
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Rank 78. Motek
Middle Eastern
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Chef · Best of Miami New Times · Niven Patel
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Mohamed Ali Alkassar and Niven Patel - Alpareno Restaurant Group
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A Bib Gourmand sandwich shop in Little Havana where the Cuban sandwich is genuinely the whole point. The pork gets marinated for a week before it ever sees the press, and you can taste the difference. Emerald walls, great tiles, and a line out the door full of regulars who already know their order. Cash in hand, no deliberating, just get the sandwich and maybe some croquetas while you wait.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Cuban Sandwich · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 82. 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 83. Zitz Sum
Asian
Zitz Sum is a dim sum spot that plays by its own rules, mixing Asian technique with Latin instincts in ways that really shouldn't work but absolutely do, earning it a Michelin Bib Gourmand. It lives in a bland office building in Coral Gables, which makes the whole thing funnier. The room fills with curious locals and a few people who clearly drove across town on a tip. Order generously, because this is the kind of menu you'll regret playing safe with.
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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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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Wine Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 88. Kaori
Asian
Brickell has no shortage of sleek Asian fusion spots, but Kaori actually earns the vibe. It's a two-story restaurant and hi-fi bar where the DJ booth and the kitchen both pull their weight, which is rarer than it sounds. The crowd skews well-dressed and flush, the kind of people who order the A5 beef without checking the price. The menu is tight and considered rather than sprawling, which here reads as confidence.
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant (Brickell) · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 91. Motek
Mediterranean
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A tiny Thai spot tucked into Little Havana that somehow has half the city lining up outside, no reservations and all. The menu mixes familiar Thai classics with northern specialties, and the kitchen fires dishes out faster than you can eat them, which is really saying something. It's a tight squeeze, the tables are small, the plates are small, so order way more than you think you need and lean into it.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Thai Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 94. Cecconi's
Italian
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Rank 95. Los Félix
Mexican
This Michelin-starred spot in Coconut Grove takes Mexican cuisine seriously without taking itself too seriously, building dishes around heritage corn and locally sourced seafood in ways that make you rethink what the cuisine can do. It's a proper sit-down restaurant, intimate and buzzy, with a crowd dressed in linen who looks like they discovered it before you did. The food is subtle and confident, which is a harder trick to pull off than it sounds.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Bon Appétit 2022 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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Rank 96. Ariete
French-influenced New American
A Michelin-starred fine dining spot tucked into Coconut Grove that feels lush and candlelit without feeling stiff. The menu blends new American and French in ways that are genuinely creative, with sauce work serious enough to make you pause mid-bite. First-timers should go for the tasting menu and let the chef show off. The crowd leans date-night romantic, dressed up just enough to feel like the meal matters.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Restaurant When Someone Else Is Paying · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 97. Motek
Mediterranean
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Rank 98. Kojin 2.0
Contemporary Japanese
A husband-and-wife chef team running a fine dining room in Coral Gables sounds cozy until the food arrives and quietly rewires your expectations. Kojin 2.0 does contemporary Japanese-influenced cooking that's genuinely creative without making you feel like you're being lectured. Go a la carte or commit to the tasting menu, either way the kitchen takes real swings. The crowd tends toward date-night couples who dressed up just enough to feel good about it.
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Rank 99. Tinta y Cafe
Cuban
Part bookshop, part Cuban cafe, Tinta y Cafe is the kind of place where you feel smart just walking in. The bookshelves and mid-century furniture attract a mix of Coral Gables regulars and laptop crowd types who actually close their screens when the food arrives. Come for cafe con leche and a pastelito, stay because their take on the Cubano is quietly one of the more satisfying sandwiches you'll find in the neighborhood.
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Rank 100. El Turco
Turkish
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Restaurant (Design District/Midtown) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Mediterranean Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times