This sort of merger — harmonious and infinitely enchanting — is surprisingly scarce in Miami. After all, the meals has lots to reside as much as when a killer setting is its counterpart. But fortunately, there are a handful of eateries perched on winding canals, bustling bays, and the blue ocean that provide the entire package deal.
Just journey downtown to the longstanding Garcia’s Seafood Grille & Fish Market, overlooking the Miami River, and luxuriate in freshly seared scallops and mahi-mahi fingers. Or catch sweeping oceanfront views whereas reveling in steak at South Pointe Park’s Smith & Wollensky.
There’s no higher method to swap up lunch or dinner than eating alfresco with the Magic City’s glittering skyline and waterways as your backdrop. Below, in alphabetical order, are ten of the most effective eating places to do exactly that.
Amara at Paraiso is chef Michael Schwartz’s “love letter to Miami,” set on Biscayne Bay.
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Amara at Paraiso
3101 NE Seventh Ave., Miami
305-702-5528
amaraatparaiso.com
James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schwartz would be the first to let you know he has a particular spot for his Edgewater institution, a spot he calls his “love letter to Miami.” Sunsets provide a golden glow on the buildings throughout Biscayne Bay to the east. And the meals is stellar, mixing Latin American flavors and native substances for dishes that change weekly to spotlight specialty choices cooked on a wooden grill and Josper charcoal oven.
Bayshore Club
3391 Pan American Dr, Miami
305-921-0571
bayshoreclubmiami.com
If you are dreaming of a beachfront resort trip the place you possibly can sit in a chair and watch the boats sail by with a drink in your hand, simply take an Uber to Bayshore Club. This huge indoor/outside restaurant by Grove Bay Hospitality Group was designed so each seat may view the water. The restaurant harkens again to the times when Coconut Grove was the house of the Pan Am seaplane terminal, with aviation and nautical themes. Graze on uncooked bar objects and fish dip, or select a hearty dish like churrasco steak or shrimp and grits. Either manner, you may get staycation vibes and killer views.
The Deck at Island Gardens
888 MacArthur Cswy., Miami
786-627-4949
islandgardens.com
If you’re keen on a front-row seat to look at the cruise ships at Port of Miami, the Deck is for you. This restaurant/lounge is instantly on the water and offers off a “resort in Tulum” vibe, full with plush sofas, canopied areas, and tunes spun by a DJ. The Deck is the right place to look at the solar set over Miami because the skyscrapers of downtown gentle up the evening sky with a bottle of wine or a cocktail. The menu affords a number of wood-fired pizzas, pasta, seafood, and steaks. On Sundays, the restaurant goes all out for a lavish oceanside brunch buffet full with omelettes, cacio e pepe, and paella stations.
For greater than half a century, Garcia’s has been serving a few of Miami’s finest seafood on the banks of the Miami River.
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Garcia’s Seafood Grille & Fish Market
398 NW N. River Dr., Miami
305-375-0765
garciasmiami.com
For almost half a century, the identical household has been working Garcia’s Seafood Grille & Fish Market overlooking the Miami River. Since its opening, the laidback restaurant simply west of downtown has remained a success with locals for the freshest recent seafood and a lovely vista. Choose from a cornucopia of catches, from swordfish and grouper to yellowtail and shrimp. Pair your selection with stress-free views, and you’ve got an unparalleled style of outdated Miami.
La Mar by Gastón Acurio boasts a first-rate setting overlooking Biscayne Bay from the Mandarin Oriental.
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La Mar by Gastón Acurio
500 Brickell Key Dr., Miami
305-913-8358
mandarinoriental.com/miami
The Mandarin Oriental’s signature waterfront restaurant affords a first-rate setting overlooking Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline. It’s the right backdrop for La Mar’s signature ceviches, freshly grilled anticuchos, and specialty cocktails. Abetted by spacious indoor and outside seating together with three bars, every offering distinctive culinary experiences, the menu ranges from upscale Andean fare to Asian-Peruvian fusion and conventional ceviches.
