Discover Top Local Restaurants in Cutler Bay
Epicured Miami
This is your sign to have brunch on Sugarcane’s gorgeous outdoor patio 🍽️ $35 bottomless drinks featuring the most delicious sangrias🍷 Besides their usual amazing menu, their Waffle Week is in full effect with 4 insane waffle creations that you can only get this week🧇🔥 • Duck and Waffle • Classic Buttermilk • The Full Elvis • Caramelized Banana • Hamachi Tacos • Torched Salmon Crispy Rice • Korean Short Ribs • Spanish Octopus
The Hungry Post
Pasta e Basta is a cozy Italian restaurant in Midtown that you already know we love. This time we stopped by to try their new brunch menu and we’re what you need to know 👇🍝 Their menu currently offers a variety of paninis and pasta trios, perfect for sharing and for those who always want a little bit of everything 👀 We kicked off our meal with the Panino Polpette e Mozzarella, but the Trio Romano stole the show. For $69 you get this pasta tower that includes Rigatoni Carbonara, Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe and Rigatoni Amatriciana. And the best part? You can now customize your own trio for $79. For dessert we had the Nutella crepes and the tiramisu which is always🔥 PS: If you’re brave enough to dine with a toddler they’ve got a kids menu too and a whole lot of patience ❤️
Dish Miami
Miami Spice Dinner at Kissaki Yes, yes, y’all, the holy month for Miami foodies is finally here. August is when Miami Spice is in full swing, and this year many of our favorite restaurants are participating. Luckily, Kissaki is no exception. The South of Fifth Kaiseki restaurant is bringing the heat with its $45 3-course dinner menu. Starters include options like hamachi tiradito with serrano chilis and sudashi-soy or Chef’s signature 4-piece nigiri flight. For entrees, there’s miso black cod or wagyu fried rice topped with a poached egg. Then, for dessert, choose between bruleed torija, bourbon-spiked peach cobbler, or ice cream. We can’t wait. August 15.
The Hungry Post
JAGUAR SUN Downtown Jaguar Sun is probably our favorite place in Miami. Some may say it’s a cocktail bar, others, a restaurant with an awesome pasta selection. We’d like to think of it as a combination of both. And there’s something about the vibe that makes you want to chat with the person next to you. Our favorite dishes include the Hokkaido Scallop, the Wagyu Beef Carpaccio with the most delish charred leek aioli, Agnolotti with blue crab, and the Spicy Rigatoni. Make sure to ask if there are any new dishes or off-menu items, sometimes they’ll have something to share with you. Leave room for a Wolf Whistle, their version of a tequila espresso martini paired with dessert.
Secret Miami
Bring your furry fiends along to brunch this weekend! It’s not uncommon to find sweet pooches accompanying their owners for weekend brunch in GreenStreet Cafe’s expansive patio. Whether you’re at GreenStreet for an omelette or their Nutella-filled French toast, the best part about bringing your best friend along is that they’ll usually get a little treat of bacon slices or pieces of grilled chicken, as well as their own bowl of ice water.
Miami Guide
Where to Celebrate National Tequila Day in Miami? The Henry is your go-to spot for both satisfying Happy Hour and delicious brunches. The Henry in Brickell City Centre throws a happy hour fiesta with $12 bites and specialty cocktails from 3-7 PM, Monday through Friday. Their bar and patio are the perfect spots to celebrate with their SMOKED PINEAPPLE MARGARITA or the classic GREATEST NEIGHBORHOOD MARGARITA. They also have $7 beers and $10 wines for those with different tastes.
Dish Miami
Miami Barsecco Restaurant Enjoy their tantalizing margaritas—the spicy cucumber margarita will awaken your taste buds—and pair them with gourmet tacos. The eatery and lounge is home to some delicious wagyu Asian street tacos, birria taquitos, and baja chicken tacos. Stylish restaurant + lounge transforming from bright and airy to sensual and inviting by night. Open for Happy Hour, Dinner, Late-night & Brunch. Every Wednesday, all ladies receive a complimentary glass of Prosecco. 🥂 Cheers!
