Chinese New Year at Smorgasburg Miami
Photograph: Courtesy Smorgasburg Miami

Review

Smorgasburg Miami

4 out of 5 stars
  • Restaurants | Street food
  • Wynwood
  • Recommended
Virginia Gil
Advertising

Time Out says

Eventually, most cool things find their way to Miami—but not before succeeding in New York City and Los Angeles first. Such is the case for Smorgasburg, the famous outdoor food market that started in Williamsburg over a decade ago and has since expanded to downtown L.A., Jersey City and beyond. Opened in the spring of 2022, Smorgasburg Miami has joined the list of locations where folks can find the country’s largest weekly open-air food market.

Gaston Becherano Cohen, owner of the hospitality group Omotenashi, is at the helm of Miami’s outpost. Becherano Cohen became acquainted with Smorgasburg while a vendor at the NYC location with his business Bonsai, a Japanese shaved-ice concept he eventually expanded to a brick-and-mortar in the Lower East Side. “At its core, Smorgasburg allows vendors to launch their own successful food concept without having to take the risk and undergo the headaches associated with opening up a brick and mortar,” he says.

Initial homegrown vendors of Smorgasburg Miami, including Ted's BurgersDrinking Pig BBQ and Eleventh Street Pizza, have since gone on to garner massive acclaim, landing on multiple lists of the city's best burgers, barbecue and pizza, respectively. Aside from incubating local culinary talent, Smorgasburg Miami also hosts themed events and street food festivals, like a giant Fourth of July cookout, a Chinese New Year lantern festival and after-dark Art Basel parties, among others.

Details

Address
2600 NW 2nd Ave
Miami
33127
Price:
$
Opening hours:
Sat–Sun 1–9 pm
Do you own this business?Sign in & claim business

What’s on

No Reservations at Smorgasburg Miami

Smorgasburg, Miami’s largest open-air food market, launches its innovative No Reservations program this fall. Created alongside Humans of the Kitchen, a global culinary community and storytelling platform, the pop-up series gives Miami’s next wave of talent an opportunity to seize the spotlight. Over 13 Sundays, 13 cooks will bring their bold visions to life in a dedicated Smorgasburg container as part of the new chef-driven incubator. Expect a rotating lineup of line cooks, sous chefs and rising culinary voices, many nominated by some of the city’s top chefs (incuding alumni from Sunny's, Shingo, COTE, El Bagel, Wolf of Tacos and Tâm Tâm). Each guest chef's menu will include a star dish plus four additional offerings. Smorgasburg provides the kitchen and the crowd; the chefs earn the spotlight and keep 100% of their profits.

Spookysburg: Monster Mash

Smorgasburg, the sprawling open-air food market in Wynwood, hosts another pre-Halloween weekend takeover, featuring themed contests, games and prizes in addition to a slew of guest vendors and Halloween-inspired dishes. Partake in a Wednesday Addams Look-Alike Contest on Saturday, October 25 from 6 to 7pm (sign up on-site), and the fan-favorite Dog Costume Contest from 4 to 5pm on Saturday, October 25 (sign up in advance). Veta Ceti closes out Saturday with a live concert from 6 to 10pm. As always, Smorgasburg platforms over 30 local food vendors serving a wide range of eats, plus pet-friendly and kid-friendly vendors.
Advertising
You may also like
You may also like