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3 Best Places for Chilean Sea Bass in Miami

Where to find the best chilean sea bass in Miami — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 9.8★. Spanning japanese and french kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.

The best places for chilean sea bass in Miami are OMAKAI hand roll bar, Giselle Miami, Shiso. Start with OMAKAI hand roll bar if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Carlos Mendez•3 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
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3 Best Places for Chilean Sea Bass in Miami
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Top picks at a glance

#1OMAKAI hand roll barJapanese • Miami • splurge#2Giselle MiamiFrench • Brickell • moderate#3ShisoJapanese • Wynwood • moderate

Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated spots for chilean sea bass in Miami. Whether you're a local hunting your next regular or visiting and want to eat well, these picks are sorted by quality and review depth.

Quick picks

OMAKAI hand roll bar
Japanese • Miami
OMAKAI Hand Roll Bar launched in Brickell as Miami's first dedicated hand roll bar, a distinction the Quijada brothers and Chef Aaron Pate have anchored in a space of under a thousand square feet a…
Giselle Miami
French • Brickell
Giselle Miami pulled off a genuinely odd real-estate maneuver: it sits directly above E11even, Brickell's relentless 24-hour party operation, yet arrives via private elevator to a retractable-roof…
Shiso
Japanese • Wynwood
Wynwood has spent a decade getting the aesthetic right and fumbling the food — rooms where the mural outside carries more intention than anything on the plate.
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Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

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  1. 1. OMAKAI hand roll barView →
  2. 2. Giselle MiamiView →
  3. 3. ShisoView →

How the restaurants compare

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OMAKAI hand roll bar
Miami • Japanese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
splurge
Best for
Sushi
Mood
Casual
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Giselle Miami
Brickell • French
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
Brickell dinner
Mood
Brickell
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Shiso
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Shiso
Wynwood • Japanese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
Wynwood night out
Mood
Wynwood

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

3 ranked picks

OMAKAI hand roll bar — OMAKAI Hand Roll Bar launched in Brickell as Miami's first dedicated hand roll bar, a distinction the Quijada brothers and Chef Aaron Pate have anchored in a space of under a thousand square feet and twenty-seven counter seats. No tables, no reservations, no escalating parade of courses — the concept strips the format to its essentials, placing the emphasis squarely on what is happening at the counter in front of you. That compression is either a strength or an exposure, depending entirely on whether the kitchen holds its standards under pressure. The menu centers on the OMA Deluxe — five hand rolls built on warm rice, a specification that matters more than it might initially appear. Warm rice is the baseline expectation at serious hand roll bars in Tokyo and Los Angeles, and its presence here signals that the kitchen understands what separates the format done correctly from the format done conveniently. Beyond the OMA Deluxe, the Maine Lobster Hand Roll and the Wagyu Yukke are the dishes diners and observers consistently point to as evidence of the kitchen's ambitions at the ingredient level. Lobster and wagyu in a counter format are not hedges — they are commitments to sourcing that the price point has to justify, and at price level three, those commitments are reportedly what the room is being judged against. The practical reality of a counter this intimate is that there is no back dining room absorbing an off night. The brevity of the concept demands consistency across every service. Walk in during an earlier seating if you want the counter experience before the room reaches capacity. The OMA Deluxe is the logical starting point; the Maine Lobster Hand Roll is the dish that will most directly answer whether the sourcing ambition translates to the plate. View restaurant →
Giselle Miami — Giselle Miami pulled off a genuinely odd real-estate maneuver: it sits directly above E11even, Brickell's relentless 24-hour party operation, yet arrives via private elevator to a retractable-roof rooftop with a 14-seat marble bar and skyline views that reportedly stop people mid-sentence. Opened in 2023 and already collecting Miami New Times nods for Best New Restaurant and Best Rooftop Dining, this is one of those cases where the early hype appears to be backed by something real rather than just a good PR firm. The kitchen is working an interesting three-way lane: Asian technique, Mediterranean comfort, and French polish, all at a price level that makes the ambition feel slightly audacious. The Szechuan Calamari is consistently flagged by diners as the dish that sets the tone — reportedly delivering genuine heat rather than a watered-down nod to the style. The Tuna Truffle Cones are the kind of composed, snackable opener that makes sense on a rooftop bar menu — small enough to share, elevated enough to signal that someone back there actually cooks. And the Maine Lobster Fra Diavolo is widely cited as the centerpiece worth planning around: a spicy, briny pasta that reads as the kitchen making a confident statement rather than padding out the menu with a luxury ingredient. The room clearly skews toward special-occasion spending, but the menu is structured so that a well-chosen two or three dishes keeps things accessible. This is a legitimately strong date-night destination — the setting handles a lot of the atmosphere before the food even arrives. Reservations on weekends are not optional; the rooftop fills quickly once the light drops over Brickell. View restaurant →
Shiso — Wynwood has spent a decade getting the aesthetic right and fumbling the food — rooms where the mural outside carries more intention than anything on the plate. Shiso reads, by reputation, as the correction. The kitchen operates around a specific argument: that Japanese technique and contemporary Miami instincts are not competing impulses but the same conversation. At a price point that sits well below what comparable ambition typically demands, the room reportedly draws a crowd that ranges from people who know exactly what A5 means to tables of friends who are about to learn — and that spectrum feels deliberate rather than accidental. The five dishes worth anchoring your order around have each developed consistent reputations. The A5 Carpaccio is where the kitchen apparently makes its clearest statement — serving Wagyu at that grade raw and thin is a confidence move, a cut that leaves no room for technique to compensate for ingredient. The Stracciatella is known as the ideal counterpoint, milky and bright, built around acidity. The Smoked Chicken Lollipop is the dish diners consistently flag as the crowd-pleaser that actually earns the label — the smoke reportedly registers as depth rather than surface. The Chilean Sea Bass is the reliable protein on the menu, described as properly rendered without feeling like a concession. The Uni Rice is the dish people apparently describe to someone else the following morning — briny and rich in a way that reframes everything simpler around it. Practical notes drawn from what regulars report: the weekend skews louder and more performative; Thursday is the cleaner night to actually eat well. The bar and booth perimeter are the better seats if conversation matters. Reservations for Friday and Saturday are reportedly gone by Tuesday — book early or walk in before 6:30. View restaurant →

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