The Top 43 Places to Eat in Coral Gables
The best places to eat in Coral Gables, by the professional record: The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops, Time Out, and AAA have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Café Grumpy comes out on top.
Shingo and Zitz Sum hold the next two places. Miami New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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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 1. Shingo
Sushi
The sharp smell of vinegar hitting the air signals the start of service at this 14-seat omakase counter in Coral Gables, where chef Shingo Akikuni holds a Michelin star. Fish comes almost entirely from Japan, each piece dressed with little more than a swipe of nikiri. Fourteen seats sounds intimate until you notice the team switching sides mid-meal without missing a beat, running the room like it's half the size.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Omakase · 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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- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Breakfast · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Where to Drink the Best Coffee in Miami
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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Rank 5. Cafe Demetrio
Viennese Coffee
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Rank 6. Bachour
Bakery
An arch of roses at the door signals exactly the kind of bakery this is: one where the pastries look almost too considered to eat. Antonio Bachour's Coral Gables shop holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the counter seats face a glass-enclosed kitchen where those famously ornate croissants and tarts take shape. There's savory food too, but everyone here has already mentally committed to dessert before they've sat down.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef · Antonio Bachour
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Rank 7. 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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Rank 8. 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 9. 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 9. Luca Osteria
Italian
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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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Rank 13. Daniel's Miami
Modern Steakhouse
Coral Gables has a new-school steakhouse that runs on locally raised beef and Australian Wagyu, dry-aged and handled with the kind of seriousness that usually comes with a longer track record. The room keeps things understated, natural materials and soft light instead of the old dark-wood-and-excess formula. It landed at number 40 on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, which is a statement for a place still finding its footing.
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Rank 14. Façade
Coffee
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Rank 14. Macondo Coffee Roasters
Colombian Coffee
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Rank 14. Motek
Mediterranean
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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 22. Chocolate Fashion
French Bakery
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Rank 22. Frenchie's
French
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Rank 25. 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 26. 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 26. La Jamoteca
Spanish
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Rank 26. Pisco y Nazca
Peruvian
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Rank 26. Tullio
Venetian
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Rank 26. Vicky Bakery
Cuban Bakery
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Rank 33. Caffe Abbracci
Italian
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Rank 33. Eating House
Argentinian Italian
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Rank 33. Pascal's on Ponce
Contemporary French
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