Forte dei Marmi Miami

Forte dei Marmi sits on Ocean Drive, steps away from the shoreline of Miami Beach. The restaurant specializes in Italian Mediterranean seafood. The room runs smart and elegant, keeping a formal register that contrasts with the casual beach-going traffic outside.

The draw here is the restraint of the kitchen. While most of the surrounding strip bets on noise and excess to capture the attention of passersby, Forte dei Marmi relies on a quieter, focused approach to sourcing. It is a fifteen-minute walk from South Pointe Park, which makes it a far better choice for a focused meal than the frantic, high-volume bars that define the immediate area. You choose this place when the purpose of the evening is the cooking, not the chaos of the boulevard.