Miami Herald

These restaurant­s in Miami Beach and Key West were just named the best in the country

- BY CONNIE OGLE cogle@miamiheral­d.com

Seven Miami Beach and Key West restaurant­s should be preening right about now, because they’ve been named some of the best restaurant­s in the country.

Tripadviso­r has announced its 2021 Travelers’ Choice Restaurant­s Awards, for which diners rate restaurant­s in eight categories: Fine Dining, Everyday Dining and Quick Bites, plus new categories Hottest New Restaurant­s, Picture-Perfect Restaurant­s, Best Vegan Spots, Best Brunch Spots and Date Night.

Where did Miami shine brightest? Hold on to your Impossible Burger: We excelled in the vegan category. Our meat-loving community has produced the best vegan restaurant in the country, according to Tripadviso­r: Full Bloom Vegan in Miami Beach, which even topped Philadelph­ia’s mighty (and

delicious) Vedge.

Planta South Beach made the Best Vegan list at no. 4.

Three other Miami Beach spots made the top 25 list. Peruvian favorite CVI.CHE 105 in

Miami Beach, from Lima-born chef Juan Chipoco, was no. 2 in the U.S. in the Everyday Eats category, just behind

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille in Fort Myers Beach (why, yes, Doc

Ford’s is named after Randy Wayne White’s fictional character). Perennial favorite The Front Porch Café in Miami was no. 17 in the

 ??  ?? Latitudes in Key West is one of the best date-night restaurant­s in the country, according to Tripadviso­r.
Latitudes in Key West is one of the best date-night restaurant­s in the country, according to Tripadviso­r.

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