By Yours Truly and Jan Engoren
Over the past year readers have asked me to recommend top private room restaurants Miami. I have taken your requests to heart and put together a list of some of Miami’s best dining experiences and their private dining options, just in time for holiday parties and family reunions. You’ll find everything from rooms for 10 to others for several hundred, and even buyouts of the entire restaurant, all at different price points. For those of you whose choice will be dictated by the kind of cuisine you’d like as well as the size of the room or restaurant, I’ve indicated cuisine type. Where I’ve written up a restaurant there’s a link except in the case of steakhouses which you can find in my recent blogposts with clicks at the end. Here is Part 1 in a two part series. Happy celebrating!
Chica – A Celebration of Latin Flavors
Let’s celebrate! Tucked beneath a canopy of hanging plants and a monumental two-story bar, Chica is a celebration of Latin flavors created by celebrity chef Lorena Garcia. Handmade plaster columns feature accents of gold stencil work. The main dining area features a sophisticated, striking color palette of terra cotta, brass and rich blues influenced by Latin American culture, textures, and craftsmanship. The lounge showcases its Brazilian mid-century modern furniture. A private room can accommodate 20 people and the buyout can accommodate 100 in the main restaurant.
Visit https://chicarestaurant.com. Chica is located at: 5556 NE 4th Court, Miami, FL 33137. Tel: (786) 632-7725. To book a private event please email: Events@chicamiami.com.
Chica Miami, A Fave for Latin Food
North Italia, Mary Brickell Village – Italian Of Course
Three’s a party! Invite at least three of your best buds. Located in the heart of downtown Miami at the shops of Mary Brickell Village, North Italia offers a neighborhood atmosphere where you can share a handcrafted Italian experience with up to 250 of your closest friends.
The Private Dining Room is a solid choice for an intimate dinner or corporate event. The patio can transform an event into an al fresco experience. Seated events can host up to 20 guests and reception events hold up to 50 guests.
Their spacious main dining room offers an array of seating, from high top communal tables to banquettes, and is available for large parties, events and full buy-outs. Seated events hold up to 250 guests and the same for reception events.
To book a private dining please contact Victoria De La Aguilera. Tel: (786) 858.8620 or email vaguilera@northitalia.com.
North Italia is located at 900 South Miami Avenue 111, Miami, FL 33130.
Tel: (786) 475-9100.
Bulla Gastrobar (Coral Gables) – Spanish Favorites
Let’s get the party started! The brainchild of Carlos Centurion, former owner of Por Fin and Guru, Centurian and his team have created a venue inspired by the famous gastrobars of Spain. A fun, casual eatery in the heart of Coral Gables with an energetic vibe, an emphasis on quality gastronomic creations such as tapas, seasonal menus, hand-crafted cocktails and a well chosen wine list, the venue is a popular choice.
Bulla’s offers private dining options for lunch, cocktails or intimate dinners sur le balcon featuring 3-course and tapas-style options as well as their signature dishes, wines and hand-crafted cocktails. Beverage packages are available with options for wine, beer, liquor and sangria.
Private rooms (with screens and state-of-the-art sound systems) can hold anywhere from 20-70 guests for a sit-down dinner, to private cocktail functions hosting between 50-130 guests, depending on the space.
Invite 20 of your BFFs to join you for a sit-down dinner in the Barcelona Room, or 30 of your closest pals to the Sevilla Room or combine space to hold 70 of your best friends or relatives. Or, instead, throw a cocktail party for 130 in their upstairs area.
Bulla Gastrobar is located at 2500 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134. Tel: 786-810-6215.
More Private Room Restaurants Miami
Capital Grille (Brickell) – Classic for Steak and Seafood
Life’s too short; so party we must. Known for classic cuts, sides and solid quality, this can’t miss destination in downtown Miami is a perfect spot to indulge in an invitation-only event. Their private dining venues offer comfortable, beautifully-appointed rooms, an elegant table setting with a customized menu and world-class wines, in addition to a dedicated staff providing the best in gracious service. A personalized event planner can assist with details of your function, including menu selection, wine pairings and any meeting equipment such as media and AV technology. Their executive chef will help create a customized menu, featuring their dry aged steaks, fresh seafood, side dishes and desserts. Practiced sommeliers will find the perfect wine to accompany your dinner selections.
With four private rooms, your party can host 13-65 guests. From the large, Brickell Room for business meetings, social dinners or cocktail receptions, to The Board Room providing a smaller, more intimate setting for up to 13 guests.
Their River Room is perfect for an intimate setting for relaxing with family and friends in elegance and complete privacy. It overlooks the main dining room and seats up to 20 guests.
