Jon & Vinny’s - Allapattah (Rubell Museum)
Italian restaurant · Overtown
1100 NW 23rd St, Miami, FL 33127
Highlights
Pizza, pasta, meatballs, and soft serve in a fun atmosphere
Pizza, pasta, meatballs, and soft serve in a fun atmosphere
"Jon & Vinny’s is a scary place to be if you suffer from pizza indecision. The topping options for their thin, crispy pies are plentiful. The good news is that we’ve yet to try one from the LA import that we haven’t enjoyed. If you want something meaty, go for the Bronx Bomber loaded with fragrant fennel sausage, mozzarella, onion, garlic, and oregano. It costs an additional $2.75 to get a dip to accompany your crust. Do it. The garlic buffalo is too good simply for crust. Dip the entire slice in it." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"Jon & Vinny’s has a rare menu that you and the kids can both get behind. This place is all about pizza and soft serve. You’ll both probably appreciate the atmosphere, too. It’s loud, it’s green, and everyone gets crayons. This museum restaurant is certainly not the kind of place you’d expect to find within 100 meters of a Yayoi Kusama installation. Still, it’s got enough energy and cocktails to let the adults have as much fun as the kids, who can spend the evening nibbling cheese and scribbling a self-portrait on the menu." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer
"Don’t be fooled by its location inside the Rubell Museum. Jon & Vinny’s is not the fancy restaurant you’d expect to find within 100 meters of a Yayoi Kusama installation. It’s an adult pizza party where you can eat with your hands, be loud, and draw on the menu with provided crayons. The space is a little slapdash—the LA import calls this a “residency” instead of an actual restaurant. But the pizza is great, and the pasta is good. Commit to one and always start with the spicy gem lettuce salad." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"Don’t be fooled by the location, Jon & Vinny’s is not the restaurant you’d expect to find within 100 meters of a Yayoi Kusama installation. It’s an adult pizza party where you can eat with your hands, be loud, and draw on the menu with provided crayons. It would make more sense inside Super Wheels than the Rubell Museum—so treat it as such. Jon & Vinny’s comes to us from LA, where its easy-to-love Italian-American dishes proved popular enough to turn the restaurant into a mini-chain. Its Miami location is a bit of a rush job. Partially constructed from empty pizza boxes, the restaurant opened just in time for Art Basel 2024, and you can sense the impending deadline in its design choices. We wouldn’t be surprised if its boxy green furniture were constructed exclusively with those hex keys that come with IKEA tables. (In their defense, it’s unclear how long Jon & Vinny’s plans on operating in Miami, since they’re referring to this location as a “residency.”) video credit: Ryan Pfeffer So maybe don't plan a date or special occasion here. But do come when you’re in the mood to shovel down pizza and ice cream like a child who’s been forked over to their fun aunt for the weekend. Jon & Vinny’s menu is big, but your focus should be on the best thing here: crispy, thin pizza. Other than that, order a couple of the most consistent starters—honey-drizzled ricotta bruschetta, meatballs, and salads—and soft serve, which is always a good way to end a meal that feels like a ninth birthday party. Food Rundown Gem Lettuce The lettuce is just a delivery mechanism for the two best parts of this salad: a satisfyingly spicy calabrian chili dressing and breadcrumbs that somehow stay crispy even though the salad is a touch overdressed. photo credit: Jakob Layman Chicken Wings If we meet a person who's never seen hot wings before, we’ll show them these as an example. But then we’ll point out they should never pay $30 for a dozen of them. Spicy Fusilli It’s a fine pasta, but it doesn’t earn the “spicy” in its name. The gem lettuce salad is actually spicier. How embarrassing to be out-spiced by a salad. PlayMute video credit: Ryan Pfeffer Bronx Bomber Jon & Vinny’s is a scary place to be if you suffer from pizza indecision. But the good news is that we’ve yet to try one we haven’t enjoyed. If you want something meaty, go for this version loaded with fragrant fennel sausage, mozzarella, onion, garlic, and oregano. PlayMute video credit: Ryan Pfeffer Crust Dip It costs an additional $2.75 to get a dip to accompany your crusts. Do it. We like the garlic buffalo, which is too good simply for crust. Dip the entire slice in it. PlayMute video credit: Ryan Pfeffer Soft Serve Good, but better if you pair it with a soft snickerdoodle cookie. Oh, to be a kid again. photo credit: Ryan Pfeffer Drinks Anything that comes in a can or a bottle tends to be more reliable than the imbalanced, inconsistent cocktails. So stick to beer and wine." - Ryan Pfeffer
"Delta Air Lines and American Express offer complimentary breakfast pizzas and early museum access." - Olee Fowler
