

Coconut Grove, Miami's oldest neighborhood, lush with banyan trees and bohemian charm, is welcoming its first standalone Four Seasons Private Residences. These 70 waterfront homes sit above one of the Grove's most coveted parcels, with 11-foot ceilings, curved balconies framing Biscayne Bay, and interiors by Florentine designer Michele Bönan that blend Italian craftsmanship with tropical ease. When it comes to Thanksgiving, the Grove's dining scene rises to the occasion, with restaurants that blend culinary ambition, warm hospitality, and menus that honor tradition while staying true to what they do best.
Michael Beltran cooks like someone raised between Hialeah and Little Havana, who also happened to master French technique under Norman Van Aken. Which is to say: with precision, soul, and a refusal to choose between the two. His Michelin-starred restaurant serves food you genuinely can't find anywhere else — fluke with conch escabeche, caviar with mamey mille-feuille, and a famous flan spiked with candy cap mushrooms. It's Cuban-American cooking at its most confident and future-facing, served in a leafy Coconut Grove space where the vibe stays warm even when the food feels theatrical. This Thanksgiving, the prix-fixe menu leans into comfort with a Miami accent: turkey fricassée pastelitos, foie torchon dressed as cranberry "butter," traditional stuffing and mac and cheese, with Humboldt Fog flan and bourbon pecan pie to close. Refined, generous, and rooted — exactly where holiday cooking should land.
Amal & Level 6 | 3480 Main Hwy
Step into Amal and you're immediately in good hands: a double-height dining room, woven pendant lights the size of small moons, and a Lebanese menu that understands the power of a well-made mezze spread. Chef Wissam Baki, who's cooked everywhere from Dubai to Wynwood, leads a kitchen that celebrates tradition while keeping things contemporary. The tabbouleh is bright and herby. The truffle rakakat, drizzled with honey and studded with pistachios, is a small masterpiece. The grilled skewers and lamb chops anchor the heavier end of the menu, but it's the layered, shareable nature of the meal that makes it special. Take the elevator to Level 6 and you're on a rooftop with sweeping bay views, Spanish tapas, and craft cocktails that lean into herbs and citrus. It's effortlessly stylish without feeling contrived, and the retractable roof means weather is never an issue. This Thanksgiving, Amal keeps it Lebanese with pumpkin kibbeh, turkey roulade, and a pumpkin spice roll cake layered with sweet cheese and bourbon chantilly. Level 6 goes the family-style route with pan con tomate, turkey with chorizo stuffing, Brussels bravas, and churros for dessert. Two floors, two approaches, both worth your timeAriete | 3540 Main Hwy
Giorgio Rapicavoli's latest project sits inside the Mayfair House Hotel — a Kenneth Treister design from the '80s that got a meticulous refresh in 2022 — built around the kind of open-fire cooking that lets ingredients take center stage. The food is modern American with a Miami twist: wood-grilled branzino, steak with chimichurri rojo, semolina pesto pasta dotted with jalapeño and stracciatella. The muhammara arrives warm with flatbread and tastes like the work of an artisan. Inside, the dining room is simple with earthy tones and elegant accents. But step into the courtyard and you're surrounded by vines, mosaics, and sculptural greenery. This Thanksgiving, you can either dine in with a prix fixe menu or order Rapicavoli's "Take Giorgio Home," a three-course spread that includes fall salad or squash bisque, your choice of adobo fried turkey or miso-maple ham, sides like green bean almondine and loaded baked potato casserole, and desserts like pumpkin panna cotta or pear and apple cobbler.
Great cooking, thoughtful service, and a neighborhood that's managed to stay charming without trying too hard — a wonderful place to celebrate Thanksgiving. Or any other day, for that matter. Interested in the kind of Miami luxury homes that put you in the center of it all? Contact the Four Seasons Private Residences Coconut Grove sales team to learn more.

















