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Date Night Dinner In Miami
Choose your Miami-area date-night dinner around the kind of evening you want: seasonal à la carte dishes in the Design District, house-made Italian pasta in Coral Gables or a tasting-menu plan in Coconut Grove. These are separate destinations, so build the rest of the night around one neighborhood. Current menus, service charges and kitchen hours make the differences concrete.
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Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
Design District · American
Good For: A Seasonal À La Carte Dinner In The Design District
Visit: Dinner Monday through Saturday 5:30–10 PM, Sunday 5–9 PM. Reserve the Design District venue at 130 NE 40th Street. Tell the restaurant if you want the whole chicken and check its preparation timing. The current primary dinner contact is (305) 676-0894.
$41.00 Pan-Roasted Half Chicken
Menu, Charges & Visit Rules ↓Luca Osteria
Coral Gables · Italian
Good For: House-Made Pasta On Giralda Avenue
Visit: Kitchen Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday 5:30–10 PM; Friday and Saturday 5:30–11 PM; closed Monday. The bar’s later closing time is separate. Use Luca’s official OpenTable link for Coral Gables and review cancellation, seating and any additional charges before booking.
$32.00 Pasta Al Pomodoro
Menu, Charges & Visit Rules ↓Ariete Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove · Cuban-American
Good For: A Coconut Grove Tasting-Menu Evening
Visit: The restaurant’s October notice closes Mondays and Tuesdays. Published remaining dinner hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 5:30–10 PM, last seating 9:30 PM; Friday and Saturday 5:30–11 PM, last seating 10:30 PM. Use the official SevenRooms link and confirm tasting-menu availability, duration and cancellation terms.
$38.00 Rabo Encendido
Menu, Charges & Visit Rules ↓Choose The Setting And Seating
Book the actual dinner restaurant and ask about the table area you prefer. Garden, patio, lounge, rooftop and main-dining-room arrangements can use different menus or booking terms. A request does not guarantee a particular table, view or quiet room; check weather and entertainment before committing to the plan.
Compare The Meal And The Full Bill
Decide whether you want two separate mains, shared plates or a tasting menu. Add the restaurant’s stated charges to the relevant food subtotal, then allow for drinks, tax and any further gratuity or extras. Review cancellation terms and last kitchen orders, especially if dinner follows a show or another reservation.
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Food-item prices are dated menu examples, not full per-person or couple budgets. Food subtotals identify the dishes and stated charges included; drinks, tax, gratuity and extras remain separate. Unpublished food prices are unclassified.
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A Seasonal À La Carte Dinner In The Design District
Michael’s Genuine is the Design District option when you want to choose your own sequence of seafood, pasta, pizza and mains. The menu distinguishes small, medium and main plates, which helps decide how much food to order. Its whole roasted chicken requires a published preparation lead time, so plan that choice before settling into the evening.
Design District
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
Michael’s Genuine’s Miami brunch includes a breakfast sandwich, pancakes and quiche alongside a larger pizza order. Its Sunday-only brunch schedule is the key difference from everyday cafes nearby. Match the Design District restaurant and the current Miami PDF rather than a similarly named location or an older menu.
- Good For
- A Seasonal À La Carte Dinner In The Design District
- On The Menu
- House-made bucatini Bolognese; smoked-bacon pizza; local wahoo; half chicken
- Budget
- Dinner half chicken $41, local wahoo $44, bucatini Bolognese $28 and smoked-bacon pizza $26. Whole roasted harissa chicken $72 requires about 55 minutes to prepare; ask about portions. Corkage is $35 with a maximum of three standard bottles and restrictions on wines already listed. Confirm other charges; tax, drinks and gratuity are separate.
Description: Top Brunch Spots Research · Checked Oct 15, 2026
130 NE 40th St, Miami, FL 33137
Food-Item Example: $41.00 Pan-Roasted Half Chicken. See the stated charges above.
Plan Ahead: Dinner Monday through Saturday 5:30–10 PM, Sunday 5–9 PM. Reserve the Design District venue at 130 NE 40th Street. Tell the restaurant if you want the whole chicken and check its preparation timing. The current primary dinner contact is (305) 676-0894.
Visit Notes Checked 2026-10-14 · Source
House-Made Pasta On Giralda Avenue
Choose Luca Osteria for an Italian dinner in Coral Gables centered on a pair of pasta dishes and an antipasto. The current menu makes the cost differences between tomato pasta, lemon mafaldine and short-rib Bolognese explicit. Its kitchen closes before the bar, so reserve around food service rather than the later drinking hours.
Coral Gables
Luca Osteria
Luca Osteria at 116 Giralda Avenue serves Italian dinner with house-made pasta, antipasti and larger mains. The October menu includes pasta al pomodoro, pasta al limone, short-rib Bolognese and chicken al mattone. Coral Gables is a separate Miami-area destination from the Design District and Coconut Grove, so choose it around the rest of your evening.
- Good For
- House-Made Pasta On Giralda Avenue
- On The Menu
- Pasta al pomodoro; pasta al limone; short-rib Bolognese; local stracciatella
- Budget
- October dinner menu: pomodoro $32, limone $37, short-rib Bolognese $39 and local stracciatella $19. One pomodoro, one limone and stracciatella total $88 in food before drinks, tax and gratuity. Gluten-free pasta costs $4 extra. A 20% gratuity/service charge is listed for parties of six or more.
Description: Top Brunch Spots Research · Checked Oct 14, 2026
116 Giralda Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Food-Item Example: $32.00 Pasta Al Pomodoro. See the stated charges above.
Plan Ahead: Kitchen Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday 5:30–10 PM; Friday and Saturday 5:30–11 PM; closed Monday. The bar’s later closing time is separate. Use Luca’s official OpenTable link for Coral Gables and review cancellation, seating and any additional charges before booking.
Visit Notes Checked 2026-10-14 · Source
A Coconut Grove Tasting-Menu Evening
Ariete is the choice for a dinner planned around the chef’s tasting menu or a more flexible à la carte order. Its Cuban-American cooking includes oxtail with boniato gnocchi and a limited-availability pressed-duck preparation. Confirm the selected dining format and allow for the service charge before reserving a special evening.
Coconut Grove
Ariete Coconut Grove
Ariete at 3540 Main Highway combines Cuban-American dishes with French technique in Coconut Grove. The restaurant publishes an à la carte dinner menu and its Versos Sencillos tasting menu, with optional wine pairing. Its current October closure notice and 20% service charge are essential parts of planning the visit.
- Good For
- A Coconut Grove Tasting-Menu Evening
- On The Menu
- Rabo encendido with boniato gnocchi; turbot; pressed duck; Versos Sencillos tasting menu
- Budget
- À la carte rabo encendido $38 and turbot $48. Versos Sencillos is listed at $165 per person, or $315 with wine pairing. A 20% service charge applies to all checks: two $165 tastings total $396 including that charge, before tax, extra drinks or other additions. Confirm how any additional gratuity is handled.
Description: Top Brunch Spots Research · Checked Oct 14, 2026
3540 Main Hwy, Miami, FL 33133
Food-Item Example: $38.00 Rabo Encendido. See the stated charges above.
Plan Ahead: The restaurant’s October notice closes Mondays and Tuesdays. Published remaining dinner hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 5:30–10 PM, last seating 9:30 PM; Friday and Saturday 5:30–11 PM, last seating 10:30 PM. Use the official SevenRooms link and confirm tasting-menu availability, duration and cancellation terms.
Visit Notes Checked 2026-10-14 · Source
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