The Local - Craft Food and Drink - Coral Gables

 

Welcome to The Local – Craft Food and Drink.  The Local is a neighborhood restaurant and bar in the heart of Coral Gables, featuring handcrafted food, craft beer, and classic cocktails.

 

The Local is the best place in Miami to enjoy great locally sourced food, 24 unique and rotating craft beers on tap, and a carefully curated selection of small-batch craft wine and spirits in a warm and welcoming pub environment.

The Best Beef Jerky in Town

 

Our chalkboard is updated daily with seasonal food and cocktail specials as we take pride in offering quality, responsibly-sourced options to our customers.

 

Next time you're in the neighborhood, stop by and see what Miami's been missing for so long.

Carft Beer & Cocktail Menus

 

In the Local Press:

Coral Gables

Known for its craft beers and locally sourced food, The Local, 150 Giralda Ave., recently celebrated its first anniversary with Mayor Jim Cason helping snip a ceremonial ribbon.

Patrons at the event on Friday evening, May 11, enjoyed appetizers and $2 craft beers to toast the restaurant’s first year of operation. The party continued on Saturday, May 12, with specials all night and the launch of the new summer menu.

Located at 150 Giralda Ave., The Local / Craft Food & Drink features a warm and welcoming pub environment where guests can choose from 24 unique and rotating craft beers on tap and a selection of small-batch craft wine and spirits.

The Local’s chalkboard is updated daily with seasonal foodand cocktail specials.

New Times

Voted BEST BAR FOOD in Miami - The Local is not only a great little neighborhood bar (it has 24 beers on tap) but also a damn good place to grab a bite. This is not the standard parade of chicken wings and sliders.

The Local is not only a great little neighborhood bar (it has 24 beers on tap) but also a damn good place to grab a bite. This is not the standard parade of chicken wings and sliders. The menu instead offers a well-thought-out mix of globally influenced dishes dressed in gastropub garb. Seasonal specials are updated daily, and chef de cuisine Vince Tien prefers that the food be procured locally whenever possible. Florida grouper is deep-fried for a traditional take on fish 'n' chips ($14) and then served with hand-cut thick fries and a dill tartar sauce for dipping.

 

A bowl of steamed mussels ($13) is packed with chunks of cured pork belly and surrounded by a pool of "mushroom miso beurre fondue." We love the sticky gochujan glazed ribs ($14) topped with "chopped kimchee nuts" and scallions, and the glazed doughnut bread pudding ($8) with salted caramel and a brown butter crème anglaise. We can't say enough about the Local's love of pleasing patrons. On a recent visit, a dish that we ordered failed to arrive. Executive sous-chef Paul Cantrell appeared from the kitchen to apologize profusely when it showed up on our bill, and then he raced to follow us outside as we left, with free drink tickets in hand for our next visit. We can't remember another white coat ever following us into the street.

 

Esquire

The 20-deep draft list includes craft favorites like Brooklyn Brown Ale and Cigar City Maduro (from Tampa), plus hop-heavy Dogfish Head 90-Minute IPA, Stone IPA, and Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale. If you'd like bottled accompaniment for the house-smoked wahoo rillettes or pan-roasted wreckfish with toasted faro, look for Cigar City's tropical-hoppy Papaya IPA or the sourish Vuja De, brewed with elderberry flowers and black currants.

Location:
The Local Craft Food and Drink
150 Giralda Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Hours: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 2:00 am

Phone	(305) 648-5697
Email	info@thelocal150.com
Website	http://www.thelocal150.com

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Miami's newest specialty beer and wine lounge "The Goose" - Coconut Grove’s Beer & Wine Lounge

 

Miami's newest specialty beer and wine lounge is now opened just next to the Coco Walk in Coconut Grove. The Goose will feature a rotating beer menu and an astounding wine list by the glass. This Neighborhood hang out will cater to those wanting to drink unique micro brews and taste wines from all over the world at a great price.

 

Coconut Grove's Newest Watering Hole

This article was written by David Minsky for Short Order | The Miami New Times Food Blog

Now here’s a place where the worlds of booze-pounding college apes and hot moms converge: The Goose Lounge, a new bar that will feature a rotating microbrew and wine menu, just opened in Coconut Grove.

The beer menu has 60+ microbrews from all over the world, as well as 12 beers on tap including Bell’s Oberon Ale and Stone Ruination IPA.

Some of the bottles on the beer menu are Wells Banana Bread Ale, Belhaven Scottish Ale, Hazed and Infused, and some (semi)local favorites like Cigar City Guava Grove and Swamp Ape IPA.
The wine, which is sold by the glass, is a rotating list of six red and six white wines imported from Argentina, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa.

Oh yeah, don’t forget about rice wine: sake. Stand by for sake-slinging madness straight up or as a mixer.

