The Top 100 Restaurants Near John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
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Rank 6. Ghee Indian Kitchen
Indian
Rows of labeled spice jars line the walls, which tells you something about how seriously this contemporary Indian restaurant takes its pantry. The chef sources ingredients from his own farm and runs a tight menu that swings between fiery naan and delicate tuna bhel without losing focus. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and landed on the New York Times' Miami list. The suburban strip-mall setting is the only thing that doesn't match the ambition.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Chef · Best of Miami New Times · Niven Patel
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A pocket-sized wine bar in South Miami where a short, rotating menu does more than most restaurants twice its size. The kitchen counter is the best seat in the house, which is saying something given how few seats there are. The team behind it landed on Bon Appétit's best new restaurants list and The New York Times' Miami roundup, and a James Beard semifinalist nod followed. Small plates, natural pours, and a room that fills up fast.
- Food & Wine Chicken Liver Mousse · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurant (Miami Dade) · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 8. Ariete
French-influenced New American
Patio or dining room, the kitchen sends the same meal either way, which tells you something about how this Coconut Grove fine-dining room operates. Michael Beltran's French-inflected New American menu earns a Michelin star on the strength of sauces that feel like the actual point of each dish, with venison tartare and bone marrow sabayon as a case in point. The kind of place where the bread course quietly becomes a highlight.
- 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 9. Los Félix
Mexican
Heritage corn sourced from across the Americas and seafood pulled from nearby Florida waters set the agenda at this Coconut Grove Mexican restaurant. The chef's commitment to sustainable sourcing is the kind of thing that could easily tip into lecture, but here it shows up quietly in the food itself. A Michelin star for cooking that takes indigenous ingredients seriously without asking you to feel guilty about dinner.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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Rank 10. Mano Libera
Italian
A dining room with a hand-shaped table at its center sets the tone for this Neapolitan Italian spot in South Miami. Antipasti and secondi arrive family-style for the table to share, while the menu leans into Neapolitan classics, slow-cooked ragù and pasta alla Genovese, reworked with a chef's eye for unexpected pairings. The cocktail list skews international, the service stays warm, and the whole thing landed on the 50 Top Italy world ranking.
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Rank 11. 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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Dim sum from a chef who treats borders as loose suggestions, set inside a ground-floor office building in Coral Gables that looks like it should house a dentist. The dumplings started as a pop-up and earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a James Beard semifinalist nod before finding a permanent home here. The cooking pulls from China, Japan, and Italy in the same breath, and somehow it coheres. A Niman Ranch short rib filling alongside charred cabbage in chili butter will tell you more than any summary.
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Rank 13. Elcielo Miami
Peruvian
A tableside "chocotherapy" ritual, where chocolate is poured over your hands mid-meal, tells you exactly what kind of tasting menu this is. Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos runs a multisensory Colombian experience in a sleek stone-and-wood room with an open kitchen and backlit bar. The parade of small bites leans theatrical, and the crowd is fully on board. It holds a Michelin star.
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Concrete walls, candles, and a staff you could count on one hand: this Little Havana tasting menu spot runs on a kind of controlled intensity that bigger kitchens couldn't pull off. The chef and a sous cook, plate, and clear the room themselves, turning out a frequently changing contemporary menu where the roasted plantain brioche, served hot with caramelized coconut butter, appears to be non-negotiable. Counter seats put you closest to the action.
- 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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- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Wine Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Wine List · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Barbecue · Best of Miami New Times
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A short, ever-rotating menu of around eight dishes anchors this casual neighborhood spot in coral gables, where everything is made in house and the cooking bounces freely between Venezuelan, Japanese, and American touchpoints. The crab arepa alone explains the Michelin Bib Gourmand. Coffee is taken seriously, the flan has a following, and the room runs warm in the way that happens when the people who opened a place still work it every night.
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Rank 19. Vinya Table
New American
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Wine List · Best of Miami New Times
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · Allegra Angelo
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The Cuban sandwich here starts with pork butt marinated for a full week before it ever meets the press. This old-school Little Havana sandwich shop holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and there's nearly always a line snaking through the narrow emerald-green room to prove the point. The lechon, shredded pork in garlic-cilantro aioli, is the heavier move if you can't decide. Come hungry and come ready to wait.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Cuban Sandwich · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 21. Tinta y Cafe
Cuban
Bookshelves line the glass façade, which is either a design choice or a very strong hint about the vibe. This Cuban cafe in Coral Gables does cafe con leche, pastelitos, and sandwiches in a room full of mid-century furniture, with palm tree shade outside if you prefer. The Cubano is the thing to order. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which means the ratio of quality to price is doing real work here.
