Guidebook for Miami Beach
Food Scene
Mostly a list of worthy neighborhood (easy to walk to) destinations; but also a few area favorites farther away.
IHOP
6928 Collins Ave24/7 operation and great for breakfast!
Sazon Cuban Cuisine
7305 Collins AveOur favorite neighborhood Cuban/Latin restaurant.
Denny's
3600 Biscayne BlvdInexpensive casual meals, decent for breakfast.
Cafe Prima Pasta
414 71st StGood Italian cuisine
Terrific Mediterranean cuisine. We especially like their grilled octopus and their freshly made hummus.
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Roni's by the Ocean
7300 Ocean TerraceTerrific Mediterranean cuisine. We especially like their grilled octopus and their freshly made hummus.
Excellent Italian cuisine in a nice setting with reasonable prices.
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Oggi Ristorante
1666 79th Street CausewayExcellent Italian cuisine in a nice setting with reasonable prices.
Terrific traditional Argentine steakhouse.
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Las Vacas Gordas Argentine Steak House
933 Normandy DrTerrific traditional Argentine steakhouse.
A top 1111 Lincoln Road on the mall, it offers incredibly elegant cuisine and rooftop views. A great bar to see and be seen. Very expensive, but worth it!
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Juvia
1111 Lincoln RdA top 1111 Lincoln Road on the mall, it offers incredibly elegant cuisine and rooftop views. A great bar to see and be seen. Very expensive, but worth it!
Great for bagels and sandwiches. Small outdoor sidewalk seating area and large indoor seating.
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New York Bagel Deli
6546 Collins AveGreat for bagels and sandwiches. Small outdoor sidewalk seating area and large indoor seating.
Excellent formal Italian food in an outdoor setting. A place to see and be seen! Located in the SoHo Beach Club. Great unlimited weekend brunch buffet for $35 (includes 1 drink).
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Cecconi's Miami
4385 Collins AveExcellent formal Italian food in an outdoor setting. A place to see and be seen! Located in the SoHo Beach Club. Great unlimited weekend brunch buffet for $35 (includes 1 drink).
Great classy Greek restaurant specializing in fresh seafood (order by weight). Great 3 course lunch special for $25!
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Estiatorio Milos by Costas Spiliadis
730 1st StGreat classy Greek restaurant specializing in fresh seafood (order by weight). Great 3 course lunch special for $25!
RED South Beach - Steakhouse
801 South Pointe DrBest steakhouse in Miami & Miami Beach!
Really great premium frozen yogurt with a wide variety of flavors; excellent bubble teas, and also fantastic bubble waffles and acai bowls!
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Mimi Frozen Yogurt
7122 Collins AveReally great premium frozen yogurt with a wide variety of flavors; excellent bubble teas, and also fantastic bubble waffles and acai bowls!
Really fresh and flavorful healthy wraps, salads, poke bowls, sandwiches, acai bowls, juices and smoothies!
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Carrot Express North Beach
7145 Collins AveReally fresh and flavorful healthy wraps, salads, poke bowls, sandwiches, acai bowls, juices and smoothies!
A Miami Beach 40+ year institution! Yes, a family run juice and smoothie bar in existence for over 40 years!! (So anything but trendy, this place has delivered on really tasty fresh juices, smoothies, and fruit salads forever)!
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Athens Juice Bar
6942 Collins AveA Miami Beach 40+ year institution! Yes, a family run juice and smoothie bar in existence for over 40 years!! (So anything but trendy, this place has delivered on really tasty fresh juices, smoothies, and fruit salads forever)!
Decent poke bowls (ask for room temperature, not hot rice), and enjoyable lobster rolls in a cute, beachy, casual place. Also good for ceviche.
Poke & Ko
7101 Collins AveDecent poke bowls (ask for room temperature, not hot rice), and enjoyable lobster rolls in a cute, beachy, casual place. Also good for ceviche.
A restaurant by world famous chef Thomas Keller, (of New York City's Per Se; and Napa Valley's French Laundry), where everything is done to perfection (for a steep price)! A place to splurge for a very special occasion, it's located in the Surf Club, part of the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences.
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The Surf Club Restaurant
9011 Collins AveA restaurant by world famous chef Thomas Keller, (of New York City's Per Se; and Napa Valley's French Laundry), where everything is done to perfection (for a steep price)! A place to splurge for a very special occasion, it's located in the Surf Club, part of the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences.
