Travel Journal: Town Kitchen & Bar

Town Kitchen & Bar

This past weekend, we headed to our go-to place for casual brunch in Miami, Town Kitchen & Bar. We were meeting up with friends and their adorable, 7 week old, baby girl who, by the way, was a perfect little angel snoozing in her infant seat the whole time. (Note to new parents, get those kiddies out when they’re itsy…before they can talk, walk, and throw food).

Town, as usual, was the perfect choice for the morning.  It has a sleek, contemporary look, a stylish crowd, and it’s in the great neighborhood of South Miami which is full of unique shops & boutiques…not to mention, their food is pretty tasty!  For all of the great restaurants in Miami, there seem to be only a few great, casual brunch spots and Town is our favorite of the bunch. We’ve enjoyed countless meals at this hot spot including entire family celebrations for Mother’s Day & Father’s Day…and we’re not the only fans.  It’s always a full house. People come to enjoy a relaxing meal outside where they can people-watch with their dogs, have private events in the back room, and toast to the weekend while dining at the bar.

Town Kitchen & Bar serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner 7 days a week (and a fun DJ on Friday nights) and describes their cuisine as “Global Comfort Foods with updated steakhouse appeal”. Basically, they offer a little of everything from burgers to pastas, salads, sandwiches, and pizzas…along with some great parmesan-truffle fries. But, we love their weekend brunch best.  Here are some of my favorites from the brunch menu:

BreakfastWrap – Large flour tortilla with scrambled eggs + pico de gallo + chicken sausage + blended cheese + hashbrowns

EggsBruschetta – Scrambled eggs + fontina cheese + tomato bruschetta on grilled country bread

EggSandwich – Walnut cranberry bread + scrambled eggs + American cheese + bacon + homefries

Large Stack Pancakes “a la Town” with chocolate chips

It’s all decadent, thanks to Chef Michael Altman. He studied at the Culinary Institute of America of Hyde Park in New York and began his career at the acclaimed Aureole in New York City. From there, he worked at Kitchen 22 and Astra (also in NYC) and then headed south to work on Miami Beach at Sugo Restaurant in the Sanctuary Hotel as well as Metro Kitchen in the Astor Place Hotel before settling down in South Miami.  We’re so happy his home is finally so close to ours.

Town Kitchen & Bar was named “The Best Restaurant in South Miami” by Miami New Times, has their own catering company, called Around Town Catering, and has a sister restaurant (another great casual Miami breakfast spot) called Smoke’t Southern Kitchen & Tap.  They will also be participating in the 2012 Burger Bash during the South Beach Wine & Food Festival this upcoming February.

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