Miami Dining

Many international cuisines are to be found, with a heavy leaning towards Latin foods, particularly Cuban cuisine. Cuban cuisine to try: a sandwich cubano (Cuban sandwich), and a cafecito (literally: little coffee, but compares to a strong, sweet expresso). Coral Gables is the fancy business district from Monday to Friday (Downtown being the Banking district) where many people use to work. It is loaded with places to eat, from cafes to great restaurants. It has much more life during the week, but the restaurants are also open on weekends. Along the beach there are many places to eat. Ocean Drive (South Beach) has a street full of restaurants and nightclubs. Lincoln Road Mall (near 17th Street) has several stores and restaurants and is very typical of South Beach with its gay bars, restaurants and stores ones next to the others. Between 67th and 75th street and Collins Avenue there are different restaurants such as Argentinians, Chileans, Mexicans, Japanese, Italian, Peruvian, Venezuelan, French, Colombian, Greek (highly recommended), and so on. Around 96th Street (near Bal Harbour Shops) and Collins Avenue there are also a few international restaurants.


Some of the best food experiences are to be found in one of the following places:

Texas de Brazil Churrascaria
11401 NW 12th St, Miami, FL 33172
+1 305 599 7729
Treat yourself to their sumptuous forty item salad area including appetizers, soups, salads and side items. Enjoy the house baked Brazilian cheese bread and one of their signature cocktails, the Caipirinha. Let one of their in-house wine connoisseurs select the perfect wine from the extensive wine list.

Morton's of Chicago
1200 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131
+1 305 400 9990
The nation's premier steakhouse, this restaurant specializes in classic, hearty fare such as generous portions of USDA prime aged beef, as well as fresh fish, lobster, veal, and chicken entrees, with the house specialty being a 24 ounce porterhouse.

Gourmet Diner
13951 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33181
+1 305 947 2255
The name sums up the offerings quite nicely - the atmosphere is pure diner, but the cuisine is pure gourmet. The French favorites are skillfully prepared but low-priced, including classic dishes such as buttery escargot, châteaubriand, loin of lamb in herb crust, and creamy seafood au gratin.

Casola's Pizzeria & Sub Shop
2437 Southwest 17th Ave, Miami, FL 33145
+1 305 858 0090
Family owned and operated. It is always packed but always prepared for a crowd, offering free samples of pizza while you wait.

Versailles
3555 Southwest Eighth St, Miami, FL 33135
+1 305 444 0240
The name and decor may be French, but Versailles's cooking is Cuban all the way. Patrons swoon over deliciously authentic food and the dining room's opulence, complete with candelabras, gilt-framed mirrors and tuxedo-clad waiters.