Miami Beach-Help me Select a restaurant

[paulgardner]

Staying in Miami Beach in early September, please help me select:

Italian: Sardinia, Rosinella or Osteria Del Teatro?

Fish: Grillfish, AltaMar or Joe's Stone Crab?

Deli:??

[tpigeon]

Osteria is the best italian and is much more expesive than sardinia which is one of my favorite restaurants overall. Rosinella is a step below sardinia.

I would do altamar - as stone crabs are out of season and Joes may or may not be closed anyway.

No deli. You can get decent paninis though...or go to sandwicherie for sandwiches.

[Frodnesor]

I've not tried Osteria and AltaMar so can't address. Sardinia has wonderful antipasti and salumi, and the food focus is on a particular regional style of Italian food. Rosinella is a more casual place and more "traditional" Italian. Both good, just different kinds of places.

It's been a while since I've done Grillfish but my experiences have generally been good if unexciting. Joe's I still think is good even without the stone crabs.

Epicure is more of a gourmet market than a deli but certainly has a deli counter and they'll fix you a nice sandwich. Their tuna salad is excellent.

[lax2mia]

Have you tried a search on the board? This topic and these restaurants have been discussed ad nauseum. One suggestion, I believe Joe's will be closed in September as stone crab season begins October 15.