The best new restaurants of 2025
The best places we ate in Miami this year
Dec
16
2025
These are the best new restaurants of 2025.
In 2025, The Hungry Post team did plenty of eating and drinking. We explored our neighborhood favorites and visited over 200 restaurants—some, more than once.
Every year, we create a guide spotlighting the Best New Restaurants that opened. This year, we’ve chosen to focus on the places that we feel elevate Miami’s dining scene with their exceptional flavors, techniques, creativity, and dedication to delivering unforgettable experiences. These are the places that made us think, “Damn, Miami, you continue to impress.”
To everyone behind these restaurants (and all restaurants): thank you for what you do every day. We’re so grateful.
BAR BUCCE
Neighborhood: Little River
Address: 7220 N Miami Ave
Cuisine: Italian, pizza, wine bar
Bar Bucce quickly became one of our favorite new spots in Miami in 2025. We’ve been craving more casual places like this, and we’re so glad the team behind Macchialina read our minds.
Bar Bucce is a lot of things. It’s a marketplace where you can pick up ready-to-heat Baked Zitis, scratch-made pasta sauces, and an incredible wine selection curated by co-owner Jacqueline Pirolo. (Take a bottle to go or pop it open there for a corkage fee.) You’ll also find rare olive oils, Italian Galeffi Effervescent Antacid, and fun snacks perfect for hosting at home.
It’s a casual counter-service restaurant where you order at the register and choose your seat. There are limited tables inside and a lively, spacious outdoor patio. If you sit at the indoor/outdoor bar, the team will take your order from there.
Chef Michael Pirolo has crafted a fun Italian menu featuring antipasti, grilled dishes, pizzas, salumi & cheese, and a little gelato for dessert. The menu changes often. Some of our favorite dishes include the house-made Porchetta di Casa—paper-thin and full of flavor; and the Blu di Capra, an Italian goat milk cheese served with hazelnuts and mostarda jam. Don’t skip the Shrimp Pie topped with tomato, cream, rock shrimp, sweet onion, and stracciatella. Pair it with the Zucchini Scapece with garlic, mint, and white balsamic, or the Grilled Shrooms with chickpeas, jalapeño, artichokes, and pickled eggplant.
The best part? You don’t need a reservation. Bar Bucce is fully walk-in, casual, and exactly what the neighborhood needs.
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PARI PARI HANDROLL BAR
Neighborhood: Wynwood
Address: 127 NW 27th St Suite 105
Cuisine: Japanese, handrolls, sushi
Pari Pari is a new 24-seat handroll and sushi bar in Wynwood, founded by three friends from Paris. The experience is casual with the coolest branding, built around crispy nori, warm rice, and fresh fish. Chef Yasu Tanaka, of Sushi Yasu Tanaka, leads the kitchen with a minimalist style offering sashimi appetizers like hamachi jalapeño with ponzu and chimichurri, salmon carpaccio with passion fruit and shiso, and tuna carpaccio with negi garlic oil and kizami wasabi. Handrolls range from classics such as salmon avocado, akami tuna cucumber, and toro taku, to signatures including A5 wagyu aburi, spicy scallops, toro caviar, uni toro, and uni wagyu, with the option to add a caviar bump. They offer three curated sets featuring 3 to 5 handrolls, with prices ranging from $23 to $39.
Desserts are crafted by Parisian pastry chef Yann Couvreur, offering mango coconut passion fruit cake and black sesame ice cream topped with matcha, paired with Liger’s chocolate chip cookie. The space is about natural textures, beige to blue tones, and a blend of Tokyo minimalism and Parisian ease. Pari Pari is open Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner with counter seating only. It’s great for a small group. Think lunch for two, a casual date night, we’d also bring a client here.
