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Where to Dine on Christmas Eve in Miami, 2019

From multi-course feasts to casual Chinese meals

by Olee Fowler
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by Olee Fowler
Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash

Those in South Florida know that Christmas Eve is just as big of a deal as Christmas is in this part of the country. Called “Noche Buena” in many circles and families, it’s a time to celebrate a big meal with those closest to you. But for those who aren’t in the mood to whip up the Christmas Eve feast this year, there are 10 places around town that are offering up their take on the feast as well.

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Matador Room

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Celebrate Christmas Eve at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Matador Room. Its four-course meal offers restaurant favorites like tuna tartare, sweat pea guacamole, crispy octopus, beef carpaccio, roasted snapper, lamb chops, and finished with chocolate mousse or a citrus pavlova for $130 per person. 

Available from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. 

2901 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
(786) 257-4600
(786) 257-4600

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Three

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Three is celebrating with a Miami-style “Feast of the Seven Fishes” dinner on Christmas Eve. The menu includes oysters, fritto misto, flounder crudo and grilled fish. For dessert, choose between the dulce de leche budino or brigadeiros. The menu costs $85 per person with an optional wine pairing for an additional $45. 

Seatings start at 6 p.m.

50 NW 24th St Suite 101, Miami, FL 33127
(305) 748-4540
(305) 748-4540

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Habitat

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Celebrate Christmas Eve at Habitat with a four-course meal featuring patatas bravas, bucatini, braised short ribs, an caramelized pear cream brûlée for $85 per person. The a la carte menu is also available, alongside live music in the lobby. 

Available from 6 to 10 p.m.

2341 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 604-6700
(305) 604-6700

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Fi'lia South Beach

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Dine on a family-style, three-course meal on Christmas Eve at Fi’Lia South Beach. Priced at $65 per person, the meal starts with bruschetta and spaghetti chitarra alla puttanesca, followed by a whole branzino, pesto chickpeas, and spinach and mushroom fregola, and a choice of tiramisu or panna cotta for dessert. 

Available 6 to midnight. 

1610 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(786) 605-0819
(786) 605-0819

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LT Steak & Seafood

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Dine on a three-course, Christmas Eve meal at the Betsy Hotel’s resident restaurant for $95 per person. Guests can choose between seared scallops, orange salad, or stone crabs to start, followed by a main course offerings like prime rib, pork chop, or pan roasted arctic char, along with a variety of sides. Finish the meal with either a gingerbread buche de Noel or coquito cremeux.

Available from 5 to 10 p.m.

1440 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 673-0044
(305) 673-0044

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Seawell Fish N' Oyster

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Seafood-centric newcomer Seawell Fish N’ Oyster will offer up a “Feast of the Seven Fishes” on Christmas Eve. The seven-course tasting menu includes hamachi crudo, butter lettuce salad, lobster bisque, baked oysters bingo, crabby pattys, bucatini with clams, branzino, and croissant bread pudding for $75 per person.

Available 6 to 10 p.m. 

660 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(786) 594-5820
(786) 594-5820

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Boulud Sud Miami

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Dine on Christmas eve with a three-course prix-fixe holiday menu at Daniel Boulud’s Downtown outpost, Boulud Sud. The menu offers up a selection of appetizers like shrimp al ajilio, Italian chicory, mains like pumpkin agnolotti and chicken tagging, and desserts like pear zalabia for $85 per person, with an option $55 wine pairing. 

Available 5 to 11 p.m. 

255 Biscayne Blvd Way, Miami, FL 33131
(305) 421-8800
(305) 421-8800

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Planta South Beach

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Dine on a vegan version of the classic Chinese food on Christmas meal with a four-course Chinese takeout menu at Plata. Dine on dishes like steamed dumplings, cauliflower potato, kimchi fried rice, fried chick’n mushrooms and lychee soft serve for $50 per person. 

850 Commerce St, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 397-8513
(305) 397-8513

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Toscana Divino

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Dine on Toscana Divino’s festive Christmas tasting menu on Christmas eve. Guests are welcomed with a glass of sparkling wine, and then can dine on dishes like tagliere, tortellini in brodo, roast striploin and vegetables, and a traditional Italian buche de Noel for $65 per person. 

Available from noon to 11 p.m. 

900 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33130
(305) 371-2767
(305) 371-2767

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Navé

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Michael Beltran and Justin Flit’s newcomer is serving a Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve for $95 per person. The seven-course menu includes an uni omelet, lobster salad, swan depot, bacalao ravioli, plancha scallop with shaved black truffle, bucatini with Peekytoe crab, en Brodo with tuna bottarga, and a cannoli. 