Aura Cafe at Books & Books is the best sidewalk place to eat outdoors along Lincoln Road Mall. Great salads and sandwiches; high quality and generous portions!
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Aura at Books & Books
927 Lincoln RdAura Cafe at Books & Books is the best sidewalk place to eat outdoors along Lincoln Road Mall. Great salads and sandwiches; high quality and generous portions!
Really good tacos (about $3.50 each) and drinks with a $5 cocktail happy hour 4pm to 8pm Monday through Friday. Also a nice quinoa salad for $7. Has a nice covered outdoor sidewalk porch overlooking the beach
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Taquiza
1351 Collins AveReally good tacos (about $3.50 each) and drinks with a $5 cocktail happy hour 4pm to 8pm Monday through Friday. Also a nice quinoa salad for $7. Has a nice covered outdoor sidewalk porch overlooking the beach
Miami Beach's BEST pizza! True neapolitan pizza from wood fired ovens using the freshest dough and ingredients!
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La Leggenda Pizzeria
224 Española WayMiami Beach's BEST pizza! True neapolitan pizza from wood fired ovens using the freshest dough and ingredients!
Everything Else
North Beach Bandshell
7275 Collins AveGreat when they are having a concert!
A large beachfront public park with a marina where you can rent a waverunner/jetski or charter a boat to go deep sea fishing. A portion of the beach, (northern, it's signed), is clothing optional.
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Haulover Park
10800 Collins AveA large beachfront public park with a marina where you can rent a waverunner/jetski or charter a boat to go deep sea fishing. A portion of the beach, (northern, it's signed), is clothing optional.
South Beach
Well, it's South Beach!
A convenient car rental only 3 blocks away. Shares the facility with an AVIS Car Rental too. Try using promo code (BCD Code) #W852802 for a discount (it's a Costco member discount).
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Budget Car Rental
959 West AveA convenient car rental only 3 blocks away. Shares the facility with an AVIS Car Rental too. Try using promo code (BCD Code) #W852802 for a discount (it's a Costco member discount).
A convenient car rental only 3 blocks away. Shares the facility with a Budget Car Rental too. Try using promo code (AWD Code) #K969100 for a discount (it's a Wyndham Rewards discount).
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Avis Car Rental
2334 23rd StA convenient car rental only 3 blocks away. Shares the facility with a Budget Car Rental too. Try using promo code (AWD Code) #K969100 for a discount (it's a Wyndham Rewards discount).
Shopping
A VERY high end luxury shopping mall: Prada, Gucci, Chanel, Tiffany, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, etc.
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Bal Harbour Shops
9700 Collins AveA VERY high end luxury shopping mall: Prada, Gucci, Chanel, Tiffany, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, etc.
A huge shopping mall offering lots of variety including Bloomingdale's, Nordstroms, Macy's, JC Penneys, Sears, Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Cartier, Burberry, Fendi, Longchamp, Herve Leger, & St. John
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Aventura Einkaufszentrum
19501 Biscayne BlvdA huge shopping mall offering lots of variety including Bloomingdale's, Nordstroms, Macy's, JC Penneys, Sears, Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Cartier, Burberry, Fendi, Longchamp, Herve Leger, & St. John
Lincoln Road
Lincoln RoadGreat for people watching, strolling, and eating!
Essentials
Publix is a large, new supermarket with a pharmacy and liquor store. They also sell many prepared (ready to eat) foods and have a RedBox vending machine where you can rent DVDs by the day.
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Publix Super Market at North Shore
6876 Collins AvePublix is a large, new supermarket with a pharmacy and liquor store. They also sell many prepared (ready to eat) foods and have a RedBox vending machine where you can rent DVDs by the day.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great outdoor bar and seating along Government Cut (the water passageway that the cruise ships and freighters travel in and out of the port of Miami).
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Smith & Wollensky
1 Washington AveGreat outdoor bar and seating along Government Cut (the water passageway that the cruise ships and freighters travel in and out of the port of Miami).
Boisterous outdoor waterfront dive bar surrounding a swimming pool that overlooks the Miami Beach Marina and offers beautiful sunsets and an active happy hour with DJs, TV sports, a free parking lot and more.
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Monty's Sunset - South Beach
300 Alton RoadBoisterous outdoor waterfront dive bar surrounding a swimming pool that overlooks the Miami Beach Marina and offers beautiful sunsets and an active happy hour with DJs, TV sports, a free parking lot and more.