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Inside Daniel’s Miami: Why This New Spot is Already one of South Florida's Best Restaurants
Written by Eric Barton | July 21, 2025
AUTHOR BIO: Eric Barton is editor of The Adventurist and a freelance journalist who has reviewed restaurants for more than two decades. Email him here.
Before we get into the meat of it—literal, marbled, hand-selected wagyu meat—let me say this: I adore the original Daniel’s in Fort Lauderdale. I named it the best restaurant in Broward. I said, without hesitation, that it deserved a Michelin star. And now, the team behind that steakhouse has brought their version of modern indulgence to Coral Gables, into the old Fiola Miami space.
As of this week, Daniel’s Miami is open, and if you’ve been waiting for a serious new contender in South Florida’s steakhouse scene, this one might just pull ahead.
The seafood tower
The new restaurant is less a reboot than an evolution—a continuation of everything that worked in Fort Lauderdale, plus a bar program made for Coral Gables' crowd, and a dining room that’s finally worthy of David Yarrow’s black-and-white wall beasts. Founders Thomas Angelo and his daughter Kassidy Angelo, culinary director Danny Ganem, and wine director Daniel Bishop have brought the whole Gioia Hospitality brain trust to this one. It’s a team that clearly obsesses over the details—like Murano chandeliers and pastas rolled by hand and a wine list that hasn’t stopped winning awards since Fiola.
What’s on the plate? At Daniel’s, it’s always been about the beef. They’re serving Australian wagyu from Stone Axe and Margaret River, as well as a showy Texas prime rib carved tableside. The menu balances indulgence with restraint, like branzino and lobster fra diavolo, and even Fiola holdovers like rigatoni alla vodka that have made the jump to this new menu.
Twice-baked potato
The bar’s been upgraded, both in layout and attitude. You’ll find TVs now (yes, tastefully done) and a lounge menu with a double-patty smashburger and cacio e pepe, which might be the only pasta in Coral Gables good enough to share real estate with a football game. The monthly wine dinners return too—alongside a splashy October event with Rockpool Steakhouse from Sydney and Schrader Cellars from Calistoga. They’re clearly not thinking small here.
Lobster Fra Diavolo
The Daniel’s Miami bar
Daniel’s Miami isn’t trying to reinvent the steakhouse. It’s building on what already worked—good ingredients, sharp service, and a kitchen that knows when to show restraint. There’s no no dry ice smoke billowing out of a thousand-dollar gimmick, just a team that seems to understand that consistency might be the most underrated luxury in town.
