All the Miami Spice menus and deals we’re most excited about this year

What? The acclaimed restaurant at The Freehand Hotel presents a generous $45 dinner menu for Miami Spice 2023. Appetizer highlights include an aji amarillo-soaked Daily Catch Ceviche and the Griot & Pikliz, a longtime fixture made with Haitian pork shoulder, spicy slaw and green plantains. Among the four options for mains, we’re eying the Proper Carbonara (bucatini, guanciale, parmesan) and the Jerk Smoked Short Rib (brown stew jus, boniato mash, sweet plantains). For dessert, opt for the Smores Mousse, made with roasted homemade fluff and hazelnut brown butter cookie.

When? Sunday through Wednesday

What? Find refined Greek cuisine in a stunning waterfront space at this newer arrival in Sunny Isles Beach. For dinner ($60), choose from a whopping seven appetizers, including grilled octopus, saganaki cheese and Faroe Island salmon tartare. The four classic entrees are seafood-heavy, like the branzino filet with spanakorizo and the lobster linguine in a light tomato sauce. For dessert, we’re going with the portokalopita, an orange cake with housemade vanilla ice cream—though the olive oil cake with bruleed figs and lemon chantilly is a close second.

When? Tuesday through Sunday

What? This comforting neighborhood staple in MiMo is offering deals for lunch and brunch ($35) and dinner ($45) throughout Miami Spice. For both lunch and dinner, you can pick any app, entree and dessert from their regular menu. On the brunch front, look out for highlights like jalapeño corn bread with herbed butter; the lox, eggs and onion scramble served with a latke and Portuguese muffin, and the decadent stuffed French toast with chocolate chip cookies and mascarpone for dessert.

When? Lunch Monday through Friday; brunch Saturday and Sunday, and dinner daily

What? The trendy Aventura steakhouse is offering a $60 dinner menu for Miami Spice, and they’re not skimping on the fancy ingredients. For apps, choose from items like the Sweet Corn Veloute made with Nueske's bacon and confit potatoes and Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras (for an additional $24). Mains include a seven-ounce Prime New York Strip and a roasted half Amish chicken and grits, among others. Complete your meal with a classic dessert, like the Oreo cheesecake or matcha creme brulee.

When? Sunday through Thursday

What? Chef Michael Beltran’s new Downtown French restaurant recently earned a recommendation from the Michelin Guide. Its friendlier-priced Spice dinner menu ($60) boasts items like escargot and pork terrine for appetizers; French onion soup agnolotti and an au poivre burger for entrees, and a moist rum baba or a blood orange granita with lavender ice cream for dessert.

When? Daily

What? With one Michelin star under its belt and a lengthy waitlist for dinner reservations, Cote graciously offers its elevated Korean barbecue in the form of a $35 Miami Spice lunch menu. Start with something you might not normally order, like the truffle shrimp salad, or their Waldorf made with radicchio, Asian pear and a honey doenjang dressing. From the entrees, we’re beelining to the limited-edition fried chicken, which is brined overnight and includes both white and dark meat with pickled daikon, sweet and tangy sauce. (Though if you’re feeling extra indulgent, opt for the Butcher’s Lunch beef assortment for $20 more.) For dessert, it’s their famed vanilla soft serve with soy sauce caramel—because why mess with perfection?

When? Daily

What? This Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient has already been recognized for its exceptional value. During Miami Spice, take advantage of even greater savings at the lively Wynwood Mediterranean outpost with its $35 lunch menu. Score favorites like house salad (tomato, cucumber, pepper, onion, capers, olives, mint, feta), haydari (garlic yoghurt, burnt butter, mint), kofte (grilled turkish meatballs), chicken thighs and more. For dessert, choose from chocolate cake with sumac ice cream or homemade pistachio baklava.

When? Daily

What? Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli's famed (and recently reopened) Coral Gables hotspot, Eating House, joins in on Miami Spice for the first time ever, at its new home in Giralda Plaza. Available for lunch ($35) and dinner ($60), Eating House’s Spice menus feature signature specialties like the Brussels Sprout Caesar Salad with miso and Parmigiano Reggiano and the Pasta Carbonara with black truffle, egg yolk and heritage bacon. Guests can also try out new, seasonal dishes like the French Dip Burger and Grilled Beef Short Ribs. For an additional $45, partake in a curated wine pairing with your meal.

When? Tuesday through Saturday

What? It’s worth a trip to the southern edge of Coral Gables for this upscale Italian restaurant that earned a Michelin Guide recommendation in 2023. For $35, the lunch menu features lighter fare like watermelon salad and cobia ceviche for apps; an open-faced oyster mushroom panino and radiatore cacio e pepe for mains; and coconut panna cotta, gelato and sorbet for dessert. For dinner ($60), indulge with appetizers like the nduja arancini, ora king salmon crudo and Georgia peach bruschetta. From the entrees, we’re opting for heartier options like the Prime Bavette steak or the wood oven-roasted Duroc pork chop. There are three dessert options, but the budino di cioccolato (chocolate pudding) is our move for the finisher.

