Palma
Restaurant · East Little Havana
240 NW 8th Ave, Miami, FL 33128
Highlights
Seven-course tasting menu with inventive, seasonal dishes.
Seven-course tasting menu with inventive, seasonal dishes.
"Palma offers a unique dining experience with a rotating nine-course tasting menu that rings in at an unheard-of (in Miami, at least) $85. Miami-born chef Juan Camilo Liscano’s attention to detail is evident in the meticulously prepared dishes that change monthly, such as a Colombian-inspired arepa de choclo with uni, caramelized onion, and egg yolk jam; a grilled fish with caramelized porcini sauce, jambon de Bayonne, espelette XO sauce, and asparagus; and anything-but-average ice cream sandwich made with 10-year aged port ice cream, sourdough miso and white chocolate cookies, puffed buckwheat, and maple syrup. Wine can be paired or ordered by the glass or bottle. The restaurant itself is tiny, beautiful, and charming, and often hosts pop-up collabs on Sundays, like a recent neo-bistro concept with Coral Gables bakery and cafe Façade." - Allison Ramirez
"A tasting menu is usually the fastest way to turn a promising sexy night out into one filled with regret and Pepto Bismol. But not at Palma. This tasting-menu restaurant in Little Havana has all the things you need to set the mood: long taper candles in wine bottles flickering against smooth, bare walls, a quiet playlist that won’t force you to shout compliments between songs, and a dining room so dark you’ll feel like you’re in a cement cave (a sexy one). The seven to eight courses of light, seasonal dishes won’t ruin your tummy or the Settlers Of Catan game you’ve got scheduled tonight." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"With a seven-course tasting menu priced at just $85, Palma offers an elevated dining experience that’s still affordable inside a pretty little hole-in-the-wall next to a bodega in Little Havana. Expect bite-size delicacies, such as a grilled oyster with Jimmy Nardello peppers or a melt-in-your-mouth Iberico pork presa with white asparagus and a roasted peanut sauce. Leave a little space for the sweet plantain brioche with coconut caramel and dried plantain leaf butter, which arrives about halfway through the meal. Desserts will take you through seven courses, featuring kiwi pate, kouign amann, and more." - Allison Ramirez
"Palma is a tasting menu-only spot with a seven-course menu that changes every 10 to 15 days. There are some misses during dinner here, but there are also enough bright spots to make it worth the visit. You can expect highlights like steamed snapper with spigarello or steak tartare wrapped in a crunchy ribbon of radish. A silver spork is the weapon of choice for attacking a meticulously scored and seared squid in mushroom ragu with pepitas, ensuring no seed or sauce is left behind. And a mid-service bread course fills the empty room in your stomach after eating otherwise light and small portions. Plus, the dark, moody lighting makes it the ideal spot for a sexy night out." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"A contemporary restaurant in Little Havana with a stylish tasting menu that changes frequently. Chef Juan Camilo Liscano offers dishes like grilled baby corn with burnt eggplant aioli and steamed flounder with mussel sabayon." - The MICHELIN Guide
