Miami Spice review: Byblos

What we had: This “Middleterranean” spot is offering Miami Spice for dinner seven nights a week, and it’s one of the most generous menus we’ve seen. Diners can choose up to five dishes — two mezzes, one main, one side and one dessert — from an extensive menu that includes new and classic dishes off the menu. From the mezzes we loved the spicy tomato shakshuka dish and the sujuk pide flatbread topped with Turkish sausage. We were already full by the time our main dish of short rib kabab over braised green beans and our side of sweet jeweled rice arrived, but we soldiered on, mostly because everything was so delicious. The dessert of strawberry cheesecake qutayef was a beautiful dish of sumac-spiced strawberries flanking phyllo-wrapped cheesecake fritters in a honey syrup. Considering a dinner like this could easily add up to $70 per person this was a considerable deal.

Who should go to this venue: The restaurant’s swanky decor is great for dates but also works really well for a group — although the upstairs dining room tends to get loud when packed.

1545 COLLINS AVE. 

MIAMI BEACH FL, 33139 

305-508-5041 

This story was originally published August 22, 2017 at 12:08 AM.