Ghee - Dadeland
Indian restaurant · South Miami ·
Farm-to-table Indian with contemporary spins; ghost pepper naan
Farm-to-table Indian with contemporary spins; ghost pepper naan
"Since Miami always marches to the beat of its own tiki tiki music, it’s fitting that the city's best Indian restaurant is also uniquely Miami. The bhel puri chaat is a seamless mashup of bhel puri and ceviche. The turmeric marinated fish uses a local catch, the bhatura has avocado in its dough, and so many of the best dishes source ingredients from Ghee's own farm in Homestead. This is Indian food done Miami style—and done in a way that makes a delicious argument that bhel puris, bhaturas, and vindaloo are just as Miami as pastelitos, Cuban coffee, and arriving very late to a party." - team infatuation
"Since Miami always marches to the beat of its own tiki tiki music, it’s fitting that the city's best Indian restaurant is also uniquely Miami. And Ghee is serving food that could only exist in the 305. The bhel puri chaat is a seamless mashup of bhel puri and ceviche. The turmeric marinated fish uses a local catch, the bhatura has avocado in its dough, and so many of the best dishes source ingredients from Ghee's own farm in Homestead. This is Indian food done Miami style—and done in a way that makes a delicious argument that bhel puris, bhaturas, and vindaloo are just as Miami as pastelitos, Cuban coffee, and arriving very late to a party. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"Ghee is where India’s subtropical cuisine combines with Miami’s. It’s a place where the samosas look more like empanadas, and a bhel puri chaat is served with local avocados and ceviche. But this restaurant in Downtown Dadeland goes beyond regional sourcing and Indian-Miami mashups. It grows much of its own ingredients straight from the restaurant’s Homestead farm. That’s what makes it feel so Miami. Eating here means you’re actually tasting the restaurant’s own soil and land through mangoes, coconuts, and papayas. It’s the restaurant equivalent to returning from the beach, cracking a plump leaf from the aloe plant in your backyard, and rubbing that soothing gel on your horrifically burnt shoulders." - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer
"Ghee always has some excellent mango dishes up its sleeve in the summer. In past years, we’ve come here for mango cheesecake, mango salads, and thick mango lassis that help us recover from the ghost pepper cheddar naan. For now, we know they at least have mango lassi on the menu. We’re keeping an eye on them to see what else they add as mango season rolls on. Their sister restaurant, Paya, also has a mango and burrata on the menu in case you’re looking for a mango moment on the other side of the causeways." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"Using ghost pepper naan to scoop up chunks of smoked lamb neck at Ghee will make you blissfully unaware of your lack of yacht. It's really the food that makes Ghee a special occasion restaurant, especially if you've ever dedicated a birthday candle wish to "more Indian restaurants in Miami." And yet practically every classic Ghee dish on the menu—that huge smoked lamb neck, turmeric marinated fish, yellowfin tuna bhel—has stayed under $40 in the face of inflation. (Even the three-course tasting menu only costs $65.) The roomy dining room is perfect for a dinner all 13 cousins insist on attending." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino