Pizza · Sunset Harbour · Michelin Recommended (NY original has national reputation)
The Miami Beach outpost of Mark Iacono's Carroll Gardens pizza shrine — by-the-slice candles, a singular pie, and a wait that can take hours. BYOB on the Sunset Harbour branch.
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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
3
Hometown Barbecue Miami
Texas BBQ · Little River · Michelin Bib Gourmand
Billy Durney's Brooklyn-born BBQ operation, now with a Miami outpost in Little River. Texas-style brisket, lamb belly, and the full Hometown arsenal in a warehouse-sized space.
90
4
Sanguich de Miami
Cuban · Little Havana · Michelin Bib Gourmand
Daniel Figueredo and Rosa Romero's fiercely-defended Cuban sandwich counter on Calle Ocho — bread baked in-house, pork roasted in-house, and arguably the definitive Cuban sandwich in Miami.
Cesar Zapata and Aniece Meinhold's Vietnamese counter in the Upper Eastside — a pop-up-turned-restaurant that's been a Miami favorite for over a decade. Bib-Gourmand Vietnamese with a playful edge.
90
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The Salty Donut
Bakery / Donuts · Wynwood · James Beard Foundation Outstanding Bakery semifinalist
Andy Rodriguez and Amanda Pizarro's brioche-donut shop that grew from a Wynwood pop-up to a multi-state operation — the maple-bacon and traditional-glazed are still the canonical orders.
90
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J. Wakefield Brewing
Brewery / Stouts · Wynwood · World Beer Cup Gold (multiple), RateBeer Top 100
Johnathan Wakefield's cult Wynwood brewery — pastry stouts, fruited Berliner Weisses, and barrel-aged imperial stouts that release-Saturday lines for. The Star Wars-themed taproom is a beer-nerd pilgr...
90
8
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.
89
9
La Natural
Pizza · Wynwood · Michelin Bib Gourmand
A Wynwood pizzeria producing Neapolitan-style pies with sourdough crusts and natural-leavened fermentation — one of the steadier newer additions to Miami's elevated-pizza scene.
89
10
Tâm Tâm
Vietnamese · Brickell
Will Thompson and Harrison Ramhofer's love letter to late-night Vietnamese cooking — fluorescent-cool, tile-floor, dishes that taste like they've been refined for a decade.