10 Miami-area restaurants for meze, sushi and an occasion dinner
Plan a Miami food trip with ten restaurants spanning Wynwood, Brickell, Little River, Miami Beach and Surfside, with exact locations and practical dining notes.
10 picks · By Extro editorial · Checked 2026-11-05
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A useful Miami restaurant shortlist needs more than beach views. These ten picks give you different kinds of meals: shared Aegean plates in Wynwood, a casual taco lunch, Japanese-Latin sushi in Brickell, Cantonese dim sum farther west, and occasion dinners on the coast. Match the restaurant to the day instead of crossing the metro area for every meal. How to plan your meals Keep DOYA and Coyo on a Wynwood day. LPM and Pubbelly work with Brickell plans, while Novikov sits farther north by downtown. Little River, Bird Road and Coral Way each deserve their own travel window. Los Fuegos is in Miami Beach; Lido is farther north in Surfside. They are not interchangeable beach neighborhoods. How we selected these places This is an editorial shortlist informed by our recommendation research and checked against current venue information. It is not a claim of firsthand visits, a paid partnership or a scientific taste ranking. The order balances different neighborhoods, meals and formats. Each entry names the selected location rather than assuming every branch is identical. Questions before you go Which picks suit sharing? DOYA, Pubbelly and Tropical Chinese are natural starting points for a group ordering several plates. Which are occasion meals? LPM, Los Fuegos and Lido offer more formal settings; choose one as the evening’s anchor. Do these links reserve a table? No. Use the venue’s current booking or ordering channel to arrange your visit. Can I rely on fixed prices and dietary availability? Menus change. Check the selected restaurant directly for current prices, ingredients and preparation needs.
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DOYA
347 NW 24th Street, Wynwood, MiamiBest for Aegean meze and a group meal in WynwoodImage: DOYA / official website
Build a shared meal around Greek and Turkish meze at this Wynwood restaurant. Cold plates, hot dishes and a substantial bar make DOYA a flexible choice for friends with different appetites; order together so the table gets a good range of flavors.
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LPM Miami
1300 Brickell Bay Drive, MiamiBest for French Riviera cooking in Brickell
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Choose LPM for a dressed-up Brickell meal with French Riviera influences. Its menu and cocktail program suit a leisurely lunch or dinner rather than a quick refuel. The restaurant has reopened with a refreshed room; reserve directly for your preferred service.
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Coyo Taco — Wynwood
2300 NW 2nd Avenue, Wynwood, MiamiBest for tacos and a flexible Wynwood meal
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Hand-pressed tortillas, tacos and a casual ordering format make this a useful Wynwood lunch stop. The menu ranges from al pastor to shrimp and vegetable options. Treat the restaurant and the separate late-night lounge as different plans, with different hours and expectations.
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Pubbelly Sushi — Brickell City Centre
701 S Miami Avenue, #421, Brickell City Centre, MiamiBest for Japanese-Latin sharing plates
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Japanese and Latin influences meet in a sushi menu built for sharing. Use the fourth-floor Brickell City Centre branch beside CMX Cinemas for a meal around shopping or a movie. This guide selects Brickell, rather than an older Miami Beach location.
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Novikov Miami
300 S Biscayne Boulevard, MiamiBest for Asian seafood and a downtown dinner
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Novikov combines Chinese and Japanese cooking with a polished downtown setting. Choose it when your group wants sushi alongside a broader dinner menu, and leave time to enjoy the room. Reserve a table rather than relying on a busy evening walk-in.
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Tropical Chinese
7991 Bird Road, MiamiBest for dim sum and a group lunch
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Make Tropical Chinese a dedicated dim sum outing away from the beach hotel circuit. Its long-running Cantonese focus makes it a useful group choice for sharing different plates. Check the current dim sum service separately from dinner before choosing your arrival time.
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Fooq’s
150 NW 73rd Street, Little River, MiamiBest for a Persian-influenced meal at the current location
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Fooq’s current chapter is in Little River, with wood-fired seasonal cooking informed by French and Persian traditions. Choose it for an evening built around dinner and conversation. Navigate to the new neighborhood rather than the restaurant’s original downtown address.
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Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann
3201 Collins Avenue, Faena Miami BeachBest for live-fire cooking for a special dinner
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Open-fire Argentine cooking is the reason to make Los Fuegos your main dinner reservation. Inside Faena, the richly decorated dining room adds occasion to the meal. It suits travelers looking for a complete restaurant evening rather than a casual beach snack.
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Lido Restaurant — The Surf Club
9011 Collins Avenue, SurfsideBest for a coastal Italian meal in Surfside
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Lido brings Italian coastal cooking to The Surf Club’s historic ballroom. This is a Surfside destination, north of Miami Beach, so give dinner its own travel window. Choose it for a slower, more formal occasion rather than squeezing it between downtown stops.
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Chèvre Miami
1295 Coral Way, Suite 1, MiamiBest for cheese, wine and a provisions-led lunch
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Chèvre is a useful change of pace for artisan sandwiches, cheese and charcuterie. Choose the Coral Way shop when a substantial lunch suits your day better than a long restaurant booking. The brand has several locations, so select the same branch for navigation and ordering.
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