Miami's 10 Best Neighborhoods for Eating, Ranked

10. Doral

all important restaurants : Bulla , Pisco y Nazca , Dragonfly Izakaya and Fish Market , Ocio , Brain Freeze .

Hard to fence with any neighborhood that has a Chili ’s , Hooters , Ale House , AND Flannigan ’s all within walking distance of a vast Walmart parking lot . But believe it or not , there ’s more to dining in Doral now than Galloway ’s chain eating house heaven . The Downtown Doral ontogeny has seen the opening of outposts ofBullaandPisco y Nazcathis class , as well asDragonfly Izakaya and Fish Market . of late open Italian jointOciogives Doral some legitimate Italian cred . And for dessert , Miami ’s most talkative and imaginative smooth nitrogen ice cream is available atBrain Freeze . Making once - dreary Doral a lawful culinary contender in 2016 .

9. Wynwood

Essential eatery : Wynwood Kitchen and Bar , Coyo , Pancho’s , Wynwood Diner , Panther Coffee , Alter , Kyu , Beaker and Gray

Thankfully , it seems the scare over perchance - computer virus - bear mosquitos is over . Which stand for we can all turn back to Wynwood and eat under rotating mural of poppycock we really do n’t infer . The stalwart here will always beWynwood Kitchen & Bar , but if you do n’t need the wall to make your meal , there ’s enough more to choose from . For quick - casual , you ’d be firmly pressed to perplex the taco atCoyo , except for maybe the ones serve out of an old Mercury Commuter atPancho . Some of the best breakfast food in the urban center is here too , whether you like it quick atPanther Coffee , or more elaborated atWynwood Diner . Last year ’s culinary darling also came from Wynwood , with Brad Kilgore’sAlter . And this year has get a line some solid addition withBeaker and GrayandKyu . Wynwood might not have the variety that some other , more - established areas do , but if you ’ve sustain visitors in town and want to ward off the Beach , it ’s still a top destination .

8. South Miami

Essential eating place : Rok : Brgr , Mellow Mushroom , TacoCraft , Whisk , Town , Station 5,Deli Lane

wry that the megamall that was once anchor by a Virgin Megastore and Niketown – and build to revitalize Downtown South Miami – is now a complete rethink when it add up to nutrient in this UM - adjacent ‘ hood . The restaurants here skilfully cater to the M5 - drive college bunch , with high - end options for beefburger ( ROK : BRGR ) , pizza pie ( Mellow Mushroom ) , tacos ( TacoCraft ) and sushi ( RA ) . Those berth are complement by a wonderful variety of options for South Dade locals , from southerly specialties atWhiskto the modern cuisine atTownorStation 5 . And if there ’s a more classic breakfast in Miami thanDeli Lane , we have n’t found it . So even if Sunset Place never has another big - prison term tenant , South Miami will never have a deficit of bang-up place to eat .

7. Downtown

of the essence eatery : Wolfgang’s , STK , DB Bistro Moderne , Burrito San , Sparky’s,180 Degrees at DRB , Fooq’s , Zest , Mike ’s at Venetia

Yes , there ’s more life in the Dolphins ' playoff hopes than there is in Downtown Miami after dark . That said , there are some truly striking space to eat that do n’t let in the words “ Bubba Gump . ” If you ’re willing to spend , maculation likeWolfgang’sandSTKhave some of the in force cut in Miami , andDB Bistro Modernecould make a call as the best eating house in the city . But even on a budget , you could get sushi in a burrito atBurrito San , first - rate barbecue atSparky ’s , or a gut - busting burger at180 Degrees at DRB . tally in the neighborhood stone that isFooq ’s , Cindy Hutson ’s unexampled spot atZest , and the pizza atMike ’s at Venetiaand the food scene business district get down to face really alluring .

6. Coral Gables

Essential eating house : Eating House , John Martins , Copper 29,Uvaggio , Bulla , Swine , Ms. Cheezious , Talavera , Books & Books , Pincho Factory

Miami ’s coolest suburbreally hates being called a suburb ( City Beautiful , we get it ) . And when you ’ve get the innovative food options of Coral Gables , it does feel more like its own urban area . Eating Houseis the obvious leader here in terms of trendy , originative options , but do n’t catch some Z’s on Miracle Mile , where you may have one of Miami ’s best burger atJohn Martin’sor meander down the street to the meticulously craft bar solid food atCopper 29 , and then even further down to the wine - plan delicacies atUvaggio . Ponce de Leon Blvdcouldbe the best food street in Dade County , withBulla , Swine , Ms. Cheezious , andTalaveraall post lawful claims as top performing artist in their respective class . And for fresh , healthier stuff the food atSmall TeaorBooks & Booksis baffling to beat . Did we mention the secondly - everPincho Factorywas in the Gables too ? Because it is .

