Wine Spectator Award-Winning Restaurants in Miami

Aviv

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Aviv brings Israeli and Mediterranean cooking to Miami's increasingly confident dining scene, grounding its menu in the olive oil traditions, preserved citrus, and charred vegetable techniques that define modern Tel Aviv restaurants. The format suits the city's appetite for bold, herb-driven plates without the formality of a tasting-menu structure. For Miami diners tracking where the city's restaurant culture is heading, Aviv is worth attention.

Bourbon Steak, Miami by Michael Mina

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina sits inside the JW Marriott Turnberry in Aventura, bringing the chef's nationally recognised steakhouse format to South Florida. The wine cellar holds over 850 bottles and earned a Wine Spectator award. Signature plates include American Wagyu filets, butter-poached steaks with duck fat fries, and miso-glazed sea bass. Dinner runs Sunday through Saturday, with reservations strongly advised.

Also recognized by Forbes, Star Wine List

CARBONE VINO

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Carbone Vino occupies a sleek address in Coconut Grove, bringing the Carbone brand's red-sauce Italian sensibility to Miami's most verdant neighbourhood. The wine-forward format places it in a different register from the flagship's New York theatrics, trading table-side ceremony for a more approachable bottle-and-plate rhythm that suits the Grove's slower pace.

Casa Juancho

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Casa Juancho on Calle Ocho holds a White Star recognition from Star Wine List (April 2025), signaling a wine program worth attention in Miami's Little Havana corridor. The address at 2436 SW 8th St places it squarely within one of the city's most culturally concentrated dining streets, where Spanish and Cuban culinary traditions have coexisted for decades.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Cote Miami

Miami, United States

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Miami's Design District has absorbed a number of New York transplants, but few have landed as credibly as Cote, the Korean steakhouse that earned a Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025. Backed by a wine list of 1,145 selections and a format built around tableside butchery and Korean barbecue ritual, Cote sits at the point where American steakhouse ambition meets Seoul dining culture.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Dirty French Steakhouse Miami

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Dirty French Steakhouse Miami brings the New York original's French-inflected steakhouse format to Brickell, where the menu architecture layers classic brasserie technique against serious prime beef. Located at 1200 Brickell Ave, it occupies a distinct position in Miami's premium dining tier, sitting between the Korean-inflected approach of Cote and the fire-driven Argentinian traditions found elsewhere on the scene.

Francesco Martucci

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Siamo nel Wynwood Art District, un distretto nel quartiere di Wynwood, famoso perché ospita musei e collezioni d’arte e soprattutto per la street art; infatti, troverete una delle più grandi installazioni di street art all’aperto del mondo. Ambientazione dark, luci soffuse all’americana e lampade che rendono l’ambiente intimo, sedie e tavoli di design. L’enorme bancone del bar che si estende verticalmente per tutta la sala e la chicca della cantina dei vini pensata in verticale, poco pratica per il sommelier magari, ma molto scenografica e d’impatto. I forni in fondo alla sala, con la famosa “gabbia”, che oramai è un segno distintivo del pizzaiolo casertano. Elegante, tanto legno, oggetti d’arredo. In menù troverete una proposta di degustazione al costo di 200 dollari, che oltre a 3 assaggi di pizza, il Calzone di scarola, le 7 Consistenze di cipolla e la Futuro di marinara, prevede anche tortelli cacio e pepe, wagyu A5 alla brace, il gelato al pepe di Sichuan come dolce e le coccole finali, poi c’è la proposta a la carte. Servizio molto premuroso e disponibile, qualità senza compromessi per le pizze, prezzi leggermente più alti della media cittadina. We are in the Wynwood Art District, a district in the Wynwood neighborhood, famous for hosting museums and art collections, and especially for street art; in fact, you will find one of the largest outdoor street art installations in the world. Dark setting, dim American-style lights and lamps that create an intimate atmosphere, designer chairs and tables. The huge bar counter that extends vertically throughout the room and the highlight of the wine cellar designed vertically, not practical for the sommelier but scenic and impactful. The ovens at the back of the room, with the famous "cage", which is now a distinctive sign of the pizzaiolo from Caserta. Elegant, lots of wood, decorative objects. On the menu you will find a tasting proposal costing 200 dollars, which includes 3 pizza tastings, the Escarole Calzone, the 7 Onion Consistencies, and the Marinara Future, as well as cacio e pepe tortellini, grilled wagyu A5, Sichuan pepper gelato for dessert, and final treats, then there is the a la carte proposal. attentive and helpful service, uncompromising quality for the pizzas, prices slightly higher than the city average.

Also recognized by 50 Top Pizza

Hakkasan Miami

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

The Florida outpost of London's Hakkasan group operates from inside the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, anchoring Cantonese cooking at the higher end of Miami's Chinese dining options. The kitchen draws from Guangdong and Hong Kong tradition, with dim sum at weekends and a dinner menu that moves well beyond the familiar. Opinionated About Dining ranked it among North America's top 400 restaurants in 2024, and Michelin awarded it a Plate in both 2024 and 2025.

Also recognized by Forbes, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Hereford Grill

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Hereford Grill sits in Miami's western corridor at 782 NW 42nd Ave, a neighborhood where the dining scene rewards those willing to look past the waterfront. Miami's grill tradition runs from Argentine-inflected open fire to Korean steakhouse formats, and Hereford positions itself within that broader conversation around live-fire cooking and beef-centric menus. Treat this as a starting point for your research before visiting.

Kiki on the River

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Kiki on the River brings Greek and Mediterranean cuisine to Miami's NW River Drive, where a 435-selection wine program overseen by Wine Director Brandon Filipowicz pairs with Chef Peter Tsaglis's cooking. The riverside setting and $$$-priced menu place it in the upper tier of Miami's Mediterranean dining options.

