After nearly a week of intensive reader voting, today we announce the winners of the eighth annual Eater Awards, celebrating the chefs and restaurants that made the largest impact on all 24 Eater cities over the past twelve months.
Here now are the establishments — from steakhouses and cocktail bars to Indian restaurants and poke places — that have taken the Miami food world by storm. Thank you to everyone who voted last week, and congratulations to the winners of the readers’ choice and editors’ choice awards.
Read on to learn more about this year’s best of the best. Winners will receive an illustrious tomato can trophy via FedEx, along with a full feature on Eater in the coming year.
Chef of the Year
Jeremy Ford, Stubborn Seed
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Chef of the Year Reader’s Choice: Niven Patel, Ghee Indian Kitchen
Restaurant of the Year
Ghee Indian Kitchen
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Restaurant of the Year Reader’s Choice: Stubborn Seed
Most Gorgeous Restaurant of the Year
Le Sirenuse
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Most Gorgeous Restaurant of the Year Reader’s Choice: Kiki on the River
Bar of the Year
Veza Sur
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Bar of the Year Reader’s Choice: Veza Sur
Fast Casual Restaurant of the Year
Ono Poke
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Fast Casual Restaurant of the Year Reader’s Choice: OTL Miami