Restaurant

Avenue 31 Café

Name: Avenue 31 Café
Address: 9700 Collins Ave Second Level, Bal Harbour, FL, 33154, US
Telephone: (786) 359-4074
Price range: splurge

Fine Dining•Bal Harbour•splurge

Avenue 31 Café is one of the best fine dining restaurants in Miami for dinner, especially if you want a strong option in Bal Harbour.

Avenue 31 Café arrives in Bal Harbour with a biography that does genuine explanatory work.

Editorial review updated•Jul 28, 2026

Avenue 31 Café arrives in Bal Harbour with a biography that does genuine explanatory work. The restaurant is a direct transplant of the Monte Carlo original at 31 Avenue Princesse Grace, conceived and operated by founders Stefano Frittella and Alexa Carcelli alongside executive chef Julian Baker, whose time is reportedly divided between Miami and Monaco. That transatlantic structure matters: this is not a Miami restaurant reaching toward European sophistication but a European all-day café opening its first American address inside one of the country's most deliberately affluent retail corridors — Bal Harbour Shops, second floor. The navy walls, white onyx ceramic counters, bronze fixtures, and light wood surfaces appear to reflect a house aesthetic already established elsewhere, not a decorating exercise assembled for this market. For a guest who has lunched in Monaco and expects consistency rather than reinvention, that specificity is presumably the entire point. The menu is reported to function coherently across the full day — an ambition that all-day dining rooms frequently announce and rarely sustain. Breakfast centers on the Egg Benedict Croissant and the Italian Omelet with Prosciutto Cotto and Stracchino cheese, both of which suggest a kitchen oriented toward considered enrichment rather than social-media volume. Later in the day, the Cacio e Pepe — made with Costa Rican organic peppercorns — is the dish that invites the most scrutiny: sourcing a single spice to that level of specificity is either a mark of genuine rigor or a menu-writing affectation, and accounts from diners suggest the former. The Tuna Tartare with crisp tempura and soy truffle and the Spicy Rigatoni Burrata complete a menu that is Italian in foundation without being rigidly regional about it. The outdoor terrace is consistently cited as the preferable seat when Miami's heat cooperates. A weekday lunch is the more deliberate visit; weekend brunch draws considerably heavier traffic. The Cacio e Pepe and Tuna Tartare are the dishes the kitchen's reputation appears to rest on — start there.

James Whitfield, Restaurant Critic

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dinner and upscale

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splurge

Neighborhood

Bal Harbour | 9700 Collins Ave Second Level, Bal Harbour, FL 33154, USA

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splurge

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8.8/10

Phone

(786) 359-4074

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Avenue 31 Café menu: what to order

Start with the dishes below, drawn from the restaurant details and TastyPals notes available on this page. Avenue 31 Café is listed in the splurge price range. Menus, availability, and prices can change, so confirm current details before visiting.

Cacio e Pepe with Costa Rican Organic Peppercorns

Tuna Tartare with Crisp Tempura and Soy Truffle

Spicy Rigatoni Burrata

Italian Omelet with Prosciutto Cotto and Stracchino Cheese

Egg Benedict Croissant

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What makes Avenue 31 Café worth the move

Avenue 31 Café is a clean first click in Bal Harbour in Miami when you want a fine dining option you can trust. If Unable to extract signature dishes is your kind of order, that is a good sign. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 1,020 Google reviews.

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9.6 from 1,020 Google reviews

Best for

dinner and upscale

Style

Fine Dining in Bal Harbour

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splurge

Best for

upscale dinner local

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Google rating: 9.6 from 1,020 reviews

Price point: splurge

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Address: 9700 Collins Ave Second Level, Bal Harbour, FL 33154, USA
Phone: (786) 359-4074
Price: splurge
TastyPals score: 8.8/10
Google rating: 9.6 (1,020 reviews)
Cuisine: Fine Dining
Neighborhood: Bal Harbour

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What cuisine does Avenue 31 Café serve?

Avenue 31 Café is a Fine Dining restaurant located in Bal Harbour, Miami. Avenue 31 Café arrives in Bal Harbour with a biography that does genuine explanatory work.

What is Avenue 31 Café best for?

Avenue 31 Café is best for upscale, dinner, local. Avenue 31 Café is a clean first click in Bal Harbour in Miami when you want a fine dining option you can trust. If Unable to extract signature dishes is your kind of order, that is a good sign. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 1,020 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Avenue 31 Café?

Avenue 31 Café is in the splurge price range (splurge). Google rating: 9.6 from 1,020 reviews

What should I order at Avenue 31 Café?

Start with Cacio e Pepe with Costa Rican Organic Peppercorns, Tuna Tartare with Crisp Tempura and Soy Truffle, Spicy Rigatoni Burrata and Italian Omelet with Prosciutto Cotto and Stracchino Cheese. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Avenue 31 Café worth visiting?

Avenue 31 Café holds a 9.6 Google rating from 1,020 reviews. Avenue 31 Café is a clean first click in Bal Harbour in Miami when you want a fine dining option you can trust. If Unable to extract signature dishes is your kind of order, that is a good sign. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 1,020 Google reviews.