Miami Spice Key Biscayne 2026: 5 Island Restaurants, 3 Ways to Dine

Five restaurants, three versions of Key Biscayne

For current program details, see the official Miami Spice guide and participating-restaurant directory.

Miami Spice Restaurant Months returns for its 25th year in August and September 2026, offering specially priced three-course menus across Greater Miami and Miami Beach. This year's program includes $40 brunch and lunch menus, $50 and $65 dinners, and a new Miami Spice Reserve tier starting at $95. Key Biscayne contributes five participants, but the most useful way to understand them is not as one flat list. They create three very different island outings.

Rusty Pelican begins the experience beside the Rickenbacker Causeway with seafood and one of Miami's defining skyline views. Novecento and La Boulangerie Boul'Mich sit along Crandon Boulevard, where Miami Spice can feel like a neighborhood lunch, brunch or dinner. At The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, the recently introduced Luma and Paralia turn the promotion into an oceanfront resort occasion, one Italian and one Aegean.

Menus and participating days can change during the promotion. Confirm the live offer with each restaurant before visiting, especially when a particular course, price tier or view is central to the plan.

Start at the causeway: Rusty Pelican

Rusty Pelican occupies a rare position in the Key Biscayne lineup. It is the first restaurant in this guide when approaching from Miami, and its waterfront perch at Rickenbacker Marina looks back toward the city skyline. That perspective makes the restaurant feel like both an arrival on the island and an escape from the mainland.

The contemporary menu leans toward seafood with subtle Latin and Caribbean touches. The current Miami Spice selections include choices such as Caribbean corvina ceviche, blackened snapper, miso-glazed salmon and Florida red snapper a la plancha, alongside pasta, chicken and steak options. Desserts like Key Biscayne creme brulee keep the island setting present through the final course.

Rusty Pelican also offers several ways to use the promotion. Its official listing currently shows $40 brunch on Saturday and Sunday, $40 weekday lunch, and $65 dinner Sunday through Thursday. Choose brunch for a bright daytime view or dinner when the skyline and sunset are part of the occasion. Supplements appear on some menu choices, so review the current details rather than assuming every listed dish is included at the base price.

Stay local on Crandon Boulevard

Novecento: Argentine warmth for lunch or dinner

Novecento brings the guide into the heart of Key Biscayne. The restaurant blends Argentine hospitality with Mediterranean and Pan-Latin influences, building its identity around grilled meats, empanadas, seafood, pasta, wine and cocktails. Its indoor and outdoor seating makes it a practical choice after the beach or for diners who want Miami Spice without turning the meal into a resort visit.

The current $40 weekday lunch menu moves from an Argentine empanada, grilled eggplant or octopus tostada into corvina, chicken quesadilla or baby back ribs. The $50 dinner, offered daily according to the official listing, adds options such as grilled picanha, tuna and grilled octopus risotto. Dulce de leche appears in classic Novecento fashion at dessert.

Pick Novecento when a group wants an approachable neighborhood restaurant with enough variety to satisfy different appetites. It is also the lineup's most straightforward dinner option for Friday or Saturday, when the two Ritz-Carlton Miami Spice dinners and Rusty Pelican's promotional dinner are not currently listed.

La Boulangerie Boul'Mich: turn the bakery into a full meal

La Boulangerie Boul'Mich offers the lineup's biggest shift in expectations. Known as a French artisanal bakery with a Latin twist, the intimate Key Biscayne location expands well beyond coffee and pastries for Miami Spice. Its official page currently lists $40 brunch and lunch as well as $50 and $65 dinner menus every day of the week.

Brunch choices include avocado toast, pancakes, eggs Benedict and a Key West omelet, with French toast or apple tart making dessert feel like a return to the bakery case. Later menus move through onion soup, tuna tartare, seafood pasta, entrecote frites, salmon and desserts including tres leches, tiramisu and Key lime pie. Some current menus also advertise an included mimosa, espresso or glass of wine; verify that inclusion when ordering because promotional details can change.

Choose La Boulangerie when schedule flexibility matters or when Miami Spice brunch sounds more appealing than another formal dinner. It is the most casual way to participate in this five-restaurant group and proof that a three-course promotion does not have to be reserved for a white-tablecloth night.

Make it a Ritz-Carlton oceanfront evening

The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne reopened after a major renovation with a refreshed dining program. Two of those restaurants participate in Miami Spice, and their shared address makes for an interesting decision: Italian refinement indoors and on a terrace at Luma, or Greek and Turkish coastal cooking in Paralia's open-air setting. Each deserves its own meal rather than being treated as two stops in one dinner.

Paralia: Aegean flavors in the ocean breeze

Paralia takes inspiration from Greek and Turkish coastal life, then adapts those traditions to Florida seafood and produce. The setting beneath an open-air thatched structure reinforces that connection to the sea without requiring the menu to imitate a generic beach restaurant.

Its $40 lunch and $65 dinner are currently offered Sunday through Thursday. Official menu highlights include Greek village salad, hummus, spanakopita, Izmir meatballs and a shish kebab trio of lamb, chicken and beef with Anatolian pilaf. Greek yogurt with honey and walnuts supplies a simple regional finish. Choose Paralia when outdoor atmosphere and shareable Mediterranean flavors lead the decision.

Luma: polished Italian dining above the coastline

Luma offers a more formal counterpoint at the same resort. Named for the Italian idea of brightness, the restaurant pairs a mid-century-inspired room and ocean-view terrace with handmade pasta, Italian grill preparations and local ingredients.

The current $65 Miami Spice dinner is listed Sunday through Thursday. The official 2026 hotel-restaurant guide highlights ricotta crostini and shaved fennel salad, followed by choices such as grilled filet mignon or corn and Parmigiano agnolotti with cultured butter and black truffle. Tiramisu and mango-passion fruit panna cotta bring the meal to a classic or tropical conclusion. Pick Luma when Miami Spice is serving as the reason for a polished date night or resort dinner.

Choose the island experience before the menu

Key Biscayne's five participants make the decision easier when sorted by occasion. Rusty Pelican is for the visitor who wants the skyline in every photo. Novecento is the flexible Argentine neighborhood dinner. La Boulangerie is the all-day surprise. Paralia captures the ocean breeze and Aegean mood, while Luma turns Italian dinner into a refined resort evening.

Trying all five would reveal more than five promotional menus. It would trace the island from the causeway to Crandon Boulevard and the oceanfront, showing how quickly Key Biscayne can move from iconic Miami views to everyday neighborhood dining and a destination resort. Before heading out, confirm the current meal period, participating days, menu, supplements and reservation details. Beverages, tax and gratuity may be separate unless the restaurant's current offer states otherwise.