Restaurants

If Miami had a baby with Miami, it would result in the following announcement: Pitbull, Miami’s ambassador to the world, is opening a restaurant on Ocean Drive called iLov305.

On a recent Sunday in South Beach, Bagatelle (220 21st St., Miami Beach; 305-704-3900; bistrotbagatelle.com) began brunch with a DJ spinning and an order of le pain perdu — Nutella French toast — and ended with free-flowing drinks on a rowdy dance floor. About the same time, Chopped championGiorgio Rapicavoli…

There are about three weeks left of Miami Spice, where more than 200 restaurants offer up discounted lunch, brunch, and dinner menus. The program, which traditionally runs from August 1 through September 30, was extended through October to help local restaurants recuperate days and even weeks of lost revenue from Hurricane Irma. Miami Spice offers a three-course lunch or brunch for $23 and dinner for $39, plus tax and tip. Before time runs out, here are some restaurants to sample before October 31 that highlight sushi, sashimi, and unique raw fish mash-ups.

There’s a bit of shame that comes with a daily Diet Coke. Yet something has been amiss lately. On bills it seems the price of a simple glass of sugar dissolved in fizzy water has become increasingly expensive.

After more than 17 years, Velvet Creme Doughnuts will officially reopen Saturday, October 14, in Little Havana, a few doors down from Ball & Chain. The debut marks more than two years since the iconic Miami doughnut shop, which first appeared in 1947, announced its revival.

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival returns February 21 through 25, 2018, for an extended weekend of star-studded events and dinners. Now in its 17th year, SOBEWFF continues to expand its footprint with parties throughout Miami and Fort Lauderdale. According to festival founder Lee Brian Schrager, this year will…

The owners of Cáfe Crème in North Miami are opening a smaller outpost of the concept in Buena Vista, as well as an organic rotisserie chicken restaurant in Little Haiti.

Jeremy Ford is back in the kitchen, and this time, it’s not a game. In September, the Florida-born winner of Bravo’s 13th season of Top Chef opened his 65-seat Stubborn Seed (101 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 786-322-5211; stubbornseed.com) on prime real estate in South Beach. The tasting menu shows the…

Mike Mayta begins by searing a heap of chicken livers in schmaltz. Then come cognac, garlic, onion, paprika, and cayenne. The result is something like Jewish deli chopped liver. Next, the 30-year-old chef adds a dash of ginger and celery salt, confit garlic, and shallots, which make the concoction more…

Tuesday, October 17, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts will open in Fort Lauderdale at 2510 W. Broward Blvd.

If you’re hungry for some Instagrammable, nutrient-dense, herbivorous eats, plant-based all-star Matthew Kenney is hosting an October-long pop-up dinner series at the poolside Miami Beach restaurant Plnthouse.

Miami Beach’s OLA is getting a new home. The restaurant, which opened in 2003 at the Sanctuary hotel, will move to the South of Fifth neighborhood, where it will take over Bakehouse Brasserie’s space. OLA’s move is in partnership with Menin Hospitality.

Sachi Statz was born into Miami ventanita royalty. In 2004, her mother and uncle opened Tinta y Café on SW Eighth Street just as Brickell began accelerating toward breakneck development. It was a funky little coffee shop filled with artwork, old books, and some of the neighborhood’s best cortaditos.

Cielito Artisan Pops is now open in Wynwood, where it serves customized treats on a stick.

With Mexico just a short drive away, Southern California’s food scene has long been influenced by its neighbor to the south. Baja fish tacos are as cemented into SoCal’s culture as surfing and celebrity sightings. Now, one of the West Coast’s favorite taco shops has set its sights on Miami’s hippest, youngest neighborhood.

Dirt, an affordable and healthful fast-casual restaurant, expands its roots to Miami’s mainland next week with a new location in Mary Brickell Village (900 South Miami Ave. #125).

Time Out Market Miami might just change the face of Lincoln Road — or at least its food scene. The food hall, set to open in 2018, will offer 17 different restaurants, three bars, and both indoor and outdoor communal seating.

New Times’ Iron Fork will celebrate its tenth anniversary Thursday, October 5, at the Hyatt Regency Miami with an evening of delicious food from favorite local restaurants and entertainment. This year’s event sees two new chef battles in addition to the annual Iron Fork competition.

Miami Beach’s Hank & Harry’s Deli, a New York-style delicatessen founded by local restaurateurs Buzzy Sklar and Richard Booth, is expected to open in South Miami at 5958 S. Dixie Hwy. by mid-November.

Three years ago, Phuket Thongsodchareondee sent a jolt through Miami when he opened Cake Thai on Biscayne Boulevard at NE 79th Street. It’s a compact place where the only decorations are magazine ads with an animated, pop-culture look covered by Thai script. The menu is packed with the intense sweetness,…

September was a chaotic month for Miami’s restaurant industry. Hurricane Irma forced many restaurants to close for days — sometimes weeks — due to both storm-related damage and power loss. Some casualties were long-term or permanent.