The Best Restaurants to Spot a Celebrity in Miami

Art Basel may be over, but the season is just kicking off in America's hottest beach town — here are the best places to grab a bite if you want to do some star-gazing
By Becky Randel
Updated December 06, 2016 02:50 PM

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MACCHIALINA

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Who was there: Katie Holmes

What she ate: The actress stopped by local favorite Italian restaurant with a friend, where chef Mike Pirolo made her a special vegan gemmeli pasta with hen of the wood mushrooms, porcini mushrooms, caramelized shallots and diced tomatoes. She also ate the Cavatelli Macchialina (baby meatballs, porchetta & pecorino), a side of Broccoli Rabe and a tomato salad with pickled eggplant and black olives.

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KYU

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Who was there: Martha Stewart and Cheech Marin

What they ate: The lifestyle guru tweeted a picture of the restaurant's famous Coconut Cake — a recipe from chef Michael Lewis' mother.

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DOA

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Who was there: Audrina Patridge

What she ate: Patridge attended the restaurant's opening night, which featured menu items like steamed Asian buns, rice hot pot and scallop tartare.

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THE DRIFTWOOD ROOM AT NAUTILUS

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Who was there: Karolina Kurkova

What she ate: Kurkova stopped by for lunch with friends and enjoyed a Cabana Club Burger.

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UPLAND SOUTH BEACH

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Who was there: Diplo

What he ate: Chef Justin Smillie's legendary Cacio e Pepe and Crispy Duck Wings.

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OLLA

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Who was there: Marcus Samuelsson

What he ate: The celebrity chef ate the Ahumado: a hot smoked salmon dish with soft boiled egg, green chile-tomatillo, and bollilo. To wash it down? A bottle of Modelo Negro and a shot of Ilegal Mezcal with Linquist.

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BIANCA AT THE DELANO HOTEL

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Who was there: Dave Chapelle

What he ate: The comedian and his group of friends likely indulged in the restaurant's famous Big Eye tuna pizza with truffle oil and micro shiso.

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KOMODO

Who was there: Calvin Harris

What he ate: Harris, Jonathan Cheban and nightclub impresario (and Komodo owner) David Grutman enjoyed the jumbo stone crabs as well as the restaurant's signature lobster dynamite crispy quinoa.

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