Dec
26
Michael Bloise, formerly of South Beach’s four-star Wish restaurant, has just opened the inexpensive American Noodle Bar where patrons can choose among ingredients like brown sugar ginger sauce and braised oxtail. Hungering for crepes? There’s Le Cafe Bistro, tucked into the corner of a strip mall at 73rd Street, which doubles as a gallery with live music.
Around the corner on 79th Street, at the gay- (and everyone-) friendly Magnum Lounge, it doesn’t take much for customers to gather around the piano for show tunes.
Then there’s Red Light, a hip eatery at 7700 Biscayne Blvd., archly named for the neighborhood’s late night — and early morning — inhabitants. New Orleans chef Kris Wessel uses local ingredients to whip up dishes like citrus steamed mussels, green tomatoes and crunchy plantain chips. The riverside locale offers patrons rare city views of old Miami nature, as well as a glimpse of the neighborhood’s remaining corner strip club … just like old times.