If you tried to keep track of every brand new restaurant in Miami, you might go a little bit crazy. So just read this list instead. These are the new restaurant openings we think you should know about - although keep in mind, we haven’t been to all of them. And for the ones we haven’t tried, we make no promises. If you’re looking for the new restaurants we’ve already checked out and loved, go to our Hit List.
March

Shelter
Shelter is a Williamsburg restaurant that just opened a location in Wynwood. The menu is a blend of Italian and Argentinian food, with pizza, crispy artichokes, empanadas, and more. The space, which features a giant moose head sticking out of the wall, can seat about 160 people.
Abba Telavivian Kitchen
This new South of Fifth spot serves Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food, and has both indoor and outdoor seating. It’s mostly a breakfast and lunch spot, but they also have a Happy Hour menu with discounted drinks and snacks from 4-7pm.

Seasy
Seasy is a Mediterranean seafood restaurant on Miracle Mile. There’s indoor and outdoor seating, lots of blue and white, and dishes like gnocchi, snapper, and grilled branzino.
Layla
Layla is a restaurant inside the Kayak Miami Beach hotel with indoor and outdoor seating along a little canal. This place is located in the former Mama Joon space and also serves a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean menu.

Hapa Kitchen and Eatery
Hapa is a new vendor inside South Beach’s recently reopened Time Out Market. They serve Hawaiian dishes like spam musubi, roast pork, and poke.
Mamma Parmigiana
Mamma Parmigiana is a delivery-only restaurant specializing in pasta and various forms of chicken parm. The menu includes chicken parm over penne pomodoro, a chicken parm sandwich, and a 10-inch chicken parm “pizza.”
February

Tigre is an Argentine restaurant and cocktail bar in the Upper East Side. It’s located along Little River, and has waterfront outdoor seating.

Eleventh Street Pizza is a new pizza spot from the Fooq’s team. It’s opening Thursday, March 4, inside the former Fooq’s space, and will serve New York-style pizzas and square Sicilian slices. They’re taking orders online.

Salt & Straw is a great Portland ice cream chain that just opened a Wynwood location (with a Coconut Grove one coming soon). Flavors include bacon biscuit crumble with pickle caramel, pineapple coconut cream pie, salted coconut grapefruit daiquiri, and more.
Cote Miami
Cote is an upscale Korean steakhouse in the Design District. Servers grill your fancy cuts of steak on little charcoal grills that are built into the table.

Kush has teamed up with the owners of Tobacco Road (which was, at one point, the oldest bar in Miami) to bring the classic Brickell spot back - sort of. It’s not in the same location, but it does feature a lot of the bar’s old decor and a food and drink menu inspired by the original Tobacco Road.
Casa Isola is an Italian restaurant from the Pubbelly team. It’s right next door to Pubbelly’s South Beach location, and serves big portions of dishes like rigatoni alla vodka and veal parm. Check out our Instagram ride-along to see more.
Baywood
Baywood is a cafe open for breakfast and lunch in MiMo. They have indoor and outdoor seating, and serve things like cauliflower steak, fried chicken sandwiches, and acai bowls.

Cervecería La Tropical is an indoor/outdoor brewery and restaurant in Wynwood. There’s beer, live music, and a Caribbean menu with dishes like tostones, jerk chicken wings, and ceviche.

Luca Osteria is a Coral Gables Italian restaurant that serves things like cache e pepe, grilled monkfish, and short rib pappardelle.

