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Ten Best Miami Restaurants to Open in 2014

1. N Shabu Shabu

8.9
661 Brickell Key Dr, Miami, FL
Japanese Restaurant · Brickell Key · 35 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: For $80 per person (plus tax and tip), at N by Naoe chef Cory prepares his "chef's choice" menu at a communal table.

2. Zak the Baker

9.1
405 NW 26th St, Miami, FL
Bakery · Wynwood-Edgewater · 94 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: The Wynwood café serves "toasts," Zak's name for open-faced sandwiches topped with fish, cheese, or vegetables; homemade soups, salads, and freshly baked breads ($6).

3. Drunken Dragon

1424 Alton Rd, Miami Beach, FL
Korean Restaurant · Flamingo-Lummus · 44 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: Part modern, part MiMo, this intimate restaurant is both aesthetically interesting and delicious.

4. l'echon brasserie

6261 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL
French Restaurant · Ocean Front · 10 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: The Pubbelly boys are a major Miami force, and their newest establishment, L'echon Brasserie, their foray into French cuisine, is garnering rave reviews.

5. Oolite Restaurant & Bar

1661 Pennsylvania Ave (17th Street), Miami Beach, FL
Restaurant · City Center · 23 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: Eat Kris Wessel's food and you'll get the real South Florida. This native son combines his love of fresh, seasonal ingredients with his passion for a good story.

6. Shikany

251 NW 25th St, Wynwood, FL
Restaurant · Wynwood-Edgewater · 2 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: Take advantage of the summer lull, because once the New Yorkers return to Miami, reservations will be difficult (if not impossible) to secure.

1826 is one of Ten Best Miami Restaurants to Open in 2014.

7. 1826

1826 Collins Ave (18th Street), Miami Beach, FL
American Restaurant · City Center · 17 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: The Windy City's loss is Miami's gain, because chef Danny Grant brings his A-game with food that's precise, gorgeous, and delicious.

8. Basil Park

17608 Collins Ave, Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Restaurant · 25 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: There are kale chips ($7) on the menu. But there's also a juicy all-natural rotisserie chicken ($10/30); steamed local snapper ($26); and a 12-ounce grass-fed rib eye ($36).

9. Original Uncle Tom's Barbecue

5.9
3988 Street,Southwest 8th, Coral Gables, FL
BBQ Joint · Granada · 23 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: Uncle Tom's reopened in June 2014 with a menu full of authentic pit barbecue items like brisket ($10.95), baby-back ribs ($19.95), and chicken ($9.95). Great barbecue at a good price.

10. Uvaggio Wine Bar

8.1
70 Miracle Mile (Miracle Mile), Coral Gables, FL
Wine Bar · 12 tips and reviews

Miami New TimesMiami New Times: Order from the small yet satisfying menu that consists of items like salt cod croquetas ($5) and octopus "naranja agria" ($16), and allow your server to select the proper pairings for your meal.