32 East

Acqualina

”Dean Fearing of Dallas's Mansion on Turtle Creek is bringing his innovative Southwestern dishes to the new Acqualina resort in...”  More

Afterglo Restaurant

”The three-month-old venture from Tim Hogle, owner of the long-running Tantra, has quickly become a South Beach destination. Chef Michael...”  More

Azul

”The luxurious Mandarin Oriental, Miami has a talented new chef: Todd English protégé Clay Conley. In the glass-walled dining room...”  More

Bahamian Pot

”Open during the day only, and specializing in conch....”  More

Blue Door at the Delano

”The restaurant’s patio, near the garden and pool, is a tsunami of flesh and flash—a perfect backdrop for showy dishes...”  More

Brosia

”The Design District’s best alfresco dining space offers a great Mediterranean menu....”  More

Cacao

”Edgar Leal, a chef from Venezuela, is influenced by all of Latin America, offering tangy Ecuadoran shrimp seviche, a Peruvian-style...”  More

Café 71

”The best of the Upper East Side hipster palaces; nicely rendered lamb chops and a sympathetic atmosphere....”  More

Café at Books & Books

”The most civilized sandwich spot (try the grouper) on Lincoln Road, South Beach’s shopping artery, and the prime place to...”  More

Café at Books & Books

Cafeteria

”This four-month-old New York City import, in a former Cadillac showroom, is open 24 hours a day. Club kids stop...”  More

Cap's Place

Captain's Tavern

”Owner Bill Bowers has assembled a well-priced 600-bottle list to accompany the kitsch-filled dining room's Caribbean- and South American–inspired seafood....”  More

Caribbean Delite

”This wonderfully authentic Jamaican restaurant is only a two-minute taxi ride from the Port of Miami, where all the cruise...”  More

Carmen

”In an unhyped restaurant in a non-descript hotel, Carmen Gonzalez turns out fantastic haute Puerto Rican dishes, such as a...”  More

Casablanca Cafe

Casa Tua

”This season's hot new date restaurant: a beautiful garden and perfect tuna tartare, but a bit of an attitude problem....”  More

Chef Allen's

Chispa

”Nuevo Latino restaurants in Miami come and go more often than J.Lo bares her midriff. But, judging by its boisterous...”  More

Chispa Restaurant and Bar, Doral

Creek 28

David's Cafe II

”Walk up to the window at this 10-year-old café (a spin-off of the 28-year-old David's, also in South Beach) for...”  More

Dogma

Donut Gallery Restaurant

”A local favorite since 1972, this cute-as-a-button diner is known for the Ted’s Special, an open-faced English muffin with eggs...”  More

El Atlacatl Restaurante

”Thick corn cakes stuffed with queso blanco and cooked on the griddle and tacos packed with thick hunks of beef...”  More

Emeril's Miami Beach

”Food Network icon Emeril Lagasse, aided by chef de cuisine Tom Azar, puts his trademark Creole dishes side by side...”  More

Enoteca Spiaggia

”Tony Mantuano, famed for his Italian-influenced cooking at ...”  More

Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop

”Collectors gossip here over down-home Cuban fare....”  More

Ernie's Bar-B-Q

Evolution

”Guests will be able to order from an extensive sushi bar or off the French and Japanese menu, which features...”  More

Floridian Restaurant

Four Seasons Miami

Frieze

”While you gawk, cool off with some ice cream from the Frieze, just off Lincoln Road; their hundreds of flavors...”  More

Front Porch Café

”You can go on a walking tour with the Miami Design Preservation League, or you can be kind to your...”  More

Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market

”Miamians love the views of speedboats and overloaded cargo ships at Garcia’s, but the real star is the seafood, grilled...”  More

Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market

”Miamians love the views of speedboats and overloaded cargo ships at Garcia’s, but the real star is the seafood, grilled...”  More

Graziano's

”The same Argentine-style grilled beef and blood sausage that made the original steak house so popular with local chefs like...”  More

Hiro's Yakko-San

”This dive turns out some of Miami's freshest and most authentic Japanese cooking. A blackboard menu lists specials like locally...”  More

Hy-Vong

Indomania

”This hole-in-the-wall Dutch-Indonesian gem serves flavorful standards such as rijsttafel, a rice platter with sides like chicken in coconut sauce...”  More

Islas Canarias

Jimbo's Shrimp

”One of the best down-home beer joints/shrimper hangouts in America, open during daylight hours....”  More

Joe's Stone Crab

”This classic Miami Beach spot is justifiably famous for its stone-crab claws, which it started offering in 1921 (it was...”  More

