Unsure where Miami's insiders are eating and drinking? It's easy to spot lines out the door, but some underlying trends are harder to see.
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to analyze which restaurants have been getting outsized notice this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Miami businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are getting plenty of attention, right now.
Pummarola - Midtown
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Pummarola - Midtown, the Italian spot, which offers pizza and more, is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "Italian" on Yelp saw a median 3.7 percent increase in new reviews over the past month, Pummarola - Midtown bagged a 20.3 percent increase in new reviews within that timeframe, maintaining a sound 4.5-star rating.
There's more that's trending on Miami's Italian scene: Ironside Kitchen has seen a 2.7% increase in reviews.
Open at 3328 N. Miami Ave. since August 2018, Pummarola - Midtown offers Neopolitan pizzas like the mushroom truffle cream made with Italian ham, mushrooms and mozzarella. There's also Caprese salad, homemade pastas like the fettuccini Bolognese and gnocchi pesto and cannoli for dessert.
El Otro Tiesto Cafe
El Otro Tiesto Cafe is also making waves. Open at 3023 Biscayne Blvd., the Dominican and Japanese spot has seen a 12.9 percent bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 4.5 percent for all businesses tagged "Japanese" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis El Otro Tiesto Cafe's review count increased by more than 170 percent.
El Otro Tiesto Cafe offers a variety of Caribbean dishes like ceviche, mofongo and omaiga (skirt steak with plantains). Cocktails, sushi and hookahs are also on the menu. Over the past month, it's maintained a mixed 3.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Pura Vida
Pura Vida - Edgewater is the city's buzziest breakfast and brunch spot by the numbers.
The popular breakfast and brunch spot, which offers juices and smoothies and acai bowls and opened at 1756 N. Bayshore Drive in October 2018, increased its new review count by 19.5 percent over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 4.5 percent for the Yelp category "Breakfast & Brunch."
Pura Vida's menu offers breakfast favorites like avocado smash toast, banana bread, açaí bowls and vegan empanadas. Thirsty? Try coffee, tea or smoothies like the chocolate peanut butter and Miami mocha.
This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.
