Ask just about any chef or restaurant owner around Miami, and they’ll tell you that the summer of 2025 is one of the toughest they’ve seen in terms of luring diners.
Not all of them, of course. There are restaurants that are still drawing crowds, like the hot-spot-of-the-moment Sunny’s Steakhouse in Little River or the new Daniel’s steakhouse in the former home of Fiola in Coral Gables. But overall, those in the industry say there’s been a downturn in business.
So why aren’t locals — and let’s face it, in August, it’s locals we’re talking about — going out to eat? We asked Miami Herald readers to weigh in on whether they’re eating out less this summer, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, most of the responses were something along the lines of: We’re cutting back…