Michelin star
Stubborn Seed ★
Contemporary American — Jeremy Ford (Top Chef); tasting or à la carte
Food and drink within 15 miles of Miami Beach — Miami, Bal Harbour and Key Biscayne included — nearest first.
57 places to eat · Updated September 2026
57 restaurants within 15 mi
Michelin star
Contemporary American — Jeremy Ford (Top Chef); tasting or à la carte





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.
Michelin star · Miami · 4.3 mi
French counter — The only two-star in South Florida; theatrical counter, flawless classics


Waterfront · Miami · 4.3 mi
Fish market + dock — Family fish house since 1966; fried snapper, smoked fish dip
Waterfront · Miami · 4.3 mi
Fish-market casual — Whole fried snapper, cheap for the view

Waterfront · Miami · 4.3 mi
Greek party — Mykonos long lunches, DJs, table energy

Waterfront · Miami · 4.3 mi
Latin-coastal — Michael Schwartz; Biscayne Bay sunsets

Local favorites · Miami · 4.3 mi
The world's most famous Cuban restaurant; ventanita cafecito


Local favorites · Miami · 4.3 mi
James Beard-nominated cantineros, live music, Michelle Bernstein food


Local favorites · Miami · 4.3 mi
Open-air steaks and martinis in a garden — Miami's coolest steakhouse

Only-here · Miami · 4.3 mi
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 · 4.3 mi
Rustic Inn, Garcia's, Kelly's Landing — Mediums are the best value; ask if they are fresh that day.


Michelin star · Bal Harbour · 7.0 mi
Thomas Keller retro-American — Old-Florida glamour, oceanfront Four Seasons

Waterfront · Key Biscayne · 7.2 mi
Skyline views — Best Miami skyline sunset; time dinner for it
Michelin star · Coconut Grove · 9.6 mi
Cuban-American — Foie and plantain, canelones — "Miami on a plate"
Michelin star · Coconut Grove · 9.6 mi
Mexican, heirloom masa — Casual and starred; also a Green Star

Waterfront · Coconut Grove · 9.6 mi
Raw bar + tiki — Marina happy hour, reggae, pitchers
Waterfront · Coconut Grove · 9.6 mi
Garden restaurant in the park — On the guide's dog-friendly waterfront list
Michelin star · North Miami Beach · 10 mi
Israeli tasting — The breakout of the year; small and personal
Waterfront · Hollywood · 15 mi
Stone crab house — Family-run since 1975 with its own boats; from Oct 15
Stone crab · Hollywood · 15 mi
Family-run since 1975 with its own boats — The relaxed family alternative to Joe's; from Oct 15.
Waterfront · Dania Beach · 18 mi
Garlic crabs and mallets — Since 1955; bibs and paper tables
Only-here · Dania Beach · 18 mi
1956 parlor — The Kitchen Sink sundae arrives with sirens.
Michelin star · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
Contemporary tasting — Broward's only star, 15 min from home
Bib Gourmand & recommended · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
Wood-fired Italian — Broward's only Bib Gourmand
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
Upscale casual — Closest to Coral Ridge; great happy hour and sunset

Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
Old-Florida oceanfront — 1970s beach-house classic; Sunday brunch
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
1927 home, piano bar — Oceanfront terrace, Moroccan-Mediterranean
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
Fun seafood shack — Lobster mac, boat-side seating, always packed

Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
Boat-up party brunch — Intracoastal icon since 1982; live music

Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
Dockside seafood — Feed the tarpon; upstairs dining, downstairs casual
Waterfront · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
Dive raw bar since 1973 — Oysters, cheap beer, canal



Local favorites · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
Sun, surf, sand — sushi and small plates


Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
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 · 23 mi
1982 Sinatra-era red sauce — Served inside an airplane-fuselage bar.
Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
The two 24-hour diners (1937 and 1967) — Lester's pours a 14-oz coffee cup.
Only-here · Fort Lauderdale · 23 mi
New England seafood — Lobster rolls, chowder, Sox on TV.
