The 42 Best Places to Eat in Coral Gables
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The best places to eat in Coral Gables, according to the experts: 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.
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Shingo and Zitz Sum hold the next two places. Miami New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Time Out next.
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- The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops: #57 · Top 100 Coffee Shops
- Time Out Time Out: The 24 Best Coffee Shops in Miami
- 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.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Omakase · Best of Miami New Times
- 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.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The New York Times: The Restaurant List
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Rank 4. Tinta y Café
Cuban
The café con leche here is made with a lighter roast, which in Miami is practically a political statement. Tinta y Café is a Cuban sandwich and coffee shop in Coral Gables where the second-generation team bakes its own baguettes, folds French eggs into the breakfast sandwiches, and stuffs the Madurito with roasted pork, chorizo, and sweet plantains. The New York Times put it on their Miami restaurant list, which the regulars probably shrug at between sips.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Breakfast · Best of Miami New Times
- Time Out Time Out: The 24 Best Coffee Shops in Miami
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Breakfast · Best of Miami New Times
- Time Out The 24 Best Coffee Shops in Miami
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Rank 5. 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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- World's 101 Best World's 101 Best: #40 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #20 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Miami
- World's 101 Best #40 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Miami New Times Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation #20 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Miami
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Rank 7. 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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef · Antonio Bachour
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef · Antonio Bachour
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Wine List · Best of Miami New Times
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · Allegra Angelo
- 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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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
- Eater Eater: 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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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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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
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Rank 9. Luca Osteria
Italian
Giorgio Rapicavoli, the Chopped champion behind several Miami spots, set up this cozy osteria on Giralda Avenue's pedestrian strip in Coral Gables. The menu leans into Italian classics with playful detours: pasta al limone with pistachios, a tuna caprese built on local stracciatella, and a dish named after Stanley Tucci that the man himself would presumably approve of. The aperitifs get the same inventive treatment as the food.
The awards
- Eater Eater: 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 12. 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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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 13. Motek
Mediterranean
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Rank 13. Sra. Martinez
Mediterranean
Carbonara croquetas dusted with cured egg yolk tell you everything about what Michelle Bernstein is doing at her first restaurant with her name on the door in nearly a decade. It's a Spanish-Mediterranean dinner spot in Coral Gables where the menu traces her life, from a Jewish Argentine upbringing to time spent cooking with grandmothers across Spain, Morocco, and Hungary. The result is personal in a way that most "globally inspired" menus only pretend to be.
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- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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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 21. Chocolate Fashion
French Bakery
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Desserts · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
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Rank 21. Frenchie's
French
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Rank 24. Erba
Italian
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- Esquire Esquire: The Best New Restaurants in America
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Chef · Best of Miami New Times · Niven Patel
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
- 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 25. Ichimi Ramen Bar
Japanese Noodle Shop
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Ramen · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Ramen · Best of Miami New Times
- 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 25. La Jamoteca
Spanish
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Bakery · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 25. Pisco y Nazca
Peruvian
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Ceviche · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 25. Vicky Bakery
Cuban Bakery
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Croquetas · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 32. Caffe Abbracci
Italian
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 32. Pascal's on Ponce
Contemporary French
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Bakery · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Sandwich · Best of Miami New Times
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