Did someone say food? The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) officially kicked off the 19th year of its beloved Miami Spice Restaurant Program. The program was fast-tracked to further support local restaurants reeling from impacts due to COVID-19. For the first time, Miami Spice Months will last four months – from June 1-September 30 – to offer restaurants prolonged exposure, and ultimately drive business. The promotion is also extended to take-out and delivery, another first for the program, since restaurants are currently required to operate at reduced dining room capacities.
The advance launch of Miami Spice is one of the GMCVB’s many efforts to support Miamians during this critical time, and this year, draws a parallel to the program’s start as a post 9/11 recovery effort. It also comes on the heels of the highly successful Miami Eats campaign that debuted in March to encourage take-out and delivery, and ordering direct. It started with just 320 restaurant partners and quickly grew to 1,200.
Miami Spice is a cornerstone of Miami Shines, a comprehensive travel and tourism recovery program to promote Greater Miami and the Beaches to locals, encouraging vacationing in their backyard, as well as tourists and organizations seeking locations for meetings and conventions. The program includes a strong lineup of promotional incentives across restaurants, hotels, museums, and attractions, and will also include spas once they are ready to reopen for business.
“The GMCVB remains wholly committed to upholding the stellar reputation of this program and continuing to shed light on the incredible culinary talent across our vibrant destination,” said William D. Talbert III, C.D.M.E., President and CEO of the GMCVB. “We will never stop finding new ways to bolster Miamians, who continue to demonstrate resiliency time and time again.”
During Miami Spice, restaurants will offer three-course prix-fixe menus at reduced prices of $25 per person for lunch and brunch and $39 per person for dinner. Diners can choose from more than 100 participating restaurants and counting. Prices include an appetizer, entrée and dessert; alcohol, tax, tip/service charges are excluded. While the program is open to GMCVB partners, the bureau is waiving fees to participate in Miami Spice. Restaurants can join in when they are fully operational or ready, allowing them to “Spice Now,” or “Spice Soon,” which will be denoted in the website directory.
Some of this year’s participants are as follows and will be updated regularly.
27 Restaurant and Bar
7 Spices Restaurant & Lounge
94 Aero Squadron Restaurant
The Alley
Alloy Bistro Gourmet
Amare Ristorante
Amore Restaurant & Bar
Anacapri Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar - Pinecrest
AQ by Il Mulino
Aromas Del Peru West Miami
Baoli
Barsecco
Bellmónt Spanish Restaurant
Blue Collar
Blue Matisse
Bourbon Steak Miami
Brasserie Brickell Key
Brasserie Central
Byblos Miami
Caña
Café Catula Fine Restaurant and Art Gallery
Café La Trova
Cafe Prima Pasta
Cascade
Casablanca Seafood Bar & Grill
Casa D’Angelo
Cibo Wine Bar Coral Gables
Cleo
CORSAIR Kitchen & Bar
Crust
Diez y Seis
Dolce Italian Restaurant
doma Restaurant
Donna Mare Trattoria
Dragonfly Izakaya & Fish Market
El Tucán
Esotico Miami
Essensia Restaurant and Lounge
Estiatorio Milos
Fi’lia Restaurant
Fi’lia South Beach
Fiola Miami
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Coral Gables
Fontana
Fooq’s Miami
Glass & Vine
Graziano’s Bird Road
Graziano’s Restaurant Brickell
Graziano’s Restaurant Coral Gables
Hakkasan Miami Beach
IL Mulino NY Sunny Isles Beach
Jaguar Latin-American Kitchen
Jaya, at The Setai
Kao Sushi & Grill
Katsuya South Beach
La Cerveceria De Barrio
La Fresa Francesa
La Terraza Café & Bar
Lido Restaurant and Bayside Grill
Los Fuegos at Faena Miami Beach
LPM Restaurant & Bar
LT Steak & Seafood
Marfil Bistro
Marion
Maska – Indian Kitchen & Bar
Meat Market Miami Beach
Mercato Della Pescheria Miami Beach
Met Café and Bar
Mi’Talia Kitchen and Bar
New Campo Argentino Steakhouse
Nikki Beach
No. 3 Social Rooftop Bar & Lounge
Novecento Aventura
Novecento Brickell
Novecento Doral
Novecento Key Biscayne
Ola Restaurant
Palat
Pascal’s On Ponce
Peacock Garden Bistro
PEZ
Phuc Yea
Pisco y Nazca Kendall
Planta
Prime Fish
Prime Italian
Red, the Steakhouse
R House
Rioja Grille
Root & Bone South Miami
RWSB Miami
Santorini By Georgios
Sardinia Enoteca Ristorante
Shula’s Steak 2
Smith & Wollensky
Stiltsville Fish Bar
StripSteak by Michael Mina
Stubborn Seed
Sushi Garage
Talavera Cocina Mexicana
Tanuki Miami
Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar – Aventura
Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar – Coral Gables
Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar - Midtown
The Bazaar by José Andrés
The Deck at Island Gardens
Three
Tur Kitchen
Whitney’s Restaurant
A complete list of participants and program details are available at www.MiamiShines.com/MiamiSpice. More information on the GMCVB’s response efforts and updates related to COVID-19 is available for the public and members via its website at https://www.GMCVB.com.