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The restaurant that opened its first U.S. location on Lincoln Road in 1997 reopened Sept. 17 at 1022 Lincoln Road, taking over from Issabella's after nearly five years.
North Beach has the smallest Miami Spice lineup on Miami Beach this year — just 6 restaurants, spanning Italian, Japanese, Turkish and contemporary American. Here's the full rundown, through September 30.
Mid Beach's Miami Spice lineup is smaller than South Beach's but concentrated around two of the neighborhood's most distinctive destinations — the Faena District and the Fontainebleau. Here's the full list of all 18 participants, plus where to start, through September 30.
South Beach has more Miami Spice restaurants than any other stretch of Miami Beach this year — 67 in all, from Ocean Drive institutions to newer arrivals along Collins Avenue. Here's where to book, plus a few standouts, through September 30.
The two-month restaurant promotion marks its 25th year August 1 through September 30, with $40 lunch and brunch menus, $50 and $65 dinners, and a new Reserve tier starting at $95 at more than 300 restaurants across Greater Miami and Miami Beach.
CAO Bakery & Café is suing virtual restaurant brand Hatch House, seeking more than $80,000 over allegedly unpaid revenue from ghost kitchen operations at three South Florida locations, including one on Miami Beach's Alton Road.
A Miami janitorial firm has sued the owner of the now-closed Barton G. restaurant at 1427 West Ave., seeking $41,305 in unpaid bills and alleging shell companies were used to dodge the debt.