Unsure where Miami's in-the-know crowd is 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 deduce which restaurants have been seeing especially high review volumes 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 closing the year out strong.
Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen
Open since October, this cocktail bar and Caribbean spot is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Seafood" on Yelp.
Citywide, seafood spots saw a median 1.4% increase in new reviews over the past month, but Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen saw an imposing 314.3% increase, with a downward trend from a five-star rating a month ago to four stars today.
Located at 316 N.W. 24th St., Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen's seafood offerings include green plantains topped with escovitch snapper, salt fish fritters and a house salad with fever grass shrimp, avocado, smoked pineapple, guava emulsion and croutons.
Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen is open from noon–11 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday and noon–2 a.m. on Thursday-Sunday. (It's closed on Monday.)
LaMuse Restaurant
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about downtown Miami's LaMuse Restaurant, the popular New American breakfast and brunch spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "American (New)" on Yelp saw a median 1.4% increase in new reviews over the past month, LaMuse Restaurant bagged a 9.4% increase in new reviews within that time frame, maintaining a sound four-star rating. It significantly outperformed the previous month by gaining 5.2 times more reviews than expected based on its past performance.
There's more that's trending on Miami's New American scene: Tigertail + Mary has seen a 15.8% increase in reviews.
Open at 270 Biscayne Blvd. Way, Suite 102 since spring of 2017, LaMuse Restaurant offers artfully plated dishes like a burrata salad, deviled eggs, smoked salmon tartine and a paradise platter. Also on offer are its croissant sandwiches, stuffed with items like tuna salad and maple turkey and served with a salad and fries.
LaMuse Restaurant is open from 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. on Monday-Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.–11 p.m. on Thursday, 9:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m.–11:30 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.–3 p.m. on Sunday.
Crudos Fusion Art
Crudos Fusion Art is the city's buzziest cocktail bar by the numbers.
The popular cocktail bar, sushi bar and pan Asian spot, which opened at 250 N.W. 24th St., increased its new review count by 5.1% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 3.2% for the Yelp category "Cocktail Bars." It outperformed the previous month by gaining 3.5 times more reviews than expected based on past performance.
Crudos Fusion Art offers mezcal cocktails, a hibiscus-infused pisco and a cold brew martini as well as a variety of mojitos garnished with popsicles.
Crudos Fusion Art is open from noon–11 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, noon–1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and noon–10 p.m. on Sunday.
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