Eight Miami Restaurants Have Been Added to the Michelin Guide
The announcement comes in advance of the April Michelin Star Ceremony
The Michelin Guide has just announced the addition of 19 new restaurants to its Florida Guide. The announcement comes as a precursor to Michelin’s Florida Star Ceremony, scheduled for April 18 in Tampa.
The Florida Guide includes the cities of Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Winter Park. At this point, Michelin does not recognize restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach.
That’s a shame since so many quality restaurants such as Timon Balloo’s The Katherine, Rino Cerbone’s Heritage, and Clay Conley’s Buccan are clearly deserving of Michelin recognition.
Eight new Miami restaurants were included in the Guide. Six Tampa restaurants, four Orlando restaurants, and one Winter Park restaurant were also included.
Here are the Miami restaurants that made the Guide, along with the Michelin notes for each one. Check out Broken Palate for the complete list of Florida additions. Star Power!
EntreNos
Chefs Evan Burgess and Osmel Gonzalez are at the helm of this dinner-only spot where a tightly edited à la carte menu puts the spotlight on Florida's seasons (and almost everything is sourced from the Sunshine State). The smoked dry-aged cobia is a perfect example of what this place does so well.
Tam Tam
Husband-and-husband team Tam Pham and Harrison Ramhofer are throwing a party on their own terms. Come as you are for this celebration of Vietnamese cooking that started out as a supper club. Much of the food doesn’t require silverware: Think wings glossed in fish sauce caramel. Bold, funky, and fun, the restaurant is a good time all around, down to the hidden karaoke machine.
Pez
Pop over to Pez in downtown Miami for a taste of Baja. Choose from an array of tempting menu items but don't skip the Ensenada-style tacos for a true taste of the coast. And, while the usual array of ceviches is on offer, the one to order is the atún con “mashaca," made with diced yellowfin tuna, dried shredded beef and habanero cream for a thoroughly unexpected delight.
Kaori
Upscale Asian fusion menus are a dime a dozen in Magic City, but this attractive Brickell restaurant is a cut above the rest. The space is sized on the more intimate side and, fittingly so, the menu is equally well measured. Indulgent wagyu and foie gras gyoza arrive with picture-perfect searing, and bluefin tuna comes dressed in a sharp coconut-lime sauce.
Maty's
With the beloved Itamae now closed, chef Valerie Chang strikes out on her own with this full-service follow-up in Midtown. Pulling inspiration from her childhood and from her grandmother, after whom the restaurant is named, Chang uses quality seafood to deliver bright, citrus-forward Peruvian flavors. Those who’ve eaten with Chang before will recognize some of the dishes: Black grouper, kanpachi and ocean trout arrive dressed with the likes of aji dulce, kiwiberries, finger limes and passionfruit.
Ossobuco
Wynwood’s newest tenant is making some noise in an already-bustling zip code. Indeed, the steakhouse portion of the menu offers obvious appeal but so too do the lighter courses. Smoked baby beets with ricotta mousse is right on target, while the ossobuco empanada and sweetbreads with wagyu potato purée are the makings of a meal of their own. A stylish patio with a vibe of its own, a thoughtful cocktail list worth digging into, and a weekend DJ who knows how to work a room seal the deal.
Ogawa
Chef/co-owner Masayuki Komatsu commands a presence with an omakase that stuns with a series of enticing cooked dishes and a procession of focused and skillful nigiri. From baby sea eels with a soy-cured quail egg and bigfin reef squid in a shiso-miso sauce to baby snow crab and Japanese-style herring roe, this appetizer of four bites is the first sign that this isn't your typical sushi counter.
Shingo
Chef Shingo Akikuni, ever gracious and welcoming, has returned, now back in action behind a spacious, 14-seat counter in Coral Gables. Chef Akikuni and his second-in-command handle the crowd without breaking a sweat and even switch sides midway through the meal. Fish is sourced almost entirely from Japan, sliced in uniform fashion, and, dressed with little more than a swipe of nikiri. They keep a close eye on the seasons too.
There’s No Stranger Thing Than a Pup Named Millie Bobby Brown
We’ve all watched Millie Bonny Brown grow up from the series premiere of Stranger Things to now — a fashion icon and fiance to Jon Bon Jovi’s son. And, although it’s sad news that this will be the last season of the Sci-Fi series, we’ll all carry a bit of Millie Bobby Brown in our hearts. And one lucky family can have her in their home. Well, not the actual actress, but an incredible doggo named after her. Millie Bobby Brown is a three-year-old female brown and white terrier who is looking for her furrever home. Her number is A2467568 and her kennel number is C24 (though she’s listed as currently in foster).
Batch Gastropub is the sponsor of our dog adoption section. If you adopt one of these guys (or any dog because of Miami Checklist), Batch will supply you with a gift card for the amount of the adoption from MDAS. So get a dog, get a burger…or something like that. Contact me for details.
Teleport from the Upside Down to Miami-Dade Animal Services. 3599 NW 79 Ave., Doral; 305-884-1101; miamidade.gov/animals
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