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THE ROOFTOP GUIDE
Area 31: a rooftop bar and rooftop restaurant, offering fantastic views over Miami's skyscrapers and the Miami River, as well as great food created by Executive Chef Wolfgang Birk. Perched on the 16th floor of the great Kimpton EPIC Hotel in downtown Miami. Focusing mainly on innovative seafood, the rooftop is open from early morning to late evening for food an drinks, and during weekends also for a Miami rooftop brunch. Starting already at 8am, this is heaven for the early birds, where you can indulge in more classics brunch-dishes like 'Buttermilk Pancakes' and 'Main Lobster and Crab Benedict', as well as more unusual items like 'Korean BBQ Short Ribtaco' and 'Fresh Whole Fish'. To complete the menu, Mimosas, Bellinis, Aperol Spritz and Bloddy Mary's are (of course) also available. When: Saturday & Sunday, 8am - 2pm
Time Out Miami
Cocktail Celebrations at Cafe La Trova Little Havana’s award-winning cantinero cocktail haven toasts July with back-to-back parties celebrating—what else?—classic cocktails. Kick-off National Mojito Day on July 11th with $8 classic and exotic mango mojitos from 4pm to midnight. Then, drink to National Daiquiri Day on the 19th with three $8 signature daiquiris, featuring a guest bartender straight from Cuba’s famed Floridita Bar. Top off the fiestas with a night of Tequila Mijenta on the 24th, featuring 1-oz pours for $24 all night long. ¡Salud!
Miami Bucket List
Smorgasburg Miami Expect a full bar, live music, and 20+ of the best food vendors in all of Miami. Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, attracting thousands of people to Brooklyn, Manhattan, Jersey City, Los Angeles, and now Miami, each weekend, to eat from dozens of local vendors. It launched May 21, 2011, as a spinoff of Brooklyn Flea (founded in 2008), and has since launched dozens of small businesses and attracted millions of visitors. The New York Times dubbed Smorgasburg “The Woodstock of Eating.” Smorgasburg expanded in June 2016 with a Sunday market for 70 vendors in downtown Los Angeles that attracts 10,000 people weekly. In 2019 a Friday market at the Oculus at the World Trade Center opened, followed in May 2021 with a weekly Saturday market in Jersey City. Smorgasburg also operates annual pop-ups in Osaka, Japan, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Smorgasburg Miami is open every Friday from 5:30-10:30pm at 1100 Lincoln Road and Saturday and Sunday from 12-8pm at 2600 NW 2nd Avenue with 60+ vendors from South Florida and beyond. The Miami New Times dubbed Smorgasburg Miami the "Nirvana for Eaters.”
Miami Guide
Unwind to Classic Cocktails and Cutting-Edge Beats at Jolene Sound Room Jolene Sound Room: Descend into the heart of Downtown’s resurgent Flagler Street and discover Jolene Sound Room, a midcentury-inspired escape. This hidden gem boasts a state-of-the-art sound system and a laid-back 1970s aesthetic. The dance floor pulsates with the best of disco, house, and techno from international DJs, while award-winning cocktails keep the energy high. THURSDAY - SUNDAY 10:00PM - 4:00AM
Time Out Miami
The best view in Miami and the city's finest representation of Peruvian Nikkei puts out a brunch that ought to be on the list of anyone who relishes a midday splurge. Aside from executive chef Diego Oka buffet, the brunch includes a full entree from the dinner menu and also a tower of desserts delivered tableside. The $135 price includes endless pours of many drink options, including the house specialty pisco sour, a fresh, foamy cocktail that'll get your Sunday started right.
Dish Miami
Saturday, July 6: Special July 4 Barbecue at RED South Beach Join us for a feast of all five senses this weekend as we indulge in a special Barbecue menu curated by Chef Peter Vauthy of RED South Beach. If you know, you know — this is the spot for all things meat, and Chef doesn’t skimp on quality or quantity. The prix fixe menu will include succulent brisket, tender ribs, bone marrow, a massive tomahawk steak, and cornbread, all culminating in a sweet finale of peach cobbler. It’s all our barbecue dreams come true and then some. The BBQ special will be happening all July 4 weekend from the 4 to the 7. Whether you’re a regular patron or a first-time visitor, this menu is not to be missed. See you there and come hungry! P.S. Reservations are highly recommended.
Miami Bucket List
Back 2 The Video Store: A 90s Speakeasy Bar - Miami Time to go back… Back 2 The Video Store for a unique drinking experience inspired by the art of renting videos during the greatest throwback era. 🍸 Choose your movie-themed cocktails of the night as you browse the video store shelves. Instead of pulling down a movie, now your selection off the wall will be how you choose your drinks. With curated cocktails inspired by award-winning films, which will be your top pick? 📼 You’ll enter this hidden Video Store Bar and transport back to a simpler time - where Friday nights at the video store was an experience! From lava lamps to pog-playing stations & very memorable TV/Film scenes turned into photo moments, there is no shortage of things to blast you back in time!
