Date Night restaurants

Fine-dining Italian restaurant inside the Donatella Boutique Hotel on Collins Avenue, offering coastal Mediterranean-Italian dishes like branzino and cacio e pepe.

Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10:30pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-12am

Miami outpost of the NYC-born Felice Italian restaurant group, serving Neapolitan-rooted pastas and seafood alongside a wine bar and live music in Brickell.

Mon-Thu 11:30am-10:30pm; Fri 11:30am-11pm; Sat 12-11pm; Sun 12-10pm; Happy Hour 4-7pm

A South American-inspired restaurant and adjoining cocktail lounge inside the Hilton Aventura, offering tableside cocktail preparation and live music.

Breakfast daily 6:30-11am; Lunch daily 11am-2:30pm; Dinner Sun-Thu 5-10pm, Fri-Sat 5-11pm; MuseBar Sun-Thu 3-11pm, Fri-Sat 3pm-12am

Miami steakhouse from Da Silva Hospitality specializing in wood-and-charcoal-fired, dry-aged steaks with an Argentine grilling influence and a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list.

Mon-Wed 12:00 PM-10:00 PM; Thu-Sat 12:00 PM-11:00 PM; Sun 12:00 PM-10:00 PM

Upscale Italian fine-dining restaurant within the Acqualina Resort, offering classic Southern Italian dishes, market-fresh specials, and an extensive wine list with ocean-view terrace seating.

Daily 11:30am-11:00pm

Modern Mediterranean restaurant and cocktail bar on Lincoln Road offering tapas-style sharing plates inspired by Spain, southern France and Italy.

Mon-Thu 11am-11pm; Fri-Sat 11am-12am; Sun 11am-10pm

A coastal Mexican restaurant at Aventura Mall from the team behind Bakan, Koko, and Talavera, featuring Tulum-inspired design and dishes like mole-laced enmoladas.

Mon-Wed, Sun 11:30am-10pm; Thu-Sat 11am-11pm

Japanese restaurant at The Setai Miami Beach blending traditional sushi and sashimi with modern pan-Asian dishes like Wagyu katsu, plus a private tasting counter (Kyoto Room).

Daily 5:00-11:00 PM

Oceanfront Japanese fusion restaurant at Acqualina Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, helmed by Executive Sushi Chef Oscar Noborikawa.

Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10:00pm (bar until 10:30pm); Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11:00pm (bar until 11:30pm)

Upscale Mexican restaurant and mezcal/tequila bar in Coconut Grove from Grupo Bakan, featuring an open kitchen for handmade tortillas and a 400+ bottle agave spirits wall.

Sun-Wed 12pm-10:30pm; Thu-Sat 12pm-11pm

Spanish restaurant and asador tucked into a Doral strip mall, serving fire-driven Spanish cuisine, paella, and live flamenco nights.

Sun 12:00-9:00 PM, Mon-Thu 12:00-10:00 PM, Fri-Sat 12:00-11:00 PM

Upscale Italian restaurant on Collins Avenue evoking 1930s Miami Beach glamour, serving handmade pasta and Mediterranean seafood that transitions into late-night dining with live entertainment.

Mon 7pm-3am; Tue-Wed Closed; Thu 7pm-1am; Fri-Sat 7pm-3am; Sun (Brunch) 12pm-5pm; Happy Hour Mon/Thu/Fri 5pm-7pm

Miami outpost of NYC's MAMO Italian Restaurant (SoHo), offering casual-elegant Italian dishes with a modern nostalgic twist -- truffle pastas, burrata, fresh fish -- in Brickell.

Lunch/Brunch daily 12:00-3:30pm; Dinner Sun-Mon 5:30-10pm, Tue-Wed 5:30-10:30pm, Thu 5:30-11pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-11:30pm

Coastal Riviera Italian restaurant in Coral Gables from Michelin-starred chef Michael White, featuring crudo, handmade pasta, and dry-aged steaks.

Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm; Aperitivo Mon-Fri 4-7pm; Dinner Mon-Thu 5:30-10pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-11pm

Fine-dining Spanish restaurant inside the National Hotel on Collins Avenue, offering tapas, paellas and seasonal Spanish plates on an oceanfront terrace.

Mon-Thu 7am-11am & 6pm-10:30pm; Fri-Sun 7am-11am & 6pm-11:30pm

Italian seafood-market-style restaurant on Espanola Way serving handmade pasta, wood-oven pizza, and daily fresh fish in a lively outdoor pedestrian setting.

Mon-Thu & Sun 11:30 AM-11:30 PM; Fri-Sat 11:30 AM-12:00 AM

Coastal Italian restaurant at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach helmed by five-time Michelin-starred chef Michael White, serving family-style seafood, crudo, and handmade pasta in an elegant Mid-Beach dining room.

Wed-Sun 5:30 PM-9:30 PM; Mon-Tue Closed. Happy hour Wed-Sat 6-7 PM.

Billed as "the world's first crispy rice bar," this Coral Gables sushi spot specializes in nigiri, handrolls, and crispy rice using hand-picked ingredients sourced from Tokyo's fish market, with an omakase experience starting at $87 for four courses.

Daily 12pm-9pm

South Miami sushi restaurant founded by Chef Noé Carmona blending over 20 years of Japanese technique with Ecuadorian flavors in a distinctive fusion concept.

Approx. 12:00pm-10:00pm daily (hours vary by day; confirm via website)

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's signature Japanese-Peruvian fusion restaurant inside Nobu Hotel Miami Beach, famous for inventive sushi and omakase.

Sun-Thu 6-10:15pm; Fri-Sat 6-11:15pm

Argentine steakhouse with Italian influences at CityPlace Doral, known for grilled meats, handmade pastas, and empanadas in a rustic-chic setting with tango shows on select nights.

Mon-Wed 11am-11pm; Thu 11am-11pm; Fri-Sat 11am-12am; Sun 11am-10pm. Weekend Brunch Sat-Sun 11am-4pm. Happy Hour daily 3-7pm.

Wynwood Italian restaurant and wine shop specializing in handmade fresh pasta, natural/biodynamic wines, and Negroni-forward cocktails on a sun-filled outdoor patio.

Daily 12:00pm-10:30pm

Contemporary Tokyo-inspired izakaya in Brickell serving Nikkei-style sushi rolls, sashimi, and ceviche alongside a robata small-plates program.

Mon-Thu 12:00 PM-11:00 PM; Fri 12:00 PM-12:00 AM; Sat 4:00 PM-12:00 AM; Sun 4:00 PM-10:00 PM

An open-air Aegean restaurant at the newly renovated Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, led by Executive Chef Renato Mekolli (of "MasterChef Albania" and "Hell's Kitchen"), serving Greek- and Turkish-inspired meze and Florida-caught seafood with a beachside cocktail program.

Daily 11:00am-9:30pm; live entertainment Fridays 5:00pm-9:00pm