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KYU

Miami, Florida

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A wood-fired Asian restaurant in Wynwood that turned heads from day one and never let up. The roasted cauliflower with shishito and goat cheese became a citywide obsession — the kind of dish people order at every table. The short rib is smoked for twelve hours and falls apart at the suggestion of a fork. Come hungry.

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The roasted cauliflower and the Korean fried chicken. Don't skip the coconut sticky rice dessert — it's a sleeper.

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