Available from 6 to 10 p.m. 

3540 Main Hwy #C-103, Miami, FL 33133
(786) 615-3747
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Matador Room

2901 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140

Celebrate Christmas Eve at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Matador Room. Its four-course meal offers restaurant favorites like tuna tartare, sweat pea guacamole, crispy octopus, beef carpaccio, roasted snapper, lamb chops, and finished with chocolate mousse or a citrus pavlova for $130 per person. 

Available from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. 

2901 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
(786) 257-4600
(786) 257-4600

Three

50 NW 24th St Suite 101, Miami, FL 33127

Three is celebrating with a Miami-style “Feast of the Seven Fishes” dinner on Christmas Eve. The menu includes oysters, fritto misto, flounder crudo and grilled fish. For dessert, choose between the dulce de leche budino or brigadeiros. The menu costs $85 per person with an optional wine pairing for an additional $45. 

Seatings start at 6 p.m.

50 NW 24th St Suite 101, Miami, FL 33127
(305) 748-4540
(305) 748-4540

Habitat

2341 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Celebrate Christmas Eve at Habitat with a four-course meal featuring patatas bravas, bucatini, braised short ribs, an caramelized pear cream brûlée for $85 per person. The a la carte menu is also available, alongside live music in the lobby. 

Available from 6 to 10 p.m.

2341 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 604-6700
(305) 604-6700

Fi'lia South Beach

1610 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Dine on a family-style, three-course meal on Christmas Eve at Fi’Lia South Beach. Priced at $65 per person, the meal starts with bruschetta and spaghetti chitarra alla puttanesca, followed by a whole branzino, pesto chickpeas, and spinach and mushroom fregola, and a choice of tiramisu or panna cotta for dessert. 

Available 6 to midnight. 

1610 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(786) 605-0819
(786) 605-0819

LT Steak & Seafood

1440 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Dine on a three-course, Christmas Eve meal at the Betsy Hotel’s resident restaurant for $95 per person. Guests can choose between seared scallops, orange salad, or stone crabs to start, followed by a main course offerings like prime rib, pork chop, or pan roasted arctic char, along with a variety of sides. Finish the meal with either a gingerbread buche de Noel or coquito cremeux.

Available from 5 to 10 p.m.

1440 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 673-0044
(305) 673-0044

Seawell Fish N' Oyster

660 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Seafood-centric newcomer Seawell Fish N’ Oyster will offer up a “Feast of the Seven Fishes” on Christmas Eve. The seven-course tasting menu includes hamachi crudo, butter lettuce salad, lobster bisque, baked oysters bingo, crabby pattys, bucatini with clams, branzino, and croissant bread pudding for $75 per person.

Available 6 to 10 p.m. 

660 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(786) 594-5820
(786) 594-5820

Boulud Sud Miami

255 Biscayne Blvd Way, Miami, FL 33131

Dine on Christmas eve with a three-course prix-fixe holiday menu at Daniel Boulud’s Downtown outpost, Boulud Sud. The menu offers up a selection of appetizers like shrimp al ajilio, Italian chicory, mains like pumpkin agnolotti and chicken tagging, and desserts like pear zalabia for $85 per person, with an option $55 wine pairing. 

Available 5 to 11 p.m. 

255 Biscayne Blvd Way, Miami, FL 33131
(305) 421-8800
(305) 421-8800

Planta South Beach

850 Commerce St, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Dine on a vegan version of the classic Chinese food on Christmas meal with a four-course Chinese takeout menu at Plata. Dine on dishes like steamed dumplings, cauliflower potato, kimchi fried rice, fried chick’n mushrooms and lychee soft serve for $50 per person. 

850 Commerce St, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 397-8513
(305) 397-8513

Toscana Divino

900 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33130

Dine on Toscana Divino’s festive Christmas tasting menu on Christmas eve. Guests are welcomed with a glass of sparkling wine, and then can dine on dishes like tagliere, tortellini in brodo, roast striploin and vegetables, and a traditional Italian buche de Noel for $65 per person. 

Available from noon to 11 p.m. 

900 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33130
(305) 371-2767
(305) 371-2767

Navé

3540 Main Hwy #C-103, Miami, FL 33133

Michael Beltran and Justin Flit’s newcomer is serving a Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve for $95 per person. The seven-course menu includes an uni omelet, lobster salad, swan depot, bacalao ravioli, plancha scallop with shaved black truffle, bucatini with Peekytoe crab, en Brodo with tuna bottarga, and a cannoli. 

Available from 6 to 10 p.m. 

3540 Main Hwy #C-103, Miami, FL 33133
(786) 615-3747
(786) 615-3747

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