Soya e Pomodoro
Italian restaurant · Miami Government District ·
Creative Italian fare, bohemian digs, live jazz shows
Creative Italian fare, bohemian digs, live jazz shows
"This place looks like an Italian family with a slight hoarding issue broke into a Downtown building and no one’s decided to kick them out because their pasta is good. There’s no restaurant in the area with as much personality as Soya: a dim, cavernous space stuffed with books, mismatched furniture, and antiques. They usually do live jazz here on Thursday and Saturday, so stop by then if you want a little extra romance. But it’s worth parallel parking for the eggplant parm—music or no music—and the slightly sweet fazzoletti di formaggio e pera with pear and ricotta." - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino, virginia otazo
"Set inside the entrance of a planned 19th century high rise abruptly halted during the Great Depression, Soya & Pomodoro is a unique spot which sits amidst high ceilings, arched doorways and stone facades to Fauve art, bookcases and potted plants. A charming anachronism in Miami’s rapidly changing cityscape, you'll find a warm and welcoming setting somewhere between New York & Havana, but with Italian home cooking. Whether you’re taking an afternoon break from the office or dining to live music on the weekends, be forewarned you may soon become addicted." - Lemon Yellow
"Soya e Pomodoro feels like you’re eating in an alleyway, though there is technically a roof. Shirts hang from a clothesline overhead, the doors remain open at all times, and there’s not a fluorescent bulb in sight. Instead, the dark room has candles on each table and live music on Thursdays and Saturdays, which is when this place is at its sexiest. The Downtown Italian restaurant is doing its best to make you feel like you’re on a cobblestone street somewhere in Italy, and after half a bottle of wine, it’s pretty convincing. At least more convincing than any other Downtown restaurant." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"Soya E Pomodoro looks like it burrowed into the side of a Downtown office building like a hibernating bear, marking its territory with dozens of slightly random paintings and pictures. But this pasta cave is ultimately way more charming than the layer of a fat, sleeping grizzly. They also occasionally host live jazz, serve a pear and cheese-stuffed pasta we like, and have an atmosphere comfortable enough for you to finally admit to your old roommate that it was you who was stealing their laundry detergent." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"Soya E Pomodoro is a dim, cavernous space carved into a Downtown office building. They also do live jazz here Thursdays and Saturdays from 7 to 10pm. That's our favorite time to come, and it's when this romantic restaurant gets even more romantic. You're not coming just for jazz—you'll be eating too. Luckily the food here is not just something you have to endure to enjoy the music. It's very good, especially the eggplant parm and their slightly sweet pear/ricotta pasta." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
