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There are few things to swear by but the specials board of Osteria, one of the oldest and
best Italian restaurants in Greater Miami, ought to be one. When you get here, let the gra-
cious Italian waiters seat you, coddle you and then basically order for you off the board.
They never pick wrong.
Yardbird
SOUTHERN
305-538-5220; 1600 Lenox Ave; mains $26-42;
11:30am-11pm Mon-
Thu, to midnight Fri, 10am-midnight Sat, 10am-11pm Sun)
Yardbird is one of the most popular practitioners of Miami's surprisingly deep wave of
haute Southern comfort food. The restaurant dishes out some nice Salisbury steak, St
Louis ribs, grits and kale, but it's most famous for a signature chicken and waffles dish that
strikes a nice balance of salty, savory and sweet.
Casa Tua
ITALIAN
$23-58; 11:30am-3pm Mon-Fri, 7:30-11pm daily)
Casa Tua is way too cool to have a sign out front. You'll know it by the oh-so-fabulous
crowd streaming in, the hovering limos and what you can see of the beautiful building it-
self (much of it hidden behind a high hedge). If you manage to get a table in the magnifi-
cent, 1925 Mediterranean-style villa, you can linger over delicious prosciutto, Dover sole,
risotto with lobster and veal cheeks.
Juvia
FUSION
305-763-8272; 1111 Lincoln Rd; mains $23-55;
noon-3pm & 6pm-mid-
night daily, to 1am Fri & Sat; )
Juvia blends the trendsetters that have staying power in Miami's culinary world: namely,
France, Latin America and Japan. Chilean seabass comes cooked in soy butter, while sea
scallops are dressed with shiitakes and garlic chips. The big, bold, beautiful dining room,
which sits on the high floors of
1111 Lincoln Rd
,
is quintessential South Beach glam.
Mr Chow Chinese
CHINESE FUSION