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Caribbean Delite
236 N.E. First Avenue
Miami, Florida

”This wonderfully authentic Jamaican restaurant is only a two-minute taxi ride from the Port of Miami, where all the cruise...” MORE>>
 
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El Atlacatl Restaurante
3199 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida

”Thick corn cakes stuffed with queso blanco and cooked on the griddle and tacos packed with thick hunks of beef...” MORE>>
 
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Hiro's Yakko-San
17040-46 West Dixie Highway
North Miami Beach
Miami

”This dive turns out some of Miami's freshest and most authentic Japanese cooking. A blackboard menu lists specials like locally...” MORE>>
 
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Islas Canarias
285 NW 27th Ave.
Miami

 
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Las Tablas
710 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida

”Although there’s good cheap Cuban food on almost every block in Miami, locals go to Las Tablas. At this BYOB...” MORE>>
 
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The Mahogany Grille
2190 NW 183rd St.
Miami

 
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Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
130 NE 40th St.
Miami

 
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Michy's
6927 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida

”Cranberry–port wine reduction Jelly from a can? Nunca! Michelle Bernstein cooks the berries down and spoons them onto chicken-liver mousse...” MORE>>
 
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Palme d’Or
Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables
Miami

 
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The Restaurant at the Setai
2001 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida

”Australian chef Shaun Hergatt references Thailand, China and India with equal confidence at this pricey South Beach restaurant. Like the...” MORE>>
 
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Sardinia
1801 Purdy Ave., Miami Beach
Miami

 
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Vix
1144 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida

”When Vix opened last winter, it gave food lovers a reason to go to a stretch of Ocean Drive that’s...” MORE>>
 
 
Acqualina
17875 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles
Miami, Florida

”Dean Fearing of Dallas's Mansion on Turtle Creek is bringing his innovative Southwestern dishes to the new Acqualina resort in...” MORE>>
 
 
Afterglo Restaurant
1200 Washington Avenue
Miami, Florida

”The three-month-old venture from Tim Hogle, owner of the long-running Tantra, has quickly become a South Beach destination. Chef Michael...” MORE>>
 
 
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Mandarin Oriental
500 Brickell Key Drive
Miami, Florida

”The luxurious Mandarin Oriental, Miami has a talented new chef: Todd English protégé Clay Conley. In the glass-walled dining room...” MORE>>
 
 
Bahamian Pot
1413 N.W. 54th Street
Miami, Florida

”Open during the day only, and specializing in conch....” MORE>>
 
 
Blue Door at the Delano
1685 Collins Avenue
South Beach
Miami, Florida

”The restaurant’s patio, near the garden and pool, is a tsunami of flesh and flash—a perfect backdrop for showy dishes...” MORE>>
 
 
Cacao
141 Giralda Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida

”Edgar Leal, a chef from Venezuela, is influenced by all of Latin America, offering tangy Ecuadoran shrimp seviche, a Peruvian-style...” MORE>>
 
 
Café 71
7100 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida

”The best of the Upper East Side hipster palaces; nicely rendered lamb chops and a sympathetic atmosphere....” MORE>>
 
 
Café at Books & Books
933 Lincoln Road
Miami, Florida

”The most civilized sandwich spot (try the grouper) on Lincoln Road, South Beach’s shopping artery, and the prime place to...” MORE>>
 
 
Cafeteria
546 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, Florida

”This four-month-old New York City import, in a former Cadillac showroom, is open 24 hours a day. Club kids stop...” MORE>>
 
 
Cap's Place
2765 N.E. 28th Court
Lighthouse Point
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 
 
Captain's Tavern
9621 S. Dixie Highway
Miami, Florida

”Owner Bill Bowers has assembled a well-priced 600-bottle list to accompany the kitsch-filled dining room's Caribbean- and South American–inspired seafood....” MORE>>
 
 
Carmen
700 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, Florida

”In an unhyped restaurant in a non-descript hotel, Carmen Gonzalez turns out fantastic haute Puerto Rican dishes, such as a...” MORE>>
 
