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Eating Out
Guide to Drinking & Dining in Miami

Eating out in Miami is all part of the every day experience for locals as well as tourists. There is a breathtaking range of restaurants, and you should be able to find anything you fancy somewhere in the city. Places such as the Calle Ocho, in the heart of the Cuban community are naturally excellent for authentic cuisine from that part of the world, while Spanish cuisine is also well represented.

Naturally there are loads of American style steakhouses, seafood restaurants, pizza parlours and diners to choose from should you wish, but here are a few more interesting examples from the canon of culinary delights that the city has to offer.

PRICE GUIDE: (average cost of a main course):
= less than USD12, = USD12 - USD20, = USD20+

American

Smith & Wollensky's
1 Washington Avenue
Tel: +1 (1)305-673-2800

The best steak with a view in Miami is available at Smith & Wollensky's. With a classic atmosphere filled with mahogany and brass, locals flock here for the food and the seaside vista. Get a table on the back patio to watch cruise ships sailing by as they leave the port.

Nikki Beach Restaurant
1 Ocean Drive
Tel: +1 (1)305-538-1111

Dining with the sand between your toes, under the palm trees - what more could you ask for in Miami? Salads, seafood, and sandwiches are served daily for lunch and dinner. Catch a live fashion show or soak in the sun, except on Sunday afternoon when the restaurant becomes a daytime dance club.

1220 at the Tides
1220 Ocean Drive
Tel: +1 (1)305-604-5070

Situated in front of what could be the most beautiful hotel in Miami, the 1220 is the finest open-air dining on Ocean Drive. The food is an mixture of South American seafood specialties and American cuisine, and worth the price.

Big Pink
157 Collins Avenue
Tel: +1 (1)305-532-4700

This retro diner offers typical American foods in huge portions - great for families or a late night bite after hitting the clubs. Feast on TV dinners in metal trays, pancakes for breakfast and homemade desserts.

Italian

Tiramesu
721 Lincoln Street, Miami Beach
Tel: +1 (1)305-532-4538

Occupying a traditional building on Lincoln Road but with modern touches inand design, Tiramesu has been serving up fresh pasta and authentic Italian food for nearly two decades. The majority of the menu sticks to old favourites, but there is always a range of specials and some amazing seafood dishes if you fancy something less run of the mill.

Haitian

Tap Tap
819 5th Street
Tel: +1 (1)305-672-2898

Amazing murals fill the walls at this authentic Haitian restaurant in South Beach. Haitian dishes with a great mix of seafood, goat, and other delicacies from the island make up a unique menu.

Cuban

Lario's
820 Ocean Drive
Tel: +1 (1)305-532-9577

Owner Gloria Estefan brings a café with live salsa and great Cuban food to Ocean Drive. Patrons form lines around the block most weekends to dine on Cuban chicken, plantain, or steak dishes while drinking the best Mojitos in Miami.

Chinese

China Grill
404 Washington Avenue
Tel: +1 (1)305-534-2211

Bring your appetite to this wildly decorated, "sharing style" Chinese grill. Model types sip drinks at the bar, while waiters serve huge portions of great food in a loud, fun atmosphere. Dress to impress.

French

Lemon Twist
908 71st Street
Tel: +1 (1)305-868-2075

Without a doubt, the best French food in Miami. This small French-owned restaurant features an eclectic and cozy decor, with few tables and an outstanding selection of wine. Personalised service makes for a great dining experience.

Mediterranean

Van Dyke Café
846 Lincoln Road
Tel: +1 (1)305-534-3600

Packed with locals every evening, this Lincoln Road café offers American and Mediterranean fare in a lively atmosphere. Sit outside and people watch, or enjoy live jazz with your dinner. A celebrity favorite for casual meals, but with reasonable prices.

Café Tu Tu Tango
3015 Grand Avenue, Coco Walk
Tel: +1 (1)305-529-2222

Come to this funky, Spanish restaurant for a menu of tapas ideal for sharing with a jug of refreshing sangria. While you dine, a range of entertainers perform in the restaurant, from dancers and musicians to palm readers.

Bars

You may be forgiven for thinking that all of Miami's bars are full of the beautiful people, sipping bellinis and talking in falsettos. It's true that there is a fair number of bars that are more style than content but in truth you'll find there is something for everyone in the bars of the city. With large populations of immigrants, particularly Haitians and Cubans you'll find that there are plenty of bars from both these nationalities.

Elsewhere there are American brew pubs, sports and theme bars and the traditional beer dens, where locals drink without the benefit of the hippest sounds or the latest in interior design. Check out the nightlife in our Entertainment section to find some of the trendier drinking spots, whereas if you want to simply enjoy a drink, try one of these recommendations below.

Finnegan's Too
942 Lincoln Road
Tel: +1 (1)305-538-7997

With its masses of trendy bars and restaurants, Lincoln Road reverses the norm, making the seemingly mundane sports bar into an exception. Such is the case with Finnegan's Too. A normal sports bar elsewhere, here it is refreshingly different.

Gordon Biersch Brewery
1201 Brickell Avenue
Tel: +1 (1)786-425-1130

This brew pub located on the exclusive Brickell Avenue is a great place to sample freshly brewed beer, with a view of the downtown Miami skyline. The bar is very large, with plenty of seating for crowded Friday and Saturday nights.

Abbey Brewing Company
1115 16th St, Miami Beach
Tel: +1 (1)305-538-8110

A refuge from the beautiful people that fill most Miami Beach bars the Abbey Brewing Company is for proper beer lovers. Don't greet your friends with air kisses, and stick to the "brewskis" rather than any fancy dan cocktails.

Raleigh
1775 Collins Avenue
Tel: +1 (1)305-534-6300

Upmarket, but not in a trendy sense, the Raleigh Hotel bar simply exudes class and style. Cocktails are the order of the day, and its best to have a chaser on hand for when you collect the tab, you'll need something to stiffen your nerves.

Playwright Irish Pub
1265 Washington Avenue
Tel: +1 (1)305-534-0667

It kind of gives it away in its self-acknowledging name, so there's no surprise that this is an Irish pub. All the plastic Irishness you'd expect (or want) and the usual conviviality of the Emerald Isle, packaged up and transported to Florida.
 

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