Where to eat in Miami

Executive Member Joined: Oct 16 2007 Posts: 288

I'm planning a vacation in Miami Florida; miami beach and Bal Harbour.
Are there any chocolate or sweet stores where I could buy a nice arrangement for the people we'll be staying with for shabbos?
Also, anyone know of a good place to eat for breakfast/lunch/Dinner? what would you recommend?

Thanks,

Executive Member Joined: Jun 05 2008 Posts: 271

The only thing I can help you with is a dinner situation. Even if you are not a steak fan (like my husband and I)grill time in miami has the absolutel best steak I've ever had. And the service is excellent

Platinum Member Joined: Dec 26 2005 Age: 30 Posts: 10518

Go to http://shamash.org/kosher/ and the dropdown menu has Miami on the list.

When we went to Miami, that's the list we used, and we loved the restaurants we went to!
Definitely check out some of the Thai places!

Silver Member Joined: Feb 20 2009 Posts: 706

there's a new chocolate store on 41st (miami beach) called schakolad- they will def have something appropriate for a gift.

some of my favorite restaurants:
for breakfast/lunch- tasti cafe (not cholov yisrael), lofty latte
for dinner: grill time, rare, cinecita (prob spelled wrong)

miami beach also has shemtov's pizza, bagel time, and kosher dunkin donuts (not cholov yisrael)

have fun!

Posted: Tue, Nov 03 2009, 8:03 pm Post subject: re: Where to eat in Miami

The Italian Fleishig restaurant in Bal Harbor is great. I don't remember the name of it.
Also the Thia place in North Miami is wonderful, and if I remember correctly, not too expensive.
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Senior Member Joined: Sep 24 2009 Posts: 100

If you go up to North Miami Beach, there's The Sweet Tooth and Le Choclatier.

Executive Member Joined: Oct 16 2007 Posts: 288

Thanks all for the references. I checked out Shamash.org - there are so many options!

Posted: Wed, Nov 04 2009, 11:22 am Post subject:

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There's always 2for1 pizza!

Executive Member Joined: Jul 10 2008 Posts: 390

YUM... the restaurants in Miami are delicious. So many choices. A warning though-they are always closing and opening and hashgachas can get pulled, so call and check every restaurant before you go there. I learned this the hard way. Hmm... my personal faves
1. Cinecitta-that's in Bal harbour and it has some delicious food-homemade pastas and heaven desserts.
2. China Bistro in Waterways-
3. Gourmet Carrot in South Beach-
4.I happen to love the sushi at Thai Treats,
I have heard rave reviews about Rare, but have never been,
My last visit down there my dh and I ate at a restaurant on Collins called Pagoda, and we had the best dinner ever. Sadly, I think it has since closed. But if it's still open it's delicious.

A money saving tip. On restaurant.com they often have deals where you can buy gifts certificates for lets say $50 off a $100 meal, or $25 off of $50 meal. And sometimes the website has specials where you can buy the certificates for only $3-8. So it's worth checking out to see of there are any specials on Kosher restaurants. Dansdeals.com, will often post the kosher restaurant specials.

Enjoy.

Gold Member Joined: Apr 23 2007 Posts: 1363

If you go up to Aventura/N Miami we love China Bistro

Gold Member Joined: Feb 07 2008 Posts: 1223

my faviortie place in miami is sarah's ...yum!

Gold Member Joined: Jul 20 2007 Posts: 1376

Grill time is great for suppers. I was never served how I was served there. For breakfast Id go to sarahs tent and buy some fresh food yummy baguets with herring and veggie salad. Huge selection.
Have fun!
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Posted: Fri, Nov 06 2009, 1:05 am Post subject: re: Where to eat in Miami

If you go to Thai Treats, make sure to order some rice noodles!

Posted: Fri, Nov 06 2009, 1:24 am Post subject: re: Where to eat in Miami

The following were all great:
mr chopsticks
china Bistro
Bagel time
gene (or something like this cant remmeber) in the waterway

Also the new chocolate shop has some really good stuff, not everything there is chalav yisrael though.

Enjoy and good luck

Executive Member Joined: Oct 16 2007 Posts: 288

thanks all
I went to Shakolad - the new chocolate store - was very impressed. They were very accomadating, most of the store was not chalav yisroel, but there was still a nice selection.
As far as restaurants, seventeen, Sushi grill, shemtov's, bagel time (one more in waterways, by the bay next to Sarah's tent, I can't remember now) were all good.
my only disappointment was CineCitta Cafe in Bal Harbor - Food was ok, BUT I got food poisoning from there. (I know for sure it was from there, cuz I hadn't eaten anything from the morning, and then went there for dinner, and didn't eat anything after that) I went there the night b4 I left, and I was up all night vomiting etc. and had a flight in the morning...I left Florida sick. Evil or Very Mad