Pilo’s Tequila Garden
Pilo’s Tequila Garden is an outdoor restaurant and bar in Wynwood with a lot of tequila and tacos.
Wayku
Wakyu is an Andean restaurant in Wynwood. The menu has a lot of fish, meat, and a raw bar. See the full menu online.
Chela’s Beer Garden
Chela’s Beer Garden is a Mexican beer garden in Miami Lakes, serving beer, cocktails, and tacos in an outdoor space.
Serena
Serena is a Mexican rooftop restaurant in the Moxy Hotel. They have cocktails, tostadas, quesadillas, ceviche, and more.
Man vs Fries
Man Vs Fries is a delivery-and-takeout-only concept serving burritos with french fries stuffed inside. There are other things on the menu too, which you can see on their website.
Simply Good Pizza
Simply Good Pizza is a pizza stand that opened inside the Lincoln Eatery food hall in South Beach. Pie options include classic pepperoni, a breakfast pizza with bacon and an egg, and guava and cheese.
Plant Theory
Also new to Lincoln Eatery: the vegan spot Plant Theory, which has a menu of plant-based sandwiches, dessert, and more.
January
Uchi is an upscale sushi restaurant from Austin that just opened a location in Wynwood. They have both indoor and some patio seating. You’ll most likely need a reservation to eat here, and you can make one online.
Carbone
Carbone is a New York Italian restaurant that just opened a big South Beach location in the old Upland Space. You can make a reservation online, though we haven’t been able to find an open table yet.

Heartland is an outdoor restaurant in Little Haiti. They have a lot of tables spread out in a big lot, and the menu includes things like steak, fish, and wine. There’s also live music. Check out our ride-along to see more.
Bay 13
Bay 13 is a Coral Gables brewery and restaurant. There’s outdoor and indoor seating, beer (obviously), and a food menu with things like smoked fish dip, sausages, and meat pies.

EST. 33 Thai Craft Brewery and Kitchen
EST. 33 is a Thai brewery and restaurant located in the Brickell City Centre. They serve things like red curry crab croquettes, lemongrass chicken, and pad Thai.
Almacen Central
Almacen Central is a breakfast and lunch spot in Little River. They have quinoa salad, skirt steak, cauliflower steak, and more.
Boss Cow is a Brickell raw bar, with plenty of oysters and things like lobster rolls and clam ramen. They have indoor and outdoor seating. See more on our ride-along.

Osteria Morini
Osteria Morini is an Italian restaurant located inside the Palomar Hotel in South Beach. They have indoor and outdoor seating along a little canal.
Salvaje
Salvaje is a Japanese rooftop restaurant in Midtown with sushi, steaks, and dumplings. You can make a reservation online.
Lido Restaurant and Champagne Bar at The Surf Club
Lido Restaurant (no relation to The Lido Bayside Grill at The Standard) is a Mediterranean restaurant inside the Surf Club. It takes over the space once occupied by Le Sirenuse. You can make a reservation online.

Baia Beach Club
Baia Beach Club is an outdoor restaurant and lounge in the Mondrian South Beach. They have seafood like ceviche and tuna tartare as well as salads, flatbreads, and a few bigger entrees. You can make a reservation online.
Ojo De Agua
Ojo De Agua is a Mexican chain with a location inside the SLS Brickell. They have tacos, chilaquiles, and sandwiches.
December

Minty Z is a new Coconut Grove restaurant specializing in vegan dim sum. They have things like har gow with “vegan shrimp,” carrot bao buns, and shumai with plant-based beef. They also have cocktails, beer, and sake.

Mr. OmaKase
Like the name implies, Mr. OmaKase is a new omakase spot in Downtown Miami. The sushi counter is currently seating eight guests, offers three omakase options ranging from $69 per person to $119 per person, and is taking reservations online.

Jeepney is a new Filipino vendor inside Wynwood’s 1-800-Lucky. Our friends in New York are fans of their NYC location. The team is also opening up a second concept inside 1-800-Lucky called Tita Baby’s, which will serve desserts like cornbread bibingka and halo halo.
Sweet Melody Palmetto Bay
One of our favorite ice cream places in Miami just opened a new location. Sweet Melody now has a scoop shop with some indoor seating in Palmetto Bay. Every flavor here is just wonderful.
The Miami Diner
Miami Diner is a retro Downtown diner serving American diner food like eggs benedict, waffles, burgers, and more.

Ted's Burgers
Ted’s Burgers is a new smash burger pop-up operating out of Wynwood’s J. Wakefield on Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at noon until sold out. We already stopped by to try one, and loved every bite of the extremely smashed smash burger.
River Oyster Bar isn’t new, but the great Brickell restaurant recently reopened inside a new space a few blocks away from its old location. The new spot is bigger with outdoor seating - but still has the same great seafood.