Saturday’s grand opening party also features some music put on by Deep Roots with Jean P Jam, but The Goose will host live bands every Thursday and Friday, and even hosting aspiring musicians for open-mic Monday.

On the outside, The Goose blends into the backdrop of the Grove commercial sector. The inside: purple ceiling ducts and decorated olive green walls with murals that resemble Basquiat paintings (that’s a good thing), a long wooden bar, a makeshift stage and a pool table buried in the back corner.
Tapas like yuca fries, ceviche, pulled pork sliders and meat n’ cheese platters will be served to satisfy the urge to forage.

Location

3008 Grand Avenue
Miami, Florida 33133
Phone: (305) 529-6498
Email: info@gooselounge.com
Web:  www.gooselounge.com/

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The Sports Exchange

Courtesty of The Sports Exchange

The Sports Exchange has revamped for 2010 with a new management team and refined menu. The Sports Exchange was created in 2008 to fill a void for the true sports fan who is in search of an upscale, lively place to enjoy great food, drink and festivities. Equipped with many unique features, it's an ideal place to spend time with friends, family and co-workers, watching any and all sporting events in style and surroundings that are second to none.

Located in the middle of Miracle Mile of Coral Gables, the business and entertainment district of the "City Beautiful," The Sports Exchange is equipped with over 27 large-screen, high-definition televisions and projection screens, In addition to showing a range of sporting events and games, lunchtime will feature up-to-date stock quotes and local and national news shows, such as CNN's Lou Dobbs Show and more. WE GOT GAME and the seating options to please any size party.

Enjoy the Coral Gables scenery in our comfortable outdoor seating areas. If your prefer privacy try our SKY BOX private event space. SKY BOX has Full Multi-Media Capabilities, PA System & Plasma Screens and Custom Catering Packages Available. You can plan your event; see the SKY BOX page for more information & policy specifics. This event space seats up to 60 guests.

All of us at Miami Food Review use Restaurant.com and recommend it.  Get your Sports Exchange Restaurant.com Gift Certificates: Save up to 60% off your next meal! to The Sports Exchange.

The Sky is the Limit! The SKY BOX is great for Corporate Meetings, Lunches, Dinners, Events & Watch Parties! With a seating capacity of 275 people and numerous oversized booths, The Sports Exchange is the perfect place to get together to share a meal and a drink with a large group of co-workers, friends and family.

Best Known For...

27 flat screen TV's

Longest bar in Coral Gables

Anything to do with sports - do it here!

Great ribs and seafood

Filet mignon

Validated parking with meal

Hours of Operation

Monday - Sunday:   11:30 AM - 12:00 AM

The Sports Exchange

45 Miracle Mile

Coral Gables, FL 33134

For reservations call:  305.774.1222

http://www.sportsexchangemiami.com/

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The Sports Exchange

Courtesty of The Sports Exchange

The Sports Exchange has revamped for 2010 with a new management team and refined menu. The Sports Exchange was created in 2008 to fill a void for the true sports fan who is in search of an upscale, lively place to enjoy great food, drink and festivities. Equipped with many unique features, it's an ideal place to spend time with friends, family and co-workers, watching any and all sporting events in style and surroundings that are second to none.

Located in the middle of Miracle Mile of Coral Gables, the business and entertainment district of the "City Beautiful," The Sports Exchange is equipped with over 27 large-screen, high-definition televisions and projection screens, In addition to showing a range of sporting events and games, lunchtime will feature up-to-date stock quotes and local and national news shows, such as CNN's Lou Dobbs Show and more. WE GOT GAME and the seating options to please any size party.

Enjoy the Coral Gables scenery in our comfortable outdoor seating areas. If your prefer privacy try our SKY BOX private event space. SKY BOX has Full Multi-Media Capabilities, PA System & Plasma Screens and Custom Catering Packages Available. You can plan your event; see the SKY BOX page for more information & policy specifics. This event space seats up to 60 guests.

All of us at Miami Food Review use Restaurant.com and recommend it.  Get your Sports Exchange Restaurant.com Gift Certificates: Save up to 60% off your next meal! to The Sports Exchange.

The Sky is the Limit! The SKY BOX is great for Corporate Meetings, Lunches, Dinners, Events & Watch Parties! With a seating capacity of 275 people and numerous oversized booths, The Sports Exchange is the perfect place to get together to share a meal and a drink with a large group of co-workers, friends and family.

Best Known For...

27 flat screen TV's

Longest bar in Coral Gables

Anything to do with sports - do it here!

Great ribs and seafood

Filet mignon

Validated parking with meal

Hours of Operation

Monday - Sunday:   11:30 AM - 12:00 AM

The Sports Exchange

45 Miracle Mile

Coral Gables, FL 33134

For reservations call:  305.774.1222

http://www.sportsexchangemiami.com/

Read the rest of this entry »