The Best Spanish Food in Miami
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The best Spanish food in Miami, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, Eater, and the Miami New Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. NIU Kitchen comes out on top.
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Edan Bistro and Happy Wine Miami hold the next two places. The Miami New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. NIU Kitchen
Spanish
The oyster comes out and someone brands it tableside with a hot coal before dousing it in ponzu and rice vinegar mayo, which sets the tone for the rest of the meal. This is a Spanish tapas restaurant in downtown Miami with concrete floors, a dim room, and servers who dress like they just came from somewhere better. Paellas and seafood-forward small plates are made for groups and loud tables. Next door, the same team runs a natural wine bar.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Eater Eater: 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 2. Edan Bistro
Modern Basque
Edan Bistro is a casual Basque restaurant in North Miami, set in a room with bare walls and the decor ambitions of a dentist's waiting area. The decorating budget clearly went into the kitchen, which sends out croquetas and ribeyes in the manner of the San Sebastian spots it's compared to. There's dinner, brunch, and an eight-course tasting menu that ends with gooey Basque cheesecake, so you can escalate at your own pace.
The awards
- The Infatuation #18 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Miami
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Basque Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 3. Happy Wine Miami
Spanish
The walls are covered in graffiti from happily drunken guests, and over a thousand bottles of Iberian, Italian, and French wine climb to the ceiling of this West Miami tapas bar. It channels the chaotic warmth of a Sevillian taverna: string lights, live music every night, cold cuts, garlic gambas, and a Saturday-only paella that regulars plan their weekends around. The New York Times named it one of Miami's 25 best restaurants right now.
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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Rank 4. El Carajo
Spanish
The awards
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Inexpensive Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Inexpensive Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 5. La Jamoteca
Spanish
The awards
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Rank 5. Zeru Miami
Basque
The awards
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Basque Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Spanish Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- 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