If you are searching for Mediterranean food near me in Miami Beach, the first decision is not just what to eat but how far north you want to travel. South Beach gives you Byblos, a polished Eastern Mediterranean restaurant at 16th and Collins. Mid-Beach adds Motek for all-day Israeli-Mediterranean cooking and Aguasal for a hotel-based, seafood-led meal. If you are willing to leave the beach, Mandolin Aegean Bistro brings Greek and Turkish dishes to a garden in the Design District. The useful split is clear: Byblos for a spice-driven dinner and late lounge hours, Motek for daytime food, Aguasal for coastal seafood, and Mandolin for a slower outdoor table.
Ask Karpo in the app to compare these Miami Mediterranean restaurants by neighbourhood, meal time, price and parking. You can also ask for the best booking order before leaving South Beach.
Byblos, South Beach — Eastern Mediterranean plates shaped by specific spices
Byblos is the clearest answer when your search begins in Miami Beach and you want Eastern Mediterranean cooking rather than a generic restaurant with hummus on the menu. The restaurant explicitly describes its cuisine as Eastern Mediterranean, with dishes showcasing the region's specific spices and flavours. It is a polished, family-style room built around mezze, wood-fired pide, seafood, kebabs and shareable plates. The two-storey dining room uses bright blue and gold patterned booths, large murals and amber pendant lights, while the patio adds palms, greenery, blue seating and shade sails. This is a setting designed for ordering across the table, not rushing through one plate.
Byblos is at 1545 Collins Ave in South Beach and serves dinner Sunday through Thursday from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, with Friday and Saturday service until midnight. Published menu examples include Marcona almonds and olives at $15, Hummus Royale at $19 and lamb ribs at $18. Reservations are available, and the restaurant says parking is available on 16th Street and Collins Avenue. Its late-night lounge programme makes Friday and Saturday the obvious timing choice if dinner may continue after 10:00 PM. If you are driving, the 16th Street Garage at 1557 Washington Avenue is nearby.
Motek Miami Beach, Mid-Beach — casual Israeli-Mediterranean food from brunch to dinner
Motek suits the searcher who wants Mediterranean food near the beach without waiting for an evening-only reservation. The Mid-Beach outpost is a spacious indoor-outdoor café and restaurant serving all-day brunch, mezze, shawarma, schnitzel, kebabs and grilled plates. Its sheltered street-facing patio has woven bistro chairs, compact café tables, vertical greenery and a striped awning, giving the room a more casual café rhythm than Byblos. The menu leans Israeli-Mediterranean and street-food-style, so it works for a plate of hummus, a shawarma lunch or a group ordering several kebabs rather than a formal family-style dinner.
Motek is at 2701 Collins Ave in Mid-Beach. It opens Monday through Thursday from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Friday from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM, Saturday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Prices include classic hummus at $15, shakshuka at $22, chicken shawarma at $32 and lamb shawarma at $38. Weekday happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Parties of 10 or more must use the restaurant's group form or email the events team, so larger groups should arrange that before turning up.
Aguasal, Mid-Beach — seafood-forward coastal Mediterranean cooking in a hotel setting
Aguasal is the more elevated Mid-Beach option, located at the Andaz Miami Beach and operated by José Andrés Group. Its coastal Mediterranean menu focuses on seafood while drawing on Spanish, Greek and Moroccan flavours. The restaurant stretches from breakfast into dinner, making it useful when your timing does not fit an evening booking. Its design is coastal-modern rather than taverna-like, with oak and teak furnishings, woven accents, tropical greenery and warm amber lighting. A quieter indoor room contrasts with a more relaxed outdoor setting. Choose Aguasal when grilled fish, seafood and a hotel dining room matter more than a casual shawarma stop.
Aguasal is at 4041 Collins Ave in Mid-Beach. Breakfast runs Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM and Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Dinner is Sunday through Thursday from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and Friday and Saturday from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Published prices include fried oyster mushrooms at $12, fried calamari at $24, roasted chicken tagine at $40 and grilled sea bream at $46. Its currently published Miami Spice dinner is $50 plus tax and gratuity, available Sunday through Thursday from August 1 through September 30. The schedule makes it the strongest breakfast or seafood dinner choice.
Mandolin Aegean Bistro, Miami Design District — Greek-Turkish dishes in a garden setting
Mandolin Aegean Bistro is the choice when your Mediterranean meal can be part of a Design District outing rather than a beach day. The Greek-Turkish bistro occupies a restored 1940s home and serves seasonal meze, kebabs, dumplings, grilled seafood and family-style coastal dishes. The setting is unusually residential: a white house behind blue gates, with blue shutters, bougainvillea, a lush garden and shaded outdoor tables. Blue-and-white dining details reinforce the taverna feel without turning the meal into a themed performance. It is better suited to a slower lunch or dinner than to a quick stop between South Beach plans.
Mandolin is at 4312 NE 2nd Ave in the Miami Design District and is open Monday through Sunday from 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Published examples include grilled octopus at $39, a Greek pilsner at $12 and an Athenian spritz at $24. Reservations are for outdoor seating except in inclement weather; limited indoor seating is first come, first served, and parties of one to eight can reserve through Resy. The restaurant points diners to $5 valet service two blocks south at 4141 NE 2nd Avenue, with nearby Design District garages also available. Book the garden when the weather is on your side.
How to choose
For the most direct answer to a South Beach search, choose Byblos. It is the only option here whose verified description specifically centres Eastern Mediterranean spices and flavours, and its mezze, pide, seafood, kebabs and shareable plates make it the natural choice for a dinner built around the table. Motek is more useful earlier in the day and more casual, with brunch, shawarma and a weekday happy hour. Aguasal is the pick for seafood, hotel dining and breakfast, while Mandolin offers the most garden-like setting and the clearest Greek-Turkish identity. Price examples also mark the difference: Byblos starts with $15 small plates, Motek lists $15 hummus, Aguasal reaches $46 for sea bream, and Mandolin lists $39 grilled octopus.
The geography matters. Byblos sits at 16th and Collins in South Beach, with parking available on 16th Street and Collins Avenue and the 16th Street Garage at 1557 Washington Avenue nearby. Motek is farther north at 27th and Collins, and Aguasal is at 40th and Collins, so those Mid-Beach stops are easiest by car, rideshare or the Collins Avenue bus corridor. Mandolin is west of Miami Beach in the Design District, where the restaurant points to $5 valet at 4141 NE 2nd Avenue and nearby garages. Do not stack these as a walking crawl: choose the neighbourhood that matches your plans, then book around the meal time.
One correction before you search
Some older guides still say Byblos is closed. That information dates from its pause during the Royal Palm renovation in 2025. Byblos's current official site now lists the operating hours, reservations and the 1545 Collins Avenue address, so it is the live South Beach option to use when your search is for Eastern Mediterranean food near you in Miami Beach. Check the current booking details before leaving, particularly if you are planning the late-night lounge programme or arriving by car.
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Ask Karpo first
Before leaving, ask Karpo in the app to check which restaurant fits your meal time, party size and budget, then confirm the booking rule and parking plan. Start with Byblos if you are in South Beach, compare Motek and Aguasal for a northbound trip along Collins Avenue, and place Mandolin last if you are heading to the Design District.
