South Beach Restaurants

The restaurants listed below range from the ultra-trendy and high-priced to the casual cafe with outdoor seating, most within walking distance of the Shelborne Beach Resort on South Beach. Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue and Miami's famed art deco district is the home of a variety of cuisines that are sure to satisfy the most discerning gourmet. Enticing aromas waft from bustling sidewalk cafes offer everything from Cuban cuisine to Floribbean fare.

In South Beach you will never ask, "What's there to do?" or "Where is there to eat?" Instead, you will ask yourself "Which of the many great restaurants should I choose?" or "How am I going to decide what to do tonight?"


Your options can be overwhelming! Whether you are into clubbing or are looking for a quiet, intimate dinner and the symphony, Miami Beach offers up a cornucopia of entertainment venues sure to appeal to all tastes.

RUMI - Miami Beach

Caribbean based flavor with Spanish and Italian influences. Menu features lots of local seafood and such exotic combos as boniato gnocchetti with rock shrimp, jerk pork, gazpacho salad. Prices for appetizers run from $6 to $12 and main courses run from $12 to $26. Reservations suggested on Friday and Saturdays

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330 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach
305.672.4353
http://www.rumimiami.com

MONTY'S STONECRAB RESTAURANT - Miami Beach

Seafood and more seafood. Indoor and outdoor dining, bay/marina side. Raw Bar on Fridays, get there early ! Menu includes Florida Lobster Tail, Jamaican spiced snapper and all you can each stone crabs. Upstairs dining has a larger and more expensive menu -- Dress Code. Outside/Downstairs is casual. Reservations suggested for upstairs dining but not for outside. Menu prices vary dependent on season, but affordable.

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300 Alton Road
Miami Beach
305.673.3444.
http://www.montysstonecrab.com

SMITH & WOLLENSKY - Coconut Grove + Miami Beach

Steak ! Very large portions, all al-la-carte, very expensive. Waterfront view of ocean and miami skyline with cruise ships passing by via the government cut. Reservations are suggested at all times, dress code.

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1 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach
305.673.2800.
http://www.smithandwollensky.com

WISH - Miami Beach

Contemporary cuisine merging French techniques with Brazilian flavors, highlights seafood and meat. Indoor and Outdoor seating, casual during the day but at night dress the part. This restaurant was voted Americas 10 Best in 2001. Appetizers are priced from $12 and main coursed from $22. Reservations suggested for any evening dinner..

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801 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
305.674.9474
http://www.wishrestaurant.com

SUSHI ROCK - Miami Beach

Sushi -- excellent ! Fresh seafood, great rolls. Try the Dynamite and shrip teri. Indoor and outdoor dinning but this place is small, reservations are not accepted, first come first serve. Locals favorite. Dinner and Lunch are not expensive.

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1351 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
305.532.2133
http://www.sushirock.com

MANGO'S TROPICAL CAFE - Miami Beach

Internationally famous Mango's features gourmet tropical Latin lunch, dinner and late-night dining. Upscale party atmosphere with the finest live Caribbean and Latin dance music, along with the colorful and sensual Mango's dancers. L/D-daily.

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900 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
305.673.4422
http://www.mangostropicalcafe.com

NEWS CAFE - Miami Beach + Coconut Grove

News Cafe is a cafe-restaurant, newsstand, and bookstore. From Breakfast served 24 hours a day, to light sandwiches and snacks and entrees from the grill there is something for every taste.

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800 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
305.538.6397
http://www.newscafe.com

PACIFIC TIME - Miami Beach

Jonathon Eismann's renowned restaurant. Great Asian & seafood dishes.

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915 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach
305.534.5979

BARTON G - Miami Beach

$$$
1427 West Avenue
Miami Beach
305.672.8881

LARIO'S - Miami Beach

Fabulous Cuban cuisine and al fresco dining combine to delight the senses. Owned by Miami's Gloria Estefan, Larios provides excellent stargazing opportunities, and not all the stars are in the sky.

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820 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
305.532.9577