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Best Wine Lists in Miami 2026
Restaurant cellars and sommelier programs · Miami · 6 lists ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Carbone's cellar holds more than 1,400 selections, and roughly 400 of them were added in the past year alone. Miami's wine reputation used to begin and end with bottle-service magnums, but a serious sommelier scene has grown up alongside it, from a 4,765-bottle Korean steakhouse vault to an all-Italian list poured by the half-bottle. Here is who runs each program, what to drink, and what it costs. Six, ranked on cellar depth, the sommelier program and value rather than trophy labels alone.
1.Carbone
Major Food Group's 1,400-bottle cellar with a five-person floor. Book it for a grower Champagne next to the veal parm.
Carbone, the Major Food Group room at 49 Collins Avenue in South of Fifth, pairs its theatrical Italian-American cooking with one of the deepest cellars in the city, more than 1,400 selections with around 400 added in the past year. Wine directors John Slover and Patrick Wert run a five-person floor that can range from grower Champagne to old Barolo. The food anchor is the veal parmesan, about 89 dollars, with the spicy rigatoni at 34. This is the booking for a big night where the wine matters as much as the room. Reserve well ahead and set a budget with the floor.
Book ahead through Carbone; name a region and a number and let the floor build the night.
2.COTE Miami
A 4,765-bottle vault with bottles back to the 1870s and two 2026 Gold Stars. Reserve for old Bordeaux with the Butcher's Feast.
COTE Miami in the Design District is a Korean steakhouse with a cellar that startles, 4,765 bottles deep with selections dating to the 1870s, and it took two Gold Stars at the Star Wine List of the Year Florida 2026. Wine director Morgan LaCroix runs the program for founder Simon Kim's Gracious Hospitality, built to put aged Bordeaux and Burgundy next to tableside Korean barbecue. The food move is the Butcher's Feast at about 78 dollars a head. This is the room for a wine collector who wants smoke and char with a great bottle. Reserve ahead and ask LaCroix's team to pour from the vault.
Book through COTE; take the Butcher's Feast and ask the team to open something aged.
3.Ariete
Michael Beltran's one-star Coconut Grove room with an off-the-beaten-path list. Go for pressed duck and a bottle you will not find elsewhere.
Ariete is chef-owner Michael Beltran's one-star room at 3540 Main Highway in Coconut Grove, and its wine program rewards the curious, with wine director Adrian López stocking small growers and rarities alongside the classics, recognized with a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2023. The signature is the canard à la presse, pressed duck carved tableside, with a tasting around 180 dollars. This is the booking for a diner who wants the floor to surprise them rather than a trophy label. Reserve ahead, tell the team your taste, and let them pour off-list.
Book through Ariete; order the pressed duck and ask the floor for an off-list bottle.
4.Boia De
A one-star Little Haiti room whose somm won Michelin's 2024 Florida award. Come for natural-leaning bottles with seasonal pasta.
Boia De is the tiny one-star at 5205 NE 2nd Avenue in Little Haiti from chefs-owners Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer, where sommelier Gabriela Ospina, winner of the 2024 Michelin Florida Sommelier Award, runs a sharp, natural-leaning list. The food is precise, seasonal Italian, with a pasta-led tasting around 135 dollars. This is the booking for a wine-led dinner in a small room where the floor knows every bottle by hand. Reserve well ahead, the room is small, and let Ospina guide the pairings across the menu.
Book well ahead; the room is tiny, and let the sommelier pair across the tasting.
5.Macchialina
An all-Italian list offered by the half-bottle via Coravin, run by Michelin's 2025 Florida somm. Book it for half-pours across a pasta dinner.
Macchialina on Alton Road in Miami Beach is chef Michael Pirolo's neighborhood Italian, where beverage director Jacqueline Pirolo, named Michelin Florida's Sommelier of the Year in 2025, runs an all-Italian list with nearly every bottle available by the half via Coravin. That makes it the city's best room for tasting widely without committing to full bottles, alongside house-made pasta from 24 to 32 dollars. This is the booking for a wine-curious dinner that stays relaxed. Reserve a few days ahead and ask for a flight of half-pours to match the pastas.
