& natural wines, cocktail ingredients, and craft beers sourced from small family farms, arti- sanal producers, and breweries. Salud! BES T PER UVIAN RES TAURANT Wayku 73 NW 26TH STREET MIAMI, 33127 786-584-8487 WAYKURESTAURANTS.COM Not strictly Peruvian, you say? Stipulated. We appreciate a good classic Peruvian place as much as the next paper does. But there’s plenty of room in our ink-stained heart for a renegade of culinary culture like native Ital- ian chef Matteo Gritti, who calls his kitchen “experimental” and “borderless” with “tradi- tional Andean elements.” That translates into dishes like ceviche with green gazpacho “de tigre” and pickles; rainbow trout with An- dean succotash, creamy cauliflower and ci- lantro gremolata; and charred prime rib-eye steak with crushed Parmesan potato and dry chimichurri Peruvian asparagus. It’s way cool. (Say it fast, you’ll get it.) BES T NIKKEI RES TAURANT Ōkami Restaurant & Tsuki Lounge 156 NE 41ST STREET MIAMI, 33137 786-801-1969 OKAMI-MIAMI.COM We howl with happiness at this stunning, stylish Design District restaurant, whose res- taurant name means “great wolf” and whose lounge name means “moon.” The artfully de- signed Japanese-Peruvian dishes are best consumed in the open-air dining room with double-story ceilings or on the hidden out- door terrace, located next to Prada and across from Chanel. It’s like eating fashion while be- ing surrounded by it. Just don’t wear your tightest designer jeans, because — fair warn- ing — while the fare seems light, you won’t be able to resist finishing everything on your plate and then ordering more. BES T BRAZILIAN RES TAURANT Boteco Miami 916 NE 79TH STREET MIAMI, 33138 786-353-2555 BOTECOMIAMI.COM 92 92 Where will you watch the World Cup this year? If you’re a Brazil fan, or if you’re of a mind to sip some really good caipirinhas and graze on feijoada buffet-style while you watch the weekend matches, you’ll be at Boteco Miami with us. Of course, fútbol is only part of what makes Boteco such a dandy place to chill. We’ve been coming here for more than a decade for the beef milanesa Drink Eat topped with fried eggs, the moqueca made with mahi-mahi and shrimp, the linquiça slider, the endless orders of pão de queijo — and samba, among other pleasures. BES T ITALIAN RES TAURANT Forte dei Marmi 150 OCEAN DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, 33139 786-276-3095 FDMMIAMI.COM In a city filled with sumptuous Italian restau- rants run by talented Italian chefs and singu- lar Italian restaurateurs, it seems almost unfair to single out just one. That is, it would seem unfair if you haven’t dined on Forte dei Marmi’s pata negra with green tomatoes br- uschettone, followed by its sepia tagliatelle with caviar and agrume gel, then its magnifi- cent Fiorentina-style 48-ounce T-bone to share. The fare ranges from wildly creative to traditional, all of it prepared with out-of-this- world execution. In accordance with the slow-food movement, chef Fabrizio Piga and owner Andrea Reitano rely on craft, simplic- ity, and high-quality organic ingredients to bind it all together, and in a jewel-box of a garden designed by Oppenheim and Milan- based Henry Timi, they 100 percent succeed. BES T SPANISH RES TAURANT Mareva 1939 1677 COLLINS AVENUE MIAMI BEACH, 33139 305-532-2311 NATIONALHOTEL.COM/FOOD It’s only right that this historic location offers award-winning Spanish fare. After all, the National Hotel is an exemplar of Miami Beach; its food should be as well. And it is, from tapas like the endive and boquerones with toasted breadcrumbs, manchego, and orange sherry vinaigrette to the appetizer of Spanish octopus with potato cream, smoked paprika, and arbequina olive oil to the rice dishes to share. Among those last, we suggest the black paella with seared scallops, shrimp, and aioli. Of course, there’s much more on Mareva 1939’s extensive dinner menu, and a superior Sunday brunch — with high-quality entertainment and bottomless cocktails to boost it even higher — to explore. But we’ll leave that for you to discover for yourself the next time you feel like experiencing an ad- venture in South Beach. BES T FRENCH RES TAURANT Le Bouchon Du Grove 3430 MAIN HIGHWAY MIAMI, 33133 305-448-6060 LEBOUCHONDUGROVE.COM Le Bouchon Du Grove has been a hidden gem in the Cocowalk area since 1994. In an ever- changing city, this establishment has JUNE 23-29, 2022 JUNE 23-29, 2022 NEW TIMES NEW TIMES BEST OF MIAMI® 2022 BEST OF MIAMI® 2022 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com