Momosan is a Japanese restaurant in Wynwood. The main attraction here is ramen, but they also have dishes like gyoza, sushi, poke, and bao buns.
La Natural
La Natural is a Little River restaurant serving pizza, natural wine, and various vegetable dishes.
November

Cafe Kush is the latest spot from Kush Hospitality. It’s located inside MiMo’s newly renovated Selina Gold Dust Hotel, with indoor and outdoor seating. Cafe Kush calls itself a “Miami-Style bistro” that puts a “Kush twist on French fare.”
Freehold
Freehold is a new bar and restaurant in Wynwood. The NYC-based concept has a cafe where you can work during the day, and a big outdoor courtyard, where they serve New York-style pizza and cocktails.

Itamae is an excellent Nikkei restaurant in the Design District, open with outdoor seating. The menu has ceviche, tiradito, sushi rolls, natural wine, and more delicious things.
Taqueria Hoja
The Bar Lab team (from Broken Shaker and 27) has opened a new taco spot called Taqueria Hoja in Downtown Miami. Taco options include al pastor, koji sweet potato, carne asada, and more.
Red Rooster Overtown
After an initial opening and then closing during the pandemic, Overtown’s Red Rooster recently reopened with indoor and outdoor seating. See the menu here.

2 Korean Girls
2 Korean Girls is a new delivery and takeout-only Korean restaurant in Coconut Grove. They serve dishes like bibimbap, kimchee fried rice, and customizable bowls. You can order online for delivery or pick-up at their Coconut Grove ghost kitchen.
sweetgreen
Miami’s first location of the popular salad chain just opened up in Coral Gables. They specialize in the kind of salads you order for lunch on a Monday after a weekend of eating nothing but pizza.
Planta Queen Coconut Grove
Planta Queen is a Coconut Grove restaurant and another outpost of South Beach’s Planta. This one’s a little different - with a menu of Asian dishes like dumplings, sushi, and pad Thai. It’s all still vegan though.
Perl
Perl is a restaurant in North Miami Beach with a minimal interior and a menu with things like grilled hearts of palm, crudos, a chicken katsu sandwich, and some meat and fish entrees.
Tayrona Restaurant & Patio
Tayrona is a new (mostly) Colombian restaurant in Allapattah from the team behind Wood. There’s outdoor seating, a full bar, and a menu with empanadas, arepas, and sushi.
October

Hiyakawa
Hiyakawa is a new Japanese restaurant from the team behind Wabi Sabi. Hiyakawa also serves Japanese food, with a menu that includes sushi, yakimono, an omakase option, and more.
Lil’ Laos is a Laotian pop-up that’s been bouncing around town for the last few months. But they finally got themselves a more permanent home inside The Citadel and are now open for dine-in and takeout.

Naan Indian Eats
Naan Indian Eats is a new pop-up operating out of Taquiza South Beach. They’re serving Indian food, with a menu that includes samosas, kofta, chicken tikka, tandoori shrimp, and more. See the full menu online.
Myron Mixon's Pitmaster BBQ
Myron Mixon’s is a barbecue restaurant in Brickell. They’ve got the barbecue standards: wings, ribs, pulled pork, brisket, and more.

Hachidori is a ramen spot in Little River. The restaurant does more than ramen too, including pork gyoza, donburi bowls, hand rolls, and more Japanese dishes.

Da Lida

Botta Fine Italian Street Food
Botta is a little restaurant on 79th Street Causeway that serves pizza al taglio, focaccia paninis, and lasagna. There’s no indoor seating (it’s more like a pizza ventanita), but they do have a couple of outdoor tables.

Public Square
Public Square is a self-described American grill in Coral Gables that took over the old Shula’s 347 Grill space. They serve meat, seafood, and other things that do well on a grill.
MAYAMI Mexicantina
Mayami Mexicantina is a new Wynwood restaurant that comes from the El Patio team. It’s a very large space and will serve tacos and other Mexican dishes.
Casa Tiki
Casa Tiki is a new Calle Ocho bar from the same people behind Drunken Dragon and Rácket. They just serve tiki drinks here - no food.

Buya is a Wynwood restaurant that serves yakitori, ramen, and more Japanese dishes. If you find yourself here, order the tempura beech mushroom.
September

United States Burger Service is a new vendor inside The Citadel. They make some of the best burgers in Miami as well as a very nice fried chicken sandwich and fries.

The Doral Yard
The Doral Yard, the new location from The Wynwood Yard team (which sadly had to close) is now open in Downtown Doral. Food options include vegan bowls, churros, dim sum, paletas, and more. They’re open every day but Monday.
Vegan Cuban Cuisine
Vegan Cuban Cuisine is a Kendall restaurant serving vegan versions of Cuban dishes like imperial rice, picadillo, and croquetas with soy-based ham.
LA Toast
LA Toast is a new spot on 79th Street that serves a handful of different avocado toasts - topped with things like smoked salmon, hard boiled eggs, and goat cheese. You can take it to-go or eat it at one of the little tables outside.

Caja Caliente
The Caja Caliente food truck that was parked in Edgewater for a few years has found a new home in the Design District. You can now find it at 95 NE 40TH St, serving tacos, tamales, ceviche, and more.
Ornos Estiatorio
Ornos Estiatorio is a very large, 160-seat Greek restaurant in Aventura. They are accepting reservations online.
August

Mamey is a restaurant from the Ghee team inside Coral Gables’ Thesis Hotel. It has a Caribbean-influenced menu, with dishes like yellowfin tuna tostones, wahoo ceviche, and peri peri chicken. They are accepting orders for takeout online as well.

Flour & Weirdoughs is a Key Biscayne bakery with classic baked goods like baguettes and cinnamon rolls, as well as some more unique things like brisket croissants. They have a handful of sandwiches too. You can see the menu and order online here.

The new Vietnamese spot in Little Haiti is almost ready to celebrate its grand opening. For now, they’re offering takeout and you can order their banh mis, rice and noodle bowls, and pho online.
Frice Cream
Frice, maker of some of the best ice cream in Miami, finally got its first scoop shop inside The Citadel. It’s now open Wed-Sun from noon to 9pm in the Little Haiti food hall.
La Giulietta
La Giulietta is a new Italian restaurant in Little River’s Ironside complex that replaced Ironside Bakery. The new concept is pretty much a more fleshed-out version of Ironside Bakery, with a bigger menu that’s a mix between a bakery and a pasta place. They’re open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
July
La Tiendita Taqueria
The Wynwood taco spot first opened at the end of May, but had to shut down their indoor dining shortly after. Now they’ve debuted a taco window with some outdoor seating. They also have margaritas.

This Basque restaurant is inside Allapattah’s Rubell Museum. It’s not fully open yet, but is operating as a lunch pop-up Wed-Sun, from 11am-3:30pm. The menu includes things like Iberico ham croquets and wild mushroom paella.
Pastificio Propaganda
Pastificio Propaganda is a Sicilian restaurant in Wynwood that’s currently open for takeout. They have grilled octopus, five different types of pasta, and seafood. You can see their menu online and order by calling 786.615.2555.
June

Redfish is a waterfront restaurant located inside Matheson Hammock Park. There’s a big outdoor patio with just over 100 seats and a very big menu too, with mostly seafood with some other things like fried chicken and steaks.
Shawarma Stackz
Shawarma Stackz is a fast-casual Middle Eastern restaurant in Wynwood with hummus, falafel, and shawarma. You can order online.

