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"Walking into Sunny’s on a Saturday night feels like one of those scenes in early 2000s romantic dramedies where the protagonist (glasses recently removed for the very first time) walks down a flight of stairs and the entire room stops. You’re coming here to see-and-be-seen—emphasis on the seen. Sunny’s delivers the kind of gloriously fun dinner that reminds you there is still so much joy in your future, and it starts right now, with a sip of a filthy gin martini, a bite of medium-rare ribeye, and flirty eye contact with the somewhat famous person sitting across the room. Sunny’s releases reservations 30 days in advance. But if you missed that window, seats at their indoor bar are held for walk-ins. It's a small bar, but the full menu is available there. You might want to arrive 15 minutes before they open at 5:30pm to be safe. Members of our team have also successfully walked in without a reservation, put their name on the list, and gotten a table after about 30 minutes. Worst case, you can hang out at the outdoor bar, where they offer snacks and steak frites." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"It’s official: Sunny’s is the hottest restaurant in Miami right now. This is the way it should be. The Little River restaurant is a triumph in special occasion meals. The dining room is full of mirrors inlaid with golden palm trees, high ceilings, and big round tables. The outdoor patio is where everyone in this city wants to be on a crisp night. The entire restaurant screams celebration like candles in a cake. And your effort for snagging a reservation will be a night full of martinis, medium-rare steak, and a renewed faith in hyped-up restaurants. Sunny’s releases reservations 30 days in advance. But if you missed that window, seats at their indoor bar are held for walk-ins. It's a small bar, but the full menu is available there. You might want to arrive 15 minutes before they open at 5:30pm to be safe. Members of our team have also successfully walked in without a reservation, put their name on the list, and gotten a table after about 30 minutes. Worst case, you can hang out at the outdoor bar, where they offer snacks and steak frites." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
"Sunny’s is all about steaks, martinis, and feeling cool beneath a giant banyan tree. But they don’t drop the ball on the neglected runt of menus. You have three salad options here: caesar, gem, or radicchio. The bitter radicchio is refreshing and covered in curled ribbons of sweet piave vecchio cheese. But the caesar is what you want between bites of a juicy ribeye. It’s not overly dressed, crunchy, dusted in parmesan cheese, and comes with a lemon wedge you’ll want to squeeze all over those lettuce spears to make it even brighter. Sunny’s releases reservations 30 days in advance. But if you missed that window, seats at their indoor bar are held for walk-ins. It's a small bar, but the full menu is available there. You might want to arrive 15 minutes before they open at 5:30pm to be safe. Members of our team have also successfully walked in without a reservation, put their name on the list, and gotten a table after about 30 minutes. Worst case, you can hang out at the outdoor bar, where they offer snacks and steak frites." - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer
"Sunny’s is a restaurant that can also be a great cocktail bar—as long as you’re cool with either hanging out on the patio or arriving early enough to snag a seat at the bar. The house cocktails are all excellent. We like the cucumber-y green ghoul on humid nights. But you’ll see most tables drinking martinis for a reason. They get their own dedicated section on the menu, which reads like a choose-your-own-adventure novel, and are always served freezing cold. It’s worth coming right when the doors open (or a few minutes before) to sit at the semicircular bar inside, where you can people-watch and behold the sight of dozens of martini glasses filled with ice, waiting for their moment in the spotlight. Sunny’s releases reservations 30 days in advance. But if you missed that window, seats at their indoor bar are held for walk-ins. It's a small bar, but the full menu is available there. You might want to arrive 15 minutes before they open at 5:30pm to be safe. Members of our team have also successfully walked in without a reservation, put their name on the list, and gotten a table after about 30 minutes. Worst case, you can hang out at the outdoor bar, where they offer snacks and steak frites." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"Sunny’s is a Miami restaurant unicorn that everyone is chasing. Simply snagging a reservation for two is enough to impress your date. Everyone is cool inside this Little River spot. That’s its superpower. You and your beau can sit next to a Jonas brother and still feel like the only VIPs in the room. The service makes you feel famous, the agnolotti tastes like a juicy secret, and you’ll be able to brag to future children that you used to go to Sunny’s "back in the day." Sunny’s releases reservations 30 days in advance. But if you missed that window, seats at their indoor bar are held for walk-ins. It's a small bar, but the full menu is available there. You might want to arrive 15 minutes before they open at 5:30pm to be safe. Members of our team have also successfully walked in without a reservation, put their name on the list, and gotten a table after about 30 minutes. Worst case, you can hang out at the outdoor bar, where they offer snacks and steak frites." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo