Spooky season is over, but the season for celebration is just beginning. November brings in the holiday season, along with less humidity and 11 new restaurants to keep our taste buds buzzing through the holiday season. Here are what will surely be your new favorite culinary hotspots.
Ai Tallarin at Lincoln Eatery
Ever heard of Tropiglam? Because Bar La Real created it. No, really. Bar La Real’s Art Director Carlos “Beto” Perez Fleta coined the term to describe an atmosphere that brings together old-school glamour and tropical aesthetics. Located on the top floor of a historic post office in Downtown Miami, Bar La Real combines South Beach opulence with Latin American culture to create a truly unique nightlife experience. But this new spot isn’t just flash. It has plenty of substance. The rooftop bar offers incredible handcrafted cocktails with luxury trimmings like fruit caviars, gold powder, and small-batch bitters.
Bar La Real is the latest offering from White Feather Management, the masterminds behind uber-popular Wynwood bars El Patio and Mayami Latin. It’s the first of a series of seven new WFM concepts, all of which will offer Miamians a one-of-a-kind party.
Bar La Real is located at 100 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132. For more information, visit their official website.
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop
Need to satisfy some late-night (or midday) munchies? NYC dumpling master and restaurateur Stratis Morfogen is opening Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a 24/7 dumpling Automat, in Wynwood. Brooklyn Dumpling Shop will allow Miamians to do contactless orders of all kinds of classic and experimental deli-style dumplings, from traditional potstickers and fried wontons to Philly cheesesteak dumplings and breakfast cro’sumplings any time, day or night. To order, simply select your choices on the screen, swipe your credit card, wait for your number to appear, and grab your dumplings from the locker. Craving: satisfied.
For more information, visit their official website.
Crumbl Cookies
Stalk & Spade, a vegan fast-casual restaurant, is making its way to Miami next winter. Founded by CEO Steele Smiley, the restaurant chain is 100% plant-based and dairy-free, offering American classics with a vegan twist. Steeley became plant-based in 2014 and has made it his mission to bring plant-based restaurant options on the go to the masses. The brand aims to make great-tasting, healthy food accessible and convenient.
The menu offers a wide selection of plant-based fast food alternatives, including hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chick’n sandwiches, chick’n nuggets, fries, salads, wraps, and frozen treats. Menu highlights include a classic burger with dill pickles, ketchup, and mustard; a spicy sriracha chick’n sandwich; and a caesar salad with grilled chick’n. The “meats” are made in-house using a proprietary recipe, and all menu items are 100 percent vegan.
For more information, visit their official website.
Taqueria Hoja in Miami Beach
Bar Lab partners Gabe Orta and Elad Zvi opened a second Taqueria Hoja location at the Generator Hotel in Miami Beach last month. Chef Alex Chang will stay on as menu consultant, but the kitchen and bar will be helmed by Coral Gutierrez—a Mexico native and Bar Lab veteran—and Christine Wiseman—the former bar manager of Broken Shaker Los Angeles. The new location will feature an expanded menu, but will still focus on creating innovative flavor profiles, using traditional methods and only the highest-quality tortillas made with corn grown and harvested by small family farms in Oaxaca. And of course, the cocktail menu will continue to feature tequila- and mezcal-forward concoctions and an extensive list of artisan-crafted, small-batch tequilas and mezcals.
Taqueria Hoja Miami Beach is located at 3120 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140. For more information, visit their official website.