Miami & South Beach: 2019 - The Food Enthusiast’s Complete Restaurant Guide
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There are many people who are enthusiastic about food—the cooking of it, the preparation of it, the serving of it, and let’s not forget the eating of it.
But Andrew Delaplaine is the ultimate Food Enthusiast.
This is another of his books with spot-on reviews of the most exciting restaurants in town. Some will merit only a line or two, just to bring them to your attention. Others deserve a half page or more.
“Exciting” does not necessarily mean expensive. The area’s top spots get the recognition they so richly deserve (and that they so loudly demand), but there are plenty of “sensible alternatives” for those looking for good food handsomely prepared by cooks and chefs who really care what they “plate up” in the kitchen.
For those with a touch of Guy Fieri, Delaplaine ferrets out the best food for those on a budget. That dingy looking dive bar around the corner may serve up one of the juiciest burgers in town, perfect to wash down with a locally brewed craft beer.
Whatever your predilection or taste, cuisine of choice or your budget, you may rely on Andrew Delaplaine not to disappoint.
Delaplaine dines anonymously at the Publisher’s expense. No restaurant listed in this series has paid a penny or given so much as a free meal to be included.
Bon Appétit!
Andrew Delaplaine
Delaplaine lives on South Beach, Miami’s Billion Dollar Sandbar. He writes in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile) and journalism. He also has a series of Long Weekend Guides covering some 50 cities around the world. Email: andrewdelaplaine@mac.com He writes several series: The “JACK HOUSTON ST. CLAIR” political thriller novels. “THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. “THE ANNALS OF SANTOPIA” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later. The AMOS FREEMAN police thrillers. Other novels: “The Trap Door” follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. “The Meter Maid Murders,” a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids. Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), as well as several short films and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details). His latest film, “Meeting Spencer,” starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. DELAPLAINE’S “LONG WEEKEND” GUIDES These no-nonsense guides contain Delaplaine’s recommendations and advice for travelers visiting these places for 3 or 4 days. As "The Food Enthusiast," he writes a series of restaurants guides, updated annually. He has no hobbies.
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Miami & South Beach - Andrew Delaplaine
Miami &
South Beach
2019
The Food Enthusiast’s
Complete Restaurant Guide
Andrew Delaplaine
Andrew Delaplaine is the Food Enthusiast.
When he’s not playing tennis,
he dines anonymously
at the Publisher’s expense.
Copyright © by Gramercy Park Press - All rights reserved.
Please submit corrections, additions or comments to gppress@gmail.com
Miami & South Beach
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Miami-Dade Food Tours
Chapter 1
SOUTH BEACH
Ridiculously Extravagant
Sensible Alternatives
Quality Bargain Spots
Chapter 2
MIDDLE & NORTH BEACHES
(Bal Harbour, Surfside)
Chapter 3
DESIGN DISTRICT
MIDTOWN
BISCAYNE CORRIDOR
MIAMI NORTH
Chapter 4
DOWNTOWN-BRICKELL
Chapter 5
LITTLE HAVAVA
Chapter 6
CORAL GABLES
Chapter 7
COCONUT GROVE
Chapter 8
KEY BISCAYNE
Other Books by the Food Enthusiast
INTRODUCTION
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The greatest pleasure for me has been to witness first hand the explosion of culinary diversity that has made Greater Miami one of the most interesting food towns
in the U.S.
Not to take anything away from New Orleans or Charleston or Savannah or any other locale in America that boasts a distinctive cuisine, but I can safely say Miami’s offerings are terribly more interesting and culturally engaging than any town in the U.S. besides New York.
Why?
Because the cuisines in New Orleans and places like Baltimore—while among the best America has to offer—are generally quite static. Sorry, folks, but in the end, shrimp and grits are still shrimp and grits. That soft-shelled crab at that little shack on the Chesapeake—it’s the same year in and year out.
But when was the last time you went to a restaurant and had Guatemalan food? Or Peruvian.