Klaw

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Occupying the historic Miami Women's Club building on Biscayne Bay in Edgewater, Klaw structures its menu around two anchoring proteins: King Crab and high-quality beef. The waterfront setting and a #1 ranking on Star Wine List 2025 place it in Miami's upper tier of surf-and-turf dining, where the wine program is taken as seriously as the kitchen.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Steaks

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Miami

Miami, United States

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Miami's only two-Michelin-star restaurant occupies a sleek counter-dining room in the Design District, where the Joël Robuchon atelier format — open kitchen, counter seating, French technique at its most precise — meets a wine program of 745 selections and 2,355 bottles in inventory. Chef Anthony Taormina leads the kitchen under the MGM Resorts banner, with sommelier Mandy Johnson and wine director Douglas Kim overseeing a list strong in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and California.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Lafayette Steakhouse

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A modern French-inspired American steakhouse in Brickell, Lafayette brings together hand-selected prime cuts and a carefully assembled wine list in one of Miami's more formally pitched dining rooms. The combination of French technique applied to American beef traditions positions it in a distinct tier within the city's competitive steakhouse scene.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Located in the Faena Miami Beach Hotel, Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann translates the Argentine asado tradition into a theatrical open-fire kitchen on Collins Avenue. The James Beard Award-winning chef's custom-built rig — a wood oven, parrilla "piano," and ash-cooking station — drives a menu of grilled meats, fresh seafood, and fire-cooked vegetables. A Michelin Plate holder in both 2024 and 2025, it sits at the serious end of Miami Beach's dining scene.

Also recognized by Forbes, Opinionated About Dining

LPM Restaurant & Bar

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

LPM Restaurant & Bar in Miami's Brickell district carries the Riviera French Mediterranean format that made the brand's Monaco and London locations reference points for the genre. A White Star recognition from Star Wine List and a 3-Star accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Luggage Awards signal a wine program operating at a level above most comparable Miami addresses. The room, the menu, and the list work in deliberate alignment.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Macchialina

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Open since 2012, Macchialina has earned its place as the Italian restaurant Miami Beach locals reach for first — a Michelin Plate recipient with a 900-bottle cellar skewed heavily toward Italy, priced to drink rather than collect. The room on Alton Road sits at the quieter, residential end of the Beach, where the cooking feels personal rather than performative.

Also recognized by James Beard Award, Star Wine List

Makoto

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

At Makoto, Japanese precision and contemporary glamour converge in a setting designed for those who savor quiet luxury. The restaurant’s refined omakase, pristine sashimi, and charcoal-kissed robata specialties are presented with polished restraint, allowing pure flavors and pristine textures to take center stage. From the glow of the open grill to the soft hush of sculpted interiors, Makoto invites guests into a world where service flows effortlessly, cocktails are delicately layered, and every detail—down to the cut of the fish and the curve of the porcelain—whispers of thoughtful intention and polished taste.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Michael's Genuine

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient and Star Wine List number-one ranked for 2025, Michael's Genuine has anchored Miami's Design District since chef-owner Michael Schwartz put farm-to-table American cooking on the city's map. With 190 selections and 1,600 bottles under Wine Director Amanda Fraga, the wine program punches well above the price tier. A reliable address for both the neighbourhood's regular crowd and first-time visitors.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

MILA

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On the rooftop of a Meridian Avenue building in Miami Beach, MILA operates at a scale that few Asian-Mediterranean concepts in the city attempt. The brunch eggs Benedict with Bellota ham and blood orange hollandaise has become a specific point of reference.

Papi Steak

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Papi Steak on Miami Beach's lower SoBe strip is the steakhouse that the Groot Hospitality group built for the city's own appetite rather than its tourist circuit.

Pastis

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A French brasserie in Wynwood earning an Opinionated About Dining Casual recognition in 2025 and a Star Wine List White Star, Pastis brings a 450-label wine program anchored in Burgundy and Bordeaux to a neighbourhood better known for street art than steak frites. Two-course meals fall in the $40–$65 range, with lunch and dinner service through the week.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Sexy Fish Miami

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Sexy Fish Miami brings Michelin-starred Chef Björn Weissgerber's Asian seafood artistry to Brickell's most spectacular dining room, where $20 million in Damien Hirst and Frank Gehry artwork creates an underwater fantasy. This 20,000-square-foot theatrical destination combines haute cuisine with immersive entertainment, transforming from fine dining temple to celebrity nightlife hotspot.

Also recognized by Pinnacle Guide, Star Wine List

Torno Subito

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Torno Subito brings Italian-coastal cooking to Miami's Design District at a price point that places it in the upper tier of the city's Italian restaurant scene. A Michelin Plate recognition in 2025. Chef Alessio Pirozzi leads a kitchen that positions the restaurant closer to destination dining than neighbourhood staple.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Zucca

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Zucca occupies a measured position in Coral Gables dining, operating from within Hotel St. Michel as a room that earns repeat business across both the midday business crowd and evening diners. The mood shifts perceptibly between lunch and dinner, making it a genuinely two-service venue rather than a restaurant that simply stays open. It draws a loyal local following in a neighborhood that rewards consistency over spectacle.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Zuma Miami

Miami, United States

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

"Modern Japanese Dining in the River District There are more than a dozen Zumas around the world, and Miami’s is located in the Kimpton Epic Hotel, in the up-and-coming River District. The eatery’s bright waterfront dining room, with views of yachts in the marina, is a top spot for brunch and dinner thanks to chef Rainer Becker’s menu of premium sushi, sashimi, and maki, as well as tempura and dishes from the robata grill. Among the highlights: the caterpillar maki (prawn tempura, freshwater eel, and an avocado roll) and the black cod in miso."