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Anokha
The general consensus is this family-run phenom is as good as Indian gets in Miami, which is either big praise or small potatoes depending on your point of view. We think the curries are pretty praiseworthy, as is anything wrapped in banana leaf.
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Café Sambal
Sambal sports what we can only describe as 'Nouveau-rice-farmer-conical-hat-chic' and serves intriguing pan-Asian fare in a more laid-back setting than upstairs Azul (both located in the Mandarin Oriental Miami). The just-out-of-the-ocean-fresh sushi and rice crab cakes are worth a try, as is the critically acclaimed small plates menu.
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China Grill
Unsa-unsa I'm so hot. And I eat at the Miami satellite of Manhattan's almost-as-hot-as-me unsa-unsa China Grill. I order the also hot (like, spicy) grilled Szechuan beef or Korean barbecue with truffled potato hash boom-boom. And I love to listen to club music while I eat. Weeoooooo.
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Guru
A sexy, soft-lit interior of blood reds and black wood sets the stage of this not-so-average Indian eatery, where local ingredients like lobster swim into the korma. Goan fish curry goes down a treat, too.
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Jaguar's
The menu spans the Latin world, but really, everyone's here for the ceviche 'spoon bar'. The idea: pick from six styles of ceviche (seafood salad), ranging from swordfish with cilantro to corvina in lime juice, and pull a culinary version of DIY. It's novel and fun, and the ceviche varieties are pretty damn delicious.
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Jason's At The Harrison
The monochrome of zebra patterned chairs and black-and-white dusted walls are offset by a colorful menu of semi-American, Southern-cum-Florribean-cum-Asian cuisine that's as well-traveled as a…Lonely Planet reader: think ox-tail and yucca chips and sea bass with mushroom kimchee.
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Matsuri
Note the customers: Matsuri, tucked into a nondescript shopping center, is consistently packed with Japanese. They don't want scene; they want a taste of home - although many are South American Japanese who order unagi (eels) in Spanish, a cool dining sight in and of itself. Spicy toro (fatty tuna) and scallions, grilled mackerel with natural salt, and an ocean of raw fish are all oishi (delicious). The around US$8 bento lunch makes the rest of the day disappointing compared to your midday meal.
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Miss Yip
If you remember when Cantonese was the only Chinese cuisine you could find stateside and prefer it that way, say hello to Jenny Yip. She's got a bright-red booth and medicine jars full of God-knows-what waiting for you in this seemingly classic Chinese teahouse. Have some Peking duck, ma-po tofu (a Szechuan dish of marinated pork, black beans and bean curd), and discover that no matter what you choose, it's prepared flawlessly.
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Mister Chopstick
You read it right: Kosher Chinese. That means the menu is short on pork but does serve lots of Chinese-American favorites - General Tso's chicken and Hawaiian duck - in what seems like a never-ending chaotic Jewish wedding.
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Sum Yung Gai
Now what could 'Sum Yung Gai' mean in Cantonese - oh, we get it. We dig the 1930s Shanghai opium den interior, which makes us want to carry a tommy gun on one arm and Zhang Ziyi on the other. And they make homemade bird's nest - impressive! - plus more standard black bean sauce-drenched Chinese-American favorites.
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Tantra
One of South Beach's coolest celebrity hot spots, Tantra is based on the premise that all senses are to be awakened...and it certainly delivers in the visual, aural and taste departments. Large portions of eclectic cuisine like Thai spiced duck confit with an orange-scented cucumber salad share the stage with Moroccan spiced lamb with mint and mango.
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