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Market snapshot · October 2026
Miami, FL restaurant market snapshot
What local menus charge, which weeks fill the town, and which rules change the math, for operators in Miami, FL. Every number links to the page it came from.
In Miami, FL (checked October 2026), we read 6 prices from 1 local menus. Restaurant meals are taxed at 7%, the minimum wage is $15.00 per hour ($11.98 tipped cash wage), and 4 events have published dates in the next twelve months.
Population and income: US Census QuickFacts.
Observed menu prices
6 prices read from 1 independent menu on October 1, 2026, from the restaurants' own websites or first-party ordering pages. Delivery-app prices are excluded. A median is shown only when three or more observations exist. This is a small sample; use it as a range check, not a rule.
| Benchmark item | Observations | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken sandwich | 1 | $10.75 | n too small | $10.75 |
| Cuban sandwich | 1 | $10.25 | n too small | $10.25 |
| Breakfast plate (2 eggs, meat, side) | 1 | $7.50 | n too small | $7.50 |
| Entree salad with protein | 1 | $11.50 | n too small | $11.50 |
| Draft beer (pint) | 1 | $5.50 | n too small | $5.50 |
| Fountain soda | 1 | $1.85 | n too small | $1.85 |
Part of the MenuSpy Menu Price Index. Restaurant names are kept in our source file and not published; a paid report names them and links each menu.
The next 12 months
Dates come from organizer or official pages opened on October 1, 2026. An event with a published 2026 or 2027 date is marked confirmed. Everything else is a recurring pattern with its date not yet announced, listed so you can watch for it, not staff for it.
Confirmed dates
Art Basel Miami Beach
December 4 - 6, 2026 · Art Basel
Art week brings a global, high-spend crowd to Miami Beach, Wynwood and the Design District for a full week of events and dinners.
Life Time Miami Marathon and Half Presented by FP Movement
JANUARY 31, 2027 · Life Time
Race weekend brings runners and families downtown and to Miami Beach, with road closures that reshape Sunday brunch traffic.
Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One
February 25-28, 2027 in Miami Beach · Florida International University (beneficiary) / SOBEWFF
Four-day festival of chef-driven events puts national attention on Miami's restaurant scene and fills South Beach hotels.
Ultra Music Festival
Mar 26 - 27 - 28, 2027, Miami, FL (Bayfront Park) · Ultra Music Festival
Three-day downtown festival draws tens of thousands of international attendees to Bayfront Park and surrounding Brickell/Downtown restaurants.
Rules that hit the P&L
Minimum wage: $15.00 per hour, tipped cash wage $11.98
Effective September 30, 2026. The tipped cash wage and the fixed $3.02 tip credit are confirmed by the Florida Constitution, Art. X, Sec. 24; the 2026 poster PDF itself was not reachable when checked.
Sales tax on restaurant meals: 7%
6% Florida state sales tax + 1% Miami-Dade County discretionary sales surtax (DR-15DSS, Calendar Year 2025 form) The DOR 'current' DR-15DSS form fetched was labeled Calendar Year 2025; the 2026 edition was blocked by robots.txt. Miami-Dade also levies separate food and beverage taxes on certain establishments that were not verified here.
Food service license
Florida DBPR, Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Annual renewal on a district schedule; new locations need a satisfactory opening inspection.
Local signals
Recent local reporting on the Miami restaurant scene. One article is a signal, not a trend; a trend needs two independent publishers.
Casa Tua Brings Its Italian Marketplace to Wynwood
Miami New Times reports the Italian marketplace Casa Tua Cucina has opened its second Miami location in Wynwood with housemade pasta and a grill; the same openings-closings feed notes a popular Cuban bakery debuting its first full-service bar in the Florida Keys.
Cult-Favorite Miami Bistro Returns for One Night Only
Miami New Times reports a Miami bistro will return for one night only in Wynwood with creative dishes from over a decade ago.
Coverage and limits
This is a dated snapshot built from public pages opened on October 1, 2026. It is not a sales forecast, legal advice or a site approval. Menus, calendars and rules change; open the linked source before acting.
Not confirmed when this page was checked:
- Official FloridaCommerce minimum wage page returned 403; see wage note.
- Florida DOR DR-15DSS fetched was Calendar Year 2025 edition.
- No visitor/tourism figure captured (Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau research page not fetched within budget).
- Miami Spice (GMCVB) dates not fetched within budget.
- Only one restaurant (Versailles) yielded readable first-party prices; sites probed with no readable prices: El Palacio de los Jugos, Sanguich de Miami, Coyo Taco, La Carreta, Burgers & Shakes, Taco Craft, Pincho, Lucali, Steve's Pizza, Enriqueta's. No observations for items 1, 3, 4, 5.
- Miami New Times openings-closings tag page only surfaced April 2026 items and no article URLs; fresher September 2026 local coverage was not reached within budget.
- Versailles menu PDF is dated May 2025 (filename September 2025); prices may have changed since.
Questions operators ask
What is the sales tax on restaurant meals in Miami, FL?
7%. 6% Florida state sales tax + 1% Miami-Dade County discretionary sales surtax.
What is the minimum wage for restaurant workers in Miami?
$15.00 per hour, with a tipped cash wage of $11.98, effective September 30, 2026. The tipped cash wage and the fixed $3.02 tip credit are confirmed by the Florida Constitution, Art. X, Sec. 24; the 2026 poster PDF itself was not reachable when checked.
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