Restaurants in Midtown Miami: what is open now, and what the old lists get wrong

Midtown, and why the old lists are wrong

Midtown Miami is the compact neighborhood of apartment towers and shops between Wynwood to the south and the Design District to the north, built around NE 1st Avenue, N Miami Avenue and Buena Vista Avenue. Many of its restaurants sit at street level in the Midtown buildings, with more along NE 2nd Avenue.

Most Midtown restaurant lists are years old. The best-known name on them, Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill at 3252 NE 1st Ave, closed quietly after 15 years, as Local10 reported in February 2025, and its booking page now shows it as permanently closed. The Midtown Miami directory still lists it. La Cabrera's own site lists only its Sunny Isles and Coconut Grove restaurants, even though its Midtown booking page is still up. So this guide sticks to places whose own sites we opened in October 2026.

Salumeria 104 and Motek: the two daytime anchors

Salumeria 104 at 3451 NE 1st Ave describes itself as a rustic Northern Italian trattoria. The menu runs from cured meats and antipasti to pinsa, fresh pasta and a short list of meat and fish mains. Book through SevenRooms on its site or call (786) 957-8094; its Midtown hours were not loading on the site when we checked.

Motek at 3255 NE First Ave is the Mediterranean all-day option, open from noon on weekdays and 11 am on weekends, with brunch dishes on the lunch menu. Its $5 Hour runs Monday to Friday from 2 to 6 pm in select parts of the restaurant, first come, first served.

Tap 42 at 3252 NE 1st Ave is the sports-and-burgers choice. Weekend brunch runs Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm, with $25 bottomless mimosas, Bloody Marys and lager, and the bar does happy hour Monday to Friday from 3 to 6 pm.