5. Brickell

all important restaurants : NAOE , La Mar , Azul , El Churrasco , Perricone’s , Bonding , Stanzione 87

Though you ’ll work up a potent hunger fighting the dentition - clinch dealings in Brickell , the reward at the end of the gridlock almost makes it worth it . Brickell Key could qualify as a top intellectual nourishment neighbourhood with Miami ’s best sushi atNAOEand good Peruvian atLa Mar , joined by the systematically greatAzuland Miami ’s most underrated firm - casual joint atBurger Love . Also , Brickell ’s eventually capture a legitimate , non - chain steak spot atEl Churrasco , which takes advantage of wholesale bay position and serves grass - fed steaks with category - made Spanish wines . And even though west of Brickell Bay Dr , there ’s not a whole lot of remarkable other thanPerricone ’s , you may still incur footling hole in the wall gems ( for now ) likeBondingandStanzione 87 .

4. MiMo

crucial restaurants : Blue Collar , Vagabond , Phuc Yea , Anderson , Schnitzel Haus

Do n’t you DARE call it “ The Upper East Side . ” A neighborhood with this much character deserves a lot better than some sad wannabe Manhattan moniker , especially with block after block of astonishing restaurant that have landed here over the past ten . pop with Danny Serfer’sBlue Collar , effectively the first spot to take an quondam Biscayne Blvd articulation and make it cool off again – a trend postdate atVagabond . And this stretching of Biscayne just get a keen young gain when the team from The Federal opened up the Viet - CajunPhuc Yea . Further north is NE 79th St , a thoroughfare that tout ' 80s - theme bar food at theAndersonand Miami ’s good German intellectual nourishment atSchnitzel Haus . What ’s extra here is how much everything is rehabbed , where a once rundown area is home to some of the good unexampled conception in the city . And MiMo ’s ranking here will meliorate in the coming years .

3. Sunset Harbour

all important restaurants : NaiYaRa , Tequiztlan , Icebox , Lucali

If you do n’t design justly , you will literally notice yourself sitting in your park railway car at the Sunset Harbour parking service department arguing with your substantial other over which eatery to eat at . And they ’re all within about two block . There ’s not a unsound choice in the office , whether you ’re long for savory Asiatic food for thought atNaiYaRa , Mexican atTequiztlan , sizeable vegetarian atIcebox , pizza pie atLucali … you get the drift . So permit us play kinship counselor for a second and intimate mystify take-away from a couple of dissimilar spots and eat it all by sunset at Maurice Gibb park .

2. Coconut Grove

Essential eating place : LoKal , Bombay Darbar , Spillover , Glass and Vine , Spasso , Green Street

Unlike that college football team that houses itself nearby , the Grove actually IS back ! But not as the debaucherous college hangout it was during UM football ’s prime , but rather as one of Miami ’s best new dining destinations . It started with the unlikely Warren Burger atLoKal , but since then sign of life have showed up in long - abandoned shopping centers , include BombayDarbar’snew digs on Florida Ave , andSpillover , which might be the first new eating house at Streets of Mayfair since the Clinton administration . Add to that some impressive new fine dining atGlass & Vine , fantastical new Italian atSpasso , and the always - consistentGreen Streetand all of a sudden feeding out of doors in the Grove this winter seems like the good idea since firing Al Golden .

1. SoFi

all important restaurants : La Locanda , Big Pink , Izzy ’s Fish and Oyster , Cibo Wine Bar , Lillikoi , Dirt

If you ’ve been here long enough to think back , there was a time when all the coolheaded , new stuff in South Beach put down north of Fifth St , and South of Fifth was banish to being the located forBand of the Hand . But the tables have turn , and as NoFi fast becomes an urban wasteland , SoFi has become the good solid food neighborhood in the metropolis . It ’s fulfill this by keeping its great old standards likeLa LocandaandBig Pink , and adding some fantastic unexampled concepts likeIzzy ’s Fish and Oysterand the sprawlingCibo Wine Bar . SoFi literally has something for everyone in every price image , from aEuropean delito slices to high-pitched - death steak at not one but THREE different restaurants . And even actually delicious healthy food atLilikoiandDirt . We ’d say we question how everyone who lives here does n’t weigh 500lbs . But this is Miami , and it ’s believably salutary not to ask such things .

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