Coral Gables restaurants are luring diners with deals during the slow summer days

Where do you eat when you want a bargain but it’s not yet time for Miami Spice?

You go to Coral Gables and take part in Taste the Gables Restaurant Month.

Throughout the month of July, more than 70 restaurants in the Gables will offer specially priced lunch and dinner menus as well as other promotional deals. The list of participants includes culinary favorites like Niven Patel’s Italian restaurant Erba, which was hailed by Esquire magazine as one of the best new restaurants of 2023; Thomas Keller’s French Bouchon Bistro; the Michelin-recognized Asian spot Kojin; and the Michelin-starred omakase counter Shingo.

You’ll also find a couple of Michelin Bib Gourmands on the list, too, like Zitz Sum and Bachour. A Bib Gourmand designates a restaurant with good food that’s affordable.

Lunch menus starting at $30, while dinners run from $45-$60 for three courses.

Belkys Perez, economic development director for the city, said that the program aims to highlight the culinary talent in the area as well as help out restaurants that usually see business drop off during the long, hot Miami summer.

“Taste the Gables gives residents and visitors alike a reason to explore our restaurants, try new flavors and support local businesses during a traditionally slower time of year,” she said.

The promotion is also way for restaurants to encourage locals to to try their cuisine.

“We are proud and excited to be part of Taste the Gables and share our Journey of the Hispanic flavors with our community,” said Juan Diego Canahuati, who owns the Latin restaurant Arcano with his wife Nicole. “There’s no better place than this event, where we are celebrating local flavors and culinary artistry, to showcase and give a taste of our passion for pan-Hispanic soul food.”

Taste the Gables

When: July 1-31

Where: Restaurants throughout Coral Gables

List of participating restaurants and menus: tastethegables.com