 
Casablanca Cafe
3049 Alhambra St
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 
 
Casa Tua
1700 James Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida

”This season's hot new date restaurant: a beautiful garden and perfect tuna tartare, but a bit of an attitude problem....” MORE>>
 
 
Chispa
225 Altara Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida

”Nuevo Latino restaurants in Miami come and go more often than J.Lo bares her midriff. But, judging by its boisterous...” MORE>>
 
 
Creek 28
2727 Indian Creek Drive
South Beach
Miami, Florida

 
 
David's Cafe II
1654 Meridian Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida

”Walk up to the window at this 10-year-old café (a spin-off of the 28-year-old David's, also in South Beach) for...” MORE>>
 
 
Donut Gallery Restaurant
83 Harbor Drive
Key Biscayne, Florida

”A local favorite since 1972, this cute-as-a-button diner is known for the Ted’s Special, an open-faced English muffin with eggs...” MORE>>
 
 
Emeril's Miami Beach
1601 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida

”Food Network icon Emeril Lagasse, aided by chef de cuisine Tom Azar, puts his trademark Creole dishes side by side...” MORE>>
 
 
Enoteca Spiaggia
The Fairfax Hotel, 1776 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida

”Tony Mantuano, famed for his Italian-influenced cooking at ...” MORE>>
 
 
Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop
186 N.E. 29th Street
Wynwood
Miami, Florida

”Collectors gossip here over down-home Cuban fare....” MORE>>
 
 
Ernie's Bar-B-Q
1843 S. Federal Hwy.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 
 
Evolution
1 Lincoln Road
South Beach
Miami, Florida

”Guests will be able to order from an extensive sushi bar or off the French and Japanese menu, which features...” MORE>>
 
 
Floridian Restaurant
1410 E. Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 
 
Four Seasons Miami
1435 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida

 
 
Frieze
1626 Michigan Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida

”While you gawk, cool off with some ice cream from the Frieze, just off Lincoln Road; their hundreds of flavors...” MORE>>
 
 
Front Porch Café
1418 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida

”You can go on a walking tour with the Miami Design Preservation League, or you can be kind to your...” MORE>>
 
 
Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market
398 N.W. North River Drive
Downtown
Miami, Florida

”Miamians love the views of speedboats and overloaded cargo ships at Garcia’s, but the real star is the seafood, grilled...” MORE>>
 
 
Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market
398 N.W. North River Drive
Miami, Florida

”Nothing quite beats a simple fresh fish sandwich, served right on the Miami River....” MORE>>
 
 
Graziano's
394 Giralda Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida

”The same Argentine-style grilled beef and blood sausage that made the original steak house so popular with local chefs like...” MORE>>
 
 
Indomania
131 26th Street
South Beach
Miami Beach, Florida

”This hole-in-the-wall Dutch-Indonesian gem serves flavorful standards such as rijsttafel, a rice platter with sides like chicken in coconut sauce...” MORE>>
 
 
Jimbo's Shrimp
Virginia Key Beach
Miami, Florida

”One of the best down-home beer joints/shrimper hangouts in America, open during daylight hours....” MORE>>
 
 
Johnny V
625 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

”When you're not taking a dip, stroll down East Las Olas Boulevard, where you'll find Johnny V serving New American...” MORE>>
 
 
Karu&Y
71 N.W. 14th Street
Miami, Florida

”Spend $100 per person on chef Alberto Cabrera’s haute-Spanish cuisine at Karu, or just enjoy the scene—which is really the...” MORE>>
 
 
Kilwin's
809 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

”and for your sweets, Kilwin's cools down window-shoppers with dozens of ice cream flavors....” MORE>>
 
 
La Goulue Christian Delouvrier
9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour
Miami, Florida

”As local boulevardiers (well, shoppers) line up for seats on the palm tree-lined brick patio, the staff circulates among the...” MORE>>
 
 
La Sandwicherie
229 14th Street
Miami Beach, Florida

”Squeezed between a gas station and a tattoo parlor, this tiny sandwich bar is a favorite of local hipsters, who...” MORE>>
 
