Miami Restaurant Openings to Know for July 2025
Having trouble keeping up with all the new establishments popping up? Here are some noteworthy restaurants opening around Miami this July.
Reggaeton star Zion opens a Latin-Asian fusion spot
Reggaeton performer Zion (Zion & Lenox), along with partners Daniel and JC Rosario, opened Casa Crudos, a Latin-Asian fusion restaurant that offers fast-casual items such as tuna parmesan tiradito, pork belly baos, yuzu barbecue rice, and a wagyu burger.
A food hall opens with local Miami talent
Miami's Brightline Station has reopened and transformed its Central Fare Food Hall into Central Fare Collective. The food hall is unique in that its tenants have been carefully selected to represent some of Miami's most popular restaurant concepts. Tenants include Cotoita (Ecuadorian cuisine by chef Alejandra Espinoza), Guchi's Handroll Bar (sushi handrolls from the founder of Poke OG, Miss Cruspy Rice, and Mr. Omakase), Icy-N-Spicy (owner Xiaoli Liu offers desserts, chocolate-covered strawberries, Dubai chocolate bars, and more), Josh's Corner Deli (classic diner food from the owner of Josh's Deli, Josh Marcus), Peel! (natural, non-dairy, vegan soft-serve made from bananas and coconut milk), Peppi's Steaks & Hoagies (chef Ryan McKeown makes cheesesteaks from his popular Peppi's Pizza); Rosetta Bakery (watch Italian pastries made from the glass wall viewing area), Stanzione Pizza (offering wood-fired pizzas), Stephanie's Crepes (hand-made sweet and savory crepes), the Wolf of Tacos (chef Eduardo Lara brings his childhood favorite Mexico City street tacos to Central Fare), and Switchpoint Station Bar (cocktails, coffee, tea, and zero-proof options from Unfiltered Hospitality).
A Canadian steakhouse opens its first U.S. location
This Canadian steakhouse restaurant opened its first location in the United States this month. Known for its sustainable sourcing, Chop offers USDA Prime steaks, raw items, from oysters to beef tartare, and seafood. Happy hour, offered Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., features $5 draft beers, $10 select wines, $12 handcrafted cocktails, $2 oysters, and other bites. On Tuesdays, guests can also enjoy half-price bottles of wine.
Eatlay is now open with pizza, pasta, and wine. Eataly
An Italian Food Hall and Market at Aventura Mall
Eataly, the mega combination market, food hall, and restaurant space, opened at Aventura Mall with 30,000 square feet of produce, pasta, wine, and more. You could spend hours eating and drinking here, starting with a Lavazza espresso and freshly baked cornetto before moving on to a sit-down lunch at the built-in restaurant, La Pizza & La Pasta. There's also Il Pastaio, where diners can opt for pasta made before their eyes, a sprawling wine shop featuring bottles from Italy's 20 wine regions, and a market offering dried pastas, chocolates, fresh flowers, and more.
A Turkish delight opens a Design District restaurant
El Turco, which received a Michelin Bib Gourmand award for its Turkish cuisine, has opened a second location in the Design District. The restaurant serves hearty dishes such as menemen (a Turkish version of shakshuka), doner wraps, and boreks. For dessert, try its version of the viral Dubai chocolate, in bites and bars.
A favorite empanada of travelers opens a South Miami shop
Half Moon Empanadas, a staple of travelers who grab its empanadas at Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale International Airport, and even Denver International Airport, opened its first standalone location in South Miami. The shop offers empanadas in flavors ranging from spicy chicken to guava and cheese. The South Miami location also offers Moon Rush, the company's own line of tropical drinks, in flavors such as mango, hibiscus, and dragon fruit.
A farmers market staple for pickles opens its own shop
New York Pickles & Company, a fixture of the South Florida farmers market circuit, has opened a brick-and-mortar shop in Coral Springs. The pickle company was best known for selling pickles the old-fashioned way from large barrels in the Yellow-Green Farmers Market and the Festival Flea Market. Now, it has a permanent residence, offering a vast array of pickles (sour, half sour, garlic, hot, horseradish, kosher dill, and bread and butter), as well as sauerkraut, pickled tomatoes, pickled peppers, and more.
Peruvian fare from Nuna. Nuna
A Peruvian chef pops up in Brickell
Nuna, a long-term pop-up by chef Jamie Pesaque, pops up at Edge Brasserie at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami each evening for dinner. The restaurant offers a Nikkei menu that fuses Japanese and Peruvian flavors. Pesaque, whose Lima, Peru, restaurant, Mayta, earned a spot on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, sources fresh seafood for his ceviches and sushi items, as well as premium wagyu and fresh Peruvian and Asian produce in his dishes. The pop-up will run through the summer, with the possibility of an extension.
An award-winning Buenos Aires bar opens in Wynwood
Buenos Aires cocktail bar Presidente has opened its first U.S. outpost in Wynwood. The original location, which made the World's 50 Best Bars list, offers a cocktail list created by co-founder and creative director Sebastián García and bartender. The Presidente bar is divided into two distinct experiences – the main lounge and the intimate La Biblioteca, featuring floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, as befitting its name. Look for libations with Latin American influences as evidenced by the Daiquiriña, a classic daiquiri spiced with guajillo-chile de arbol syrup.
Detroit-Style Pizza Pops Up in South Miami
Detroit-style Vice City Pizza pops up at Bar Bella for the summer. Chef Carlos Estarita starts with dough that's fermented for two days, resulting in a thick, yet light and airy crust. The pizzas are topped with Mutti and Alta Cucina tomatoes, along with a blend of cheese.
A Whole Foods on steroids
This brand-new Whole Foods Market straddles the Midtown Miami and Edgewater neighborhoods, offering more than the grocery chain's standard produce, meats, wine, and grab-and-go options. This 53,400 square-foot store adds a fromagerie, a coffee and smoothie bar, a sushi bar, and a comfortable lounge if you can't wait until you get home to devour the goodies in your shopping cart.
Northern Chinese cuisine on Espanola Way
Husband-and-wife team Jay Zhao and Sherry Liu opened Yue Chinese earlier this month with the goal of offering flavors of Northern China in a gorgeous Art Deco setting. Dine on signature dishes such as cumin lamb flamed tableside, truffle beef xiao long bao (a take on classic soup dumplings), and Beijing duck served in a custom tiered porcelain dish that also houses traditional accompaniments, including cucumber, pineapple, hoisin sauce, scallions, and pancakes.
Miami's version of Willy Wonka
Exquisito Chocolates, the Miami chocolate factory and shop specializing in single-origin chocolate made from cacao sourced from seven different ethnically grown farms in Latin America and the Caribbean, has upgraded its space. The chocolatier has relocated from its small original home in Little Havana to a 3,300-square-foot location. In addition to a working chocolate factory and retail shop, the new location features an expanded cafe offering freshly made pastries, beer and wine pairings with chocolate, drinking chocolates, and ice cream. Visitors can observe the chocolate-making process through glass walls, join a guided tour, or participate in a chocolate-making class.
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