Motek is a new Israeli cafe in Downtown. The restaurant is located inside the Seybold building and they serve breakfast and lunch. The menu includes a lot of coffee and dishes like hummus bowls, tahini caesar salad, and a shakshuka egg sandwich.
Marabu
Marabu is a modern Cuban restaurant inside the Brickell City Centre. Their menu includes fufu de platano, pan con bistec, vaca frita, and roasted fish. They’ve got cocktails too.
Over Under is a small cocktail bar and restaurant in Downtown Miami. They’re currently open for dine-in and takeout, serving burgers, wings, jackfruit nachos, and some very tasty cocktails.
Red Rooster Overtown
Overtown’s Red Rooster isn’t technically open yet, but they’re in a sort of soft opening under a new name, The Creamery. The takeout concept serves ice cream (the cornbread flavor is awesome), fried chicken, and sides like mac and cheese. There are some spaced-out picnic tables in case you want to eat there.

NoNo's Pizzeria & Bar
NoNo’s Pizzeria & Bar is a new spot in South Beach specializing in New York-style pizza. It’s available by the slice or in whole pies. They’ve got sandwiches and garlic knots too.
100 x 35 Cocina con Raíces
100 x 35 Cocina con Raíces is a Puerto Rican restaurant inside a residential building in South Beach. The indoor dining room is big and they serve things like mofongo, fried fish, and pork chops.
C-Food Shack
C-Food Shack is a new vendor inside the Lincoln Eatery food hall on Lincoln Road. The food is Caribbean, and the owner already has another location back in the Bahamas.
Borsalino Coffee Bar & Food
Borsalino is a new coffee shop in Downtown. They’re open for breakfast and lunch, and serve sandwiches, breakfast tacos, salads, pasta, and bowls.
May

Uptown 66 is a little taco counter in MiMo. It’s mainly a takeout operation but there are some standing tables where you can eat your tacos, quesadillas, and burritos.
La Santa Taquería
Pink Teacup CrabPot
This Upper East Side restaurant specializes in Cajun seafood boils and Southern barbecue. They have outdoor seating and also do brunch on the weekend.
Barbarella
You’ll find this Mediterranean restaurant in the Dadeland Mall. The menu is pretty broad, and has things like pizza, pasta, and tuna tartare.
MKT Kitchen
MKT Kitchen is a new cafe in Coral Gables that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The menu is heavy on sandwiches. You can sit and eat or grab your food to go.
Wood Label Bistro
The South Miami restaurant serves burgers, pasta, and salads alongside entrees like chicken milanese, fish, and steak. There’s both indoor and outdoor seating.
April

Fuku
Fuku is a delivery-only spot operating out of Downtown that comes from the Momofuku team and specializes in fried chicken sandwiches.
Daek
The Midtown Thai restaurant comes from the team behind Little Havana’s Lung Yai. The menu here is pretty similar, with pad thai, red and green curry, and crispy chicken wings. But, unlike Lung Yai, Daek serves some sushi and (so far) has a much shorter wait.
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Punch Bowl Social
Punch Bowl Social is a bar and restaurant with locations around the country. The very big Wynwood space is a mash-up of a bowling alley, cocktail bar, and restaurant. Expect bar food and drinks meant to be shared.
February

The excellent food-truck-turned-bagel-shop opened in MiMo. It’s been busy since day one, so expect a wait. But the bagels here are worth it.
Riverside
Riverside is an outdoor market in Brickell with different food venues, bars, and lots of space. Food options include tacos, seafood, sushi, and there’s a waterfront view of the Miami River.
The Guest
The Guest is a restaurant in North Miami that serves a mix of Mediterranean and American food. There are lots of plants hanging around the dining room and dishes include things like flatbreads, pasta, meat entrees.
Mr.Baguette
Mr. Baguette is a sandwich spot in Wynwood. Sandwiches come on croissants or baguettes and they also have juices and salads.
MesaNori
The restaurant on Coral Way is Latin/Japanese fusion and serves things like sushi rolls, tiradito, and ceviche.
Unbranded Brewing Company
Unbranded is a brewery in Hialeah that also serves pizza. It’s got a pretty standard brewery look: high ceilings, concrete floors, and lots of equipment scattered around.
Moxie's
This Canadian chain opened in Mary Brickell Village. It’s big, has lots of TVs for sports, and a menu with steak, burgers, and small plates.