4 of the best restaurants in Miami

Cathy Hawker gives you the lowdown on where to get your grub in The Magic City
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Cathy Hawker16 February 2016

Florida might have a reputation for choosing super-sized meals over taste and style but its capital Miami can now claim a truly internationally reputation. Locals and those passing through now have a wide range of good options with plenty of smaller, more intimate restaurants on the scene. Choose from the freshest rock crab, the best sushi cuts, health foods, American burgers, Cuban and South American dishes: if you can’t find it in Miami, it probably doesn’t exist. So grab an ice-cold mojito, the South Beach cocktail of choice, and check out some of Miami’s favourite places to eat.

1. Quality Meats. Upmarket Steak House

A new import from New York and part of the Smith & Wollensky family, Quality Meats Miami Beach has won a glowing reputation in double quick time for its epic steaks and ribs. Buzzing with an irresistibly infectious atmosphere the Collins Avenue restaurant pulls in groups of young businessmen and multi-generational families.

Find it: 1501 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 22139, US; qualitymeatsmiami.com

Charcuterie bar and dining room at Quality Meats

2. Baoli

An unassuming entrance lined with paparazzi-style photographs of previous celebrity guests leads into this glamorous, young Mediterranean meets Japan fusion restaurant and club at the top of South Beach. Baoli is elegant with warm service and a menu that features generous sushi alongside familiar French and Italian dishes. Sunday night is jazz night so book a table from 8pm for a romantic and atmospheric end to the week.

Find it: 1906 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139; baolimiami.com

3. Joe Stone Crab, South Beach

Prepare to queue because there is no alternative but you’ll be glad you waited for the best stone crab claws in town, in season between October and May. This is a Miami institution, a no-glitz restaurant at the bottom of South Beach that’s not to be missed.

Find it: 11 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139; joesstonecrab.com

Pool at the W Hotel Miami

4. Brunch at Dutch in the W Hotel

The wide hotel reception on Collins Avenue is filled with super-sized pop-art posters by Andy Warhol but walk through to The Dutch and you find a restaurant covered in ceramic brick and wood that feels like a cosy yet bright summer beach house. A wide buffet and extensive a la carte menu make for the perfect weekend brunch to recover from Miami’s legendary late night partying.

Find it: W Hotel 2201 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139, thedutchmiami.com

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