Casa Tua Miami Beach

A 1920s Mediterranean-style villa turned into Miami's most enduring see-and-be-seen dinner, where the garden courtyard does as much work as the kitchen.

Casa Tua trades flash for old-world polish—candlelit tables scattered under banyan trees, waiters who've worked the room for a decade, plates of handmade pasta that taste like someone's Tuscan grandmother signed off on them. It's the rare Miami institution that still feels like a discovery even after twenty years, especially if you can snag a table in the upstairs library bar before dinner.

Best for: Special occasions and see-and-be-seen dinners