Best Fine Dining: SHINGO

Some restaurants ask you to settle in for dinner. SHINGO asks you to pay attention. Inside a historic Coral Gables building, this intimate 14-seat Japanese omakase counter turns dinner into something closer to a performance, where the quality of the fish, the precision of the chef and the rhythm of each course matter equally. Chef Shingo Akikuni describes sushi as a conversation between nature, craft and culture, and that philosophy comes through in the experience. The restaurant works with carefully sourced ingredients from Florida and Japan and serves an evolving omakase built around seasonality and technique. SHINGO has earned a Michelin star and remains one of Coral Gables’ most distinctive destinations for serious sushi and fine dining.