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Miami Beach restaurants: MICHELIN & James Beard and more
What Miami Beach has on our lists: 11 MICHELIN or James Beard honorees, 3 hand-checked Cuban sandwich and cafecito spots, 2 Latin and Caribbean restaurants, 1 stone crab spot, 1 key lime pie and conch spot and 1 of Florida's oldest restaurants (from 1918). Each hand-checked place had a 2025 or 2026 source when we looked in fall 2026. In all, Florida Eats maps 714 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Miami Beach, nearest first on your phone.
MICHELIN & James Beard in Miami Beach
Restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide Florida 2026 or named by the James Beard Foundation, reported as facts rather than scores. Across Florida: 217 Florida MICHELIN and James Beard restaurants.
Joe's Stone Crab
11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach
MICHELIN RecommendedAmerica's ClassicStone crabKeys classic On the menu: stone crab claws, mustard sauce, hash browns, creamed spinach, fried chicken, Key lime pie · Since 1918 · Season: Seasonally closed Sept 14 – Oct 16, 2026 (reopens Oct 16 for its 114th season); stone crab claws Oct 15 – May 1 (FWC season).
South Pointe institution where stone crabs were first served chilled and cracked in the 1920s, run by the Weiss family's fourth generation; Joe's Take Away next door sells claws to go.
James Beard: America's Classics 1998
Stubborn Seed
101 Washington Ave, Miami Beach
1 MICHELIN StarMICHELIN Green Star
Tambourine Room by Tristan Brandt
6801 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
1 MICHELIN Star
Lucali
1930 Bay Rd, Miami Beach
Bib Gourmand
Macchialina
810 Alton Rd, Miami Beach
MICHELIN RecommendedJames Beard semifinalist
James Beard: Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program semifinalist 2023; James Beard: Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program semifinalist 2024; James Beard: Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program semifinalist 2025
Estiatorio Milos
730 1st St, Miami Beach
MICHELIN Recommended
Hakkasan Miami
4441 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
MICHELIN Recommended
Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza
1680 Michigan Ave, Miami Beach
MICHELIN Recommended
Taquiza
7450 Ocean Ter, Miami Beach
MICHELIN Recommended
The Den at Azabu Miami Beach
161 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach
MICHELIN Recommended
Cuban sandwiches & cafecito in Miami Beach
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 56 Florida Cuban sandwich and cafecito spots.
Puerto Sagua
700 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
Cuban & cafecito On the menu: Cuban sandwich, medianoche, chicken in salsa criolla, fried whole snapper · Since 1962
South Beach Cuban diner with wood-paneled walls and counter stools, on the same Collins Avenue corner since the 1960s.
Las Olas Café
644 6th St, Miami Beach
Cuban & cafecito On the menu: cortadito, Cuban sandwich, breakfast, fresh juices
South Beach corner cafe with a big ventanita, serving cortaditos and Cuban sandwiches to locals.
Sazón Cubano
7305 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
Cuban & cafecito On the menu: Cuban sandwich, cortadito, vaca frita, whole fried snapper
North Beach Cuban restaurant with a covered patio and an adjacent ventanita with seating for Cuban sandwiches and cortaditos.
Latin & Caribbean in Miami Beach
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 35 Florida Latin and Caribbean restaurants.
5 Esquinas
1536 Alton Rd, Miami Beach
Latin & Caribbean On the menu: Peruvian: ceviche clásico, ceviche mixto, lomo saltado, pan con chicharrón, 5 Esquinas platter
Peruvian restaurant in an Alton Road shopping center serving grouper ceviches, lomo saltado and Peruvian sandwiches.
Andrés Carne de Res Miami
455 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach
Latin & Caribbean On the menu: Colombian: arepa de huevo, grilled meats, Colombian staples
Lincoln Road outpost of the famous Bogotá Colombian restaurant, a 10,000-square-foot space with murals, live music and a gift shop.
Stone crabs in Miami Beach
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 27 Florida stone crab spots.
Joe's Stone Crab
11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach
MICHELIN RecommendedAmerica's ClassicStone crabKeys classic On the menu: stone crab claws, mustard sauce, hash browns, creamed spinach, fried chicken, Key lime pie · Since 1918 · Season: Seasonally closed Sept 14 – Oct 16, 2026 (reopens Oct 16 for its 114th season); stone crab claws Oct 15 – May 1 (FWC season).
South Pointe institution where stone crabs were first served chilled and cracked in the 1920s, run by the Weiss family's fourth generation; Joe's Take Away next door sells claws to go.
Keys classics: key lime pie & conch in Miami Beach
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 32 Keys classics.
Joe's Stone Crab
11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach
MICHELIN RecommendedAmerica's ClassicStone crabKeys classic On the menu: stone crab claws, mustard sauce, hash browns, creamed spinach, fried chicken, Key lime pie · Since 1918 · Season: Seasonally closed Sept 14 – Oct 16, 2026 (reopens Oct 16 for its 114th season); stone crab claws Oct 15 – May 1 (FWC season).
South Pointe institution where stone crabs were first served chilled and cracked in the 1920s, run by the Weiss family's fourth generation; Joe's Take Away next door sells claws to go.
Oldest restaurants in Miami Beach
In business at this address since 1960 or before, going by the place itself or a published history, listed from the oldest. Each note gives the source of the year. Across Florida: Florida's oldest restaurants.
Joe's Stone Crab
11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach
MICHELIN RecommendedAmerica's ClassicStone crabKeys classic On the menu: stone crab claws, mustard sauce, hash browns, creamed spinach, fried chicken, Key lime pie · Since 1918 · Season: Seasonally closed Sept 14 – Oct 16, 2026 (reopens Oct 16 for its 114th season); stone crab claws Oct 15 – May 1 (FWC season).
South Pointe institution where stone crabs were first served chilled and cracked in the 1920s, run by the Weiss family's fourth generation; Joe's Take Away next door sells claws to go.
Joe Weiss opened a lunch counter at Smith's bathing casino in 1913; in 1918 he and Jennie bought a bungalow on Biscayne Street and opened Joe's Restaurant, and the restaurant's history says it still operates in the family's house. The tourism bureau calls it Miami Beach's oldest restaurant.
Inspections in Miami Beach
Florida DBPR has an inspection on record for 640 places we list in Miami Beach. At their latest visit, by DBPR's own result groups: 573 places Met Inspection Standards and 67 places Follow-Up Inspection Required. Florida doesn't grade restaurants, and neither do we. Records through September 30, 2026. Each place's results are in the web search; what the results mean: Florida restaurant inspections, explained.
What Miami Beach eats
Kinds of food among the 714 places we list in Miami Beach, counted from DBPR's licenses and open map data.
| Kind of place | Places |
|---|---|
| Coffee & Café | 94 |
| Bar & Pub | 92 |
| Latin & Caribbean | 53 |
| Italian | 49 |
| Pizza | 43 |
| Bakery & Sweets | 43 |
| Mediterranean & Middle Eastern | 25 |
| Mexican | 25 |
| Japanese & Sushi | 22 |
| Seafood | 18 |