Restaurants

The Palace Bar, the long-standing mecca of food, drinks, and entertainment in Miami Beach, has reopened in a new home right on Ocean Drive.

Soul Tavern, Sunset Harbour’s long-awaited vegetarian gastropub, opened this past summer. Locals have embraced Soul’s commitment to offering a meat-free and entirely vegetarian menu, as well as serving a bounty of vegan items.

In 2017, Miami gained some fine eateries, but also lost some of its most beloved — including three markets that were iconic institutions for people who like to eat outside the box.The reasons behind the closures ranged from retirement to Hurricane Irma to rising rent in a city where the real estate market is relentless.

Situated on the ground floor of the luxury beach club, which is located in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth neighborhood, Key West has the vibe of a rustic seaside bar, with whitewashed walls, beach furniture, and blue and white accents.

Feeling a little hung-over? No Name Chinese’s dim sum brunch with bottomless Riesling just might make you feel alive again.

For more than 13 years, Roger Borges was an entertainment reporter for Univision with a steady following. He moved on to Telemundo’s morning talk show, Un Nuevo Dia, but left a year later, deciding to shine the spotlight full-time on his growing French brownie company, Oh Chocolat!

Michael Schwartz’s Genuine Pizza is now open at Aventura Mall. The debut officially marks Schwartz’s rebranding of Harry’s Pizzeria, which is expected to expand with 18 new locations, from the Design District and Miami Beach to Atlanta and Cleveland, in the next three years under its new name, Genuine Pizza…

Wynwood’s Gramps is expanding to a location on the Miami River. Owner Adam Gersten received approval by the Miami River Commission Monday to begin building a two-story bar and restaurant at the 5th Street Marina. A ground-breaking date has not yet been announced.

For years, Lime Fresh Mexican Grill was the go-to place for South Beach locals to enjoy an inexpensive — yet fresh — meal.The restaurant, founded by restaurateur John Kunkel of 50 Eggs in 2004, was something of a unicorn at the time — an independently owned, fast-casual restaurant serving quality food by an attentive staff. The one-off Mexican restaurant grew to multiple locations and in 2012 sold to Ruby Tuesday Inc. for a reported $24 million. The original 800-square-foot Miami Beach location remained unchanged for a while, then was shuttered to make way for several other Kunkel ventures including BTW and Spring Chicken. Now, Lime returns to where it started — with the same recipes but new ownership.

Welcome to autumn in Miami. The air is crisper, streets are festooned with holiday decorations, and street artists are painting murals on every bare piece of wall in Miami. Thanksgiving is over and the city is electric with anticipation for Miami Art Week, Art Basel, and the holiday season. With that comes a frenzy of restaurant openings.  November saw the openings of Norman Van Aken’s Three, the Wharf, and 1-800-Lucky. Beloved deli, Stephen’s, closed for a revamp and the last Miami-Dade World of Beer poured its last brew.

Art Basel and the holidays are coming, and Miamians will get crazy busy. That’s why this weekend is a good time to call a friend and have a leisurely lunch or dinner before the madness ensues. Whether you want to meet for a croissant or check out Wynwood’s new Asian food market, there’s plenty of good food in store.

This past November, the upscale seafood emporium, which has a sister restaurant in Fort Lauderdale and is one of 13 eateries owned by the Atlanta-based Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, rolled out a Miami Spice-style, three-course brunch chock full of hearty entrées.

This weekend marks a year since the Salty Donut settled into a permanent location at the Wynwood Arcade.

This Friday, December 1, Cvi.che 105, a popular Peruvian restaurant in downtown Miami and South Beach, will open on the ground floor of the new three-level wing. The eatery will offer indoor and outdoor seating and a large bar stocked with wine, beer, and spirits.

“Food porn” took on a new meaning this week when Zak the Baker’s Zak Stern posted a video with internet sensation Bread Face. The footage, filmed in Stern’s Wynwood bakery and posted on Instagram, shows him and the anonymous woman squashing their faces into two loaves of cinnamon babka. The video has garnered more than 43,000 views so far.

Sports celebrity Michael Jordan is one of the names behind a new Palm Beach County restaurant and private club set to debut in Jupiter later this year. The luxury dining establishment known as 1000 North, named for its address at 1000 N. U.S. Hwy. 1, will offer near panoramic views of the Jupiter Inlet and Jupiter Lighthouse.

When 1-800-Lucky opens tomorrow, November 29, Wynwood’s food scene will immediately multiply in a most interesting fashion.The 10,000 square foot Asian Marketplace features seven different food concepts, two bars, and a karaoke bar.

It’s been more than a year since Shuji Hiyakawa announced the opening of his first solo venture, Wabi Sabi. The restaurant, which will offer fast-casual omakase dining and a juice bar, is expected to debut on NE 79th Street in Miami before the New Year.

Before Janine Booth and Jeff McInnis were Miami restaurant royalty, they set sail on a fishing trip from South Beach late one sunny afternoon in fall 2013. The day went brilliantly. After laying anchor a mile south of Key Biscayne, McInnis hauled in a hefty snapper and a small grouper…

Pastry chef Soraya Kilgore, the mind behind the brilliant desserts at Alter and Brava, is setting up her own shop. MadLab Creamery is slated to open in the Design District the first week of December, just in time for Art Basel.

Though this year’s Thanksgiving feast is over, you probably have enough leftovers to last weeks. Take a break from turkey and gravy with a boozy brunch replete with sugar-dusted beignets, avocado and caviar toast, and green tea French toast.

Miamians in need of nourishment have somewhere special to turn this Thanksgiving: Overtown, for a free vegan food share. Local activist Kevin Bodniza is hosting Happy Bellies to provide healthy, plant-based eats to the hungry and homeless. Bodniza hosted his first share last year on Thanksgiving at the Government Center,…