Ryan Pfeffer

4 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Mariana Trabanino |Ryan Pfeffer |Virginia Otazo |Carlos C Olaechea

Every single ceviche on the menu of this 12-seat counter is citrus gold. Especially the mixto, a gloriously perfect blend of peppers, lime juice, and a variety of rotating sea creatures. Ask for the medium spice level, which we’ve found to be the ideal balance of heat and citrus. When stone crab is in season or there’s Hokkaido uni available, the chef will go off-script and assemble a ceviche so remarkable, you’ll start to wonder about the 80% of the ocean that remains uncharted.

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Ryan Pfeffer |Mariana Trabanino |Virginia Otazo |Carlos C Olaechea

Miami is a shimmering ocean of tiramisu options, but this is our easy favorite. It’s got all the quintessential flavors of a tiramisu, but it also has something those others don’t: texture. That’s thanks to the layers of Pavesini biscuits instead of soaked ladyfingers. You can ask for a glass of the same amaro they use to soak those biscuits. We did that once, and it’s our happiest dessert memory. Reservations go live on Resy at noon 30 days in advance.

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Ryan Pfeffer

When you get to this Hollywood Thai restaurant, flip over the menu and find the section that says “tum tum bar.” Those 15 dishes are all prepared with a mortar and pestle (the English translation for “tum” is roughly “to pound”) and account for the faint banging sound you hear coming from the kitchen. It’s those tum tum dishes that make Bok Bok Baby a South Florida destination for Thai food.

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Ryan Pfeffer |Mariana Trabanino |Virginia Otazo

Maty’s is on summer vacation, and Itamae has taken over the menu for a pop-up residency. We have no clue how long it will last. So consider this your standing Saturday night reservation for the duration of summer. We can’t think of a better thing to do on a muggy night than drink pisco and slurp chilled ceviches and citrusy tiraditos that we thought we’d never get to reunite with. Sunny’s is the restaurant of the summer, winter, spring, lunar eclipse—its appeal can’t be contained by seasons.

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Virginia Otazo |Mariana Trabanino |Ryan Pfeffer

Rinconcito Mexicano is our favorite Mexican spot north of Homestead. If you’re coming here really hungry, order a combo platter. The number two comes with two of everything (tacos, gorditas, sopes), as well as a quesadilla chilanga. It’s under $20, too. Service is fast and sweeter than the giant conchas you can pick up at their bakery in the corner of the dining room. We’ve had better, but save one for tomorrow. It’ll go great with your morning coffee.