The Best Places to Eat and Stay in Media and Entertainment District & around
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- Time Out Time Out: The 10 best steaks in the world
- Eater Eater: 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Romantic Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
- Time Out The 10 best steaks in the world
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Romantic Restaurant · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 2. Tâm Tâm
Vietnamese
There's a karaoke machine hidden somewhere in this Vietnamese restaurant near the county courthouse, and it tells you everything about the vibe. The team runs the place like a party they're throwing for you, with wings glazed in fish sauce caramel and tamarind ribs you can eat with your hands. No stilettos required, no DJ, no velvet rope. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a spot on the New York Times' 25 best Miami restaurants list.
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- Food & Wine Food & Wine: Tam Tam Wings · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: Infatuation’s Highest-Rated Restaurants In America
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Food & Wine Tam Tam Wings · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- The Infatuation Infatuation’s Highest-Rated Restaurants In America
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 3. Fratesi's Pizza
Pizzeria
Fratesi's is a neighborhood pizzeria, the kind that feels like it's been on the corner since before you were born, even though it landed in downtown Miami fairly recently. The bar pies come out so thin they look drawn on, with cheese all the way to the edge, which leaves crust-skeptics with nothing to complain about. Stained glass lamps hang over springy booths, and the tahini caesar is the one salad people will order on purpose.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Pizza Places In America
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #21 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Miami
- The Infatuation The Best Pizza Places In America
- Miami New Times Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation #21 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Miami
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Rank 3. Miami Slice
New York-style Pizzeria
A wide, foldable New York-style slice in a city that usually wants to put mango on everything takes a certain conviction. Miami Slice is a no-reservations counter in the Arts District, fast and focused, with a short menu of recognizable pies and a crust that stays crisp without going brittle. The line moves constantly between people eating in and people walking out. 50 Top Pizza placed it third in the country for slices.
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- 50 Top Pizza 50 Top Pizza: #3 · 50 Top Pizza Slice USA
- Eater Eater: 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Pizza · Best of Miami New Times
- 50 Top Pizza #3 · 50 Top Pizza Slice USA
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Pizza · Best of Miami New Times
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Rank 5. 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.
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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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Rotary telephones on the nightstands and antique elevator buttons set the tone at this boutique hotel inside a Beaux Arts bank building in downtown Miami's financial district. The 126 rooms lean into the nostalgia with white oak parquet floors and tufted headboards, while the rainfall showers and craft spirit minibars keep things from tipping into period drama. A rooftop cocktail lounge and a ground-floor restaurant make a strong case for skipping South Beach entirely.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
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Rank 8. Mignonette
Modern Seafood
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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 8. Motek
Middle Eastern
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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 12. Mangrove
Caribbean
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best New Restaurant (Miami-Dade) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Best New Restaurants
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best New Restaurant (Miami-Dade) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Best New Restaurants
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 13. Mama Tried
Dive Bar
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Bar (Miami) · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Eater: Miami’s 15 Essential Cocktail Bars
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Bar (Miami) · Best of Miami New Times
- Eater Miami’s 15 Essential Cocktail Bars
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 13. Mike's At Venetia
Dive Bar
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Miami New Times 2025 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- Eater Eater: The Best New Restaurants in America
- Eater Eater: Miami’s 15 Essential Cocktail Bars
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- Eater Miami’s 15 Essential Cocktail Bars
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Pizza · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Bar (Miami) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 100 Best Bars in Miami
- Miami New Times 2024 · Best Bar (Miami) · Best of Miami New Times
- Miami New Times 100 Best Bars in Miami
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Rank 19. CVI.CHE 105
Japanese-influenced Peruvian
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 20. Brasserie Laurel
French
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2024 · Best Barbecue · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Burger · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Tacos · Best of Miami New Times
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- Esquire Esquire: The Best Bars in America
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Wine List · Best of Miami New Times
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2023 · Best Boba Tea · Best of Miami New Times
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