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The Hungry Post
FLOUR & WEIRDOUGHS Keep this handy when you’re looking for the best breakfast spot in Miami. It’s also a great place to work from. There’s indoor seating and it’s pretty quiet during weekdays, after the morning rush. So, if you live in Brickell, you work from home and need a break from your apartment. Cross the bridge, you’ll be in bakery heaven in 10 to 15 minutes. Flour and Weirdoughs is a rustic bakery that mills its flour in-house. All their sourdough breads are organic and filled with nutrients. If you’re looking for a ready-to-go breakfast item, we’d go for their eggs deep danish with eggs, bacon, and cheese; a simple basic AF croissant (yes, that’s the name), ham and cheese croissant, or their famous It’s brisket b*tch croissant named after Britney Spears that comes with provolone, grain mustard, cured brisket (they cure it in-house for 11 days). And let’s just say, this is our favorite croissant in Miami.
The Hungry Post
The island of Key Biscayne is lucky to have what we think is the best bakery in Miami. Technically it’s not a restaurant, but it’s home to our favorite croissants and sourdough bread. Luckily for you, Flour and Weirdoughs is the spot to come before the beach with your friends or family on the weekends too. It’s also a great place to work from. There’s indoor seating and it’s pretty quiet during weekdays, after the morning rush. So, if you live in Brickell, you work from home and need a break from your apartment. Cross the bridge, you’ll be in bakery heaven in 10 to 15 minutes. Flour and Weirdoughs is a rustic bakery that mills its flour in-house. All their sourdough breads are organic and filled with nutrients. If you’re looking for a ready-to-go breakfast item, we’d go for their eggs deep Danish with eggs, bacon, and cheese; a simple basic AF croissant (yes, that’s the name), ham and cheese croissant, or their famous It’s brisket b*tch croissant named after Britney Spears that comes with provolone, grain mustard, cured brisket (they cure it in-house for 11 days). You’ll never miss Paris again… Ok, you will but not for the croissants.
Dish Miami
Celebrate this 4th of July at @red_southbeach 🥩 Join them on the patio as chef Peter fires up the grill with a special BBQ menu and RED classic dishes. Pair your dinner with one of their hand-crafted cocktails. Doors open at 4PM - come celebrate!
Secret Miami
Soak up the sun on a breezy rooftop of the Sugar, Brickell! Nestled on the 40th floor of EAST Miami — making it the city’s highest rooftop bar — Sugar offers 360-views of Brickell paired with tasty cocktails and a swank crowd. Beware though — it’s quite popular so booking a table ahead of time, especially if you’ll be wanting something to eat, is highly recommended!
Time Out Miami
You can't buy happiness, but you can buy donuts 🍩 The best donuts in Miami include simple classics, over-the-top creations and even decadent savory treats. 1. The Salty Donut These donut wizards churn out fluffy, sweet creations that are stuffed, injected and topped with wonderfulness ranging from creamy guava to crispy bacon. The nationwide expansion from its original Wynwood location means the long lines have largely been eliminated (good news for those who need a sweet fix and quick). What to choose? The guava and cheese is uniquely Miami, ideally washed down with a Cinnamon Cereal Milk Latte. (The Salty has a stellar coffee program, too.) 2. Max’d Out Donuts Pastry chef Max Santiago, self-proclaimed “Miami Donut King,” helped found The Salty before leaving in 2017 to start his Fort Lauderdale-based Batch the Cookie Company. In 2022, he started making some of Miami’s best donuts from a strip mall spot in North Miami Beach. The 52 flavors at Max'd Out range from the classics to the wildly creative. Take the OG Original Glazed, a 24-hour raised brioche dough bathed in buttermilk-vanilla-bean glaze. We're partial to the Cafe Con Leche: another brioche variation topped with cinnamon-espresso dust, coffee glaze and a cream cheese spiral. 14871 Biscayne Blvd, North Miami Beach 3. Mojo Donuts & Fried Chicken Guy Fieri gave it two flaming thumbs up on his ode to calories, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and for good reason. Everything your inner child ever wanted to stuff on (and in) a donut gets stuffed on and in donuts here, from Fruity Pebbles to flan. Plus, fried chicken! Come hungry, leave semi-conscious.
Must-Try Local Restaurants in Cutler Bay Near Miami
If you're looking to explore local restaurants that showcase the best of Cutler Bay's dining scene, you're in for a treat. Nestled just south of Miami, Cutler Bay offers a unique array of dining experiences that cater to foodies and casual diners alike. From cozy brunch spots to trendy dinner restaurants with a vibrant cocktail scene, this area has it all. Here, we'll dive into some of the local secrets and culinary delights that you won't want to miss.