Noma Beach at Redfish
9610 Old Cutler Rd., Miami
305-668-8788
noma-beach.com
For years, Redfish in Matheson Hammock Park was generally known as the romantic venue to have a good time these extra-special date nights, anniversaries, and birthdays. The waterfront property was shuttered by hurricane injury in 2017 and reopened in 2020. Now, chef Donatella Arpaia has taken over the attractive restaurant, giving it a makeover. Start with caviar service, oysters, or Arpaia’s well-known meatballs earlier than ordering housemade pasta, prime steaks, or freshly caught seafood.
Rusty Pelican is a go-to restaurant for waterfront views alongside the Rickenbacker Causeway.
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Rusty Pelican
3201 Rickenbacker Cswy., Key Biscayne
305-361-3818
therustypelican.com
It’s exhausting to not be bowled over by Rusty Pelican’s lovely vistas as you gaze out the clear bay home windows or sit outside. The view is the draw, however there’s a touch of magic within the air at sundown when splashes of pastel pink, orange, and purple shade the sky. Then once more, the brunch menu is a must-try. Order day-boat scallops and eggs for a hearty serving of wild-caught seared scallops, massive sunny-side-up eggs, hash browns, and bacon mimosa Brussels sprouts. Then stroll it off alongside the Rickenbacker Causeway.
Seaspice
422 NW N. River Dr., Miami
305-440-4200
seaspicemiami.com
This stylish white boathouse with picket accents sits proper on the Miami River, providing cool breezes which are as peaceable as you would think about. But Seaspice’s workers is aware of methods to flip up the social gathering vibes — particularly on Sundays. Raw alternatives, seafood plates, pizzas, pasta, and wood-fired casseroles fill the meals menu, and there is an intensive cocktail menu to match.
Shuckers Waterfront Grill
1819 79th St. Cswy., North Bay Village
305-866-1570
bestwesternonthebay.com
Miami’s most iconic waterfront restaurant is not fancy or dear. The finest views come from an uber-casual sports activities bar behind a Best Western lodge. The menu is not fancy both — nevertheless it’s received a few of the finest wings, burgers, and oysters on the town. Shuckers’ grilled wings are massive, moist, and meaty, so that you need not drown them in sauce. The oysters are freshly shucked, and the beer is plentiful by the pitcher. Shuckers additionally makes a strong burger and powerful drinks (served in memento glasses). By day, the outsized dock is stuffed with households taking within the view. In the night, benefit from the light breezes and salty air whilst you watch the sport on a number of screens.
South Pointe Park is house to Smith & Wollensky — and panoramic waterfront views.
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Smith & Wollensky
1 Washington Ave., Miami Beach305-673-2800
smithandwollensky.com
Situated on the southern tip of Miami Beach in South Pointe Park, Smith & Wollensky is the right place to soak within the sundown to the west and the views of Government Cut and the ocean to the south and east. People- and boat-watch over critical slabs of dry-aged steaks and spectacular wines. After a glass or two, Fisher Island will appear nearer than ever, and the cash you spent on an 18-ounce New York strip will appear to be pocket change. But quickly you may see — as with every little thing else at Smith & Wollensky — it is value it. And you deserve it.
Dine on Argentinian fare and absorb views of the Little River canal at Tigre Miami.
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Tigre Miami
620 NE 78th St., Miami
305-456-9540
tigre.miami
On the banks of the Little River canal — and surprisingly out of earshot from the honking site visitors on Biscayne Boulevard and the 79th Street Causeway — this Argentine restaurant affords swordfish steaks, a 36-hour beef rib, and front-row seats to look at manatees and paddleboarders drift idly by. The intimate eating room is a three-dimensional Pinterest board of geometric tiles, whimsical wallpaper, wooden paneling, and a curvilinear ceiling. Outside, every little thing is inexperienced: the tiles, the tables, the ferns spilling out of their pots, and the bougainvillea that crawls up the trellis. Patrons fortunate sufficient to snag canal-front tables get dinner and an aquatic present starring plummeting seabirds, leaping fish, and sun-kissed fishermen plying their dinghies.