FYI :
Miami Spice Month is August 1st to September 30th, 2014. One of the most anticipated summer events on the foodie calendar, Miami Spice Restaurant Month is actually a two month series of discount dining opportunities throughout South Florida featuring set 3-course menus for lunch and dinner at the city’s leading dining destinations.
Note that some locations only offer the menus on weekdays or restrict participation to lunch or dinner so it is best to contact the restaurant directly to make sure the offer is available when you plan to visit.
Miami Spice would be a good time to hit Pascals-
Fancy real French cooking , probably $35 for Miami Spice Menu. RESEVATIONS NEEDED For these times. No Corkage Cost on Mondays, I believe.
Pascal’s On Ponce
Coral Gables
Contemporary French
Lunch Mon-Fri Dinner Mon-Sat
The easiest to get to is Coral Gables, but I think Michael’s Genuine is better than anyting in Coral Gables. It’s just east of 95 on the highway that runs between the airport and 95 (there are two, this is the more nothern one). Check out their menu on-line - most nights they execute very well.
Pascal’s would be good for the Miami Spice Dinner (it’s quite pricey otherwise) but the menu is narrow; try to find it on-line first if you intend to go. Normally, this restaurant week deals amount to a free desert (which I need like a hole in the head), but Pascal’s is pricey enough to be more than just a free desert. It’s BYO friendly - nonetheless, after a couple of meals there, I stopped going. It’s not what makes Miami a good food place.
Area 31 in the Epic hotel downtown has interesting seafood options, which is there focus. Plenty of eye candy there too.
An offbeat place is the Federal, a bit north of Michy’s I think.
Check to make sure Michy’s is open when you go, they closed for a complete makeover from what I understand - I think they open up again in September.