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

Hiden is a $170 omakase spot in the back of a taco place in Wynwood, and is home to one of the best special occasion meals in the city.

Stubborn Seed is a fine dining restaurant in South Beach where the main attraction is creative, delicious food.

Amara At Paraiso in Edgewater is a beautiful place to eat outside and take in the view of Biscayne Bay. The mostly seafood menu is also really good.

Mignonette is a slightly upscale seafood spot on the edge of Downtown where you can find some of the best oysters in town.

Sushi By Bou is a six-seat omakase inside the old Versace Mansion in South Beach. It’s definitely a special occasion spot.

Three is an upscale restaurant in Wynwood with a pretty dining room that works for a special occasion.

Novikov is an upscale spot in Downtown where you will spend a lot of money and be surrounded by people in businesswear.

Los Fuegos is an expensive, over-the-top steakhouse in Mid-Beach that isn’t as interesting as it looks.

Ember is an upscale American restaurant in the Design District that looks way more interesting than it actually is.

PM Fish is a strange, expensive Argentinian restaurant in Brickell where there’s really only one thing on the menu worth eating.

Osaka is an upscale nikkei restaurant in Brickell. The sushi is very good, but most other plates fall short.

Intimo is a fancy Nikkei restaurant in South of Fifth. The food’s not bad, but the interior is ridiculous and so bright you’ll need sunglasses.

Nativo is an upscale Venezuelan restaurant on the 25th floor of a Brickell hotel. It’s pretty formal, but the food is great.

Sugar is a fancy rooftop bar in Brickell on top of the East Hotel. The drinks are expensive but the view is nice.

Watr is a rooftop restaurant on top of South Beach’s 1 Hotel. The food is nothing special, but this place has one of the best views in Miami Beach.