When? Lunch Tuesday through Friday, dinner daily

What? Available for lunch ($35) and dinner ($45 or $60), South Beach’s famed Joe’s gifts its loyal fans what they crave: discounted stone crabs, plus all the delicious fixins’. The more limited lunch menu features items like stone crab bisque, a half chopped salad and entrees like Joe’s fried chicken with a choice of sides, plus Key Lime pie or creme brulee for dessert. The $45 dinner menu is similar to lunch, with additions like miso cod and chocolate lava cake. To get your hands on some claws, opt for the $60 dinner menu. The Taste of Joe’s Select entree includes Joe’s fried quarter chicken and half order of select stone crabs (three claws).

When? Lunch Friday through Sunday and dinner Wednesday through Sunday.

What? This hip, subtly New Orleans-inspired South Beach spot makes life simple with its tightly curated Miami Spice dinner menu ($60). Choose from a gem lettuce salad or Johnny Cakes with pimento cheese and country ham for your appetizers. For entrees, its blackened red snapper with grits and collard greens or jambalaya. Dessert is a very pretty strawberry sundae made with cheesecake, strawberry jam, chocolate magic shell, strawberry ice cream and graham streusel. 

When? Wednesday through Sunday

What? This understated, eclectic Asian spot in Brickell opens its doors for Miami Spice with menus for both lunch ($35) and dinner ($60). Explore dishes like bluefin tuna sashimi with coconut-lime sauce, green papaya and crispy sunchoke; wagyu and foie gras gyozas; spicy udon noodles, and robata grilled Spanish octopus. Dessert options are an ube flan with white chocolate ganache, yogurt sponge cake and burnt caramel or the caramel namelaka made with guanaja sablée, chocolate crumble, caramel tuile, cocoa nibs and salted caramel.

When? Tuesday through Sunday

What? Michelin-starred Chef Alain Verzeroli's menu utilizes the highest quality vegetables, seasonal ingredients and fresh herbs in a modern, light-filled space. For the Miami Spice lunch ($35), choose from an English pea velouté, salmon crudo or golden beets. From the mains, enjoy a lighter farro risotto with confit tomato, the duck confit pavé or a lobster roll with curry aioli. The dinner menu ($60) ups the ante with more substantial dishes like Murray’s burrata, European seabass and filet mignon au jus. Both lunch and dinner feature a dark chocolate crémeux or Key lime tart for dessert.

When? Lunch Tuesday through Friday and dinner Tuesday through Thursday

What? This Spanish restaurant with Basque roots located at the chic, contemporary Rubell Museum showcases many of the dishes that helped earn it a recommendation from the Michelin Guide. Lunch ($35) and dinner ($45 or $60) menu options include delicious, simply prepared beet tartare, mussels cauldron and braised wagyu veal cheeks. The premium dinner menu adds options like a foie gras and cacao tart and duck breast with spicy cabbage. There are a few options for dessert, but we already know we’re ordering the gooey basque cheese tart—and yes, it’s available on all three menus.

When? Lunch Wednesday through Sunday; $45 dinner Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday; $60 dinner Friday and Saturday

What? A favorite of industry pros and discerning foodies, this French-Mediterranean staple in Brickell keeps it simple and elegant this Miami Spice with a $60 dinner menu featuring standout dishes like ratatouille with feta cheese and sweet corn salad with pomegranate and herbs for apps. As for entrees, go for the salt-baked snapper with artichokes and tomatoes or the risotto with seasonal mushrooms and parmesan. Top your fancy French meal off with vanilla cheesecake with berry compote, French toast with spiced ice cream or a selection of sorbets.

When? Sunday through Thursday

What? Chef Niven Patel’s farm-to-table favorite in Coral Gables offers both lunch ($35) and dinner ($60) menus during Miami Spice, but we’re partial to the lunch offerings this year. From the apps, choose the local daily catch ceviche in a tangy coconut leche de tigre, white truffle and brie grilled cheese or ghee roasted plantains with a tamarind chutney. Mains include lemongrass glazed grouper, Vietnamese chicken caesar salad or a mojo roasted chicken with adzuki bean congri. Finish your meal with dessert, chef’s signature Jamaican rum cake with toffee sauce, vanilla bean ice cream.

When? Lunch Monday through Saturday and dinner daily

What? If you haven’t already, now’s a great time to try out chef Brad Kilgore’s funky new brasserie inside the trendy Arlo Wynwood. The $60 Miami Spice dinner menu features some of the restaurant’s instant hits, like the brown butter agnolotti with sweet corn mousse, the beignets topped with jerk oxtail ragout and the ricotta pillows with preserved fire-roasted tomato jam and salsa macha. There are three dessert choices, but we’re most excited to try the salty-sweet flan de queso made with manchego, vanilla bean, caramel and sherbet.

When? Wednesday through Sunday

What? Chef Michael Schwartz’s Design District mainstay never fails, especially during Miami Spice. This year, they’re offering lunch ($35) and dinner ($45) Spice menus featuring a lineup of fresh seasonal dishes. Options are kept short and sweet: sun shrimp aguachile, leeks vinaigrette, braised lamb neck and wood oven-baked cobia round out the apps and mains. For a sweet, sample the chocolate cake with macerated cherries and chocolate ice cream or the mango kulfi, a traditional Indian ice cream.

