Miami Spice is a mouth-watering restaurant promotion showcasing the very best of Miami cuisine. Participating restaurants offer three-course meals featuring signature dishes created by world-renowned chefs at reduced prices: Lunch/Brunch $23 and Dinner $39 per person
How it Works: There is no membership or sign-up required to enjoy Miami Spice. Simply visit the individual webpage of the restaurant you want to visit and make sure to check the days of the week that the restaurant offers Miami Spice lunch/brunch or dinner. Reservations are strongly recommended.
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The months of August and September in Miami are important for anyone who truly loves food. Miami Spice, a two-month-long restaurant promotion, is the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau’s (GMCVB) response to what’s regarded as the city’s “low season.” From August 1 through September 30, 2018, upscale and fine-dining restaurants will offer three-course prix-fixe Miami Spice menus at reduced prices (per person) of $23 lunch / brunch, and $39 for dinner. These prices include an appetizer, entrée and dessert. (Tax, tip, libations and service charges are additional.)
This is Miami Spice’s 17th year and there are (currently) a total of 227 participating restaurants (multiple branches listed) with 38 new additions which include Amara at Paraiso, Azabu Miami Beach, Babylon Mediterranean Kitchen & Bar, Chotto Matte, Habitat Miami Beach, Novikov Miami, Obra Kitchen Table, Planta, Pubbelly Sushi, and The Alley at The Betsy Hotel.
“We are very excited to participate for the first time,” says three-month-old Obra Kitchen Table chef-owner Carlos Garcia, whose Alto in Caracas, Venezuela had been a mainstay on the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list. “It is a movement that unites Miami restaurants to provide local customers and tourists the opportunity to experience new gastronomic offerings.”
The Betsy Hotel’s pizzeria The Alley is also a first-time participant. “Miami Spice is part of the local tradition and one of the essential platforms to showcase what we are doing for the local guests during the summer,” shares executive chef Danny Ganem. “It also gives us the opportunity to get our hands on some really cool ingredients like stone fruit, Mangrove snapper, and use different techniques.”
Pubbelly Sushi, which has notable presence in Miami, now with four locations, is joining for the first time this year. “Now [that] we have restaurants in Dadeland and Aventura, we want to reach out to more locals,” says Jose Mendin, chef-owner and five-time semifinalist for the James Beard Awards.
Alter, led by 2018 James Beard finalist Brad Kilgore (the first Miami-based chef to make the cut since 2013), which is also listed on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Discovery Series, is participating for dinner service for the first time this year (previously, they had done only lunch service.) “We decided to do something a bit different this summer. We have been offering our tasting menus of five and seven courses, as well as an ala carte menu where we have both our seasonal creations, and a retrospective look back at the last three years highlighting our ‘greatest hits.’ We thought those greatest hits would be perfect for Miami Spice.”
Many of Miami’s celebrated restaurants have become yearly participants, and this year they look forward to offering something new.
The Bazaar by Jose Andres at SLS South Beach is now helmed by chef de cuisine Karla Hoyos (since February 2018) who has injected a fresh spin to the menu. “It allows us to reach out to our local guests and give them the opportunity to experience the full Bazaar experience both with food and service as chef Jose Andres intended,” she shares.
Toscana Divino’s Andrea Marchesin is looking forward to presenting a mix of “classic and innovative dishes.” La Mar by Gaston Acurio at the Mandarin Oriental, led by executive chef Diego Oka, will serve their Miami favorites as well as some new dishes from their Peru outpost. “This may be happening in the lowest season of Miami, but that doesn’t mean it is slow in the restaurants,” says Oka.
Santiago Gomez, whose Cantina La 20 is participating for the third year, adds, “Miami Spice brings new clients who are waiting for this opportunity to visit and enjoy many restaurants in Miami with different concepts, and these clients can become loyal customers after experiencing the restaurant during Miami Spice.”
Need ideas for where to go for Miami Spice 2018? Here are a few recommended articles:
- We visited all these restaurants to try their Miami Spice menus. Here’s what we loved
- Miami Spice Brunch Guide 2018 (Eater)
- Top 10 Best Bets for Miami Spice 2018 (Eater)
- Miami Spice 2018: The Six Best Menus for Carnivores (New Times)
- The Ten Best Miami Spice 2018 Restaurants (New Times)
Here’s the full list of 2018 Miami Spice participating restaurants. New participants are marked with asterisks (*):
1111 Peruvian Bistro
26 Sushi & Tapas
5300 Chop House
94th Aero Squadron Restaurant
Add!kt at the W Miami*
Alley, The*
Alter
Amara at Paraiso*
Anacapri Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar – Miami Lakes