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Rank 23. El Mago de las Fritas
Old-School Cuban
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Rank 24. Luca Osteria
Italian
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Restaurant (Brickell) · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 27. La Camaronera
Cuban
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 28. Kojin 2.0
Contemporary Japanese
Foie toast, a round of goose liver ganache on rye with a dot of strawberry preserves, sets the tone at this contemporary Japanese fine dining room in Coral Gables. The chef team behind the original has rebuilt it with a bolder personality, and the menu moves freely between tasting format and à la carte without losing its nerve. Bone marrow panna cotta and a creamsicle ice cream sandwich share real estate here, and somehow that feels earned.
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Rank 30. ELYU Omakase
Japanese
A dozen warm wood chairs at a blonde counter in Coral Gables is where the chef's Japanese and Filipino heritage quietly collide. This intimate omakase pulls you through a procession of snacks, sushi, and small surprises, including a Kumamoto oyster served in a dashi "shell" and madai sliced to resemble a rose. The meal closes on miso ice cream, which sounds like a twist but feels inevitable by the time it arrives.
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A tiny Thai tapas spot tucked into Little Havana with no reservations and a line to prove it. The menu mixes familiar standbys with Northern Thai specialties, khao soi among them, and the kitchen sends plates out faster than you can clear them, so order more than you think you need. The Michelin Guide has it listed, which goes some way toward explaining why a nook this small draws this much patience from a city not famous for waiting.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Thai Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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The amber glow and dramatic ceiling make Calle Ocho feel like another city entirely once the door closes. This is a contemporary Mexican restaurant with a South Florida accent, where the kitchen folds king crab and ikura into the menu as casually as it handles lamb barbacoa with house-made corn tortillas. A well-stocked bar anchors the room, and the dessert cart has the confidence to finish things with black truffle.
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The DJ booth is on the ground floor, the kitchen is upstairs, and somehow it all holds together. Kaori is an upscale Asian fusion restaurant and bar in Brickell where the menu is as considered as the two-story concrete-and-wood room around it. The Michelin Guide has it listed, and the crowd dresses accordingly. Dishes lean toward the rich end, with A5 beef and local fish in electric curry sharing the menu with a few genuinely clever small plates.
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant (Brickell) · Best of Miami New Times
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 36. Amerlia's 1931
Neo Cuban
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- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Mohamed Ali Alkassar and Niven Patel - Alpareno Restaurant Group
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Rank 40. Motek
Mediterranean
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Rank 43. Happy Wine Miami
Spanish
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Rank 45. Motek
Mediterranean
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Rank 47. Cafe Bonjour
French
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Rank 49. Tina in the Gables
French
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Rank 50. Cotoletta
Milanese Italian
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Restaurant (Coconut Grove) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Best New Restaurants
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Brewery (Miami) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Bar Food · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 53. El Carajo
Spanish
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Inexpensive Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 54. Frenchie's
French
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- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Chicken Wings · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 62. Shaddai Fine Lebanese Cuisine
Modern Middle Eastern
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Mediterranean Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 63. Pisco Y Nazca
Peruvian
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Rank 67. Vegan Cuban Cuisine
Vegan Cuban
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Suburban Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 69. SNDWCH
Italian
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Rank 71. Erba
Italian
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Chef · Best of Miami New Times · Niven Patel
- Miami New Times Best New Restaurants
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Rank 73. Café PANISSE
French
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Rank 79. Koko
Upscale Mexican Cocktail Bar
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Rank 84. FINKA Table & Tap
Peruvian
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Rank 85. Le Bouchon Du Grove
French
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Rank 86. Tullio
Venetian
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Rank 87. La Jamoteca
Spanish
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Rank 88. Ichimi Ramen Bar
Noodles
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Ramen · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Ramen · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 89. Pisco y Nazca
Peruvian
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Rank 91. Bombay Darbar
Indian
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Rank 92. Pascal's on Ponce
Contemporary French
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Rank 93. Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina
Classic Cuban
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Cuban Sandwich · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 94. Caffe Abbracci
Italian
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Rank 95. Zeru Miami
Basque
- Miami New Times Best New Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Basque Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Spanish Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 97. Eating House
Argentinian Italian
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- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bar (Miami) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 100. Old Lisbon Restaurant
Authentic Portuguese