Miami Beach Restaurants

Enjoy Moroccan-inspired Mediterranean cuisine in the 52-seat Abbey Hotel dining room. Offerings include grilled shrimp fattoush, butternut squash ravioli and grilled skirt steak.

Agostino Sciandri's serves traditional Tuscan fare indoors or on the Shore Club's ocean-front terrace.

Seafood plays center stage at this Lincoln Road off-shoot.

Italian favorites like calamari fritti, gnocchi al pomodoro and lasagna alla bolognese keep this Ocean Drive outpost crowded.

Italian meets steakhouse at this new South of Fifth outpost. Offerings include handcrafted salumi e formaggi, New Zealand lobster tail, a 28oz porterhouse and a hopping scene.

"Authentic Italian" meets Lincoln Road with outdoor seating and Tuscan delights like rigatoni with meat ragu, red snapper and a daily risotto selection.

Chef/owner Giancarla Bodoni has been feeding locals and visitors contemporary Italian fare since 1993. Said to be the first organic Italian restaurant in America, Escopazzo uses only organic fruits, vegetables and dairy products and grass-fed, hormone-free meats.

A loungy offshoot of David Bouley's Evolution, Etoile serves up cocktails galore and casual chic French cuisine, ranging from steaks to salads.

This low-key South of Fifth outpost serves up all things buffalo - from meat to mozzarella. The menu includes Neapolitan pizzas, cold cuts and handmade pastas.

Food, music, fashion and art converge at this Lincoln Road restaurant and lounge. The eclectic menu includes seafood shabu shabu, gnocchi Genovese and the Funkshion burger.

This 75-seat South Beach eatery serves up pastas, seafood and other Italian classics. Menu highlights include tilapia, quartered roasted whole chicken and tiramisu.

Italian classics like gnocchi, risottos, calzones and pizzas are served under the twinkling white lights of Espanola Way.

Cozy Italian in South of Fifth stocked with favorites like lasagna, meatballs and gnocchi.

Home-style, al-fresco Italian on Lincoln Road. Entrees include portobello with clams and tomatoes, grilled cornish hen and Sicilian-style catch of the day.

A South Beach-style Italian bistro famed for top-notch service and a rotating litany of daily specials.

Casual, moderately-priced Italian on the edge of Lincoln Road. House favorites include thin crust wood oven pizzas, salads and pizzas.

This Lincoln Road newcomer serves up highbrow Northern Italian cuisine to a well-heeled crowd.

Family-owned Italian in mid-Beach. Offerings include zucchini-stuffed ravioli, veal marsala and pasta bolognese.

Chef Pietro Vardeu and partner Tony Gallo bring spit-fired meats, crisp flatbreads, pastas and other native Sardinian foods to an off the beaten path South Beach locale.