9 New Miami Spice Restaurants to Try Before September 30

The newest reason to keep exploring Miami Spice

For current program details, see the official Miami Spice guide and its new-restaurant roundup.

Miami Spice Restaurant Months runs through September 30, 2026, and this year's participant list is not limited to familiar names. Newly opened restaurants, recently revived concepts and established venues participating for the first time have expanded the program across Little River, South Miami, Miami Beach, North Bay Village, Brickell and Coconut Grove.

This guide focuses on nine newcomers not already featured in this 2026 neighborhood series. They range from Fooq's return in a larger Little River home to The Patio at The Joyce, a walk-up counter attached to a fine-dining restaurant. The common thread is discovery: Miami Spice offers a structured way to sample a restaurant while its identity is still being introduced to a wider audience. Menus and serving days can change, so confirm the current offer before visiting.

Fooq's: a second act in Little River

Fooq's has reemerged in Little River a decade after its original downtown chapter, now with a larger dining room and a Persian-inspired menu shaped around seafood, seasonal produce and live-fire cooking. Its current $65 Miami Spice dinner is offered daily.

Official menu highlights include kampachi ceviche, swordfish kebab, picanha with pineapple relish, catch of the day and a Persian sundae with pistachio, dates and chocolate. Choose Fooq's for the diner who values a restaurant comeback as much as a debut: this is a familiar Miami name operating with a new scale and setting.

Corteza: ingredient-driven Mediterranean dining in South Miami

Corteza brings fine-dining ambition to South Miami through chef Rafael Gerardo Godoy's Mediterranean menu. Its Miami Spice participation includes a $40 lunch and $65 dinner Wednesday through Sunday.

The menu travels widely while staying focused on technique: oxtail sando with kimchi, leek soup with scallops and Iberian ham, hiramasa tiradito, grilled dorado, picanha and rack of lamb all appear in the official guide. Corteza is the pick for diners who want the promotional menu to feel like a compact tasting of a chef's point of view.

Baoli: dinner that turns into nightlife

Baoli returns to the Miami Spice conversation as a first-time participant with the energy of a French Riviera dinner party. The South Beach restaurant is built for an evening that can move from a $65 set dinner into music and dancing, with the offer currently available Tuesday through Sunday.

Wagyu beef samosas, hamachi maki, miso black cod and Kashmiri beef show the menu's global direction. Choose Baoli when the reservation should launch a late night rather than conclude one, and confirm entertainment timing separately from the dining offer.

Leonardo: a 1950s Italian dinner-club mood

Leonardo is a new South Beach Italian restaurant styled as an artistic 1950s dinner club. Its $65 Miami Spice dinner runs Monday through Friday, making it useful for a midweek occasion.

The menu moves from beef carpaccio and Mediterranean octopus into paccheri pomodoro, chicken mattone and linguine alla Nerano, followed by tiramisu, panna cotta or gelato. Leonardo fits the diner looking for an old-school sense of ceremony presented through a new restaurant.

Maison Ostrow: kosher cooking with French Riviera influence

At Maison Ostrow in North Bay Village, Paris-born chef Olivia Ostrow applies French and Riviera references to a kosher menu. The current $65 set dinner is offered Sunday through Thursday.

Beef carpaccio, endive and lamb tart, trout meuniere and lamb-shoulder cavatelli ragu give the menu a range that goes well beyond a single cuisine label. Choose Maison Ostrow when dietary practice, French technique and a highly personal chef story are all part of the decision.

The Mexican: a polished Brickell Key newcomer

The Mexican Brickell Key pairs upscale Mexican cooking with floor-to-ceiling Biscayne Bay views. Its $40 lunch and $65 dinner menus are currently available Tuesday through Friday.

Aguachile verde, tortilla soup, chicken suizas, a petite Wagyu filet and crispy marlin tacos create several paths through the menu. Desserts such as cuatro leches with elderflower-soaked berries keep the presentation in special-occasion territory. This is the newcomer for a business lunch that should impress or a dinner built around the setting.

Donatella: two dinner tiers on Collins Avenue

Donatella Restaurant occupies an intimate, white-toned room inside its namesake South Beach boutique hotel. The restaurant offers a $50 dinner Sunday through Thursday and a $65 menu Friday and Saturday, providing a natural comparison between weekday and weekend plans.

Fritto misto, hamachi crudo, Amalfi lemon fettuccine and coal-seared branzino lead the current selections. Choose Donatella when fresh pasta, coastal Italian flavor and a small dining room sound more appealing than a high-energy scene.

Grand Public: the all-day CocoWalk option

Grand Public brings an elevated global cafe to CocoWalk with the broadest schedule in this newcomer group. The official guide lists $40 lunch and $50 dinner every day, plus a $40 Sunday brunch.

Tuna tataki, Greek village salad, steak frites and salmon with quinoa tabbouleh support the all-purpose format, while brunch adds huevos with beans, avocado, salsa and crema. Grand Public is the practical choice for a mixed group or anyone whose schedule matters more than formality.

The Patio at The Joyce: a playful walk-up experiment

The Patio at The Joyce offers a casual counterpoint to the fine-dining restaurant beside it on Espanola Way. Its walk-up format centers burgers, milkshakes and playful comfort food, with $40 lunch Wednesday through Sunday and $65 dinner listed throughout the week.

The Joyce Patio Burger, Shanghai firecracker chicken and Baja snapper crunch wrap give the menu a less formal personality than many Miami Spice newcomers. Sour-orange pie and a pistachio-cookie frozen dessert carry that spirit into the final course. Pick The Patio when trying somewhere new should be spontaneous rather than ceremonial.

Use the final weeks for discovery

These nine restaurants show several kinds of newness. Fooq's is a comeback, Corteza and Leonardo are fresh chef-driven destinations, Baoli is newly participating, Maison Ostrow has a distinctive personal lens, and The Mexican, Donatella, Grand Public and The Patio expand the formats available through Miami Spice.

With the promotion ending September 30, start with restaurants whose serving days are narrowest, then use daily options such as Fooq's and Grand Public to fill the remaining calendar. Verify the live menu, price, supplements and reservation requirements before going. The point is not to complete a checklist; it is to use the final weeks to find the restaurant most likely to become a favorite after Miami Spice ends.