The 28 Best Restaurants in Coral Gables
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The best restaurants in Coral Gables, according to the experts: AAA, Michelin Guide, and The New York Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Zitz Sum comes out on top.
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Vinya Table and Bouchon Bistro Coral Gables 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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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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- 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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- 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 3. 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 3. 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.
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- Eater Eater: 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 6. 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 7. Motek
Mediterranean
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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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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
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Rank 10. Frenchie's
French
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Rank 12. 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 13. 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 13. 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 18. 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 18. 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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