Miami's Best Romantic Date Spot 2008

This cozy South Beach spot is one of Miami’s best Italian restaurants.

Reviews:

• “Best Homemade Italian Dishes”
• “Wonderful food, wine, and service”
• “CHOOSY NEW YORKERS IMPRESSED!”
• “The worst food I’ll ever eaten, and very expensive.”
• “A Perfect Dinner”

Tips: You might not expect such a tiny restaurant to have a private dining room, but Escopazzo does. Reserve the space well in advance.

Escopazzo or email Escopazzo

A view of the sea and a feast from its waters are guaranteed at this Coral Gables seafood grill.

Reviews:

• “Ultimate Romance and Great Food!”
• “Great customer service and the ambience was romantic”
• “Great ambience, poor food”
• “Great ambiance, service, and food!”
• “A Hidden Pearl”

Tips: This isn’t the easiest restaurant to find. Once you enter the park, just stay on the main road. Eventually you’ll drive right into the Grill’s parking lot.

Red Fish Grill

This rococo Miami institution celebrates the joys of living (and dining) large.

Reviews:

• “gfdgf gd g gf gf”
• “Beautiful Place but…”
• “Charming European ambiance, bring a flashlight (the servers do), great food, great service”
• “Lost in Miami”
• “I won’t be back”

Tips: The romantically inclined should ask for a table under the low pressed-tin ceiling on the right side of the dining room, where it’s possible to sit side by side on comfy sofas.

The Forge or email The Forge

Glamazons and members of the nocturnal jet set party at this spacious Asian-inspired club.

Reviews:

• “Best Outdoor/Indoor venue to meet people”
• “Awesome Outdoor area”
• “Simply Intoxicating”
• “RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL”
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Tips: Different DJs—including many well-known ones—play nightly; call or check the website for details.

Opium Garden

Eye candy comfort food that is almost too pretty to eat seals the deal at this posh South Beach eatery.

Reviews:

• “is it a club? or a restaurant?”
• “Amazing Service”
• “Spend your money elsewhere.”
• “Mediocre”
• “wish i lived in miami for this reason!”

Tips: If you’ve got the gut—and the pocketbook—make room and money for the $89 chocolate fountain dessert that features four pounds of bubbling chocolaty goodness and plenty of things to dip.

Barton G or email Barton G

Understated elegance meets haute world cuisine on the edge of Biscayne Bay.

Reviews:

• “Amazing Everything I felt like a King!!”
• “Best anniversary”
• “Exquisite”
• “Miami’s Best”
• “Very Dissapointed”

Tips: No cheap stuff on this list—you can drop $7,999 for a 1976 Petrus. Or spend a paltry $81 for a 1995 Burgundy from Domaine Roulot, which hints at anise and the region’s limestone soil—and goes well with both meat and seafood.

Azul

Located on the Biscayne Bay, this surf-and-turf restaurant offers one of the best views in the city.

Reviews:

• “best sunday brunch”
• “Great Service”
• “Terrible reviews for last 2 years – get new managment”
• “Not a good review since 2006”
• “CROWDED, HOT AND $$$$”

Tips: Don’t miss the Sunday brunch (reservations recommended) or a meal at sunset, when the view overlooking downtown Miami is stunning.

Rusty Pelican

Small, unassuming South Beach club gets rowdier as the night grows long.

Reviews:

• “Great place to eat a late night dinner”

Tips: The signature drink is the South Beach Punch available in five boxing class categories, determining its strength—from Flyweight (one shot of rum) to Knockout (five different types of rum).

Ruby Lounge

It’s still trendy and still more fun with a few close friends than alone.

Reviews:

• “The VIP chick puts out”
• “Great Local Spot on the Beach – New Owners and Scene”
• “A Great Night”
• “Shady”
• “WORSE BAR IN SOUTH BEACH”

Tips: There are no seats. So, ask for a bed, any bed, or you’ll end up standing.

B.E.D.

Husband and wife team of Johnson and Wales culinary school grads offer up upscale European eats in downtown South Miami.

Reviews:

• “Best in South Miami”
• “Fabulous fusion cuisine and unique selection of wines-”
• “amazing”

Tips: If you come after 6pm, free parking is available in the lot behind the restaurant.

Alta Cocina

Beach-front restaurant inside the Grove Isle Hotel serves dishes like omelets, lobster bisque, caviar, herbed sea bass and wood-roasted pizza.

Reviews:

• “DONT WASTE YOUR TIME”
• “Beautiful Ambience”
• “Not sure I would return..”

Tips: Captivating bay views are available if you request a window seat, but if the weather’s right ask to sit outside, where you will dine even closer to the water under draped canopies.

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