Johnny V

”When you're not taking a dip, stroll down East Las Olas Boulevard, where you'll find Johnny V serving New American...”  More

Karu&Y

”Spend $100 per person on chef Alberto Cabrera’s haute-Spanish cuisine at Karu, or just enjoy the scene—which is really the...”  More

Kilwin's

”and for your sweets, Kilwin's cools down window-shoppers with dozens of ice cream flavors....”  More

La Goulue Christian Delouvrier

”As local boulevardiers (well, shoppers) line up for seats on the palm tree-lined brick patio, the staff circulates among the...”  More

La Sandwicherie

”Squeezed between a gas station and a tattoo parlor, this tiny sandwich bar is a favorite of local hipsters, who...”  More

Las Tablas

”Although there’s good cheap Cuban food on almost every block in Miami, locals go to Las Tablas. At this BYOB...”  More

Latin American Cafeteria

”At the Latin American Cafeteria, an eight-inch roll is slathered with butter, then layered with sugar-cured Bolo ham and Swiss...”  More

Le Glacier

The Lido Restaurant at the Standard

”Begin the day with Eggs Lido—salmon, asparagus, and poached organic farm eggs (you’re at a spa hotel, after all)—on a...”  More

The Lincoln Road Café

”'The Lincoln Road Café serves the best café con leche and tostada cubana, a loaf of buttery toasted bread.'...”  More

Macaluso's

”In a strip mall on Alton Road—South Beach's ugliest street—is this locals' favorite, where Frank Sinatra dominates the sound system...”  More

The Mahogany Grille

Mark's Las Olas

Mark's South Beach

”In an open-kitchen dining venue overlooking the pool at this Deco palace, Mark Militello (an F&W Best New Chef 1990)...”  More

Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink

”Michael Schwartz’s American bistro is the neighbor...”  More

Michy's

”Cranberry–port wine reduction Jelly from a can? Nunca! Michelle Bernstein cooks the berries down and spoons them onto chicken-liver mousse...”  More

Mosaico

”In one of the city's most spectacular dining rooms, on the rooftop of a refurbished firehouse, Barcelona-born chef Jordi Vallès...”  More

Mr. Chu's Hong Kong Cuisine

”Chef O.A. Chu, who ran the kitchen at the immensely popular Tropical Chinese Restaurant in west Miami-Dade for many years...”  More

Pacific Time

Pacific Time

”Jonathan Eismann’s renowned California-American restaurant recently relocated here....”  More

Palme d’Or

Pascal's on Ponce

Prime One Twelve

”The steaks here, including the thick, juicy 48-ounce porterhouse, are hard to pass up, but the restaurant—which owner Myles Chefetz...”  More

The Restaurant at Casa Casuarina

”The restaurant, headed by German chef Wolfgang Birk, serves dishes like chorizo-stuffed brook trout with polenta fries and cipollini, and...”  More

The Restaurant at the Setai

”Australian chef Shaun Hergatt references Thailand, China and India with equal confidence at this pricey South Beach restaurant. Like the...”  More

Restaurant Brana

”Florida native Jeffrey Braña (former executive chef for Norman Van Aken) emphasizes local ingredients in dishes such as citrus-marinated Key...”  More

The River House

S&S Diner

Sardinia

Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant

”For curried vegetable stew and South African haddock....”  More

Sol Kitchen

Sublime

”20 terrific getaways—one “Save” and one “Splurge” idea for 10 U.S. cities...”  More

Sushi Samba Dromo

”A blend of Japanese, Brazilian, and Peruvian cuisines, with stylish sushi—the toro is first-rate—and plenty of people-watching opportunities....”  More

Table 8

”Dreadlocked star chef Govind Armstrong splits his time between L.A. and his new haunts at the Vincci hotel (formerly the...”  More

Talula

Tantra Restaurant & Lounge

Taverna Opa

”We have spinach pie and chicken kebabs, and between courses we climb up on tables and dance! Everyone does, including...”  More

Timo

”Hidden in a strip mall, Timo features dishes like foie-gras crostini with caramelized oranges and boasts a wood-burning oven that...”  More

Trina Restaurant & Lounge

Versailles

”The standard-bearer of Little Havana, replete with mirrored walls, girls in party dresses, and Cuban exiles arguing politics over supercharged...”  More

Vix

”When Vix opened last winter, it gave food lovers a reason to go to a stretch of Ocean Drive that’s...”  More

Wish

”When E. Michael Reidt (an F&W Best New Chef 2001) joined the fanciful, colorful Todd Oldham­ decorated Wish last year...”  More

Yuca Restaurant & Lounge