Small plates
Small plates in Miami
Shareable, family-style, grazing pace.
Example nights
Real Miami venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Oct 19.
Dinner at Las Tapas De Rosa in Little Havana, then Odd Birds Miami.
- 01Las Tapas De RosaLittle Havana · $$
- 02Odd Birds MiamiLittle Havana · $$$
Dinner at Bunbury Miami in Wynwood, then Wine Not?
- 01Bunbury MiamiWynwood · $$
- 02Wine Not?Wynwood · $$
Dinner at El Pimiento Restaurant in Miami Lakes, then 100 Montaditos Miami Lakes.
- 01El Pimiento RestaurantMiami Lakes · $$
- 02100 Montaditos Miami LakesMiami Lakes · $
Top 12 venues
01
no reservations restaurant & wine bar
Buena Vista · $$$
Mediterranean tapas, serious wine list, owner behind the bar deboning fish—come for the food, stay because everyone knows your name.
02
Descorche Restaurant & Wine Bar
Coral Way · $$$
Cochinillo, paella, razor clams, chipirones en su tinta — Spanish classics done right. Comfortable for groups, service to match.
03
Niu Kitchen
Buena Vista · $$
Pan con tomate, charbroiled oysters, Spanish rice — small plates meant for sharing, Spanish wine, feels like actual Spain.
04
Happy Wine Calle Ocho
Little Havana · $
Discount wine store meets tapas bar — live music weekends, blue cheese dates, steamed mussels, Rivera del Duero by the glass. Warm, unpretentious, worth the detour.
05
Bunbury Miami
Wynwood · $$
Argentinean wine bar: skirt steak, empanadas, bold cocktails. Pricey but worth it — dates, groups, the kind of place you linger.
06
El Carajo
Coral Way · $$
Nestled behind a working gas station, this snug wine shop & bar serves traditional Spanish tapas.
07
Bulla Gastrobar Coral Gables
Crafts · $$$
Spanish tapas and made-to-order sangrias — croquetas, paella, short ribs, plenty of energy. Service that actually cares.
08
Tropezón Miami
South Beach · $$$
Spanish tapas, pan con tomate, paella, Negronis — South Beach actually cooking without the tourist tax.
09
Jamon Iberico Pata Negra Restaurant
Little Havana · $$
Intimate space serving tapas, Iberian wines & paella that's stirred with a boat oar in an 8-ft vat.
10
Bulla Gastrobar Aventura
Aventura · $$$
Tapas, paella, and brunch crowds in Aventura — staff moves fast, food lands right every time.
11
El Pimiento Restaurant
Miami Lakes · $$
Paella, ropa vieja tostones, cilantro meatballs — authentic Spanish small plates, staff that remembers your name after twelve years.
12
Barceloneta Miami
Bayshore · $$
Spanish small plates, strong cocktails, wine-smart staff — airy spot where Iñaki works wonders behind and in front of the bar.