The best Mediterranean restaurants in South Beach, Miami — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksSouth Beach has 3 Mediterranean restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Byblos Miami sits at the top with 4.7 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the fried chicken with za'atar at Byblos Miami. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
South Beach is a Mediterranean-leaning pocket of Miami where the 3 restaurants we track average 4.4 stars.
Mediterranean in South Beach — 4.7 across 729 diner reviews
Must-try: Fried Chicken with Za'Atar, Cucumber Slaw
📍 1545 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Mediterranean in South Beach — 4.6 across 2,019 diner reviews
Must-try: Grilled Seafood, Mezze
📍 1677 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Mediterranean/Arabic in South Beach — 4 across 501 diner reviews
Must-try: Habibi Fries
📍 452 NW North River Dr, Miami, FL 33128
Byblos Miami — 4.7 stars across 729 reviews, the highest on this list. Mediterranean in South Beach — 4.7 across 729 diner reviews.
None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The fried chicken with za'atar at Byblos Miami, the grilled seafood at Mareva1939 and the habibi fries at Habibi Miami. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 2 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.