Contessa
111 NE forty first St., Miami
contessaristorante.com
Major Food Group, the restaurant group behind the red-sauce Italian restaurant, Carbone, channels one other a part of Italy’s culinary at Contessa. This time, chef Mario Carbone takes diners on a tour of Northern Italy with a choice of antipasti, salumi, pizzas, pasta, and meat dishes. The restaurant can also be good for an apres-shopping Aperol spritz or gentle lunch to gas your bank card splurge.
Cote
3900 NE Second Ave., Miami
305-434-4668
cotemiami.com
Simon Kim has introduced Cote, his New York cross between a Korean barbecue restaurant and a conventional steakhouse, to the Design District. The restaurant provides a choice of American and A5 Japanese Wagyu sourced from the Miyazaki prefecture (the place true Wagyu are raised). The steaks are dry-aged for no less than 45 days in-house after which seasoned with a combination of British Maldon, Himalayan pink, and Korean thousand-day salts earlier than being offered uncooked and cooked to order tableside. Cote additionally serves one in all Miami’s most interesting martinis, so make sure you begin your meal with one. The restaurant’s meals beverage program earned it a Michelin star in 2022.
Harry’s Pizzeria
3918 N. Miami Ave. Miami
786-275-4963
harryspizzeria.com
Michael Schwartz’s signature thin-crust pizzas set the usual in Miami. The pizzas are fired in a wooden oven and arrive effervescent and scrumptious. As befits a Michael Schwartz restaurant, the toppings are made with high quality elements, just like the brief rib topped with Gruyère, caramelized onion, and arugula or the rock shrimp that comes alive with a easy squeeze of recent lemon.
Itamae
140 NE thirty ninth St., Miami
786-542-8977
itamaemiami.com
Valerie and Nando Chang, together with their father Fernando, marry the precision of Japanese culinary strategies with the daring flavors of Peru, making the dishes shiny, flavorful, and supremely attention-grabbing. The easy menu provides nigiri, ceviche, an area grilled catch, and tiraditos — all ready tremendous recent. The care the Changs put into their 40-seat restaurant has not gone unnoticed: Itamae was a James Beard Award semifinalist and earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand score in 2022.
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon and Le Jardinier
151 NE forty first St., Miami
305-402-9070
latelier-miami.com
Though grasp chef Joël Robuchon has handed away, his legendary delicacies stays alive at L’Atelier. Chef Christophe Bellanca — culinary director for Joël Robuchon USA — is tasked with this monumental enterprise, and he succeeds with a exact menu of traditional but unpretentious dishes, akin to spaghetti with black truffle. Its sister eatery, Le Jardinier, provides a vegetable-forward menu utilizing native, seasonal produce, recent herbs, and greens. For this precision and culinary craft, L’ Atelier is the one two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Miami, with Le Jardinier incomes one Michelin star.
Mandolin Aegean Bistro
4312 NE Second Ave., Miami
305-749-9140
mandolinmiami.com
Romantic, pleasant, and charming, Mandolin is housed in a classic Miami cottage and spills out onto a again patio stuffed with greenery and twinkle lights. The result’s the sensation you’ve got entered the house of a captivating host someplace within the Mediterranean. The meals is easy and actual, with many herbs and greens grown on the premises. Whole sea bass is grilled with olive oil and lemon, and beets are roasted with tahini yogurt and mint. Mandolin earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand designation for its lovely menu at an inexpensive worth level.
MIA Market
40 NE thirty ninth St., Miami
786-542-8977
miamarket.com
Not certain what you are craving after buying at Dior? You’ll discover one thing great at this upscale meals corridor that gives 10,000 sq. ft of choices. A hummus tower at Jaffa, recent pasta at Dal Plin, tacos at Hot Lime, or a hearty báhn mì from Tran Am are simply among the choices. Wash all of it down with a cocktail or native draft beer on the bar that is the center of the corridor.
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
130 NE fortieth St., Miami
305-573-5550
michaelsgenuine.com
The Design District’s eating OG, Michael’s Genuine nonetheless impresses. Restaurateur Michael Schwartz’s technique is serving recent meals made with care. The menu rotates seasonally, however anticipate classics akin to wood-oven-roasted octopus, a black truffle pizza, and a pan-roasted half hen. Michael’s additionally had loads of vegetable dishes to make everybody joyful. The restaurant just lately expanded, including an inviting outside patio space and increasing the indoor eating room. Michael’s earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand designation for its dedication to wallet-friendly tremendous eating.
OTL
160 NE fortieth St., Miami
786-953-7620
otlmia.com
This informal café is the proper antidote to chain espresso retailers. The shiny, cheery OTL (brief for “Out to Lunch”) provides breakfast, lunch, and brunch. Items embrace in a single day oats, avocado toast, and a black bean burger. After a whirlwind buying spree, sit down with a espresso and a muffin and chill out.
Swan
90 NE thirty ninth St., Miami
305-704-0994
swanbevy.com
This collaboration between nightlife and hospitality maven David Grutman and musician Pharrell Williams is embellished in hues of rose, making the eating room really feel like a glowing Parisian bistro meets a Victorian parlor. The outside patio sees you eating in a lush garden-like setting. The menu provides every thing you’d need in a bistro: a hearty Caesar, Faroe Island salmon, and a lobster Cobb salad. But there are additionally some very “Miami” indulgences like a pasta festooned with caviar, an outsized porterhouse for 2, and a large sundae that makes day by day your birthday.