Calle Dragones Miami

A Cuban-Asian restaurant and lounge on Calle Ocho, riffing on Havana's old Barrio Chino, with dumplings, fried rice and live jazz.

Vérifié octobre 2026

Best for a dinner date or a birthday group that wants music with the meal. The menu is clever and shareable, but the bill climbs fast once the wok plates and steaks land.

What to order

Start with the lechon dumplings ($19): roast pork with kimchi aioli, bitter orange ponzu and truffle. Reviewers keep naming them alongside the crispy octopus ($24, over whipped yucca) and the soy glazed mushrooms ($14). The blue cheese croquetas with guava barbecue sauce ($12) are the cheap opener. For the middle of the table, the Chino Latino fried rice ($28) folds in mojo pork and maduros, which is the whole Cuban-Chinese idea in one bowl. The robata steaks run $35 to $52, so share small plates if you're watching the total. Price level reads $$, though a full spread lands higher.

Timing the happy hour

Wednesday and Sunday are the smart days: happy hour runs all day at the bar and on the terrace. Thursday through Saturday it's shorter, from the 5 pm opening until sunset or 7:30. That makes an early bar seat on a weeknight the cheapest way to try the cocktails and a few dumplings before the dinner crowd fills in. The place is closed Monday and Tuesday, so don't plan a start-of-week visit. It holds 4.6 from about 890 Google reviews, and most of them talk about the service as much as the food.

Jazz, cigars and late nights

Live jazz is part of the pitch here, and the site keeps a music calendar, so check who's playing before you book. Friday and Saturday run until 1 am, which turns dinner into a night out without changing addresses. Wednesday and Thursday close at 11, Sunday at 10. There's also a cigar club listed, a nod to the Calle Ocho setting. Sunday brunch starts at 11 am and the kitchen keeps going through the afternoon. The decor leans 1920s and theatrical, which is half of why groups pick it for birthdays and rehearsal dinners.

Parking

The restaurant says parking is available, which helps on a busy stretch of Calle Ocho.

Réservations

The restaurant recommends booking ahead, and you can reserve online.

Bon à savoir

It's closed Monday and Tuesday; Sunday opens at 11 am for brunch.

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