Neighborhood guide
Coconut Grove
Miami's oldest neighborhood, its most bohemian.
“Nothing here is symmetrical, and nothing here is accidental — the Grove has always preferred canopy to skyline.”
Founded before Miami itself, Coconut Grove has spent a century resisting the city's more polished instincts — a canopy of live oaks and banyans over bayfront parks, sailing clubs, and estates tucked behind hedges rather than gates. Vizcaya, James Deering's 1922 bayfront villa and Italian Renaissance gardens, remains the Grove's defining structure and the clearest evidence of how long money has quietly lived here. It reads artsy and laid-back on the surface, with some of the county's highest land values underneath.
Ava MediterrAegean
$$$$ · Mediterranean
A Mediterranean escape in the heart of the Grove — vibrant crudos, over-the-top seafood towers, and shareable plates in a lush, plant-filled dining room.
Carbone Vino
$$$$ · Italian
An Italian-American wine bar and celebratory dinner spot from the Major Food Group team, a Coconut Grove favorite for special-occasion nights out.
Amal
$$$ · Lebanese
Lebanese tradition meets Coconut Grove glamour — a lively, stunning space with a rooftop bar, live music, and shareable Levantine plates.
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