When? Lunch Monday through Friday and dinner daily

What? This downtown oyster bar keeps its Miami Spice dinner offering simple this year. For $60, pick any appetizer (excluding caviar, king crab, jumbo lump crab and the oyster flight), main (excluding whole fish) and dessert from the regular menu.

When? Daily

What? Since taking over the oceanfront restaurant space at the iconic Eden Roc, chef Tristen Epps delivers plate after plate of soulful, elevated coastal cuisine complemented by stunning Atlantic views. For his Miami Spice lunch ($35) and dinner ($60) menus, don’t miss exemplary, seasonally-inspired dishes like sweet corn carbonara with house-cured pork belly, Key West shrimp toast on crusty sourdough, hearth-roasted pork short rib with maduro grits and pavlova with infused peaches, coconut, raspberry and almond crumb.

When? Daily

What? We’re going for the brunch ($35), though the Miami Spice dinner here ($60) is also worthy of your attention. Another farm-fresh outpost from chef Niven Patel, Orno’s brunch dishes hinge on the quality of their ingredients and beautiful execution. Try the chilaquiles with salsa verde, queso fresco, avocado and a farm egg; the French omelet with goat cheese, roasted garlic and fine herbs or the ricotta pancakes with strawberries and Vermont syrup. For dessert, choose from mocha cake or banana bread.

When? Brunch Sunday and dinner daily

What? If you were at all intrigued by Miami’s first “Japandi” concept and maybe a bit hesitant to fully commit, now’s your chance to dip a toe. The minimalist Edgewater spot is offering extensive Spice options for brunch ($35), and lunch ($30) and dinner ($45 or $60). Try a smattering of French, Scandinavian and Japanese-inspired dishes, including escargot, Nikkei tenderloin, pork stroganoff and creamy shiitake rice. Desserts include assorted macarons, mochi and petite madeleines. It might not make sense at first but trust us, it's all good.

When? Brunch Saturday and Sunday; lunch Monday through Friday; $45 dinner Monday through Thursday, and $60 dinner daily

What? Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s Overtown darling serves up lunch ($35) and dinner ($60) for Miami Spice. Caribbean-influenced American dishes are fun and flavorful, like the Rooster Caesar salad made with baby gem lettuces, harissa caesar dressing and cornbread croutons; the the Overtown Bacon Cheeseburger made with a 4-oz. wagyu patty on brioche; Amaris’ Jambalaya & Grits made with rock shrimp, jumbo lump crab and andouille sausage, and a chocolate bourbon pecan pie served with warm bourbon toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream.

When? Lunch Tuesday through Friday and dinner Tuesday through Wednesday and Sunday

What? One of Miami’s top omakase spots offers a mini tasting experience via its $60 Miami Spice dinner menu. Stop by the 14-seat counter to enjoy an abbreviated nine-course menu that includes three inventive “appetizer” bites followed by five “entree” pieces like king salmon, toro and akami with everything bagel spice and dehydrated red miso. Dessert is Aubi & Ramsa’s sake strawberry ice cream with shaved coconut milk, toasted coconut, dulce de leche, strawberry jam and matcha mushroom salt.

When? Daily

What? This Coral Way newcomer from Michelin-starred chef Michael Beltran is serving up irresistible Miami Spice offerings for its $60 dinner menu, including a poached shrimp and snapper raviolo, truffle and chicken croquetas, a double smash patty burger with sharp cheddar and special sauce, and tan tan ramen with wild boar. For dessert, don’t miss the flan, made extra decadent with foie and rum drunken figs.

When? Sunday through Thursday

What? One of our favorite spots in Brickell is offering a tantalizing Miami Spice dinner menu ($45) that seamlessly blends old and new. Choose from items like salmon belly tartare, a no-cream creamy cauliflower soup, lobster ramen and grilled sweet and spicy salmon with crab-fried brown rice. Desserts are classic and delicious, including chocolate mousse, New York-style cheesecake and a caramel pot de crème.

When? Daily

What? Nestled along the river in Miami’s Upper East Side, Tigre’s green-hued patio is an ideal perch to enjoy Argentinian tapas and wine while scanning the water for sea cows. Keep to the green theme with your choices for Tigre’s Miami Spice dinner ($60), including the ceviche verde in an herb-citrus leche de tigre and a delightful spring pasta made with Meyer lemon cream, artichoke and asparagus. Each of the four entree options comes with a choice of one side such as papas rotas or sweet potatoes with miso butter. Of the three dessert options, we like the Pera & Sambayon, a malbec poached pear served with sabayon gelato and hazelnut praline.

When? Wednesday through Sunday

What? Our writer declared ZERU the best Spanish restaurant in all of Miami—a bold statement and one you can test out yourself with little risk during Miami Spice. Offering both lunch ($35) and dinner ($60), this Basque spot in Brickell aims to wow with dishes like the San Sebastián Txangurro made with crab bechamel, the Josper Roasted Organic Vegetables and Seafood Socarrat and the Manchego Cheese Fondant served with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

When? Lunch Sunday through Friday and dinner Sunday through Wednesday