Casual Brunch Spots You'll Love
One of the top brunch spots in Cutler Bay is El Churrasco Brunch House. Known for its warm and inviting ambiance, this local favorite serves up a variety of mouth-watering brunch options. Their fluffy pancakes and savory omelettes are showstoppers, but locals often rave about the signature Churrasco Steak and Eggs. If you’re looking for something lighter, their freshly baked pastries and artisan coffee are perfect to kickstart your morning.
Green Life Brunch Café is another gem that has rapidly gained popularity among locals. Their menu focuses on wholesome, organic ingredients that cater to both health-conscious foodies and those looking for a delicious breakfast experience. Must-try dishes include the Avocado Toast with Poached Eggs and their nutrient-packed Smoothie Bowls. Don't forget to try one of their fresh-pressed juices for a refreshing pick-me-up!
Trending Dinner Destinations
For an unforgettable dinner experience, head to Bella Vita Italian Restaurant. This upscale establishment prides itself on its authentic Italian cuisine, offering everything from hand-made pasta to delectable seafood dishes. Their house-special Ravioli Aurora and the fresh Caprese Salad are local favorites, but make sure to leave room for their Tiramisu, a dessert that will end your evening on a high note.
Another dining destination making waves in Cutler Bay’s food scene is Flavors of Lima. This Peruvian-inspired eatery has won over locals with its diverse menu and contemporary décor. Signature dishes like the Ceviche Mixto and Lomo Saltado are absolute must-tries. If you're a seafood enthusiast, you’ll find their Arroz con Mariscos particularly delightful. The nuanced flavors promise to transport your taste buds straight to the heart of Peru.
Enjoy Happy Hour and Cocktails
If you're looking for a place to unwind with a cocktail, The Tipsy Mermaid is where you want to be. Known for its laid-back beachy vibe, this bar offers an impressive selection of craft cocktails and local brews. Their signature Tipsy Mermaid Punch is a crowd favorite, combining tropical flavors with a charming presentation. Pair your drink with appetizers like the Crispy Calamari or Coconut Shrimp for the perfect happy hour experience.
For those who prefer a more sophisticated atmosphere, The Vintage Lounge offers a curated selection of wines and craft cocktails. This stylish bar is a local hotspot, especially during their weekend live music sessions. Signature cocktails such as the Raspberry Thyme Smash and the Classic Old Fashioned are expertly crafted and highly recommended. Don't miss their Cheese and Charcuterie Boards, which make for an ideal pairing with your drink choice.
Hidden Gems and Local Insights
While Cutler Bay offers a range of dining establishments, some hidden gems might not be on your radar yet. Café Deville, a quaint little bistro, offers a unique blend of French and Cuban cuisines. Their Croissant-filled Cuban Sandwich is a culinary masterpiece that merges the best of both worlds. Locals also recommend trying their specialty Café con Leche, a rich and aromatic coffee that pairs perfectly with their homemade pastries.
Exploring Cutler Bay wouldn’t be complete without a visit to La Playa Tacos & Grill. This laid-back eatery serves some of the best street-style tacos in the area. Grilled to perfection, their Carne Asada Tacos are a standout, while the Baja Fish Tacos provide a deliciously crispy option. The restaurant’s vibrant outdoor seating area is great for enjoying your meal under the Florida sun. Don't forget to try their house-made salsas to add an extra kick to your meal.
Trendy Spots for Foodies
Foodies looking for the latest trends will find a haven in Cutler Bay. Serendipity Sushi is redefining the sushi experience with their innovative takes on traditional rolls. Their Flaming Dragon Roll, filled with spicy tuna and topped with thinly sliced jalapeños, is a perfect example of their creative flair. The restaurant also offers a variety of sake options, making it a complete dining experience for sushi enthusiasts.
For those with a sweet tooth, The Sweet Spot offers dessert lovers a paradise of treats. From their decadent Chocolate Lava Cakes to their towering Milkshake creations, this trendy dessert bar is a must-visit. They offer a rotating selection of artisanal ice creams, allowing you to try something new on each visit. The cozy interior with its Instagrammable wall art makes it a popular spot for both enjoying desserts and capturing memories.
Exploring the Local Dining Scene
Cutler Bay's local dining scene is a vibrant tapestry of flavors and experiences. From charming brunch cafes to high-end dining and unique hidden gems, there's something for every palate. Whether you're a local resident or a visitor, these culinary destinations provide not just meals, but memorable experiences. Next time you're in Cutler Bay, make sure to seek out the local secrets and trending spots that make this area a true foodie's delight.
