MY FAVORITE RESTAURANTS
“Hey Bren, can you recommend a good restaurant?” Why, yes, yes I can. Here you go! Listed in alphabetical order, this is my ongoing list of favorites! I update this list often. Bookmark and check back for changes.
Miami-Dade County Restaurants
Broward County Restaurants (I’ve chosen to stop updating my Broward list temporarily)
MY ANNUAL TOP RESTAURANTS LIST & WHET PALETTE AWARDS
At the end of each year (and different than my FAVORITES list above) I post a list of the restaurants I think offered a full experience: enlightened hospitality, outstanding vibe, and exceptional food. Restaurants making the list now receive a personalized Whet Palette Award. Check them out!
2021
2020 Hiatus
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
MICHELIN GUIDE Articles, Interviews, and Events
PAST MICHELIN GUIDE Articles, Interviews, and Events
2025 A Necessary Reset: MICHELIN Guide Drops Alinea, Masa, and Inn at Little Washington to Two Stars
2025 S4 E65 The Secret Star Life: A Former MICHELIN Guide Inspector Reflects
2025 S4 E62 From Bibs to Bubbles: A No-Filter Recap of the 2025 Michelin Guide Florida Ceremony
2025 Starstruck in the Sunshine State: MICHELIN Guide Florida Ceremony 2025 Returns to Orlando
2025 S4 E60 MICHELIN Guide Florida 2025: Perspective and Predictions
2025 Florida’s Culinary Scene Shines with 2025 MICHELIN Guide Expansion
2025 MICHELIN Guide Florida 2025 Additions: SNEAK PEEK
2024 EXCLUSIVE: MICHELIN Guide Ceremony for New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.
2024 S3 E45 MICHELIN Guide Florida Ceremony: Behind the Scenes
2024 A Star-Studded MICHELIN Guide Ceremony for Miami, Orlando, and Tampa 2024
2024 S3 E44 MICHELIN Guide Perspective & Predictions 2024
2024 S3 E41 Exclusive: Visit Florida’s Dana Young on the MICHELIN Guide’s Impact & Future
2024 MICHELIN Guide Florida 2024 Additions: SNEAK PEEK
2023 MICHELIN Guide Ceremony for New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.
2023 PODCAST S2 E29 MICHELIN Guide Ceremony: Florida
2023 PODCAST: S2 E26 MICHELIN Guide Miami: Perspective & Predictions
2023 MICHELIN Guide Miami, Orlando, and Tampa 2023 Selection will be revealed in Miami
2023 MICHELIN Guide Miami Mania Begins Now!
2023 Top Ten Michelin-Starred Dinners of 2022
2022 A Celebration for Miami Chefs Honored by the MICHELIN Guide
2022 PODCAST: S1 E13 Miami Takeover at the Michelin Guide Florida Launch
2022 Michelin Guide Florida Finally Revealed
2022 Florida Politics Florida Foodies Eagerly Await Michelin Stars
2022 Forbes The Michelin Guide Makes Its Way To Miami This Week
2022 PODCAST- S1 E3 Michelin Guide Miami: Perspective and Predictions
2021 Welcome to Miami, Michelin Guide Part 2
2021 Welcome to Miami, Michelin Guide Part 1
2019 Top Michelin-Starred Bites
2018 Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Miami
2016 Miami Michelin Guide…Are we there yet?
2014 Miami Michelin Guide Selections
TOP 30 BITES
2025 Discontinued
CHEF COLLABORATION DINNERS
First annual “Taste of Pace Summer Soirée
A pig and a goat walk into a Miami diner: Chugs Diner + Little Goat
Chef Daniel Serfer & Chef Michael Beltran Dinner: The Gibson Room
Q&A with Chef Alex Lotero: Ice Cream Dinner Experience
Scrapbook: Fooq’s at Ariete for a Miami Spice Mash-Up
Scrapbook: Coi at Alter for Michelin on the Road MIAMI
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