All right—I admit the cuisines you can expect to find in Miami will have a Latin slant—but what’s wrong with that? You’ll find such a huge variety of cuisines you’ve never tried before. You’ll travel a long, long way from the black beans and rice of a Cuban meal to a ceviche made by a Peruvian.
The excitement generated by the nightlife industry, climate and cultural diversity one gets in Miami has attracted a Who’s Who of famous international chefs, from Chef Laurent Tourondel (at the Betsy) to Claude Troisgras (at the Delano). The unqualified success of the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival (directly attributable to the obsessive single-mindedness of Lee Brian Schrager of Southern Wine & Spirits) brought chefs from all over the world to South Beach. Many who came, saw what they liked, and opened outposts in their global empires here on the sandy shores of the Billion Dollar Sandbar.
But a big name in France or New York is no guarantee of success. David Bouley’s aptly named Evolution
in the Ritz-Carlton might have easily been named Natural Selection
because it closed within a year. South Beach is as tough a town as New York or anywhere else where the public is fickle and the rents are as sky high as a chef’s ambition.
But the good news is that there seems to be a new opening every week.
MIAMI-DADE FOOD TOURS
If you don’t want to do your homework, consider following a guide as you tour the area. I’ve done a couple of these and they’re really quite fun.
MIAMI CULINARY TOURS
LOCATIONS: Little Havana, South Beach, Miami City Tours: 786-942-8856
www.miamiculinarytours.com
COST: rates vary
FOOD TOURS OF MIAMI
LOCATIONS: Coral Gables and South Beach
www.foodtoursofmiami.com and www.pubcrawlofmiami.com
COST: rates vary
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Chapter 1
SOUTH BEACH
$$$$ - $$$$$
RIDICULOUSLY EXTRAVAGANT
BAOLI
1908 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-674-8822
www.baoli-group.com
CUISINE: French, Italian
DRINKS: Full Bar
SERVING: Dinner
PRICE RANGE: $$$$
As good as the food is, the best thing about Baoli is the charming patio-courtyard with a canopy of shade trees sprinkled with lights that give the place an other-worldly feel. A big menu covers all the bases, from a raw bar to sushi to a great selection of pastas (black truffle risotto) to grilled items (an 18oz grilled rib eye), to seafood (get the bouillabaisse). Oh, that other-worldly
feel? You’ll come back to this world when they bring you the check.
BARTON G: THE RESTAURANT
1427 West Ave.; 305-672-8881
www.bartongtherestaurant.com
CUISINE: American, Contemporary
DRINKS: Full bar
SERVING: Dinner nightly from 6
The expensive (and expensively famous) creation of Barton G. An experience you won’t forget. When you come here, throw caution to the wind and surrender yourself. Worth every penny. (I went there on my birthday and ordered a three-pound lobster tail: we were eating lobster salad for two days!)
THE BAZAAR BY JOSÉ ANDRÉS
SLS HOTEL
1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach: 305-455-2999
www.sbe.com/thebazaar
CUISINE: Tapas/Small Plates, Spanish
DRINKS: Full Bar
SERVING: Dinner
The swanky SLS Hotel had to have a big name to headline its important
restaurant, and it’s hardtop top José Andrés. Fun place with a creative menu serving items like Dragonfruit Ceviche and Caprese Salad. Delicious cocktails. Great selection of Serrano and Ibérico hams, Catalan pork sausage, codfish fritters (a specialty), seared scallops. Though I never liked it, everybody raves about the Dulce de Leche dessert. $$$$
CASA TUA
1700 James Ave.; 305-673-1010
www.casatualifestyle.com/miami/
CUISINE: Italian, with a flair
DRINKS: Full bar
SERVING: Lunch weekdays 12pm – 3pm; dinner nightly from 7
Very hot spot. The best food. Upstairs they have a VERY nice lounge, but it’s private now. (I used to love the upstairs lounge for a drink or two before dining below.) But plebeians can still get in for lunch and dinner. But the food doesn’t get much better. A lovely starter is the veal tartare with artichokes and truffles. They have