Best Date Night Restaurants
Five Coconut Grove date-night picks: Michelin-level cooking, Mexican polish, Amalfi energy, hotel dining, and waterfront air.
Ariete is the special-occasion pick, the Grove dinner from the Ariete group when the night calls for something elevated. Go when you want a refined sit-down dinner in Coconut Grove.
- Best when: a special-occasion Grove dinner
- Area: Coconut Grove
- Specific: special-occasion dinner from the Ariete group
Los Felix is the corn-focused pick, Mexican cooking built around corn and paired with wine. Go when you want a thoughtful, ingredient-driven dinner rather than a big flashy room.
- Best when: ingredient-driven Mexican and wine
- Area: Coconut Grove
- Specific: corn-focused Mexican cooking with wine
Amal is the modern Lebanese option, a dinner built on the Lebanese spirit of joie de vivre. Go when you want a warm, shareable date over mezze and Lebanese plates.
- Best when: a warm, shareable Lebanese dinner
- Area: Coconut Grove
- Specific: modern Lebanese; dinner nightly, brunch Sat–Sun
Bellini is the Italian-with-a-view pick at Mr. C Coconut Grove, with outdoor seating and Biscayne Bay views. Go when the date wants Italian plates and a bay backdrop.
- Best when: Italian dining with bay views
- Area: Mr. C Coconut Grove
- Specific: Italian dining with outdoor seating and Biscayne Bay views
Bayshore Club is the waterfront date on Biscayne Bay at Dinner Key, with craft cocktails and a sunset happy hour. Go when the water and the sunset do the romantic work.
- Best when: a waterfront dinner at sunset
- Area: Dinner Key, Coconut Grove
- Specific: Biscayne Bay waterfront; craft cocktails and sunset happy hour