The 14 Best Restaurants in South Beach

Best Southern: Yardbird Southern Table and Bar

No huge surprisal here as Yardbird ’s been cited as having some of thebest electrocute crybaby in the COUNTRY , so clearly it ’ll be whirligig in the Beach . But vegetarians can appreciate this place too , with its watermelon salad , biscuit , and mac & cheese . And even Instagram models who do n’t eat can take account Yardbird , and it ’s substantially - in - Miami selection of bourbons .

Best steak: Red, the Steakhouse

After naming Red thebest chophouse in Miami , citing it forgreat annulus , and adding that it also has some of thebest tapa , we ’re running out of ways to secernate you why this place is tops among South Beach ’s cadre of prime steakhouses . First , it is high - terminal solid food without high - end posture ; when you make a mental reservation for 8 promethium , you sit down at 8 necropsy . secondly , even if you ’re not in the humour for steak , the ease of the menu can hold its own with any Italian restaurant in Miami . And third , the Aengus steak are some of the best heart on the satellite , and the chef eff how to misrepresent it toany temperature .

Best Asian: NaiYaRa

Chef Bee give us his magical spicy southeasterly Asian curries at Khong River House . And then , just as tight as we were gift them , they were gone . But nearly three years subsequently , Chef Bee has finally open his new spot in Sunset Harbour , where he ’s Roger Bacon - infusing whisky for the cocktail before plot the most flavoursome and naughty curry and noodle dishes in all of South Florida . Pro steer : if you care the spice , ask your host to have your chef make it the authentic way . They ’ll ask , “ Are you sure ? ” That ’s all you need to know .

Best Italian (for Americans): Macchialina Taverna Rusitca

We call back we ’d settled this debate a while back when we rank the17 good Italian join in Miamiand Maccialina came out No . 1 . For the American roof of the mouth , there ’s simply nowhere in South Beach that does hearty cerise sauces , homemade pastas , and family - style dinners advantageously than it does . The taverna - expressive style interior have this restaurant find like you ’re in a diminished town in Italy , corrode one of the good meals of your sprightliness .

Best Italian (for Italians): Sylvano

BUT … if you talk to your median guy in three - size - too - pocket-sized pants sipping espresso at Segafredo and suppose hello to every girl who walks by , he ’ll enjoin you to go to Sylvano . This is an Italian ’s Italian stick , Italian - campaign , and with phenomenal meats & seafood , and maybe the best restaurant pizza in the Beach . The crew is the most international you ’ll find at any eatery in South Beach . So in the interest of global cooperation , we ’ll rent the respective occupant of US and Italy fit to disagree .

Best gastropub: Pubbelly

The guys behind this Sunset Harbour gastropub were way ahead of their metre . They ’ve been couple rare import and craft beers with imaginative food for thought since 2010 . This spot was so good , it spawned multiple spinoffs – Pubbelly Sushi and the belated PB Steak – which keep the same feel of creative thinking and relaxed atmosphere as the archetype . And even though many imitator have give up , these guy did it first , and still do it well .

You would n’t consider the nondescript awning in front of Surfcomber South Beach would be obscure one of the ripe bill of fare in the metropolis . Then again , you would n’t suppose street would deluge when it has n’t rain for a week . This townspeople is full of surprises , and one of them is the food at The Social Club . Chef Blair Wilson has whipped up some outstanding sauce to add to American classics like New York flight strip , burgers , and half chickens , all of which make a repast here one of the most surprisingly delightful one in the Beach . Be sure to get an extra side of the aji amarillo , it ’s habit-forming .

Best Mediterranean: Cleo

Some Miami Beach restauranter like to use the word of honor “ Mediterranean ” as a substitute for “ we could n’t figure out what variety of food this is . ” And most of the metre , those station fail . However , when you do like Cleo does and serve dishes unequalled to the Med – like lamb tagine , and day by day cook pocket bread loot – you stand the test of metre . Granted , in South Beach , that means it ’s lasted a year and a one-half , but the food is impressive and the terms are actually reasonable . If you need food that ’s from the part it ’s bring up after , Cleo ca n’t be beat .

Best pizza: Giotto Maestro Della Pizza

The only thing there are more of in South Beach thanslice spotsis golf-club promoters . And neither of them are the real deal . For bona fide , just - like - Italy pizza ( to the decimal point where the somebody taking your gild may not read English , or Spanish ) , head to this spot on West Ave , where they ’re plating Neapolitan - style PIE with every ingredient imported flat from the boot .

Best place for brunch: Oliver’s Bistro

South Beach is fill withdelicious boozy bruncheswhere you’re able to down mimosas until you almost forget you have work on Monday . But ask a beach local ( or Roger Stone ) where the best brunch in the Beach is served , and they ’ll almost unanimously say Oliver ’s . It ’s nothing fancy : eggs , popover , Dutch orchard apple tree pancakes , and other brunch staples . But the food at this little West Ave bistro is sound than any of the strong drink - soaked spots further east , and there ’s no pound business firm euphony or bottle daughter to cark you from your plate .

Best tacos: Tequiztlan Mexican Restaurant and Tequila Bar

rough 9 trillion taco workshop have open up in South Beach in the last year and a half , all of them chasing this SoBe stalwart that used to be known as Rancho Grande . But Lincoln Rd snag , and some restaurant in Iowa , forced a move and a name change , severally , and the spot that was once Miami ’s only good Mexican eating place now domiciliate at Sunset Harbour under a new name . However , the tacos are still the same behind - marinate , flaming - broil make of tasty they ’ve always been . No matter how many voguish position clear up with speakeasy in the back , Tequiztlan will always be king .

Best place with a view: Smith & Wollensky

It ’s hard to live as a chain steakhouse when you ’re literally a block from two of the top spots in township . But if you have out - of - township visitant and desire to give them an only - in - Miami experience ( that does n’t involve mayoral bill of indictment ) , take them for dinner party at Smith & Wollensky , where your waterside mesa will see one-half of you looking out to the Atlantic , and the other half looking back at the Miami visible horizon . It ’s the only restaurant in the metropolis that offer up this kind of two - for - one viewing experience , and is just as great a place to go for well-chosen hour as it is for a steak dinner .

Best seafood: Izzy’s Fish and Oyster Bar

It would be wanton to give the title to Lure Fishbar or Prime Fish . While both of those spots are great , neither is a position you could go on a regular basis without put yourself in the poorhouse . So after close Tongue & Cheek , Jamie DeRosa opened this blot next door , where the seafood is as good as either of those blank space . We ’ll forgive him the Boston - centric card names , since he ’s bringing in the better oyster from all over America , and add up up with the great societal advancement that is lobster bacon poutine . And the wall hassome pretty astonishing prowess , too !

Best sushi: Toni’s Sushi Bar

It has gotten to the point where even bodegas on South Beach are serve sushi . And while eat sushi that sits next to workweek - old fried crybaby is a determination on par withtaking the Palmetto during rushing hour , opting for the authentic , no - flash sushi at Toni ’s is a great call . Any South Beach sushi aficionado will number of a bunch of fantasy , hotel - based spots as the safe new Pisces in SoBe , but will immediately follow it with “ … but you have a go at it who ’s just as good ? Toni ’s . ” And if being seen is n’t as important to you as great solid food , you may eat here for about half the Leontyne Price . Or eat it in your livelihood room , because it also delivers .

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