The modest façade and dining room keep in step with the neighborhood. That doesn't matter to patrons, however, who pack the restaurant and make reservations essential. Patrons often flip through the regular menu, then abandon it in favor of the lengthy list of daily specials, which are at the heart of Osteria's cookery. Pastas are a house specialty. There's seafood linguine in a tomato-rich broth or veal ravioli with brown butter and fried sage. More...
Located in an unassuming storefront beneath the ultrasceney crobar nightclub, it's hard to believe that Osteria del Teatro is the best Italian bistro on the beach. What it might be lacking in decor is certainly not absent in the elaborate cuisine. Regulars who swear by this place won't even bother looking at the menu; instead they concentrate on the enormous changing list of specials on the blackboard. More...
Everything is homemade at this award-winner tucked inside the stylish Art Deco District of South Beach. The tiny, intimate dining room is comfortable and elegant in a rustic sort of way, and the small size makes you feel like you have made a special secret discovery – even though there is always a wait thanks to a loyal roster of regulars. But the excellent staff will never make you feel rushed, as you enjoy succulent seafood, fresh al dente pasta, tongue-tingling sauces and hearty just-baked bread. Superb Italian wines, rich cappuccino and stellar desserts complete the picture. More...
Regulars know the pink menu is hardly worth a glance; they focus instead on the first interchangeable white page, or on the blackboard, or on the waiter as he reels off the impossibly long list of specials. And special they are -- juicy chicken breast sautéed with shallots and sun-dried tomatoes in a champagne cream sauce; seafood baked with linguine, garlic, tomatoes, and olive oil in parchment paper; homemade ravioli stuffed with scallops and crab in lobster sauce. More...
Don't be turned off by Osteria del Teatro's location directly beneath Crobar, one of South Beach's hottest, loudest dance clubs. Osteria was there first, back when Crobar was known as the art deco Cameo Theater -- hence the name "del Teatro." And what you'll discover inside this nondescript restaurant below the theater is an edible drama of exquisite -- some say the best -- Italian food in Miami. More...
Serving fine Northern Italian Cuisine, this first place winner of "Taste of the Beach" for three consecutive years features homemade pastas, breads and deserts. More...