 
Latin American Cafeteria
9606 72nd Street
Miami, Florida

”At the Latin American Cafeteria, an eight-inch roll is slathered with butter, then layered with sugar-cured Bolo ham and Swiss...” MORE>>
 
 
The Lido Restaurant at the Standard
40 Island Avenue
South Beach
Miami Beach, Florida

”Begin the day with Eggs Lido—salmon, asparagus, and poached organic farm eggs (you’re at a spa hotel, after all)—on a...” MORE>>
 
 
The Lincoln Road Café
943 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, Florida

”'The Lincoln Road Café serves the best café con leche and tostada cubana, a loaf of buttery toasted bread.'...” MORE>>
 
 
Macaluso's
1747 Alton Road
South Beach
Miami Beach, Florida

”In a strip mall on Alton Road—South Beach's ugliest street—is this locals' favorite, where Frank Sinatra dominates the sound system...” MORE>>
 
 
Mark's South Beach
Hotel Nash, 1120 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida

”In an open-kitchen dining venue overlooking the pool at this Deco palace, Mark Militello (an F&W Best New Chef 1990)...” MORE>>
 
 
Mosaico
1000 South Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida

”In one of the city's most spectacular dining rooms, on the rooftop of a refurbished firehouse, Barcelona-born chef Jordi Vallès...” MORE>>
 
 
Mr. Chu's Hong Kong Cuisine
890 Washington Avenue
Miami, Florida

”Chef O.A. Chu, who ran the kitchen at the immensely popular Tropical Chinese Restaurant in west Miami-Dade for many years...” MORE>>
 
 
Pacific Time
915 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, Florida

 
 
Prime One Twelve
112 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida

”The steaks here, including the thick, juicy 48-ounce porterhouse, are hard to pass up, but the restaurant—which owner Myles Chefetz...” MORE>>
 
 
The Restaurant at Casa Casuarina
1116 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida

”The restaurant, headed by German chef Wolfgang Birk, serves dishes like chorizo-stuffed brook trout with polenta fries and cipollini, and...” MORE>>
 
 
Restaurant Brana
276 Alhambra Circle
Coral Gables, Florida

”Florida native Jeffrey Braña (former executive chef for Norman Van Aken) emphasizes local ingredients in dishes such as citrus-marinated Key...” MORE>>
 
 
The River House
301 S.W. Third Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 
 
S&S Diner
1757 N.E. Second Avenue
Miami, Florida

 
 
Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant
4029 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida

”For curried vegetable stew and South African haddock....” MORE>>
 
 
Sublime
1431 North Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

”20 terrific getaways—one “Save” and one “Splurge” idea for 10 U.S. cities...” MORE>>
 
 
Sushi Samba Dromo
600 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, Florida

”A blend of Japanese, Brazilian, and Peruvian cuisines, with stylish sushi—the toro is first-rate—and plenty of people-watching opportunities....” MORE>>
 
 
Table 8
1458 Ocean Drive
South Beach
Miami, Florida

”Dreadlocked star chef Govind Armstrong splits his time between L.A. and his new haunts at the Vincci hotel (formerly the...” MORE>>
 
 
Taverna Opa
36 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida

”We have spinach pie and chicken kebabs, and between courses we climb up on tables and dance! Everyone does, including...” MORE>>
 
 
Timo
17624 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles
Miami, Florida

”Hidden in a strip mall, Timo features dishes like foie-gras crostini with caramelized oranges and boasts a wood-burning oven that...” MORE>>
 
 
Trina Restaurant & Lounge
601 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 
 
Versailles
3555 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida

”The standard-bearer of Little Havana, replete with mirrored walls, girls in party dresses, and Cuban exiles arguing politics over supercharged...” MORE>>
 
 
Wish
The Hotel, 801 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida

”When E. Michael Reidt (an F&W Best New Chef 2001) joined the fanciful, colorful Todd Oldham­ decorated Wish last year...” MORE>>