NIU Kitchen is a tiny spot in Downtown Miami serving excellent Catalan food. Bring someone you really want to impress.

Boia De is a little Italian spot in Buena Vista that’s perfect for a date or dinner with a few friends.

Fooq’s is a Downtown spot that serves very good Persian food in a space stylish enough to bring a date.

Stanzione 87 is a minimal Italian spot in Brickell that serves some of the best Neapolitan pizzas in Miami.

Arson is a Downtown spot that specializes in meat and seafood and tends to light a lot of their dishes on fire.

Iberico Pata Negra is a neighborhood Spanish restaurant along the Miami River where you can get some very good tapas.

El Carajo is a Spanish restaurant in the back of a gas station where you can pick out a bottle of wine from the store and eat tapas.

Barmeli69 is a cozy MiMo restaurant with a menu heavy on vegetables and plenty of wine to choose from.

Rouge is a French/Moroccan restaurant in North Beach that serves some old-school dishes and has a very lovely little outdoor courtyard.

Lo de Lea is a small Argentinian restaurant in MiMo that works for a happy hour glass of wine or a steak.

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

Le Chat Noir is a dark bar where you can watch live jazz in the basement and have a bottle of wine.

Lagniappe is a wine bar near Wynwood that has a ton of outdoor seating, occasional live jazz, and some meat and cheese for snacking.