Special Occasions restaurants

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

Upscale steakhouse and seafood restaurant from the national Mastro's brand in Downtown Miami, known for premium dry-aged steaks, seafood towers, and nightly live music.

Sun-Thu 4-10pm; Fri-Sat 4-11pm (bar opens 4pm daily)

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.

Upscale national steakhouse chain on Miracle Mile serving USDA prime steaks, seafood, and classic sides in an elegant setting.

Sun 2-10pm; Mon-Thu 12-10pm; Fri 12-11pm; Sat 2-11pm; Power Hour Sun-Fri 4-6:30pm

Upscale outpost of the national Morton's steakhouse chain, offering prime-aged beef, seafood, and an award-winning wine list in a classic exhibition-kitchen dining room.

Sun 4:00pm-9:00pm; Mon-Thu 5:00pm-9:00pm; Fri-Sat 4:00pm-10:00pm

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

Open-air, oceanfront restaurant at The Setai Miami Beach serving Mediterranean-Italian and American wood-grilled dishes, including a large seafood tower, beneath a wood-beamed cabana.

Lunch daily 11:00 AM-5:00 PM; Dinner daily 6:00-11:00 PM

Miami Beach outpost of the legendary NYC Italian-American institution at Loews Miami Beach Hotel, serving classic red-sauce dishes like meatballs and lemon chicken.

Mon-Thu 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm; Sun 5:30pm-10pm

A newly opened, fire-driven steakhouse in Coral Gables' Alhambra Tower, built around 20 years of culinary experience and a cave-inspired design, cooking steaks, seafood and pasta over wood, stone and flame.

Mon-Thu 11:30am-10pm; Fri 11:30am-12am; Sat 12pm-12am; Sun 5pm-10pm; Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4pm-7pm

Contemporary Italian restaurant and private members' club atop 830 Brickell (54th/55th floors), from the team behind L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon and Le Jardinier, with panoramic Miami views.

Mon-Thu 11:30 AM-3:00 PM & 5:00 PM-10:30 PM; Fri 11:30 AM-3:00 PM & 5:00 PM-11:30 PM; Sat 5:00 PM-11:30 PM; Sun 5:00 PM-10:30 PM

21+ restaurant at Hotel Greystone blending French rotisserie tradition with Japanese izakaya small plates, including suckling pig carved tableside.

Thu-Sun 6pm-11pm; Closed Mon-Wed

A Brazilian steakhouse (churrascaria) inside Dadeland Mall offering continuous rodizio-style tableside service of flame-grilled meats alongside an extensive gourmet salad bar.

Dinner: Mon-Thu 5:00pm-9:30pm, Fri 5:00pm-10:00pm, Sat 4:00pm-10:00pm, Sun 4:00pm-9:30pm; Weekend Lunch (dinner menu served): Sat-Sun 12:00pm-4:00pm; Lunch: Wed-Fri 12:00pm-3:00pm

A national fine-dining steakhouse chain location in Brickell known for dry-aged steaks and an extensive wine list.

Mon-Fri 11:30am-10pm; Sat 4pm-10pm; Sun 11am-9pm

Contemporary Mexican restaurant on Brickell Key from the TheMexican restaurant group (also in Dallas), offering upscale Mexican cuisine in a waterfront, plant-filled dining room.

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

Upscale Brickell seafood-and-steak house celebrated for fresh Florida stone crab (in season) and USDA Prime hand-carved steaks, with nightly live piano.

Mon-Thu 11:30 AM-10:00 PM; Fri 11:30 AM-11:00 PM; Sat 2:00 PM-11:00 PM; Sun 2:00 PM-10:00 PM

A hidden modern Chinese speakeasy tucked inside Reunion Ktchn Bar in Aventura, serving elevated Chinese classics and Chinese-spice-infused cocktails.

Mon-Wed 5:00 PM-10:00 PM; Thu-Fri 5:00 PM-11:00 PM; Sat-Sun 1:00 PM-11:00 PM

A hidden modern Chinese speakeasy tucked inside Reunion Ktchn Bar in Aventura, serving elevated Chinese classics and Chinese-spice-infused cocktails in an intimate, moody dining room.

Mon-Wed 5:00 PM-10:00 PM; Thu-Fri 5:00 PM-11:00 PM; Sat-Sun 1:00 PM-11:00 PM

Ultra-intimate, eight-seat omakase counter in Paradise Plaza, Miami Design District, from chef Yasu Tanaka (of Sushi Yasu Tanaka at MIA Market) and culinary partner chef Raymond Li, in partnership with Spicy Hospitality Group. Guests sit around a 600-year-old Japanese hinoki wood counter for a 14-17 course 'Japan-meets-Miami' tasting menu that blends traditional nigiri (served in two progressions) with seasonal, Miami-inflected small plates, miso soup, a signature hand roll, and dessert. Opened January 14, 2026.

Tuesday-Saturday, two seatings nightly at 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM (per Miami Design District's official venue listing; see Notes on a discrepancy with one press source)

Casual-elegant Italian restaurant at Miami Beach's private Harbour Club, led by chef Michele Esposito (formerly of Casa Tua and the three-Michelin-starred Villa Crespi), open to the public for waterfront Neapolitan-inspired dining.

Tue-Thu 8:00 AM-3:00 PM & 5:00-10:00 PM; Fri-Sat 8:00 AM-3:00 PM & 5:00-11:00 PM; Sun 8:00 AM-3:00 PM; Mon Closed

A Southern Italian restaurant in Wynwood known for handmade pasta, pristine seafood, and an 800-bottle wine cellar, helmed by chef Marco Giuliano.

Mon-Thu 6:00 PM-10:30 PM, Fri-Sat 6:00 PM-11:00 PM, Sun 6:00 PM-10:30 PM