This joint ROCKS…Boia De! in the Little Haiti section of Miami…”upper east side” if you will. . .let’s check it out–jaaaa!!
Boia De! is, we are told, an expression used in the Tuscany region of Italy that means, ‘heck yeah!’, ‘bloody hell!’, ‘WOW!’, etc.. . .an expression of exuberance. Perfect name because this restaurant makes us quite exuberant…and it made all the Michelin inspectors who visited here exuberant as well…so much so that they awarded this place with one Michelin star. . .quite an accomplishment for a small dining spot way up in northeast Miami.
So, let’s get busy…
…this place is supposedly a tough reservation because it is so small and so good…we got in on our first try by just turning on the ‘notify’ button on Resy…I got a message a couple days later saying a table was available for us, and we snagged a reservation…on a Friday night even…you just gotta work it on Resy–and BOOM! you get in.
Upon arrival we are offered a table amongst other diners…we resist and choose two comfy stools at the far end of the bar right next to the chef…perfect. We get to watch her examine the food as it comes out of the kitchen and do some occasional chatting as she personally delivers dishes to us–fun!
For this din-din we do kanpachi crudo–wonderful, loads of flavor, great starter for us…baked clams–delicious, delectable, we want dozens more…chicken liver/foie gras pate–AMAZINGLY flavorful, we love this, perfect crispy toast, GREAT DISH…saffron tagliatelle vongole–soothing and gobble-worthy…veal sweetbreads–delicately crispy, wonderful presentation, LOVELOVELOVE…pappardelle with Florida rabbit ragu–extremely good, flavorful, magic. . .and then a chocolate budino with sides of ginger gelato and passionfruit gelato–solid dolce ending.
We wash everything down with cocktails called Sunset in Sevilla and a Bergroni–both uplifting and scintillating…and a bottle of white called Vermentino ‘Fosso di Corsano’–crisp, dry, tasty–goes really well with our grub.
WOW! Outstanding!!
This…place…is…solid.
A Michelin-star Italian joint here in Miami is quite something…cuz all of the Italian joints in Miami are delicious. But this one really stands out…makes me want to yell out “Boia De!”…so I do, all the time now.
Great people/staff–EVERYONE is welcoming, efficient and helpful. . .the food is extremely good, really good. . .the beverages are spot-on and complementary to the food. . .the space is chill and cozy and relaxing–we love it. . .you cannot go wrong here…
…work your Resy, book a spot here, and enjoy. . .you will love dining at Boia De!–I gar-ron-taaaayy!!
On to our next meal…
…it’s lovely out there.
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