A peek inside the light, airy dining room at Joey's in Miami's Wynwood district
by Mollie Chen and Julia Bainbridge
In Florida two weeks ago, Moveable Feast was taunted by tasty-looking food everywhere— stone crabs! café con leche! ceviche! But with a jam-packed schedule that whisked us from Miami and Ft. Lauderdale across Alligator Alley to the Everglades, Naples, and Keewaydin Island, we missed many promising eats. Below, our restaurant wish list for our next trip south:
Bar 721: Last fall, Martin Krediet opened this bar a short walk's distance from the art deco Raleigh hotel, which we adored, and where he is the Director of Marketing. (Check out our video, which features the Raleigh's scallop-shaped pool designed by Esther Williams.) We love the bar's campy 1970s rec room look. And with the City of Miami Beach's plans to widen the sidewalks around North Lincoln Lane and line it with palm trees, expect some al fresco partying. (721 N. Lincoln Ln., Miami Beach, FL, 305-532-1342)
Joey's: This trailblazing spot is the brainchild of Joey Goldman, the son of real estate magnate Tony Goldman, the force behind Miami's first sanctioned graffiti park called the Wynwood Walls. The younger Goldman opened his restaurant in Wynwood with the hopes of bringing some hip dining action to the art gallery-heavy (and still somewhat gritty) neighborhood, and he has succeeded. We'd make a meal of simple spaghetti pomodoro and a salad of radicchio leaves, red grapes, and flakes of bacalao. Nice wine collection, too. (2506 Northwest 2nd Ave., Miami, FL, 305-438-0488)
Michelle Bernstein's at The Omphoy: You could happily eat your way from Michelle Bernstein restaurant to Michelle Bernstein restaurant. We didn't make it to Palm Beach, but if we did, we would have checked out her latest venture at the Omphoy Hotel. The Cityist Kate Maxwell says the food is great—"big portions of heavy meaty food, steak, foie gras"—and so is the people watching. (2842 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, FL, 561-540-6440)
Giovanni's: Bruce Seigel, the General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Naples, was our go-to guy: He was able to magically make fountains turn on, and had spot-on eating and sunning recommendations. One place we didn't get to was Giovanni's, Seigel's favorite Italian restaurant. He swears it has the best veal in the city. (5975 Pine Ridge R., Naples, FL, 239-353-9440)
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