Miami

Alfredo Patiño, the onetime wunderkind chef from the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, struck out on his own and opened this neighborhood hangout in December...more

The large, family-friendly Ritz-Carlton on Key Biscayne, a posh island community just south of downtown Miami, may seem an odd spot for a superb restaurant,...more

The Food Gang, with its bright orange awnings, mod geometric fixtures, and white glass communal table, is an odd find on a windblown block in dowdy Surfside,...more

Located on an out-of-the-way stretch of the Miami River (the reason even some longtime residents have never heard of this place), this very basic restaurant...more

What started as a lunch counter in 1913 is now a block-long institution with a who's-who history—everyone from J. Edgar Hoover to the Duke and Duchess of...more

The latest spot from chef Michael Schwartz—of Afterglo (1200 Washington Ave.; 305-695-1717; www.afterglo-restaurant.com) and Nemo fame—is this...more

In 2006, local-girl-made-good Michelle Bernstein opened this homey neighborhood spot on the Biscayne Corridor and tricked it out with whitewashed thrift-store...more

This trendy Chinese spot in South Beach, owned by scenester Jenny Yip, has the feel of an Indiana Jones–era Shanghai bistro: dark, bentwood furniture;...more

Once merely trendy, this South Beach restaurant has now settled into position as a neighborhood favorite. Regulars like the different dining areas: the open...more

This onetime Biscayne Boulevard staple defected to a prime spot on the beach in fall 2006, inside the Sanctuary Hotel in South Beach. The clubby, fairly formal...more