Anacapri Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar – Pinecrest
Area 31
Ariete Restaurant
Artisan Beach House
Atlantikos – The St. Regis Bal Harbour
Atrio Restaurant & Wine Room
Azabu Miami Beach*
Babylon Mediterranean Kitchen & Bar*
Bagatelle Miami
Bahia at Four Seasons Hotel Miami
Bâoli
Bar Collins
Barsecco
Bazaar by José Andrés, The
Bazaar Mar by José Andrés
Bellmónt Spanish Restaurant
Biella Ristorante*
Bird & Bone
BLT Prime
Blue Collar
Blue Matisse
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill
Boulud Sud
Bourbon Steak Miami
Brasserie Brickell Key
Brasserie Central
BrickTop’s
Brisa New American Bistro
Bulla Gastrobar Coral Gables
Bulla Gastrobar Doral
Byblos Miami
Café Catula Fine Restaurant and Art Gallery
Cafe Prima Pasta
Cafe Roval
Caffe Vialetto
Caña*
Cantina Beach
Cantina La 20
Capital Grille, The
Casa Faena Restaurant
Cecconi’s Miami Beach at Soho Beach House
Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar
Chef Rolf’s Tuna’s Seafood Restaurant
Chotto Matte*
Christy’s Restaurant
Cibo Wine Bar Coral Gables
Cibo Wine Bar South Beach
Cipriani Restaurant
Coco Bambu Restaurant
Corsair kitchen & bar
Crudos Fusion Art
Crust
Devon Seafood + Steak
Diez y Seis*
Dolce Italian Restaurant
Dragonfly Izakaya & Fish Market
Drunken Dragon
Dutch Miami, The
Earls Kitchen + Bar*
Edge Steak & Bar
El Cielo Restaurant
Essensia Restaurant and Lounge
Estefan Kitchen
Estiatorio Milos
Fifi’s On The Beach Seafood Restaurant
Fi’lia by Michael Schwartz
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Coral Gables
Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse
Fontana
Fooq’s Miami
Forge Restaurant, The
Forte dei Marmi
Gianni’s At The Villa
Gili’s Beach Club
GKBistronomie
Graziano’s Bird Rd
Graziano’s Brickell
Graziano’s Coral Gables
Grill on the Alley, The*
Habitat Miami Beach*
Hakkasan at Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Il Mulino NY – South Beach
Il Mulino NY – Sunny Isles Beach
Jaguar Latin-American Kitchen
Jaya, at The Setai
Juvia Miami
Katsuya Brickell*
Katsuya South Beach
Kitchen 305
Komodo
KYU
La Centrale Miami – Carne*
La Centrale Miami – Pesce*
La Centrale Miami – Stagionale*
La Fontana Ristorante
La Mar by Gastón Acurio
La Moderna
La Palma Ristorante and Bar
La Riviera
La Rue Bistronomie*
La Terraza Café & Bar
Larios on the Beach
Le Zoo
Le Bouchon Du Grove
Leynia at Delano
Lightkeepers
Lima at Atton Brickell Miami
Lobster Bar Sea Grille Miami Beach
Local House, The*
Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann at Faena Miami Beach
LT Steak & Seafood
Lure Fishbar
Malibu Farm Miami Beach*
M House Miami*
Marion
Mariposa Restaurant at Neiman Marcus
Matador Room
MayFair Kitchen
Meat Market Miami Beach
Mira Five Stars
MesaMar Seafood Table
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
Mignonette
Miranda Cuisine & Bar
Mondrian Caffè
Morton’s The Steakhouse – Brickell
Morton’s The Steakhouse – Coral Gables
Market at Edition
Morton’s The Steakhouse – North Miami
Mr. Chow Miami
NaiYaRa
Nautilus Cabana Club
Neomi’s Grill
New Campo Argentino Steakhouse
Nikki Beach
Novecento Aventura
Novecento Brickell
Novecento Key Biscayne
Novikov Miami*
Obra Kitchen Table*
Old Lisbon Sunset Drive
Oliver’s Bistro
Ortanique on the Mile
Palat*
Palme d’Or
Panorama Restaurant & Sky Lounge
Pao by Paul Qui at Faena Miami Beach
Paon Eatery
Pascal’s On Ponce
Peacock Garden Bistro
Perricone’s Marketplace & Cafe
Phuc Yea
Pied à Terre at the Cadet Hotel
Pisco y Nazca Doral
Pisco y Nazca Kendall
Plant Miami
Planta*
PM Fish & Steak House
Prime Fish
Prime Italian
Pubbelly Sushi Aventura*
Pubbelly Sushi Brickell City Centre*
Pubbelly Sushi Dadeland*
Pubbelly Sushi Miami Beach*
Quality Meats
Quattro Gastronomia Italiana
R House
RED, the Steakhouse
Rooftop at E11even
Root & Bone*
Rusty Pelican
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Santorini By Georgios
Sardinia Enoteca Ristorante
Sawa Restaurant & Lounge
Scarpetta by Scott Conant at Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Seasons 52
Seaspice
Seven Dials, The
Shula’s 347 Grill
Shula’s Steak 2
Shula’s Steak House, The Original
Skorpios
Smith & Wollensky
Social Club
Soul Tavern
Soyka Restaurant
Spiga Restaurant
Stiltsville Fish Bar*
STK Miami Beach
Strada in the Grove
Strand Bar & Grill, The*
StripSteak by Michael Mina
Sugarcane Raw Bar GRill
SushiClub Coral Gables*
Sushi Garage
Sushi Samba Miami Beach
Swine Southern Table & Bar
Talavera Cocina Mexicana
National Hotel Tamara’s Bistro, The
Tanuki Miami
Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar – Aventura*
Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar – Coral Gables*
Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar – Midtown*
Texas de Brazil Miami Beach
Three*
Toro Toro
Toscana Divino
Traymore Restaurant & Gin Bar
Tuck Room, The
Tuyo @ Miami Culinary Institute
Two Chefs Restaurant
Umi Sushi & Sake Bar
Upland
Villa Azur Restaurant & Lounge
Watr at the 1 Hotel South Beach
Wolfgang’s Steakhouse – by Wolfgang Zwiener
Yard House*
Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
Zest by Ortanique
Zucca Restaurant
Zuma Miami
More restaurants will be signing up through August. For more information on Miami Spice, the menus and special events, please visit www.iLoveMiamiSpice.com.