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ATOMICA
Neighborhood: Design District
Address: MIA Market, 140 NE 39th St #241
Cuisine: Modern Peruvian
Chef Carmen Florencia Ibarra, a former Hell’s Kitchen participant with experience at Itamae and COTE, and Chef Javier Cussato, part of the award-winning La Mar Cebicheria Peruana team under the Acurio International Restaurant Group, joined forces to bring their dream project, Atomica, to life.
Located inside the MIA Market food hall in the Design District, Atomica delivers bold, eclectic flavors that feel elevated and impressive, especially from their tiny and modest kitchen. Highlights include the Atomicausa, made with blue crab, avocado, fermented tomato jam, garlic chips, and Aji sauce; the fried shrimp with black tempura sauce; and the Tuna & Palta, featuring thinly sliced tuna, leche de tigre, charred avocado, crispy capers, onions, olive oil, and cilantro. If you’re serious about exceptional food, this spot deserves a place on your list—thank us later. If you have to pick one ceviche, go with the Atomica Cebiche Blanco. It features a sunchoke leche de tigre, charred sweet potato, yellow corn nuts, and artichoke chips. It’s incredibly thoughtful, beautifully balanced, and packed with flavor.
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FRATESI’S PIZZA
Neighborhood: Downtown
Address: 69 E Flagler St
Cuisine: American, pizza
Fratesi’s Pizza, one of our favorite thin-slice pop-ups, now has a permanent home in Downtown. You won’t find pizzas in Miami like this. At Fratesi’s, it’s all about the super-thin crust with a cheesy “costra” that crisps all the way to the edge. If you love this style of pizza, you’ll quickly become a regular.
The space gives family vibes and feels nostalgic in a way that reminds us of growing up and going to TGI Fridays; they even have those Tiffany lamps. This might just be us, but it just feels very familiar.
We love that the menu is simple and focused on pizza, with a couple of salads and the extras you actually want for your pie. Our favorite pies include the Pepperoni with seasoned tomatoes, pecorino romano, oregano, whole milk mozzarella, pork pepperoni, and grana padano; and Cosmo’s Moon with whole milk mozzarella, pecorino romano, seasoned ricotta, fresh mozzarella, and grana padano. Don’t skip the Tahini Caesar with romaine lettuce, tahini Caesar dressing, seasoned semolina breadcrumbs, finished with grana padano.
They also have dine-in-only specials worth checking out.
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SHISO
Neighborhood: Wynwood
Address: 239 NW 28th St
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Chef Raheem Sealey, known for his work at KYU and Drinking Pig BBQ, has opened Shiso, an Asian smokehouse in Wynwood. This personal project blends his Caribbean roots with Japanese techniques and wood-fired barbecue. The menu includes dishes like the build-your-own Smoked Short Rib with sushi rice, BBQ, and pickles, and the Oxtail Udon Noodle with braised oxtail, jus, and cured egg yolk. For dessert, go with the Japanese Sweet Potato Cheesecake with passionfruit sorbet and kinako yuzu crumble.
Shiso’s space is just as impressive as the food. The restaurant includes a rooftop lounge with its own bar and live music. There are two bars: one indoors with a more technical cocktail program and one outdoors with a simpler, more relaxed menu with an ambiance to meet friends and enjoy the night.
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LAS’ LAP
Neighborhood: South Beach
Address: The Vintro Hotel, 2216 Park Ave
Cuisine: Caribbean
Las’ Lap Miami is now open in South Beach at the Daydrift Hotel. The NYC rum bar expands to Miami with Chef Kwame Onwuachi as a partner, bringing a West Indian–focused concept into the South Beach mix.
The space is brighter and more open than the Lower East Side original, with indoor seating and a weekend rooftop. The name Las’ Lap references the final hours of Carnival, and the room is built for late nights and long hangs.
From the menu, our favorites include the Sticky Wings, the Oxtail Cuban, and the Rasta Pasta Bucatini, along with the South Beach Snapper and Charred Dorade. The food reflects Onwuachi’s Afro-Caribbean heritage and Trinidadian roots and works especially well for sharing.
