If you're dining on an expense account, if someone else is paying or if you're just plain rich, Azul is the place to splurge. The priceless water views of...
500 Brickell Key Drive
Another strip mall find, Cheen Huaye brings soulful Yucatan cuisine to the suburbs. Apart from pics of Mayan ruins and the obligatory sombrero, the decor...
15400 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami's best food is often found in strip malls, and this budget Peruvian caff is a case in point. The aesthetics are cheap: bright, unflattering lights,...
7971 Bird RoadThis former hole-in-the-wall Mexican joint was once a well-kept secret, but it was too good to remain so for long. Today, the casual restaurant has added a...
1626 Pennsylvania AvenueYou'd never know from the shabby frontage - a plate glass window, plastic chairs, plastic table covers and laminated menus - that this is the only Cuban...
1676 Collins Avenue
Located discreetly down a Coral Gables backstreet, Francesco is a class act. The upmarket decor may be a bit bland - white tablecloths, earth tones - but...
325 Alcazar AvenueAs the name implies, this traditional family-style Cuban restaurant has a touch of the Canary Islands. Most come for the hearty Cuban food, but Grandpapa...
285 NW 27th AvenueThis Cuban chain offers large doses of the usual local nostalgia for Batista-era Cuba. You can't miss the massive sugar-cane plants growing on the front...
3632 Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street)
The Argentinians are coming - and opening steakhouses all over town. This lively North Miami spot is not for the faint of heart or stomach. Inside, the...
933 Normandy DriveThis Nicaraguan chain is a great place to sink your teeth into some carcass: the menu is stacked with steak, steak and more steak. The must-try is the...
401 Biscayne BoulevardIf Evita were alive, we're sure she'd have approved of this elegant neighbourhood Argentinian restaurant. The kitchen specialises in nuevo bistro, a fusion...
1080 Alton Road
Back in the 1980s, chef Douglas Rodriguez started the nouveau Cuban craze in Miami and then moved to New York, where he became a huge star. After returning...
SanctuaryNamed after a rare tropical fruit (an ortanique is a hybrid orange native to Jamaica - apparently), this restaurant serves creative Caribbean cuisine. The...
278 Miracle Mile (SW 24th Street)
Where's the beef? Hidden on a backstreet near the Delano, in a mom-and-pop Argentinian steakhouse. The menu is a carnivore's dream - skirt, flat and New...
1925 Liberty AvenueThe best place for breakfast on Collins is this trad (as in authentically old, rather than retro) Cuban diner. Choose from a long list of set combinations,...
700 Collins Avenue