Miami and Miami Beach—currently in the art world spotlight with the return of the annual superfair, Art Basel —are home to umpteen quality restaurants.

This number skyrocketed in the pandemic years, as entrepreneurs and consumers alike fled to the Sunshine State for its lax rules, lack of state income tax and agreeable weather. Pre-Covid, I used to tell people that Miami kind of felt like a great secret hidden in plain sight. That’s no longer the case, and while many bemoan the vanishing of “old” Miami, its current popularity has brought with it a litany of investment—restaurant and bar openings very much included. But that’s not to say some of the old guard hasn’t stuck around…

Below, we’ve selected a mix of places then-and-now; each is a uniquely Miamian experience unto itself, and

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