Restaurants

Miami’s dining scene exploded in May, when several of the city’s best chefs opened much-anticipated eateries. Brad Kilgore’s Ember debuted in the Design District, and Coconut Grove saw the addition of Michael Schwartz’s Tigertail + Mary. Sadly, the city lost several fine establishments, including the Wynwood Yard and Soyka. This month, Miami looks forward to the opening of Spanglish by Cocktail Cartel and Giorgio Rapicavoli, as well as Boia De, by the owners of La Pollita.

Two South Florida pastry chefs compete on this season’s Best Baker in America.

Bunbury, the Argentine wine bar and restaurant, has found a new home in downtown’s Arts & Entertainment District at Square Station.

Will Crandall, who heads Michael Mina’s Stripsteak in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, posted a photo of himself this past Sunday wearing a black-and-yellow-trimmed polo bearing the logo of the alt-right Proud Boys at Duck Duck Goose, an annual celebration of fowl that wrapped up at the Anderson.

In Midtown, an ice cream shop serves unique frozen treats based on Miami’s exotic flavors.

Bryan Ford is helping the Toscana Divino Hospitality Group revamp its breakfast and lunch spot in the Ironside complex into the more ingredient- and craft-focused Ironside Bakery.

Nearly a dozen food halls have been announced, opened, or closed (RIP, Jackson Hall; welcome, CentralFare) since the beginning of the food hall trend, but few have been as hyped or anticipated at Time Out Market Miami, which opened in early May with 18 of the city’s best chefs and…

Cibo Wine Bar closed its South Beach location, serving its last glass of wine this past Sunday night. The bar opened back in 2013 in the tony South of Fifth neighborhood and quickly because a go-to spot for both well-heeled residents of nearby condos and tourists — all drawn to…

At their Normandy Isle bistro, Sandy Sanchez and Benoit Rablat offer bistro fare inspired by California and France.

Few places in the world consider the beginning of winter a blessing, unless you’re an avid skier or a Homestead farmer. In tropical South Florida, it’s when all of the vegetables that disappear in almost every other climate begin to thrive.

Honeybee Doughnuts is poised to open a second shop at the Falls Shopping Center.The first Honeybee Doughnuts opened in South Miami almost exactly three years ago with owner Karen Muirhead, a corporate executive with a dream, decided to finally open a small shop featuring baked good made with buttermilk, honey, and organic butter in many recipes. “That really makes them amazing,” she says. “It makes a difference in how things are going to taste. I’m trying to go for the highest-quality ingredients possible.”

One of Miami’s most iconic restaurants has announced its closing date. Soyka, one of the first eateries in Miami to open north of the Design District, will shut its doors after dinner service Thursday, May 30, closing the books on restaurateur Mark Soyka’s eponymous dining concept.

A new restaurant has taken the space left vacant by the demise of Andrew Carmellini’s eight-year-old the Dutch last month.

Michael Schwartz has announced a new concept, opening in Coconut Grove. Tigertail + Mary will open May 2019. Named for the corner on which it will reside, the restaurant will offer what is described in a press release as “fresh, vegetable-forward American cooking.” Though New Times hasn’t seen the menu,…

Fans of Ernest Hemingway and Cuban fare can have both when Sala’o Cuban Bar & Pescadería opens Monday, May 27, in Little Havana. It comes courtesy of the founders of Old Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina, a neighborhood staple located a few blocks away.

South Florida’s Sushi Maki chain has released three new vegan sushi rolls dubbed “Kenko” Rolls, which means “healthy” in Japanese. The new rolls are called the 24 Carrot, the Sweet Tato and the Mighty Shroom, and all feature purple, antioxidant-rich “forbidden” rice.

To honor the food traditions that go along with the unofficial start of summer, Planta South Beach will be offering a plant-based Backyard BBQ lineup during dinner service from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Thursday, May 23, through Saturday, May 25.

It’s 5 a.m. and Jean Lucel is already smoking. As Little Haiti begins coming to life in the wee hours, the 37-year-old Lucel, who is soft-spoken and sports a voluminous black beard, will spend the next eight or so hours monitoring piles of brisket, ribs, and chicken while refreshing the tinderbox with oak and keeping tabs on his nearby tattoo shop.

There have been some bright spots though and late last month Hollywood’s GoBistro opened on 25th Street dishing out steamed buns filled with pork belly ($11) and soft-shell crab ($12), a panoply of the far-from-traditional sushi Miamians seem to adore and best of all ramen in four different formats, and nearly all priced at a reasonable $15.

As Miami readies for summer, take advantage of the last few weeks of spring with one of the city’s newest brunches.

Next Friday, May 24, co-owners Amanda and Andy Rodriguez will finally debut their second store, which is located in South Miami adjacent to the former Fox’s Sherron Inn.

Brad Kilgore’s much-awaited Design District eatery is set to debut next week. When Ember opens Friday, May 24, it will be a departure of sorts from the culinary style most recently associated with the James Beard Award nominee. The American bistro will offer wood-fired dishes, smoke-laden meats, pastas, and shared…