Last, but not least, is The Wine Room, seating up to 28 guests and surrounded by an elegant backdrop of mahogany and wine cellars, this room is the perfect setting for all types of occasions. It is fully equipped with state-of-the-art audio and video technology, making it the ideal venue for a business meeting.
Capital Grille is located at 444 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131
Tel: (305) 374-4500.
Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille (Coral Gables) – Fine Steak and Seafood
“It’s my party; I’ll cry if I want to.” … No need to cry here. For a 5-star made-to-order private dining experience, Perry’s offers a most unique ing experience for business and personal moments. With private dining rooms designed with a different mood and feel, options are available to accommodate groups of all sizes.
Known for their large portions and classic sides, the Perry’s team members can assist with menu selection and wine pairings from their extensive selection of wines. Their Legacy and Wine Rooms seats up to 24 guests, the Prime Room seats 18 and their Signature Room seats up to ten.
Party on at this choice of private rooms at restaurants in Miami!
Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille is located at 4251 Salzedo Street, Coral Gables, FL 33146.
Tel: 786-703-9094.
Red Rooster Overtown – American Comfort Food
You will be crowing! Located in the heart of Overtown, Red Rooster and Chef Marcus Samuelsson serve comfort food celebrating the roots of American cuisine and the diverse culinary traditions of the neighborhood. Perfect for all events, the restaurant offers curated food and beverage menu options, and for a buyout can fit a maximum number of 200 people reception style and 140 people seated.
Their outdoor semi-private dining can hold 50 seated or 100 for cocktails. The indoor semi-private dining fits 70 seated and 80 for cocktails. Their private dining room can accommodate up to ten for a seated dinner.
Whether hosting your sophisticated wedding, an intimate family celebration, a corporate meeting, Mitzvah or fundraising gala, Red Rooster can accommodate as they boast multiple spaces within the venue that include an indoor semi-private dining, outdoor semi-private dining, private dining room, and chef’s table.
Visit redroosterovertown.com
Red Rooster Overtown is located at 920 NW Second Avenue, Miami, FL 33136.
Tel: (305) 640-9880.
More about Red Rooster from an earlier writeup, click here.
Truluck’s Miami – Steak and Seafood
Last but certainly not least in private room restaurants Miami: It wouldn’t be a party without you! Where better to indulge in steak or seafood than Truluck’s Miami? If you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion – even a business event, their flexible private dining rooms offer several customizable options.
Whether it’s their Naples room or semi-private, outdoor terrace, which is surrounded by windows so light and airy –one of my favorite of the private rooms at restaurants in Miami–,Truluck’s offers a dedicated staff and the best items from their menu, including 200 wines from around the world.
Collaborate with their staff to preplan a custom menu, as all meats, seafood and produce are ordered and prepared specially for your event.
The Naples Room offers 32 seated with full rounds, 24 seated with crescent rounds, presentation style, 18 boardroom style and 26 boardroom style with two tables set parallel to each other.
Diners can also enjoy the outdoor terrace complete with heaters or fans, depending on the weather.
The terrace can accommodate 54 seated, 40 seated boardroom style or 50-60 for a cocktail reception.
Please note: Proper attire required. Please see the website for details.
Truluck’s is located at 777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 100 (in the SunTrust Building) Miami, FL 33132.
For your private dining events, contact: Caroline Basciani at: (786) 275-5730 or email:
Here are my writeups on steakhouses in Miami, and steakhouses in Miami Beach.
One Response
All lovely venues, a few of which we’ve partied at/dined in, too!
Before you finalize Part TWO of your series I’d like to recommend Two Chefs’ private dining room and attached teaching kitchen. When we were publishing Wine News we sought a diff private rm/resto venue every year for our Holiday staff party, that is UNTIL we alighted at Two Chefs in Pinecrest one season and were subsequently asked unanimously by our BuyLine tasting panel to stick w/Two Chefs.
We all loved having our Champagne in the intimate teaching kitchen and nibbling hors d’oeuvres as they came out of the oven, then retiring to the private dining room for a lavish dinner for about 24 at a single grand table over which many memorable wines washed down many a marvelous meal.
These Wine News holiday dinners were authored by Chef Jan Jorgensen, who also welcomed my input without hesitation. Jan is a super-savvy, classically trained Danish-born chef with a very keen sense for making precision wine pairings.
The world’s winemakers next discovered him thru Wine News, and have since hosted countless media lunches there — strip shopping center be damned!
As for our publishing/editorial family, we continue to patronize Jan’s private venue with annual Wine News reunions. Santé!