Keith McNally's faithful Miami transplant of the Manhattan original — zinc bar, mosaic tile, steak frites for everyone. The first place in Wynwood that feels like it could've existed for fifty years.
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El Bagel
Bagels / Deli · MiMo · James Beard Semifinalist
Mark Rosenzweig's Miami bagel institution — a Brooklyn-style bagel that started as a weekend pop-up and turned into a fiercely-loved brick-and-mortar on Biscayne's MiMo strip. Classic schmear-and-lox ...
90
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Contessa Miami
Italian / Northern · Design District · Time Out Miami Best Brunch; Major Food Group concept
Major Food Group's theatrical Northern Italian in the Design District — jewel-toned dining room, high-end Italian imports, and an elevated brunch program that makes the case for daytime indulgence at ...
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Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
Southern · South Beach · James Beard Semifinalist
John Kunkel's Southern-comfort flagship on Lenox Ave — a Miami Beach favorite since 2011. 27-hour-brined fried chicken with bourbon-and-sweet-tea-spiked lemonade is the canonical order; the biscuits a...
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Zak The Baker
Bakery / Jewish Deli · Wynwood · Michelin Recommended
Zak Stern's beloved Wynwood bakery and kosher deli — heirloom-flour sourdough, brisket sandwiches, and a weekend brunch that has become a Miami ritual. A Michelin-recommended pillar.
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The Living Room by Cipriani
Italian · Brickell
The Cipriani family's first Miami venture — a velvet-and-mahogany salon serving the same Bellinis and Carpaccio that built the Venice original. Made for slow lunches that bleed into longer evenings.
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Smith & Wollensky Miami Beach
Steakhouse · South Pointe · Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
The white-clapboard chophouse on the southern tip of South Pointe Park — a port-side classic where USDA Prime cuts come with cargo-ship views. The southern bookend to Joe's Stone Crab.
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Bachour Restaurant
Bakery / Pastry · Coral Gables · Antonio Bachour — World's Top Pastry Chef (2022)
Puerto Rican-born pastry chef Antonio Bachour's flagship cafe and pastry showcase in Coral Gables. A full savory breakfast/lunch menu built around some of the most photogenic viennoiserie in the count...
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Toro Toro Miami
Pan-Latin Steakhouse · Downtown Miami
Richard Sandoval's Pan-Latin steakhouse at the InterContinental — wood-fire-grilled cuts paired with ceviches and empanadas, a bottomless rum brunch, and a serious cellar of South American reds.
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Madruga Bakery
Bakery / Coffee · South Miami · Eater Miami Restaurant of the Year (Bakery)
Naomi Harris and Ross Goldberg's South Miami bakery — natural-leaven bread, kouign-amann, and a small but precise sandwich menu that has Coral Gables and Coconut Grove driving south for the croissants...