Miami Spice Miami Shores 2026: A Butcher, a Chef and a Wine Shop

Three restaurants, three people behind the plate

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

Miami Spice Restaurant Months can turn a neighborhood list into a blur of three-course menus. The official Miami Shores group avoids that problem. Its three participants approach dinner from entirely different starting points: La Wagyeria begins with the butcher and the cut, Ferraro's Kitchen begins with a chef's Italian point of view, and Happy Wine 79th Street begins with the bottle.

That makes this compact lineup more interesting than its size suggests. Miami Spice's 2026 pricing includes $40 brunch and lunch menus, $50 and $65 dinners, and Reserve experiences beginning at $95. Within the Miami Shores group, diners can use those fixed-price formats to compare not just cuisines, but three different kinds of expertise.

There is a small geographic footnote worth knowing. The official directory places all three restaurants under Miami Shores, while their street addresses are in Miami's 33138 ZIP code. Ferraro's and Happy Wine face each other along the 79th Street corridor, and La Wagyeria sits farther south near Little River. Think of the trio as a northside dining circuit rather than a literal walk through the village.

La Wagyeria: let the butcher lead

La Wagyeria is the lineup's most specialized experience. The restaurant opens its Wagyu dinners on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, inviting guests to meet the butcher, examine the available cuts and make beef selection part of the evening. Spanish-inspired starters and simple sides support the main event without distracting from it.

Its current Miami Spice profile lists both $50 and $65 dinner choices on those three nights. The $50 menu moves from croquettes or house-made sausage into American Wagyu bavette, picanha or a Wagyu smash burger, with seared tuna available as a non-beef alternative. The $65 tier adds a complimentary glass of sangria and shifts the steak choices to American Wagyu New York strip or skirt steak; orzo truffle risotto joins the available sides. Both menus finish with either the restaurant's layered ice cream dessert known as The Pot or passion fruit mousse.

This is the pick when diners want Miami Spice to unlock a format rather than simply lower the price of dinner. Choosing a cut with the butcher gives the meal a natural conversation, and the two price tiers let guests decide how deeply they want to lean into the Wagyu theme. Because service is limited to three nights, La Wagyeria is also the restaurant in this group that most rewards planning ahead.

Ferraro's Kitchen: follow the chef from Venice to Miami

Ferraro's Kitchen places the chef at the center. Founder and chef-owner Igor Ferraro, a native of Venice, established the restaurant in 2012 with the goal of making polished Italian cooking feel accessible rather than formal. His approach connects familiar dishes with careful ingredients, a comfortable dining room and a wine program built to help guests find a bottle for the food in front of them.

The current $40 lunch runs Tuesday through Saturday. Its choices stay close to Italian comfort: tomato bruschetta, beef-and-veal meatballs or eggplant Parmigiana can lead into traditional lasagna Bolognese, maccheroni cacio e pepe or house-made egg spaghetti with tomato and basil. Tiramisu or strawberry panna cotta completes the meal.

Dinner is listed at $50 Sunday through Thursday and shows a more occasion-driven side of the kitchen. Tuna carpaccio with truffle, prosciutto with house-made focaccia and Caesar salad with crispy prosciutto lead into salmon, osso buco ravioli or pappardelle with wild boar sauce. Choose Ferraro's when the appeal is a chef-guided progression through Italy, especially for a table that wants wine to play a considered supporting role.

Happy Wine: start with the bottle and build the meal around it

Happy Wine reverses the usual restaurant formula. It is a neighborhood wine shop and full-service tapas restaurant, so browsing bottles and sharing food belong to the same experience. The intimate, bottle-lined room works equally well for a daytime catch-up or a leisurely evening, with global wine labels providing the setting as well as the beverage list.

Miami Spice lunch is currently offered for $40 Wednesday through Sunday. The menu includes two beverages selected from wine, beer or soda, then moves through choices such as ham-and-Manchego croquettes, marinated white anchovies or calamari; mushroom risotto, grilled octopus or skirt steak; and almond cake or churros. The $50 dinner, offered on the same days, includes a glass of sangria and changes the opening choices to dishes such as arancini, tuna carpaccio and Serrano ham-wrapped dates before salmon, risotto or steak.

Happy Wine is the choice for diners who want the least formal evening of the three. The wine-shop setting encourages discovery without turning the bottle into a ceremony, while the tapas vocabulary keeps the meal social even within a three-course structure. It is also the most flexible option for groups divided between lunch and dinner.

Choose the craft that should drive the night

Pick La Wagyeria when the cut of beef and the butcher interaction should define dinner. Choose Ferraro's Kitchen when a chef's Italian perspective, house-made pasta and wine pairing are the draw. Save Happy Wine for the day when a relaxed bottle-shop atmosphere and tapas sound better than traditional fine dining.

Menus, prices and participating days can change, and tax and gratuity may not be included. Confirm the live Miami Spice offer before reserving. With that check made, the Miami Shores trio offers a useful way to choose a restaurant: decide whether the butcher, the chef or the wine merchant should lead the table, then let the three courses follow.