La Martola is a beautiful new Italian restaurant in the ever growing area of Buena Vista. It's a large restaurant with lots of inside and outdoor dining. The food is great - lots of options for appetizers and main courses and a long list of pizzas. We had the burrata salad with soft creamy cheese sprinkled with pistachios, the tagliolini with lemon and the Classico (or margherita) pizza which was very tasty and delicious. There is a nice wine list with lots of wines by the glass. A great experience with great helpful service. We sat outside and the live music was a little loud - perhaps acoustic, rather than electronic music would be better in the space. But a delightful delicious meal that warrants a return visit. read more

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Fantastic experience. La Martola has not even been open for a month yet, but it was such a lovely dining experience. I loved the atmosphere, which was reminiscent of Santorini IMO. Everything is white and beige with gauzy linen. The menu is Spanish, French, and Italian forward. There are fun items like chips with ibérico ham and gelato with DIY toppings. It is pricey enough to be considered a special occasion spot but I'd definitely return. read more

La Martola - Mediterranean Near Me - Miami, Florida

Love the feeling of the white coastal decor I felt like I was on vacation in the Rivera. We were seated in the outdoor patio, very romantic setting. The grilled orata was amazing and fresh like it was just caught. The tagliolini a lemone pasta was simple and delicious! It was great overall and our waitress was attentive. read more

La Martola - PALETA IBERICO CON CHIPS - Mediterranean Near Me - Miami, Florida

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- The restaurant is beautiful! Bc it's indoor/outdoor. - love the wine list. I love that all the wines are different, not your typical by the glass list. - bathrooms were very nice and clean - beef crudo- good, light. - blue fin - love the citrus infusion. - chips w/ pata- very good, a lot of chips. - lemony pasta was DELICIOUS, I loved the flavor! - riviera pizza- amazing LOVED the crust! - Greek yogurt- yum! - Dessert was delicious! Ice cream with toppings?!? I'll take it. - Service has been amazing. Everything was very light, refreshing, and delicious. I really enjoyed the experience and would come back. read more

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Excellent service and food, prepared and served by passionate team members committed to the highest level.

Really nice new addition to the Buena Vista edge of Design District neighborhood. The decor is whispy and clean, with a Santorini White feel, although clearly Italian chic. Service is attentive and interactive, and reservations are strongly recommended. The food is creative with a focus on their pizza dough. Although you'll come in for the pizza don't sleep on their wood fired grill for select cuts of beef. The appetizers are delicious with a focus on authenticity of place. The wine list is well thought out and carry many Burgundy and Champagne options. Bring friends, sit on the terrace or indoors and enjoy your night. read more

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WARNING!!!! I went there because of the 5-star????reviews here.. WRONG DAY, I GUESS. By his presence and approach, It must have been the waiter's first job. Ordered from the menu, but my choice was NOT AVAILABLE. Ordered a cocktail $20 (noticed 5 non-bartending restaurant workers in conference at bar about my cocktail-Hmmm). HORRIBLE drink. No idea of preparation!!! and less than one oz.!!! BIG ICE though! Ordered lamb chops ($46)- GROTESQUE presentation! Three( 3) of the tiniest scrawny chops they could find. One undercooked, the other overcooked and dry, the other without a bone! ThenTRIED THE PUREE sauce UNDER IT... COLD!!!! My God! Not giving up, ordered a pizza ($36), good and well presented. My take : this is a PIZZA JOINT disguised as a restaurant with white table cloths. On top of it all $15 valet parking with no cars on it at all ,in a restricted area . I've been around restaurants all my life .YOU'RE WARNED! (who are the 5 star raters?) ONE STAR because of pizza. read more

The service was impeccable. I had the opportunity to dine there a month after they opened. I have to say I really liked the food but the portions were small for the price. We tried one of their pizza's but I felt it was lacking something. Overall a nice place for lunch. read more

Martola will forever live in my mind as one of the best meals I've ever had. Paola and the team use simple, fresh, ingredients to bring life to your plate. Special olive oils with curated salts offer fresh and healthy dishes. The dining room is warm and buzzy but allows for table conversation. Beautiful food in the heart of the arts district. Highly Recommend. read more

Ambiance is nice. Good scene. Service was very slow.. Food was average. Not a full bar. read more

The pasta was not homemade. You would expect from these prices the pasta to be homemade. Flavoring was pretty good. The pizza was the best part. Although....We waited almost two hours for our pasta to be delivered to our table. read more

La Martola - Mediterranean Near Me - Miami, Florida

WHAT AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE from the moment you walk in the door you feel like you're in Europe somewhere.... The wines, ambience & the service were right on point. We went to celebrate our twins 34th birthday and so very happy we picked this restaurant everything on the menu is spectacular and the staff was wonderful!!! read more

La Martola - Mediterranean Near Me - Miami, Florida

We've been here two times now and both were phenomenal. I recommend the heirloom tomato, tuna tartare, any of the pizzas, orata crudo and the grilled orata. We always order whatever the menu special is for our second main Already planning our next reservation! read more

