Downtown’s Jaguar Sun is an excellent cocktail bar that’s also a very good restaurant. Come here for pasta and cocktails with a date or some friends.

Macchialina is a small Italian spot in Miami Beach with some of the best pasta in the city, which is the biggest reason to come here.

Osteria Baiocco is an Italian restaurant in MiMo that serves some of Miami’s best pasta.

Soya e Pomodoro is a charming Italian restaurant in Downtown heavily decorated with random things and hosts occasional live jazz.

Upland is where to go to escape the clubs and chain steakhouses of South of Fifth, while also enjoying some good pizza and pasta.

The Alley is an Italian restaurant - and quite possibly the only place worth sitting down and eating on Ocean Drive.

Sylvano is a neighborhood Italian spot in South Beach with some outdoor seating and decent pasta.

Swan in the Design District is overpriced and incredibly pink, but can be useful for certain situations, like seeing a celebrity.

Strada is a below-average Italian restaurant in Coconut Grove that’s too expensive and not good for much.

Via Emilia 9 is a relatively quiet Italian spot in South Beach good for fresh pasta and some wine.