Michelin star
The Surf Club Restaurant ★
Thomas Keller retro-American — Old-Florida glamour, oceanfront Four Seasons
$$$$
Food & Drink in Bal Harbour, FL
Food and drink within 15 miles of Bal Harbour — North Miami Beach, Miami Beach and Hollywood included — nearest first.
64 places to eat · Updated September 2026
64 restaurants within 15 mi
Michelin star · North Miami Beach · 3.6 mi
Mutra ★ (new 2026)
Israeli tasting — The breakout of the year; small and personal
$$$$Michelin star · Miami Beach · 7.0 mi
Stubborn Seed ★
Contemporary American — Jeremy Ford (Top Chef); tasting or à la carte
$$$$
Michelin star · Miami Beach · 7.0 mi
Tambourine Room ★
Modern European tasting — Quiet jewel in an oceanfront hotel
$$$$$
Waterfront · Miami Beach · 7.0 mi
Smith & Wollensky
Steakhouse — Watch cruise ships leave through Government Cut
$$$$Waterfront · Miami Beach · 7.0 mi
Lido at The Standard
Bayside Mediterranean — Hammocks, sunset, spa vibe
$$$
Stone crab · Miami Beach · 7.0 mi
Joe's Stone Crab
Since 1913; reopens mid-October — No reservations in the main room — the wait is the ritual; Joe's Take Away next door has no line. Order jumbos, hash browns and key lime pie. Season Oct 15 – May 1; first claws hit tables Oct 16–17 and prices peak early and around the holidays.
$$$$Waterfront · Hollywood · 8.4 mi
Billy's Stone Crab
Stone crab house — Family-run since 1975 with its own boats; from Oct 15
$$$Stone crab · Hollywood · 8.4 mi
Billy's Stone Crab (season pick)
Family-run since 1975 with its own boats — The relaxed family alternative to Joe's; from Oct 15.
$$$Michelin star · Miami · 9.9 mi
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon ★★
French counter — The only two-star in South Florida; theatrical counter, flawless classics
$$$$$
Waterfront · Miami · 9.9 mi
Garcia's Seafood Grille
Fish market + dock — Family fish house since 1966; fried snapper, smoked fish dip
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Miami · 9.9 mi
Casablanca Seafood Bar
Fish-market casual — Whole fried snapper, cheap for the view
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Waterfront · Miami · 9.9 mi
Kiki on the River
Greek party — Mykonos long lunches, DJs, table energy
$$$$
Waterfront · Miami · 9.9 mi
Amara at Paraiso
Latin-coastal — Michael Schwartz; Biscayne Bay sunsets
$$$$
Local favorites · Miami · 9.9 mi
Versailles
The world's most famous Cuban restaurant; ventanita cafecito
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Local favorites · Miami · 9.9 mi
Café La Trova
James Beard-nominated cantineros, live music, Michelle Bernstein food
$$$
Local favorites · Miami · 9.9 mi
Sunny's Steakhouse
Open-air steaks and martinis in a garden — Miami's coolest steakhouse
$$$$
Only-here · Miami · 9.9 mi
Little Havana counter crawl
La Camaronera, Sanguich, Enriqueta's, El Palacio de los Jugos, Azucar — Stand-up pan con minuta (fried snapper sandwich, tail on), Cubano, pan con bistec, juices and pan con lechón by the pound, ice cream — then Ball & Chain or Café La Trova.
$Stone crab · Miami · 9.9 mi
Also strong for stone crab
Rustic Inn, Garcia's, Kelly's Landing — Mediums are the best value; ask if they are fresh that day.
$$–$$$
Waterfront · Dania Beach · 11 mi
Rustic Inn Crabhouse
Garlic crabs and mallets — Since 1955; bibs and paper tables
$$$Dogs OKOnly-here · Dania Beach · 11 mi
Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlour
1956 parlor — The Kitchen Sink sundae arrives with sirens.
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Waterfront · Key Biscayne · 14 mi
Rusty Pelican
Skyline views — Best Miami skyline sunset; time dinner for it
$$$Michelin star · Coconut Grove · 15 mi
Ariete ★
Cuban-American — Foie and plantain, canelones — "Miami on a plate"
$$$$Michelin star · Coconut Grove · 15 mi
Los Félix ★
Mexican, heirloom masa — Casual and starred; also a Green Star
$$$
Waterfront · Coconut Grove · 15 mi
Monty's
Raw bar + tiki — Marina happy hour, reggae, pitchers
$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Coconut Grove · 15 mi
Glass & Vine
Garden restaurant in the park — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
$$$Dogs OKMichelin star · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Chef's Counter at MAASS ★
Contemporary tasting — Broward's only star, 15 min from home
$$$$$Bib Gourmand & recommended · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Heritage
Wood-fired Italian — Broward's only Bib Gourmand
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Kaluz
Upscale casual — Closest to Coral Ridge; great happy hour and sunset
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Sea Watch on the Ocean
Old-Florida oceanfront — 1970s beach-house classic; Sunday brunch
$$$Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Casablanca Café
1927 home, piano bar — Oceanfront terrace, Moroccan-Mediterranean
$$$Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Coconuts
Fun seafood shack — Lobster mac, boat-side seating, always packed
$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Shooters Waterfront
Boat-up party brunch — Intracoastal icon since 1982; live music
$$$Dogs OK
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
15th Street Fisheries
Dockside seafood — Feed the tarpon; upstairs dining, downstairs casual
$$$Dogs OKWaterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Southport Raw Bar
Dive raw bar since 1973 — Oysters, cheap beer, canal
$Dogs OK
Local favorites · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
S3 at the Hilton beach
Sun, surf, sand — sushi and small plates
$$$$
Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Mai-Kai
1956 Polynesian palace, reopened Nov 2024 after a $20M restoration — Fire-dancer dinner show, Molokai bar with rain on the windows, tiki gardens. Book the show. Show + dinner ~$60–100. Other tiki: Kreepy Tiki (FTL), Esotico (Miami), Broken Shaker (Miami Beach).
$$$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Anthony's Runway 84
1982 Sinatra-era red sauce — Served inside an airplane-fuselage bar.
$$$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
The Floridian & Lester's Diner
The two 24-hour diners (1937 and 1967) — Lester's pours a 14-oz coffee cup.
$Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi
Kelly's Landing
New England seafood — Lobster rolls, chowder, Sox on TV.
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Waterfront · Pompano Beach · 24 mi
Cap's Place
1928 speakeasy, boat access only — Florida's oldest restaurant; FDR and Churchill ate here; you take their launch across
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Nothing else within 15 mi