This French brasserie from Stephen Starr not only offers a quaint interior seating salon but also al fresco seating in a palm tree-covered patio inside the Bal Harbour Shops. The menu is filled with selections of fruits de mer, fromages, salads, entrees, plats du jour, and desserts. Highlights include the steak tartare du parc, the duck confit, truffle pizza, and the bouillabaisse — all of which can be complimented by the extensive selection of wines.

This Miami Shores’ destination for French cuisine has been around for more than twelve years. Boasting candlelit tables with fresh flowers invoking romance and the menu hunger. The house specialties are the pan seared foie gras and apples flambéed with Cognac, and the lamb chops. Make sure to leave room for the signature dessert, mikado; a decadent chocolate layer cake with berries and powdered sugar.

Hialeah may be known for its Cuban food, but French eatery La Fresa Francesa is shaking things up. Husband and wife team, Benoit Rablat and Sandy Sanchez, serve up French classics such as the baked fromage with white wine and shallots, French salted butter crepes, and the stand out dish of overnight braised rabbit leg. And for those that stop by on Thursday nights, guests can even enjoy live music with their dinner.

This upscale French Mediterranean restaurant — from the team behind Zuma — is the Miami location of London based La Petite Mason. Located on Brickell Bay Drive, patrons can dine indoors or outdoors with scenic view of Biscayne Bay. The extensive menu showcases traditional dishes such as ratatouille et feta, carpaccios, whole and filets of poissons and poulets, and tarts and sorbets for sweet cravings.

Miracle Mile’s newcomer is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch every day of the week for those craving French cuisine. Begin with the tomato burrata with olive oil, basil, and Prosciutto followed by the boeuf bourguignon (slow cooked short ribs with bourguignon sauce and mashed potatoes). Make sure to leave room for dessert such as the ile flottante with white meringue floating over vanilla custard and topped with caramel and grilled almonds.

For nearly nineteen years, Pascal’s has been serving up Coral Gables with authentic and modern French cuisine. Diners can order French fare such as mussels marinière and chicken Paillard or opt for a dinner tasting menu featuring a twice baked, upside down gruyere cheese soufflé, diver scallops, lamb rack, and chocolate soufflé.

The Biltmore Hotel’s resident French restaurant offers a menu full of options including the chef’s tasting and six course menus both available with wine pairings. Some of the highlights are the l’es escargots de Bourgogne appetizer, Japanese kobe beef tenderloin A5+ entrée, and la forêt noire dessert with chocolate cake and mascarpone mousse.

Coconut Grove’s Le Bouchon is a homey restaurant offering diners a taste of cuisine reminiscent of Lyon, France. On the menu guests will find French red wine beef stew made with veal cheeks over fettuccine pasta, chicken fricassee served with a porcini mushroom risotto, and a warm caramelized apple pie tarte tartin that is worth the calories.