The Top 100 Restaurants Near The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami
-
Rank 1. Makoto
Japanese
-
Rank 2. The Surf Club Restaurant
New American
The Surf Club wraps diners in Art Deco amber—vintage bar, plush banquettes, the careful glamour of a private club that happens to be open to guests. Thomas Keller's Florida debut trades innovation for precision: a crab cake gains spice and freshness, lobster thermidor finds new life through sauce, and the chocolate soufflé, when available, justifies its reputation.
-
Rank 3. Lido Restaurant at The Surf Club
Coastal Italian
-
Rank 4. Il Mulino New York
Southern Italian
-
Rank 5. Tambourine Room By Tristan Brandt
Contemporary
Inside the Carillon's wood-paneled lobby, Tambourine Room begins with cocktails before seating you in an intimate dining room designed for whispered conversation. Tristan Brandt's multicourse menu moves between continents—New Zealand venison, local snapper, porcelet with caviar—each plate finished with the precision of a jeweler.
-
Rank 6. Cotoa
Ecuadorian Peruvian
Chef Alejandra Espinoza builds her North Miami dining room around Ecuador's rhythms and flavors, with warm light and curated music setting the tone. Mahi mahi arrives suspended in a silken coconut-ginger sauce with crisp watermelon radish; cassava croquettes and chicken tortellini follow with similar precision. The cooking feels generous without fuss, rooted in something real.
- The Infatuation 2025 · #5 · The Top-Rated New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
-
Rank 7. Taquiza
Mexican
A former web developer grinds and griddles blue corn tortillas daily, sourcing grain from Midwest farms for tacos of melting lengua and fried mahi. Palm trees frame the North Beach counter where sharp salsas and ocean proximity justify the devoted following.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
-
-
-
-
-
Rank 12. PERL by Chef IP
Japanese/Mediterranean
-
Rank 13. Edan Bistro
Basque Spanish
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Basque Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
-
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
-
Rank 15. Hadekel 1
Israeli
-
Rank 16. Sunny's
Steakhouse
A Little River steakhouse where art deco glamour meets casual Florida swagger, the room hums with the kind of crowd that makes you want to linger. The beef speaks for itself, but the bone marrow vinaigrette and schmaltz-fried potatoes suggest a kitchen unafraid of small luxuries.
- Condé Nast Traveler 2024 · The best new restaurants in the world
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Food & Wine 2025 · The Top 15 US Restaurants
-
Rank 17. Motek
Mediterranean
-
Rank 18. 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.
-
Rank 19. 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.
-
-
Rank 21. Chayhana Oasis
Uzbek Middle Eastern
-
Rank 22. Asiatiko
Japanese Steakhouse
-
-
Rank 24. Katana
Japanese
-
Rank 25. SilverLake Bistro
American/French/Latin
-
Rank 26. Phuc Yea
Vietnamese
Chef Cesar Zapata's Vietnamese restaurant in MiMo is a glowing red warehouse with a resident DJ and a cavernous appetite for spectacle. Crispy imperial rolls and pho crowded with hickory-smoked short rib arrive boldly seasoned and generously portioned, meant for sharing and singing.
- 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
-
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Chicken Sandwich · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
-
-
Rank 29. Sushi Erika
Sushi
-
Rank 30. 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.
-
Rank 31. La Natural
Wood-fired Pizza
Little River's La Natural draws crowds with wood-fired pies built on a cold-fermented crust, topped with everything from za'atar to burrata, in a concrete bunker lit like an underground party. The natural wine list and thoughtful starters—papaya with kumquat among them—suggest a pizzeria that takes its craft seriously.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Restaurant (MiMo/Little River) · Best of Miami New Times
- Esquire 2021 · #16 · The Best New Restaurants in America
-
Rank 32. B & M Market
Caribbean
-
-
Rank 34. Tran An
Comfort Food Vietnamese
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Vietnamese Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
-
Rank 35. 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
-
Rank 36. Cecconi's
Italian
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
-
-
-
Rank 45. Fiorito
Argentine-Inspired
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Midwest · Jason Rickard and Jordan Rickard
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Argentine Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
-
-
Rank 47. 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
-
-
-
Rank 50. Ocean Social
Seafood
-
Rank 51. 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
-
Rank 52. 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
-
Rank 53. Matador Room
Latin Fusion
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
-
-
Rank 55. Flora Plant Kitchen
Vegetarian
-
Rank 56. 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
-
Rank 57. Jimmy's Eastside Diner
American
-
Rank 58. 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
-
Rank 59. 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
-
Rank 60. Clive's Cafe
Caribbean
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Caribbean Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
-
Rank 61. Awash Ethiopian Restaurant
Ethiopian
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
- Miami New Times 2024 · Top 100 Restaurants
-
-
-
-
-
Rank 66. Mimi Chinese
Chinese
- Time Out The best Chinese restaurants in America
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Chinese Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
-
Rank 67. Le Jardinier
French
Alain Verzeroli's Design District outpost channels refined seasonality through vibrant, carefully balanced plates: a summer gazpacho silken with avocado, butternut squash ravioli kissed with brown butter, seared foie gras with cherry. The room itself is a study in restrained elegance, flavor without excess the operating principle across both savory courses and plant-based frozen finales.
-
Rank 68. 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
-
Rank 69. 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
-
Rank 70. El Turco
Mediterranean Cuisine
Beneath old oaks in a shopping enclave, El Turco serves breakfast and Turkish mezze from a glass-walled kitchen appointed in blue tile and organized spice. The spinach borek arrives burnished and seeded, the izmir kofte tender in tomato sauce with a charred jalapeño's sharp accent.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Mediterranean Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
-
Rank 71. 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
-
- Time Out The 10 best steaks in the world
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Romantic Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Waterfront Bar · Best of Miami New Times
-
Rank 73. 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.
-
- 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
-
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bagels (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Bagels (Broward) · Best of Miami New Times
-
Rank 76. Torno Subito
Modern Italian
Massimo Bottura's Miami outpost channels playful modern Italian cuisine in a sun-flooded Design District space, trading nostalgia for local inflections like candied citrus cacio e pepe. The serious kitchen respects tradition while reimagining classics—a lemon tart becomes Key lime pie with characteristic wit.
-
-
Rank 78. 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
-
-
Rank 80. Andrés Carne de Res
Colombian
-
Rank 81. Pasta
Italian
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Restaurant (Wynwood) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best New Restaurants
-
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Sports Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
-
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.
-
Rank 84. La Leggenda Pizzeria
Neapolitan Pizza
-
-
Rank 86. Ichimi
Noodles
-
Rank 87. El Turco
Turkish
-
-
Rank 89. A La Folie Café
French Coffee
-
- 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
-
Rank 91. Crema Gourmet
European
-
Rank 92. Thanks To Harrison
Midcentury Cocktail Bar
-
Rank 93. Akash Miami Beach
Modern Indian
-
-
Rank 95. Krakatoa Indonesian Cuisine
Indonesian
-
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Restaurant (Design District/Midtown) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant (Design District/Midtown) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best New Restaurants
-
-
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 2025 · 100 Best Bars in Miami
-
Rank 99. 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
-