Forte dei Marmi
Italian fine-dining restaurant at the south end of Ocean Drive, in a restored 1938 Mediterranean-revival building. Chef Fabrizio Piga's kitchen focuses on handmade pasta and ingredients sourced daily from Italy, with a dress code and valet parking.
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The Vibe
Chef Fabrizio Piga and owner Andrea Reitano run this fine-dining Italian inside a restored 1938 Mediterranean-revival building at the quiet south end of Ocean Drive. The room carries a dress code and a commitment to organic sourcing and daily Italian imports; the food moves between wildly creative and deeply traditional, always with exceptional execution.
What to Order
- Sepia tagliatelle with caviar and agrume gel — ink-tinted pasta with domestic caviar; one of the signature chef showpiecesMiami New Times Best Of (2022)
- Pata negra bruschettone with green tomatoes — Ibérico pata negra over toasted bruschettone; the signature starterMiami New Times Best Of (2022)
- 48-oz Fiorentina T-bone — Florentine-style bistecca to share; the tableside centerpieceMiami New Times Best Of (2022)
- Fried zucchini blossoms — tempura-battered, stuffed with buffalo mozzarella; a recurring highlight in reviewsMiami Curated
- Setting
- Sidewalk
- View
- Street
- Formality
- Upscale
- Music
- Background Music
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