Top 10 Restaurants in Miami Beach

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Top 10 Restaurants in Miami Beach
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• Miami Beach is a city of culinary diversity,
  where you can find pretty much any cuisine, from
  American to European. Its streets are lined with
  fine dining establishments that tempt visitors
  with flavors of seafood, Caribbean, Cuban and
  Asian specialties.
• Miami Beach is so cool, when it comes to its
  culinary scene, that it has its own cuisine known
  as Floribbean, a fusion cuisine that abounds in
  exotic and fresh ingredients.

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• Despite all expectations, the prices are quite
  reasonable, and there are plenty of restaurants
  and diners that serve cheap meals. You can find
  moderately priced eateries even in the beating
  heart of Miami Beach, South Beach, which are
  usually tucked away on the side streets.
• If you want to capture the essence of the
  culinary frenzy of Miami Beach, you should visit
  the city when the South Beach Food Wine
  Festival takes place, in February.

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• The festival brings together the biggest
  celebrity chefs in the country that will simply
  dazzle your taste buds with unseen and never
  tasted cutting-edge recipes.

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• However, if you cant make it to the South Beach
  Food Wine Festival, you can always book a table
  at one of the top 10 restaurants in Miami Beach
  and taste unique flavors and some of the best
  specialties in the city.

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Joes Stone Crab

• Open since 1913, this restaurant is truly a
  legend in Miami. Famous for its stone-crabs
  served with the famous mustard sauce, creamed
  spinach and crispy hash browns, Joes Crab serves
  about 2,000 dinners a day to a variety of
  customers, from locals to politicians and
  celebrities.

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• The restaurant is open daily during the stone
  crab season (October to May), but you shouldnt
  avoid it off season either, when you can pamper
  your taste buds with other spectacular seafood or
  evn delicious fried chicken, which is believed to
  be the best in town. Finish your meal with tart
  key lime pie. Its a must! Since the restaurant
  refuses reservation, you can expect to wait
  around for about two to three hours to get in.
  But it is definitely worth it!

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Lido Restaurant Bayside Grill The Standard
Hotel

• This restaurant situated inside The Standard
  Hotel charms its guests with breathtaking sunsets
  and spectacular Mediterranean cuisine.
  Overlooking Biscayne Bay, Lido Restaurant is a
  great spot for romantic dinners or special events.

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• The served dishes are the creation of the award
  winning Chef Mark, who uses only the freshest
  seasonal and organic ingredients to prepare
  rejuvenating and absolutely delicious
  specialties. Although he specializes mostly in
  creating vegetarian and vegan dishes, this
  doesnt mean you wont be able to eat a great
  hamburger while admiring the fabulous views of
  Biscayne Bay.

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Hakkasan

• Housed by the sophisticated Fontainebleau Hotel,
  one of the top 10 hotels in Miami Beach, this
  restaurant brings an exotic and authentic Asian
  vibe to a place where sushi is a common dish.

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• The restaurants chefs add Pan-Asian flair to
  the simple and authentic Cantonese recipes,
  creating a spectacular menu where seafood and
  vegetarian dishes are the superstars. Expect to
  find sublime specialties such as
  scallop-and-shrimp dim sum, Szechuan-style
  braised eggplant, and charcoal-grilled silver cod
  with champagne and Chinese honey. This is
  probably the sexiest restaurant in Miami Beach, a
  place dominated by custom silk light fixtures
  from Paris separated by screens of darn walnut,
  and hand-carved decorative teak panels
  illuminated by dimmed lighting.

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Pelican Café

• Opened in 1994, this cafe has become a landmark
  of Miami Beach, one of the favorite spots in the
  city for travelers, celebrities and Miami Beach
  locals to gather, see and be seen, and socialize.

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• The Pelican Cafe is an oasis of casual dining
  that offers a sophisticated menu which revolves
  mostly around Italian cuisine. The service is
  impeccable, the food absolutely extraordinary and
  the ambiance extremely pleasant. The restaurant
  received the Best Restaurant for Lunch
  distinction from Miami New Times, Best of Miami
  2008. Pelican Cafe is situated in the famous
  Pelican Hotel, on Ocean Drive.

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Azul

• Azul is a fine dining establishment that serves
  eclectic cuisine, and it is known for producing
  celebrity chefs and creating dining fantasies.

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• An authentic Miami foodie institution, that has
  been awarded with Forbes five-star, this
  restaurant invites guests to discover the true
  meaning of decadent cuisine. Refined dishes such
  as Tuna Poke with white soy, scallion and
  macadamia nuts or Basil Sous-Vide Salmon with
  ratatouille and fine herbs feel just like home in
  the restaurants menu. This amazing culinary
  experience is completed by breathtaking views of
  the citys skyline.

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Pearl Restaurant and Champagne Lounge

• This chic restaurant invites its guests to relax
  in a sophisticated South Beach atmosphere and a
  setting dominated by glamorous hues of white and
  orange accents. The restaurant serves refined
  dishes, while the lounge lures customers with
  exotic cocktails, a stylish ambiance and a retro,
  party vibe.

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Casa Tua

• This charming restaurant is set in a lovely
  Mediterranean Villa, in South Beach. Casa Tua is
  a great spot for planning a romantic and
  sophisticated dinner, dazzling its customers with
  both indoor and outdoor dining rooms nestled in a
  lush garden and behind an iron gate.

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• The food is Northern Italian, the menu including
  specialties such as truffle risotto and seared
  diver scallops with an artichoke puree. The
  service is seamless and the ambiance is relaxed,
  creating the perfect setting for an elegant and
  memorable dining experience.

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Pashas Restaurant

• Pashas Restaurant prouds itself with serving
  the freshest and healthiest dishes, made from all
  natural ingredients and never touched by
  preservatives, additives, transfats and MSG.

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• The menu abounds in healthy Mediterranean
  cuisine. The restaurant is open for breakfast,
  lunch and dinner, and even hosts a champagne
  brunch every weekend. The setting is as fresh and
  light as the menu, while the service is
  absolutely excellent.

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Aura

• Situated on Lincoln Road, Aura welcomes guests
  in a cherry wood dining room and a relaxed
  ambience, or al fresco, in a spacious dining
  patio. The menu consists of a variety of dishes,
  from lobster linguine to paella and calamari. The
  menu list is accompanied by flavored wines and
  the vibrant view of Lincoln Road.

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Pita Spice

• This family-owned restaurant located on
  Washington Avenue attract customers due to fresh
  and tasty Mediterranean dishes and more than
  reasonable prices.

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• The menu is rich in specialties such as
  shawarma, falafel, Arabian salad, hummus and lamb
  chops. The setting is simple but inviting, while
  the ambiance is warm and friendly.
• Source for the featured image La Mar, Mandarin
  Oriental Hotel