The Official Haute Guide to the Best Restaurants in Brickell Right Now

There’s no doubt that Brickell has been on fire for quite some time now, as Miami’s city landscape is rapidly evolving. And with that, Brickell has become one of the most compelling dining destinations in Miami — and the city has taken notice. What was once a neighborhood defined by its proximity to the financial district has spent the past several years building a restaurant scene that competes directly with South Beach and the Miami Design District, driven by the wave of dining-and-nightlife-destination openings from groups like Major Food Group and Riviera Dining Group — while maintaining the integrity of some of Brickell’s classic restaurants. 

Ahead, discover the official haute guide to the best restaurants in Brickell right now.

Cipriani Downtown Miami

The Cipriani name requires no introduction, and the Miami outpost introduced by sons of famed restaurateur Giuseppe Cipriani, Maggio and Ignazio, delivers the full weight of that heritage to the heart of Brickell. The over 8,000 square-foot space across two levels offers outdoor waterfront seating and accommodates over 400 guests, making it one of the most commanding dining rooms in the neighborhood. The interior carries the Cipriani DNA faithfully: striped Venetian flooring, walnut wood alongside polished steel, and floor-to-ceiling windows with stunning views of the Miami River. The menu is anchored by handmade fresh pasta imported from Italy, the signature carpaccio alla Cipriani, baked tagliolini, and a wine program that reflects the house’s decades of Italian hospitality expertise. The signature Bellini, first created at Harry’s Bar in Venice, remains the only way to open an evening here.

SEIA

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A partnership between OKO Group’s Vlad Doronin and The Bastion Collection, SEIA is anchored by an art collection featuring Warhol, Hirst, Keith Haring, and Richard Prince. The menu presents contemporary Italian dining guided by seasonality and restraint, with charcoal-grilled artichokes, tagliolini al limone, fritto misto, and Mazara red prawns with limoncello vinaigrette. The 55th floor houses Seia Club, an invitation-only members’ club with a $25,000 initiation fee, making it the most exclusive address in Brickell hospitality.

LPM Restaurant and Bar

LPM has been quietly running the same successful idea since 2017, transporting a slice of the French Riviera into Brickell and letting the regulars keep coming back for it. While there is no dress code and no velvet rope, the crowd tends to look like it stepped off a yacht anyway, which is exactly how the restaurant became a byword for what quiet luxury looks like in Miami’s dining scene. The kitchen turns out French Mediterranean staples with a light touch, including warm prawns in olive oil and lemon, whole grilled fish, tender lamb cutlets, and a corn salad with pomegranate that regulars order on repeat. For a Brickell restaurant that never has to raise its voice to be noticed, LPM is the standard.

Chateau ZZ’s

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Major Food Group’s first Mexican concept did not choose a subtle home. It occupies a 1931 Brickell Avenue manor originally built for the Murrel family and restored by designer Ken Fulk into a maze of dining rooms, a flower-chandeliered solarium, and grounds that feel closer to a European estate than a Miami restaurant. A second floor operates as a private space reserved exclusively for members of ZZ’s Club. The menu draws on Mexican classics filtered through Major Food Group’s theatrical sensibility, from tableside guacamole prepared in a giant mortar to a Mexican-style raw bar built around Michelada oysters and elaborate tostadas topped with everything from caviar and crema to wagyu and truffle, all backed by a bar stocking more than 1,000 tequilas and mezcals and a tuxedo-clad service style the restaurant has leaned into as part of its identity. It is polarizing among Miami’s dining critics, who split between calling it a genuinely transportive night out and an overpriced spectacle, but it remains one of the hardest reservations in the neighborhood regardless.

Osaka

Osaka opened as the first U.S. outpost of Osaka Cocina Nikkei, a brand with more than a decade in business and locations across ten countries, and it has held its ground in Brickell ever since, splitting its space at 1300 Brickell Bay Drive between a main dining room and a livelier lounge built for a Peruvian-Japanese Nikkei menu that leans heavily on tiraditos, ceviches, and a blowtorch-happy approach to nigiri that has become something of a signature. The kitchen’s strongest work stays close to the raw bar, with standouts like tuna tataki finished in aji amarillo and hamachi brasa nigiri topped with almonds and chili, while a five-course Nikkei Teishoku prix fixe lunch added in 2026 gives the weekday midday crowd a more structured way into the menu without sacrificing the kitchen’s balance of precision and flavor. For Nikkei done at a genuinely established level, Osaka remains the neighborhood’s clearest choice.

CLAUDIE

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CLAUDIE is a Riviera-inspired French restaurant from Chef Michael Michaelidis, whose career includes stints at Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse and Joël Robuchon. The cuisine of “la Cuisine du Soleil,” as pioneered by Roger Verge, shapes a menu with an emphasis on seafood and vegetables, executed with the precision of someone who has cooked at the highest level and the confidence of someone who knows how to make a room feel like a celebration. The lush outdoor patio, live music nightly, and roving performers create a French atmosphere in the heart of Brickell.  Also, the steak frites are the dish most tables order without looking at anything else.

MAMO

The Brickell outpost of the beloved SoHo original brings the same Italian nostalgia and warm hospitality that made 323 West Broadway a New York institution to one of Miami’s most elegant dining rooms. Founded by Mikaël “Mamo” Mammoliti in honor of his Italian grandfather Angelo, MAMO is built around the idea that great Italian food is memory, warmth, and precision in equal measure. Chef Salvatore Marcello’s kitchen produces handmade pastas, crispy artichokes, cacio e pepe, Rigatoni Amatriciana, and a baked tagliolini that regulars order without looking at the menu. The chic indoor-outdoor setting on Brickell Avenue, available for intimate private dinners and corporate gatherings with custom menus and curated cocktails, makes MAMO one of the most versatile and consistently excellent Italian restaurants in the neighborhood.

Amazónico

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The Latin-inspired restaurant from Madrid brings a jungle aesthetic and a pan-Latin menu to the heart of Brickell in a space that is one of the most visually immersive dining environments in the city. The robata grill dishes and the ceviche program are the highlights of a menu built around bold Latin American flavors and exceptional sourcing. The second-floor lounge is perfect for special events with one of the most curated beverage programs in the neighborhood. For a dinner that feels like a complete experience rather than simply a meal, Amazónico delivers.

For more on how Miami’s dining scene has evolved across neighborhoods, see Haute Living’s guide to the best restaurants in the Miami Design District.