Looking for a great place in Miami for the holiday season? Check out this mouth-watering restaurants at for Christmas & New Years Eve at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, StripSteak will offer a four-course holiday inspired prix-fixe menu, priced at $75 per person available from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Guests will enjoy a first course of Lacinato Kale with marcona almonds, cranberries, sunchoke and ginger vinaigrette. Ricotta Cavatelli with duck confit, black trumpet mushrooms and butternut squash follows is offered as the next course. The main course features American Wagyu Flat Iron with parsnip purée, Granny Smith apple and fresh horseradish. Poached Bosc Pear with gingerbread, caramel and eggnog ice cream will finish off the decadent meal. The a la carte menu will also be available.
Those seeking a rustic yet elegant holiday meal can indulge in Scarpetta’s four-course prix-fixe menu available on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Priced at $75 per person, indulge in Mediterranean Octopus with potatoes, capers and olives as an appetizer followed by Squash Raviolini with sage brown butter and amaretti as the pasta course. The main course is Local Snapper with fregola, shrimp, and a mushroom fennel brodetto followed by a Poached Pear ‘Carpaccio’ with white chocolate mousse, crystallized walnuts and holiday spice gelato for dessert. The restaurant’s a la carte menu will also be offered.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, guests can enjoy a four-course prix-fixe dinner at Michael Mina 74 priced at $75 per person and offered from 6 p.m. – 1 a.m in addition to the a la carte menu. Diners can feast upon Roasted Chestnut and Foie Gras Soup with vanilla brown-buttered parsnip and white chocolate followed by a luscious Lobster Salad with poached Maine lobster, hass avocado, pamplemousse rose and a truffle vinaigrette. The entrée will include duo of Roasted Christmas Birds featuring crispy pan-seared duck breast, goose leg confit croquette and braised cherry and port gastrique. For dessert, enjoy decadent Pofiteroles with milk chocolate, pecans and holiday spice ice cream.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Vida will offer a holiday prix-fixe menu for $45 per person in addition to the a la carte menu. The menu will feature a choice of appetizer, entrée and dessert with highlights that include Lobster Bisque with sage Crème Fraîche; Grilled New York Strip Steak with roasted shallots, spinach and wild mushroom jus andApple Tart Tartin with salted caramel ice cream.
Ring in the New Year with a variety of dining options at the Fontainebleau’s newest restaurant with four and five-course menu offerings at StripSteak. To begin, diners will feast on Smoked Salmon Custard with lemon crème fraîche and Petrossian caviar, followed by Roasted Baby Beets with dried cherries, hazelnuts, goat cheese and walnut vinaigrette followed by Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras with cured foie gras macaron, quince jam and toasted pistachio. For the main course, diners can choose between Pan Roasted Diver Scallops with roasted cauliflower purée, applewood smoked bacon and shaved winter truffle; or a Wood-Grilled 8 oz Prime Filet with parsnip purée, fresh horseradish, granny smith apple and baby carrots. For dessert, enjoy “Gold Bar” with dark chocolate, champagne and vanilla ice cream. Diners who wish to opt for the five-course menu will be served both entrée selections.
StripSteak will also offer four and five-course vegetarian dinner menus. To start, diners can enjoy Yuzu Compressed Watermelon with heirloom tomato, poached cucumber, goat cheese and XO ‘caviar’. Next, Roasted Baby Beets with dried cherries, pistachio, haricot verts, goat cheese and walnut vinaigrette will be served followed by Roasted Pumpkin Soup with butternut squash custard, celery and granny smith apple. For the main course, guests can choose between Wild Mushroom Ravioli with celery root purée, black trumpet mushrooms and shaved winter truffle; or an Arrangement of Wood-Grilled Garden Vegetables with buttered potato purée, fresh horseradish and apple cider vinaigrette. The featured dessert will be Poached Bosc Pearwith oat streusel, caramel and maple ice cream. Vegetarian diners wishing to enjoy the five-course menu will be served both entrée selections.
6:30 p.m. Seating | Four Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $195 per person
7:30 p.m. Seating | Four Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $195 per person
8:30 p.m. Seating | Five Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $295 per person
9:30 p.m. Seating | Five Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $295 per person
Fontainebleau’s modern Chinese restaurant is offering several family style options for diners this New Year’s Eve. To begin, guests will enjoy several sharing plates that will include Peking duck with foie gras and Osetra caviar, steamed sea urchin shrimp dumplings and steamed crystal Maine lobster dumplings. The featured appetizer will be Alaskan Crab Meat with black truffle and micro green salad. For the main course, diners will enjoy Stir-Fried Bahamian Lobster in X.O. sauce, Baked Chilean Seabass with wild mushrooms, Wok-Fried Australian Waygu Beef with black pepper sauce, and Fried Rice with Braised Scallops for the table. Dessert will feature Chamomile Soup with Blood Orange tapioca and champagne foam. Diners who opt for the five-course later seating will have slightly different entrée such as Baked Bahamian Lobster Tail with lemon milk sauce and an additional entrée of Stir-Fried Abalone with X.O. sauce.
