Where’s the Beef? At Miami’s Best Steakhouse | Prime 112

Despite the trend of eating light and curbing red meat consumption, America’s carnivorous side remains alive and well. Across the country night after night, steakhouse parking lots are jammed-packed as patrons crowd into shrines of beef. The Miami area is no exception. Whether classic clubby, masculine affairs with dark woodwork and subdued lighting or casual, family-friendly eateries with high chairs and booster seats, you’ll find no vegetarian meals here. Just plenty of prime steak supplemented by lamb chops, veal, chicken, lobsters, fish and a variety of other “meaty” dishes. A local favorite is Prime One Twelve, an elegant chophouse viewed by many as the best restaurant of its kind in South Floridacertainly the priciest. It serves up sizzling dry-aged steaks in a contemporary atmosphere with celebrity cachet (due to its frequent high-profile diners). Given its popularity, reservations are suggested (even with one, there may be a wait). 112 Ocean Drive, South Beach; 305-532-8112.

—Shannon Roxborough