La Martola - Grilled Orata - Mediterranean Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Nice little spot in the corner of design district nestled by a neighborhood. Yummy Mediterranean food. Their homemade gelato is a must. It melts in your mouth and the toppings that come with it burst in your mouth with flavor. The only thing I wish is that they had a cocktail menu. But wine will do read more

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The Food, the wine, the dessert and the service are outstanding, highly recommended. I'll be back very soon because it is AMAZING!! read more

La Martola - Sitting area - Mediterranean Near Me - Miami, Florida

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The food and ambiance is great but I'm giving it 3 stars because every time I go, valet parking is a pain! You have to request your vehicle at least 35 minutes before or else they take forever and are rude. I am so inclined to not come back unless I find street parking. I thought 3rd time would be the charm but apparently not, as I find myself outside waiting once again. Edit: I want to still give this restaurant 5 stars, not 3, because the food and the service are outstanding. But please, do something about valet read more

If you want to spend 16 on one tomato on a plate (because it came from a farm) and 36 for a pizza that's mostly all just crust - you will love this place. But if you're actually expecting quality food I'd look elsewhere. Horrible experience read more

Had the grilled ortara fish and it genuinely looked and tasted like Japanese prison food. Genuinely the bane of my existence the taste was so vile it tasted like a punishment. read more

I'm hesitant to even post this because it was such a special evening and the beauty of this place (aside from the amazing food) is the ambiance, and want so badly to preserve. From the moment I curiously popped my head in, we were welcomed with a beautiful warm glow, and the friendliest most welcoming staff we've encountered in any dining experience. We were given a quick tour of the restaurant, then seated. We started with a half dozen fresh oysters and a delicious mignonette and the Moderna pizza; oysters were so fresh and the mignonette was the perfect compliment. The pizza was out of this world, cooked to perfection in their imported from Italy oven, with the most delicious cheese, and basil emulsion, every bite was perfect! For entrees we chose the contre-filet NY strip, La Martola frites, and the grilled orata, all exceptionally delicious. The steak was the most tender NY strip we've ever eaten and the grilled orata was perfectly grilled with the most delicious burst of flavor of lemon and mint, the French fries were delicious and the zucchini chips served along side the orata were life changing; sliced perfectly thin, battered and fried to perfection, I could have eaten a bucket full, light crispy and packed with flavor. We finished the meal with their signature dessert, the gelato, which as was described to us, was like eating a cloud. This gelato was out of this world and the accompaniments only enhanced it. Don't think, just go eat here anytime you have the opportunity. We have traveled and eaten at some of the best restaurants, and this was by far the best meal we've had. The food, the staff, and the ambiance were truly perfect and made for an unforgettable experience!!! read more

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Food was really good and authentic combined with perfect service Very unusual way of preparing pizza but really tasty read more

La Martola is an interesting restaurant in the heart of the design district of Miami, that brought me back to the simplicity and minimalist elegance and good taste of Sicily. The ambience is simple plain Italian good taste with a combination of white, beige and light brown. The clientele seemed young fancy executives that gave me the impression to be having a wonderful time while wrapping up a busy day. The waiters dress in white linen. the service is detailed, fast and right. the menu is small but tasty. the flavors brought me back to taormina and the Tuna tartare flavor was a reminicense of a trip to the Mediterranean. The wine taste spoke loud about the selection process and the pizza was just perfect. We will be back soon. read more

Terrible experience. I had the bluefin akami tuna tartare, and got sick the next day with food poisoning. Fever, Diarrhea, vomit, restaurant refused to reply or acknowledge they are serving bad fish. read more

After reading glowing online reviews and hearing a foodie friend's positive comments, I decided to give it a try with my wife and a visiting friend. First, I was disappointed to learn upon arrival that there is only valet parking taken to a remote site at a cost of $20. Upon entering the restaurant, I was pleased to see the attractive interior. The chair in which I had to sit had a hard, wooden bottom and was unusually low. Hence, my sitting experience wasn't good. Our waiter had such a strong Italian accent that he was hard to understand and he was overly familiar for my old-fashioned taste. The printed menu wasn't well designed and the print was so small that it was hard to read. The menu items were so unusual that I had trouble deciding what to order. The prices were quite high even by Miami standards. For example, the 3 appetizers averaged $29, a bottle of white Pierre Labet Beaune was $143, our 3 entrees averaged $41 and our espressos were $8. All in with tax & tip, we spent $156.50 per person. As a comparison,  we paid an average of $70.50/pp the last two times that we dined at at a restaurant which, in our opinion, is the best Italian restaurant in S. Fla. read more

we ate on June 5th at yr, restaurant, the Pizza was ok, the Tagliolini al Limone where excellent. we where ask if we want sparkling water or ?? we told the waitress, no thank you, only regular tab water, since we drink wine when we received the Bill, we saw we were charged for the two small glasses of regular water 2 Dollar each, sorry i do not like to be taken......?? will never return to La Martola ( I live in Miami for 50 years, this is a first- and not listed on the Menu ) H.Maso read more

Fabulous, delicious, clean food. Perfect preparation, presentation and service. A rare quality. I would definitely come here again. The orata was the best I've ever had anywhere. read more