A five-course vegetarian menu will also be offered. Guests who opt for this menu will begin with a Vegetarian Dim Sum Platter including crystal spinach dumplings, rohan vegetarian dumplings, asparagus olive dumplings and wild mushroom dumplings. The appetizer will be a Micro Green Salad with truffle and plum dressing. Shared main courses will include Braised Tofu Clay Pot in black bean sauce; Asparagus with Lotus Root Lily Bulb; Sautéed Vegetables with dried chili szechuan style and Stir-Fried Wild Mushrooms with kailan along with Fried Rice with morel mushrooms and vegetables for the table. For dessert, a Warm Chocolate Fondant with white coffee ice cream will delight guests.
6:30 p.m. Seating | Four Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $195 per person
7:30 p.m. Seating | Four Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $195 per person
8:30 p.m. Seating | Five Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $295 per person
9:30 p.m. Seating | Five Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $295 per person
Scott Conant’s AAA Four Diamond award winning restaurant will offer scrumptious selections for New Year’s Eve diners. Four and five-course prix-fixe menus will offer an amuse bouche ofYellowtail Duo with olio di zenzero and pickled red onion; a ‘primi piatti’ selection will include Chestnut Soup with root vegetable fricasée followed by ‘paste’ selections served family style such as the Creamy Polenta served with fricassee of truffled mushrooms and Ricotta and Truffle Cappelletti accompanied by black trumpet mushrooms and parmesan cheese brodo. “Piatti’ offerings will include a choice of Grilled Dover Sole complimented by oyster mushrooms, herb gnocchi and a tomato and artichoke emulsion; or 21 Day Dry Aged New York Strip with roasted porcini mushrooms, potato galette and a red wine and truffle jus. End the night on a sweet note with White Chocolate Panna Cotta topped with candied pistachio and blood orange and pistachio gelato; and Olive Oil Torta with compressed pear and a roasted walnut and thyme gelato, both for the table. Diners who wish to order the five-course menu will receive A5 Wagyu Sirloin with roasted porcini mushrooms, potato galette crisp, red wine and truffle jus and shaved truffles in addition to the Grilled Dover Sole as the entrée
Scarpetta will also offer vegetarian versions of both four and five-course menus. To begin, diners will enjoy an amuse bouche of Burrata with heirloom tomatoes, baby basil and arugula salad followed by a Chestnut Soup accompanied by root vegetable fricassee. The ‘Paste’ course will include Ricotta and Truffle Ravioli with black trumpet mushrooms and parmesan cheese brodo. For the main course, diners will enjoy a White Bean Ragout with braised lettuce, white beans and concentrated tomato. For dessert, delight in White Chocolate Panna Cotta topped with candied pistachios and blood orange and pistachio gelato. Guests who order the five-course vegetarian menu will enjoy an additional ‘primi’ course of Crudite of Vegetables with truffle vinaigrette.
6:30 p.m. Seating | Four Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $195 per person
7:30 p.m. Seating | Four Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $195 per person
8:30 p.m. Seating | Five Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $295 per person
9:30 p.m. Seating | Five Course, Prix-Fixe Menu | $295 per person
Mouthwatering New Year’s Eve offerings at Michael Mina 74 will include a delectable four-course pix-fixe menu for $150 per person between 6 p.m. and close starting with a choice of appetizers between Michael’s Tuna Tartare with Asian pear, pine nuts, mint and sesame oil; Duck Crêpes with duck confit, gochujang, kimchi and scallions; Duo of Ahi & Hamachi Popperswith crisp rice, wasabi tobiko and ponzu; or Anjour Pear and Arugula with macerated pear, Roquefort papillon and red wine croquant. Mid-course selections include Périgord Truffle Risottowith aged parmesan cheese and truffle whip; Soft-Shell Crab Tempura complemented by sambal aioli, cucumber tom yum and sesame nest; and Lobster Cavatelli with poppy seed, lemon beurre blanc and chervil. For the main attraction, delight in a choice of a hay smoked, butter basted A4 Wagyu Beef Tenderloin with celery root and horseradish; Truffled Beurre Chicken Bucatini with foie gras, king trumpet mushrooms and chicken jus, Grilled King Salmon accompanied by Hudson valley asparagus and roasted sunchoke gratin hollandaise; or Dry Aged Steak & Foie Gras Burger with secret sauce, gouda cheese and double smoked bacon. End the night on a sweet note with desserts for the table such as Profiteroles with milk chocolate, pecans and holiday spice ice cream; and Dark Chocolate Crémeux with salted caramel, candied peanuts and vanilla ice cream.
This year, Vida will be hosting an expansive New Year’s Eve buffet with offerings for $65 per person from 5 p.m. to close. The feast will have dozens of options offered at various stations including a Rotisserie Station, Live- Action Station, Sautée Station, Woodstone Oven, Sushi and Raw Bar as well as Tapas, Charcuterie and Cheese Stations. Highlights will include Suckling Pig with natural jus; Pan Seared Snapper with tri-color carrots and rum glaze; Lobster Tails and Snow Crab Legs; Specialty Sushi Rolls and a plethora of desserts.
For reservations, visit Fontainebleau.com/Holidays or call 877-326-7412.
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