Rao's Miami Beach
Red-sauce Italian restaurant inside Loews Miami Beach Hotel, an outpost of the century-old Harlem original known for veal and chicken parm, oversized meatballs and an oceanfront terrace.
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The Story
The original Rao's opened in East Harlem in 1896, making it one of America's oldest continuously operating family-owned restaurants.
Known for
The original Rao's opened in East Harlem in 1896 and remains one of America's oldest family-run restaurants still operating in its original location. New York Times critic Mimi Sheraton called its cooking exquisitely simple southern Neapolitan Italian.
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The Vibe
An outpost of the century-old Harlem institution, Rao's Miami Beach occupies a 160-seat room inside Loews with big cushy booths, a red-door entrance, and the red-sauce cooking that made the New York original a reservation impossibility. The celebrity clientele factor is real, but the meatballs and lemon chicken are the actual reason to go.
What to Order
- Lobster fra diavolo — whole lobster in a spicy tomato sauce over pasta; a Rao's stapleRao's Miami Beach menu
- Uncle Vincent's Lemon Chicken — the signature dish of the century-old Harlem original, available at the Miami Beach locationSouth Florida Insider (2024)
- Meatballs — twice the size of ordinary meatballs, braised all day in marinara; a pillar of the Rao's legacySouth Florida Insider (2024)
- Penne vodka — red-sauce classic; Rao's NYC-pedigree recipe, consistently cited in reviewsTime Out Miami
- Formality
- Upscale
- Music
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