good to see some options around there for a little pre bandshell dining
https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/restaurants/article305423566.html
Big win for Miami.
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Sushi Bichi is my favorite pre-bandshell dinning spot, and a 15-minute walk from home 
Great happy hour as well.
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FYI - tried going here a few weeks back. Was like a 2.5hr wait it part because the Portnoy dude did a video. Promptly walked out. Will check back in 6 months after the hype dies down.
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I went to Krüs last Saturday, it’s located on the 2nd floor of Los Felix, in Coconut Grove, very recommendable.
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Dinner last night at Recoveco was great. Doesn’t hit the same highs as peak Boia De and the menu is relatively tights but they’ve got it humming. 4 of 5 dishes hit and the wine list is refreshing for Miami.
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Just went to Aviv tonight. Totally good place with high food quality and a good location as Robert notes. The per person tasting is now $95, but we ordered a la carte instead and enjoyed everything we had. This is an easy return for Art Basel Miami dinners.
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Had a really fantastic meal last night at La Natural. It was a Resy sponsored Art Basel event with Carlo Mirarchi and James Lowe. Most of what I ate was from the usual menu and it was excellent.
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One place that is under the radar but in my honest opinion is delicious is KOJIN in Coral Gables. Great food and amazing service. Very corkage friendly with a small but interesting wine list.
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Has anyone eaten at Matador (gulp) or Catch (double gulp)? I have to choose one for a work thing and would love to pick a better poison.
Catch would be my choice for a work dinner.
If anyone happens to be in Miami on Wed (12/17) I will be at La Natural. I have picked a riesling themed selection and will be pouring a 5 liter of Emrich-Schonleber Halenberg GG on me! Joe Beddia has some special dishes. Going to be a big party to celebrate their 5th anniversary.
Yes, l’ll be going at 8pm.
Cheers
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No way…that is awesome! See you Wed.
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Definitely interested. What time are you going to be there?
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I will be there from the opening to the end. I guess Joe Beddia and I are co-hosting their anniversary party. Going to be a painful 7 a.m. flight the next morning
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You can get 20% off the Wine Check @MChang
Wine fix! Wine check is Todd’s thing haha
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The La Natural x Pizza Beddia x Rieslingstudy collab was fantastic. It was great to meet @Mariano_Chiaramonte in person. I would say Miami diners are slightly more fickle when it comes to willingness to try German Rieslings. The wines paired extremely well with the food. ~3/4 of the guests that did order one or more of the rieslings I selected absolutely loved them which really made it all worthwhile.
Some observations:
- Like elsewhere orange wine is VERY popular
- Guests don’t drink much or don’t drink at all, a table of 8 younger guests barely finished two bottles and only had a second because I gave it to them on me so they would try a riesling, the other was an orange wine
- Had to chuckle that an older patron ordered a red that was a chilled red and sent it back to be warmed up
- Riesling is really an extraordinary pairing with pizza especially some of their white pies that had some heat / spice
La Natural is really an outstanding restaurant with some of the best pizza and pasta I have had. And hopefully now that Javier has seen how well the German wines I selected paired with the food he is going to add a few to the list.
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