Miami lost a lot of restaurants in 2025. We’ll miss these the most
The restaurant closings in and around Miami in 2025 hit particularly hard, probably because there were so many of them.
Miami has experienced something of a boom in the number of restaurants in recent years, and logically we understand that a certain number of restaurants aren’t going to make it. Add to that economy-wary customers who aren’t dining out as much, plus rising costs for food, rent, labor and insurance, and what many restaurateurs considered the worst summer on record for the industry, and the result is a lot of closings.
A few restaurants closed and did return, like Massimo Bottura’s Torno Subito, which closed atop Julia & Henry’s food hall only to reopen in the Design District at The Moore in the former Elastika space. Michelin-starred Tamourine Room in Miami Beach, which closed in May, reopened in September with a new menu and a new chef de cuisine. Fiola Miami became Daniel’s Miami and has thrived ever since.
But those are the anomalies. Here are a few spots that closed that we miss the most.
Caffe Vialetto
If you have family in Miami, chances are you had a special dinner at this Italian spot, which was open for 26 years on Le Jeune Road in Coral Gables. Miami celebrated baptisms and birthdays there as well as confirmations and graduations and baby and bridal showers.
It’s fitting that the restaurant was so family-friendly: Owners Ernie Fernandez and Marcelo Chopa made their customers feel like coming into the restaurant was like coming home. Now, all we’re left with are the heartfelt goodbyes and fond memories.
EntreNos
Chefs Evan Burgess and Osmel Gonzalez gave themselves quite a project at this Miami Shores spot, which shared space with Tinta y Cafe: They decided to source as much as possible from the state of Florida, from fruit and vegetables to fish to pork. EntreNos had a tiny but carefully curated menu and always felt special, even if it wasn’t in its own space.
The restaurant earned its first Michelin star in 2024 and added a Michelin Green Star in 2025 but nevertheless closed in July. Gonzalez will be joining restaurateur Alvaro Perez Miranda (Ogawa, Hiyakawa) and chef Camila Salazar at Emelina, a new Cuban restaurant coming to West Palm Beach.
Erba
This gorgeous Italian gem closed with absolutely zero fanfare , and we are still not over it. The creation of Feal Hospitality’s Chef Niven Patel and business partner Mohammed Alkassar had a great vibe, stellar service and offered intriguing twists on Italian cuisine meshed with South Florida touches (conch and pasta, anyone)?
But though Erba is gone, Feal has continued to thrive. It has expanded its wonderful Indian restaurant Ghee Indian Kitchen in Kendall to Wynwood and Atlanta, and the island-themed Paya restaurant on Miami Beach serves great cocktails, an incredible oxtail gnocchi and the best rum cake in town.
Itamae Ao
The only new Miami restaurant to earn a Michelin star in 2025, this stylish omakase counter in Midtown from chef Nando Chang offered a fresh twist on Japanese fare. Instead of traditional nigiri, Chang incorporated flavors from his native Peru and created some truly outstanding dishes.
But the restaurant was located inside Maty’s, the Peruvian restaurant from his sister Valerie Chang, and when Maty’s closed, Itamae Ao was doomed, closing in August 2025. At the time, Chang indicated that he hoped to find a space to reopen Itamae Ao, but as of now it hasn’t happened. We’re still hoping.
Sugarcane
It has been years since Sugarcane’s heyday, but we were sorry to see the end of this trendsetting Midtown spot, which first opened in 2010 and drew people to the neighborhood before it even was much of a neighborhood.
Original chef Timon Balloo, now at The Katherine in Fort Lauderdale, introduced Miami to bites like bacon-wrapped dates and crispy pig ears and revealed the power of short rib. We won’t forget the pretty pink beet mojitos, either.
This story was originally published December 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM.