This joyfully good and merrily buzzing new place is literally the only restaurant in Wynwood, an emerging neighborhood to the south of the Design District. But this new restaurant already has that rarest of blessings—the sizzling vibe of a thriving neighborhood restaurant that everyone seems to adore. Its contagious charm begins with the service: informal but focused, very professional, and...
Joey's Restaurant Review:
Developer Joey Goldman and his wife, Thea, helped create a café district in the cutting edge arts area of Wynwood, and opened Joey's, a stylish, sociable indoor-outdoor hangout that serves authentic Italian food at bargain prices. Properly al dente pastas start at $6, and fresh, never tired, salads at $3; the priciest entrée (lamb chops with polenta and a juniper berry reduction) tops out at...
Casual cafe in the Wynwood Arts District attracts crowds en route to the latest exhibit, or those with a little more time to spare for a full-on Italian-style style feast in the airy dining room, furnished with marble tables and mosaic murals. Head chef Ivo Mazzon is a transplant from wine country, Italy--Veneto, to be exact--committed to crafting a seasonal menu with dishes inspired from the...
Sometimes you have to go out of your way for good pizza in Florida, even if that means driving into the still dodgy, yet arty, Wynwood area for it. Owned by the son of South Beach pioneer Tony Goldman, Joey's is carving out yet another ahead-of-its-time visionary type of niche with this cozy, minimalistic, industrial-style concrete-floored eatery with open kitchen, a few tables inside, and an...