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5:30-10:30pm Tue-Sat)
Note the customers here: Matsuri, tucked into a nondescript shopping center, is consist-
ently packed with Japanese customers. They don't want scene; they want a taste of home,
although many of the diners are actually South American Japanese who order
unagi
(eels)
in Spanish. Spicy
toro
(fatty tuna) and scallions, grilled mackerel with natural salt, and an
ocean of raw fish are all
oishii
(delicious).
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El Carajo
SPANISH
h
noon-10pm Mon-Wed, to 11pm Thu-Sat, 1-9pm Sun)
Pass the Penzoil please. We know it is cool to tuck restaurants into unassuming spots, but
the Citgo station on SW 17th Ave? Really? Really. Walk past the motor oil into a
Granadan wine cellar and try not to act too fazed. And now the food, which is absolutely
incredible: chorizo in cider blends burn, smoke and juice; frittatas are comfortably filling;
and
sardinas
and
boquerones
…wow. These sardines and anchovies cooked with a bit of
salt and olive oil are dizzyingly delicious.
Swine
SOUTHERN
h
11:30am-11pm Tue-Thu, to midnight Fri, 10am-midnight Sat, 10am-10pm Sun, 11:30am-10pm Mon)
Rustic smoked pork and whiskey comes to chic Coral Gables courtesy of Swine. Well, to
be fair, there's more than pig on the menu; confit rabbit legs, Florida shrimp and grits,
country-fried bacon and burgers all make an appearance, and by heavens they're some kind
of delicious. Pair with a craft cocktail from the expertly run bar.
Bulla
SPANISH
h
noon-10pm Sun-Thu, to late Fri & Sat;
v
)
Bulla serves up tapas, which is nothing new in Miami, let alone Coral Gables. But it does
so in a gastropub atmosphere, which adds a touch of debauchery to an already hedonistic