No notes. They hit every single mark for us, from the food to the hospitality, and we can’t wait to go back.
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DŌJŌ IZAKAYA
Neighborhood: Coral Gables
Address: 148 Giralda Ave
Cuisine: Japanese
It’s rare for us to visit a restaurant once and instantly know it belongs among the best in a neighborhood. But we had a very good feeling about Dojo Izakaya because we love everything that Chef Pablo Zitzmann cooks.
Located on Giralda Ave in Coral Gables, his latest concept quickly became our favorite new restaurant in the Gables this year. Dojo Izakaya is an izakaya and saké bar inspired by a deep appreciation for small Japanese bars, an outstanding raw bar, and the art of cooking over charcoal. The space is bright and lively, featuring pops of color, funky wallpaper, and artwork by Yayoi Kusama. Oh, and if you’re a fan of Anthony Bourdain, don’t skip a stop in the bathroom.
We tried the entire menu and loved it. Truly, you can’t go wrong here. Chef Pablo is always switching things up with dishes like the Hamachi in a creamy ponzu; the Fried Chicken “Karaage”; Smoked Ribs with BBQ sauce; and the Baked Japanese sweet potato with smoked maple, and creme fraiche.
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COTOA
Neighborhood: North Miami
Address: 12475 NE 6th Ct
Cuisine: Ecuadorian
If you haven’t noticed, Ecuadorian food has been making its way to Miami, and Cotoa is one you need to check out. Led by Chef Alejandra Espinoza, one of Ecuador’s most acclaimed chefs, Cotoa brings the bold, comforting flavors of her homeland to life with refined technique and a creative edge.
Cotoa recently opened a new location in North Miami and earned a spot on the Michelin Guide. The menu offers a modern take on traditional Ecuadorian dishes. Must-order dishes include the Pan de Yuca, the Mahi Mahi Manicero Ceviche (inspired by the version from Jipijapa, with a coconut base, ginger, cucumber, avocado, and peanuts), the Cerdito & Llapingacho, Tortellini con Seco de Pollo, and the Choco Pop for dessert. If you want to explore more, ask for La Tonga or Cangrejada, two of Chef Espinoza’s personal picks.
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MARC’S ARTISANAL PIZZERIA
Neighborhood: North Beach
Address: 966 Normandy Dr
Cuisine: Italian, pizza
We promise this was on our list before the President of Barstool stopped by. Marc’s Artisanal Pizzeria in North Beach serves whole pies only, no slices, with a focus on thin, crispy round pizzas and airy Sicilian squares.
Our favorites include the Artichoke and Stracciatella appetizer, with confit artichoke roasted with breadcrumbs and served over local stracciatella.
From the pizzas, we love the Rossa with tomato, garlic, breadcrumbs, local stracciatella, pecorino romano, and basil; the Bianca with local fior di latte and ricotta, caramelized onions, a sesame seed crust, pecorino romano, and parsley; and the Parma with tomato, whole milk mozzarella, local fior di latte, wild Sicilian oregano, prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano Reggiano, and basil.
All are available in square or round except the Bianca, which is round only.
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TO BE DETERMINED
Neighborhood: Coral Gables
Address: 2240 Southwest 32nd Ave
Cuisine: Seasonal
To Be Determined is an ever-evolving restaurant concept brought to life by Chef Richard Ortega of The Maiz Project and Chef Jhonny Delgado of Sandoches. Located in Coral Way, this dynamic dining experience offers a rotating menu that changes every two weeks, so that there’s always something new and exciting to try.
The menu at To Be Determined includes dishes like the Blue Oyster Mushrooms with Kimchi Sauce, Scallops Espuma with a poached egg, potato chips, and black truffle caviar, New York Steak au Poivre, and the Truffle Cavatelli. For dessert, the flan is their take on Venezuelan Quesillo.
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