Restaurants

Miami’s restaurant scene is off to a good year with several key eateries opening their doors to start 2019 with flavor.

Is it synchronicity, or just good timing? On the heels of the “Assassination of Gianni Versace” winning a Golden Globe for best miniseries, New York City chef and restaurateur David Bouhadana is opening one of his trademark, four-seat sushi bars atop the eclectic, jarring, and oftentimes just-plain-weird oceanfront manor, now called the Villa Casa Casuarina, where the Italian designer lived and died.

Dasher & Crank will serve 11 limited-edition ice creams to celebrate the Super Bowl, the Chinese New Year, and National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.

This Sunday, before the New England Patriots take on the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII, pregame with pancakes and mimosas. Take your pick of one of Miami’s many restaurants serving brunch, including mojito and sangria pitchers, caviar, and plátano maduro pancakes.

The 8,600-square-foot Brickell North Italia churns out grilled cauliflower and prosciutto pizza and pours beer from local breweries.

After two years in the works, the Citadel has announced an opening date and a final roster of tenants at the food hall. This past Sunday, the massive, 62,000-square-foot project hosted a preview event without knowing when the hall and its various components would finally be ready for the public.

Quick on the heels of last weekend’s Citadel preview, the Lincoln Eatery held its own soiree in advance of its grand opening tomorrow, January 31. The space, developed by Terranova Corporation, was home to a strip of stores on Lincoln Lane, including the much-missed Laundry Bar, where Miami Beach denizens could grab a drink and a smoke while washing their undies…

Restaurants will save downtown Miami. Despite the efforts of the city, its boosters, and the unclear intentions of real-estate developers, whenever one talks about the blocks surrounding historic Flagler Street, it’s mostly the restaurants they speak of. Recent years have brought a flurry of talent to an area that to…

Nusret Gökçe didn’t want to see any female servers on the floor of his Brickell Avenue restaurant while he was in town to dramatically sprinkle salt onto high-priced steaks, according to a complaint recently filed with the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC).

Nearly two years after announcing it would open on NE Second Avenue at 84th Street, the Citadel is scheduled to debut sometime in February. This past weekend, the food hall celebrated its imminent arrival with a block party that brought street closures, live music performances, some of the city’s best restaurants, and a group of protesters decrying the rebranding and gentrification of the area.

The restaurant combines chef Michelle Bernstein’s take on traditional Cuban fare with the cocktails of Julio Cabrera. La Trova is set to officially open Monday, January 28, but diners wanting a sneak peek can grab a well-made rum old-fashioned and some croquetas this weekend.

Weekends at the Sacred Space in Wynwood are idyllic. Add in a handful of plant-based brunch dishes from Plant Miami, and you’ve got an ideal early-afternoon outing.

Michael Lewis and Steven Haigh, the founders of Wynwood’s Kyu, are opening a second restaurant together. Unlike their Asian-American barbecue place, which recently earned a coveted spot on OpenTable’s 100 Best Restaurants in America 2018 list, Lewis and Haigh’s new concept is centered around breakfast and brunch. Hatching sometime in spring 2019, Laid…

South Beach just got another restaurant-lounge hybrid. Myn-Tu, named for its relation to nightspot Mynt, opened with walls of lighted mirrors, a DJ, and global fare. The eatery is the work of entrepreneur Romain Zago, managing partner for sister venue Mynt Lounge, with which the restaurant shares a wall…

Mark your calendars: This weekend is the 13th-annual International Chocolate Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Though based in California, Michael Mina has had a long relationship with Miami. For the past decade, the chef has owned and operated restaurants such as Bourbon Steak, Stripsteak, and Pizza & Burger. Now, he’s opening International Smoke, a barbecue concept. The 200-seat restaurant, opening at Aventura Mall’s Outdoor Oasis area…

It’s unclear when Jan. 18 was declared National Peking Duck day, or by who. Still, a day dedicated to a dish that’s been the delight of Beijing for eons is preferable to most food holidays.

The Salty Donut’s legendary sticky-bun doughnut with Knaus Berry Farm will make a comeback at the Wynwood shop on Tuesday, January 23, for almost two weeks.

Seaspice’s weekend brunch has been revamped with new dishes and a bottomless Whispering Angel rosé option for $35 per person.

With a three-year anniversary on the horizon, Michael Beltran says he and his team have learned many things since opening Ariete. The most important lesson: Be authentic to your mission.

Local universities’ efforts to bring full tuition-paying students from Asia to Miami has paid dividends to the city’s restaurant scene, adding a bevy of eateries serving previously unseen Chinese cuisine. Hi Pot is the latest to join the bunch with delicate chicken broths filled with wildly diverse toppings that arrive bubbling in a cauldron thanks to an underlying lump of Sterno.

Flowers and floral arrangements are an integral part of the decor at most restaurants. They can be subtle, quiet, almost unnoticeable, save for a delicate fragrance. They can be loud, egocentric and pungent, stealing your attention as you’re escorted to your table.