The 43 Best Restaurants in Miami Beach
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The best restaurants in Miami Beach, according to the experts: AAA, Michelin Guide, and Miami New Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Stubborn Seed comes out on top.
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Macchialina and Tambourine Room By Tristan Brandt hold the next two places. Miami New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Michelin Guide next.
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Rank 1. Stubborn Seed
New American
The glass-fronted kitchen puts the cooking on full display at this sleek, intimate fine dining spot on a busy Miami Beach corner. Jeremy Ford runs an ambitious tasting menu that pulls in Latin and Asian influences, and the kitchen supplies itself from its own organic farm in Redland, which is either admirable or showing off. Probably both. Michelin has given it a star, and the room fills accordingly.
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- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Restaurant (Miami Beach) · Best of Miami New Times
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Restaurant (Miami Beach) · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 2. Macchialina
Italian
The tiramisu gets a Miami rewrite here, dulce de leche cream under a cap of espresso granita, and that instinct runs through everything at this snug Italian restaurant on Alton Road. Tufted banquettes and a covered patio set the mood, the wine list runs almost entirely Italian, and the bar pours house-infused grappa in flavors like chai and chamomile. The pasta is made in-house, and regulars fill the room nightly like they never considered going anywhere else.
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- Wine Enthusiast Wine Enthusiast: Forward 50 Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
- Wine Enthusiast Forward 50 Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
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Cocktail bites in a wood-paneled lounge come first, then you move to the intimate dining room for a multicourse contemporary menu that pulls ingredients from New Zealand, Key Largo, and wherever else the chef's attention has landed that season. Tristan Brandt holds a Michelin star here, and the room earns the quiet formality: unhurried, precise, the kind of fine dining that still believes in professional service without apology.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Eater Eater: 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
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A gilded woolly mammoth by Damien Hirst anchors the courtyard outside, and the gold-domed dining room inside doesn't exactly dial it down. This hotel restaurant at the Faena runs a short menu that pulls from across Asia, loosely interpreted, with dishes that move between sweet, savory, and spicy in the same bite. The kind of place where the room is doing a lot of work, and the food quietly keeps pace.
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- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 5. Mimi Chinese
Chinese
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- Time Out The best Chinese restaurants in America
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Chinese Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 6. Hakkasan Miami
Cantonese
Getting to this moody Cantonese fine dining room means running the gauntlet of the Fontainebleau lobby, a spectacle of beach bodies and night owls that does nothing to prepare you for the dark, clubby calm inside. Ornate wooden slat dividers and sleek marble tables set the scene, the music keeps the bass low and steady, and the kitchen leans hard into high-quality seafood alongside Cantonese classics like Peking duck with all its crêpes and hoisin.
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- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 7. Taquiza
Mexican
Blue corn tortillas made from scratch, with corn sourced from small Midwest farms and nixtamalized in-house, are what this casual beachside taco spot in North Beach built its reputation on. The chef was early to the whole process in Miami, and the operation has since grown into a local institution. Palm trees, ocean air one block over, and salsas worth asking about, especially the charred jalapeño.
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- 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 8. Matador Room
Latin Fusion Mexican
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- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 9. Motek
Mediterranean
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Rank 10. Cecconi's
Italian
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Diner · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 14. Akash Miami Beach
Modern Indian
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Hotel Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Hotel Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 22. Abbalé Telavivian Kitchen
Middle Eastern
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 22. Casa Isola Osteria
Italian
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 22. Katana
Japanese
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 22. La Sandwicherie
French
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Late-Night Dining · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Late-Night Dining · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Martini · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 22. Sérêvène
Japanese 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 Breakfast · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Bar (Miami Beach) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Bar (Miami Beach) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Margarita · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Margarita · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Tacos · Best of Miami New Times
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