Gastronomically, South Beach can get a bit tired. So for the adventurous, a trip over the causeway bridge will ravish taste buds and provide a welcomed reprieve from SOBE's overpriced, underwhelming restaurants, otherwise known as culinary tourist traps.

10. Dolores But You Can Call Me Lolita (Downtown/Brickell) - If the name alone is not doing it for you, trust us when we say the food is off the chain. This Mediterranean fusion joint, set in a former firehouse, serves up a bit of everything that is finger lickin' good. 9. Segafredo Brickell (Downtown/Brickell) - Much like its South Beach namesake, Segafredo is about loud music, carefully sculpted hair and scandalous wardrobe. Oh, and food too. For those on the run, Segafredo serves up lunch with a Milanese speed and efficiency (attributes rarely used in the Magic City). 8. River Oyster Bar (Downtown/Brickell) - To impress your significant other, nothing works like oysters. Dinner here gives you extra brownie points for restaurant's off location, best oyster selection, and romantic setting. If the very word 'crustaceous" evokes allergic reaction, the yellowtail snapper makes for a nice alternative.

7. Ariston (North Miami Beach) - This bistro offers an excellent Mediterranean menu, where fish rules and, thanks to tzaziki (a yoghurt-garlic concoction), your breath rocks. The meze platters keep the vegetarians coming. 6. Brosia (Wynwood/Design District) - An eclectic mix of culinary influences results in one of Miami's best restaurants. Just about everything on the menu is excellent. The courtyard makes for a beautiful backdrop. 5. Fratelli Lyon (Wynwood/Design District) - We love pasta! Who doesn't? Fratelli Lyon's daily specials are interesting in that "I can't believe lamb and apples go so well together" kind of way. The design of the restaurant is modern, hip, and so appropriate for its Design District location. 4. Red Light (North Beach) - Close proximity to "all nude review" down the block, plus the seedy nature of Motel Blu it's housed in, should logically feature some kind of streetwalker's specials. Say, pasta puttanesca. But nothing could be further from the truth. New Orleans-style shrimp, quail, and mac and cheese are epitome of culinary sophistication. Red Light stays open late, presumably to satisfy appetites of working ladies. 3. Sra. Martinez (Wynwood/Design District) - Michelle Bernstein is Miami's culinary superstar. Not just because she is a regular on Top Chef. The woman can cook. She transformed the former Domo Japones into a hacienda where Spanish tapas rule the menu. The wine list is equally impressive. 2. Buena Vista Bistro (Edgewater) - More authentic than NY's Pastis, this unpretentious, 'we serve good food, period" bistro with French flair is the best thing going in Buena Vista, a neighborhood just north of Design District. The menu changes daily, so you never know whatcha gonna get. No matter. It will be delish for sure. 1. Las Vacas Gordas Parrillada (North Beach) – If you like meat, they got it. Local landmark, as known for blasting Shakira at God forsaken hours, as for chimichuri sauce, a concoction of garlic, garlic and more garlic.