Ravioli ai porcini
$$$$, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Full Bar, Seafood, Happy Hour, Italian, Downtown Miami
"The creamy mushroom sauce just melts in your mouth—it's irresistible! Look for it on the specials menu."
ChefDouglas Rodriguez
Miami
Accolades
- Rising Star ChefJames Beard Foundation
- Nominee for Best Chef: SouthJames Beard Foundation
- Americans That Will Influence the Coming MillenniumNewsweek
- Godfather of Nuevo Latino cuisine
- ChefsFeed WinnerOne of the Best Things to Eat in Miami
Where I Go Out
Cubano sandwich
$$, Cuban, Latin American, Caribbean, Edgewater
"The Cubano sandwich has a perfectly yeasty crust with butter, roast pork, ham, and Swiss. It's an 18-ounce, man-sized meal."
Black Rice with Cuttlefish
$$, Spanish, East Little Havana
"These paellas are all cooked to order with crusty crispy brunt edges, the black rice squid ink is where its at! Friend and chef, Felipe Pérez, is always there - do not miss the suckling pig."
Spicy tuna crispy rice
$$$, Outdoor Seating, Japanese, Full Bar,
"I love the delicate flavor of the tuna, and the crispy rice is to die for! Makoto really knows seafood. This restaurant is the place to go if you want to impress chefs."
Peking Duck
$$, Japanese, Wine Bar, Downtown Miami
"They serve their Peking Duck the traditional way as a two-course meal. First comes the crispy skin with rice, beans, and hoisin sauce, and then the lettuce cups which are served with duck satay and peanuts."
Whole yellowtail fried
$$$, Seafood, Downtown Miami
"Garcia's always has the freshest fish at a great price. I always make sure to get the whole fried yellowtail. You can pull your boat right up front to the river and sit with a group of regulars who have been coming for years."