Book through Macchialina; ask for half-pours by Coravin to taste across the list.
6.The Surf Club Restaurant
Thomas Keller's one-star room at the Four Seasons with a Franco-American list built on large formats. Book it for a magnum of Burgundy with Dover sole.
The Surf Club Restaurant is Thomas Keller's dining room inside the Four Seasons Hotel at 9011 Collins Avenue in Surfside, awarded a Michelin star in Florida's debut 2022 guide and held since. The wine program is Franco-American at heart, deep in Burgundy, Barolo, Champagne and Chablis, with an unusually long run of large-format bottles for a celebration. The signature is the Dover sole, filleted tableside, with a la carte mains from about 50 to 120 dollars. This is the booking for an old-school grand night where the bottle and the room matter equally. Reserve well ahead and ask the floor about the large formats.
Book through Resy or the Four Seasons; ask the floor for a large-format Burgundy to share.
Avoid for a wine night
Good room, modest list
Michael's Genuine. Michael Schwartz's Design District room is a fine Bib Gourmand neighborhood spot, but its list is solid rather than a destination, and it is sometimes confused with the deeper wine programs nearby. For a wine-led night in the area, book Ariete instead.
Leku. The Basque room at the Rubell Museum is set to close on June 30, 2026, so it is not one to plan a wine evening around. Choose any of the six above, which are confirmed open with active sommelier programs.
How to drink well in Miami
Name a region and a number and let the floor work inside it; at Carbone and COTE that conversation reliably turns up a better, often older bottle than the label you would have reached for, and both are deep enough to pull aged verticals on request. Book the destination rooms well ahead through their own sites or Resy, where the best weekend tables go first.
The value-minded move is Macchialina, where Coravin half-pours let you taste widely without full bottles. Boia De is the small-room, sommelier-led pick, and the Surf Club is the grand, large-format occasion for a special night. Browse the full Miami dining guide for more, and compare the best wine lists worldwide if you are traveling.
Frequently asked
Which Miami restaurant has the best wine list?
Carbone in South of Fifth holds our top spot, with a cellar of more than 1,400 selections and around 400 added in the past year, run by wine directors John Slover and Patrick Wert across a five-person floor. It can range from grower Champagne to aged Barolo alongside the veal parmesan. Reserve well ahead, set a budget with the floor, and let them build the night around one bottle.
Which Miami restaurant has the deepest cellar?
COTE Miami in the Design District has the deepest cellar by raw count, 4,765 bottles with selections dating to the 1870s, and it won two Gold Stars at the Star Wine List of the Year Florida 2026. Wine director Morgan LaCroix can put aged Bordeaux and Burgundy next to the Butcher's Feast Korean barbecue. Reserve ahead and ask the team to open something from the vault.
Where can I taste good wine without buying a full bottle?
Macchialina on Alton Road is the best room for it. Beverage director Jacqueline Pirolo, Michelin Florida's 2025 Sommelier of the Year, offers nearly every bottle on the all-Italian list by the half via Coravin, so you can taste widely across a pasta dinner without committing to full bottles. Ask for a flight of half-pours to match the courses.
How much does a good bottle cost at Miami restaurants?
Plan on roughly 80 to 200 dollars for a genuinely good bottle at most of these rooms, with the ceiling far higher at Carbone, COTE and the Surf Club, where rare and aged wine runs into the thousands. Macchialina is the value pick. The smart move everywhere is to set a number with the floor and let them find the interesting bottle inside it.
Do you need a reservation for these Miami wine restaurants?
Yes, and well ahead for the destination rooms. Carbone, COTE and Boia De release tables weeks out and the best weekend slots go first, so book early through their sites or Resy. Ariete and Macchialina are a little easier but still worth reserving, while the Surf Club books up as a destination. For a rare or aged bottle, mention it when you book so the sommelier can confirm it before you arrive.
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