When you’re in Coconut Grove, you’re in Miami’s artist enclave, a close-knit neighborhood that continues to draw locals and tourists alike. There is always plenty to do and great places to eat, so check out some of our favorite restaurants.

Mediterranean with a Miami Twist

At the CocoWalk shopping and retail plaza, you’ll find Eva, MICHELIN star-winning chef Michael Beltran’s interpretation of Mediterranean cuisine with a Miami point of view. Start at their next-door Oyster Bar for a raw bite, then move to the warm, wooded, modern main restaurant. Grilled octopus with fingerling potatoes, grilled oysters with chimichurri butter, and lamb chops with za’atar chimichurri are among the menu’s stars.

Chandeliers glow over Bellini's dining room — Bellini charms diners with classic elegance and white glove service

Elegant Italian Overlooking the Grove

A counterpoint to the Grove’s Bohemian roots, Bellini offers a refined experience of Italian cuisine. Sit atop the Mr. C hotel, overlooking Biscayne Bay and the neighborhood’s changing skyline, and sip fine Italian wines and cocktails. Start with charcuterie with piadina bread or veal polpettine and move on to a crudo tasting or langoustine carpaccio. Choose from a selection of housemade pasta or risotto and hearty dishes like grass-fed beef Milanesine alla Parmigiana or milk-fed veal chop.

Mexican Cuisine Among the Trees

Beneath a canopy of trees on a quieter corner of the Grove sits Koko, which combines traditional organic corn and tortilla-making techniques with wood-fire grilling. Blue-corn tortillas are toasted, not fried, over a cherrywood fire for dishes like tostadas de ceviche and shrimp aguachile. You’ll find those corn tortillas in a vast offering of tacos, rich mole dishes and quesadillas. And for those who partake, Koko takes great pride in its robust selection of mezcals.

Interior view of PLANTA South Beach — Experience bold, plant-based flavors at PLANTA Queen

A Vegan Option to Trick the Palate

When PLANTA opened in South Beach as a fully vegan restaurant, it blew away expectations for how rich and flavorful plant-based dining could be. Enter PLANTA Queen in Coconut Grove, chef David Lee’s mixing of plant-based cuisine with techniques he brought back from his travels through Asia. He tricks the palate with portobello mushroom and unagi eggplant nigiri, “beef” and broccoli made from shiitake mushrooms, and firecracker Japanese sweet potato rolls.

Outdoor dining tables at Bayshore Club — Dine outdoors with a view at Bayshore Club

Waterfront Dining in Historic Dinner Key

Bayshore Club, overlooking Biscayne Bay between a historic hangar and Miami City Hall in Dinner Key Marina, is a waterside, open-air restaurant. It’s perfect for raw bar bites like ahi tuna mini tacos, arepitas with guava jam, conch fritters, and a whole fried catch of the day, all while enjoy panoramic views.

Traditional Indian Cuisine & Fine Service

A Coconut Grove favorite, Bombay Darbar has drawn diners from all over Miami for its traditional north Indian cuisine. Even though it has changed locations over the years, longtime fans still come for its chicken tikka masala, mango chicken curry and vegetable samosas. Its attentive service and classic cuisine are always on point.

From Casual Lunches to Family Dinners

Vast, spacious Narbona Coconut Grove seems to offer whatever a diner is in the mood for, from a quick coffee and pastry to hearty Latin American-inspired dishes with a particular Argentine flavor. With a casual setting and a modern-food-hall feel, it offers heartier dishes, like Galician-style octopus, housemade morcilla sausage and even tastings of Cinco Jotas Iberico ham. Heartier dishes include prime skirt steak entraña, short rib asado and tagliatelle ragout.

Enjoy a Taste of Lebanon

Go beyond Mediterranean dining into the particular flavors of Lebanon at Amal. This sleek, open restaurant away from the center of the Grove is a refined place to experience the breadth of Lebanese cuisine, especially for large groups who want to share. Mezzes and fresh-baked pita with dips like muhammara (walnut and roasted red peppers) start you off. Hummus includes additions like beef tenderloin and pomegranate or spicy aged sausage. Skewers of chicken, pistachio beef and lamb lead to hearty dishes like black cod and lamb chops.

Charcuterie board with meats and garnishes at Ariete — Savor charcuterie, Cuban classics and more at Ariete

Coconut Grove Restaurants that MICHELIN Loves

Unique Fusion of Miami Flavors

One of Miami’s most-awarded restaurants, MICHELIN one-star Ariete is Chef Michael Beltran’s first restaurant and arguably his best. He fuses Miami flavors, borrowing from the cultures he was raised around, including his own as a Cuban American. Picture crudo with local star fruit, caviar with boniato blinis, foie gras with Miami sour oranges, and lamb with Nicaraguan nacatamal.

Mexican Cuisine for Lunch, Brunch and Dinner

Not only was Los Félix one of Miami’s first restaurants to be awarded a MICHELIN star. It also offers creative Mexican cuisine and a thoughtful, indulgent menu. The restaurant uses heirloom corn, cacao and chiles and mills its own corn daily for fresh tortillas. That leads to elevated version of dishes like masa pancakes with seasonal jam, blue corn arepas with eggs, and classic huevos rancheros.

Table at Chug’s Diner with a frita burger, sweet treat and drinks — Dig into great eats at Chug’s Diner

Casual Cuban-Inspired Cuisine

While Chef Michael Beltran executes high-end cuisine at Ariete, he offers fun, approachable and affordable spins on Miami and Cuban American diner favorites at MICHELIN Bib Gourmand-recommended Chug’s Diner. This morning, afternoon and night spot offers frita Cuban hamburgers, spins on croquetas that include bacon, egg and cheese, and Sabrett beef hot dogs on housemade brioche buns and fried potato strings. Malanga latkes with guava applesauce, plantain-crusted salmon and lechon ramen take dinner to another level.

Seasonal Cuisine Made From Local Products

The menu at MICHELIN-recommended Krüs Kitchen is always changing, as befits a restaurant that thrives for a seasonal, culturally engaged approach to food. The restaurant works with local farmers and purveyors to create MICHELIN Sustainable Gastronomy, including porcini sourdough, a daily catch with mountain rose apples, ravioli with local koginut squash, scallops with grilled figs, and bone-in Iberico pork chops.

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