The Palm Miami

Is The Palm Miami worth it for a first dinner in Bay Harbor Islands? Yes, if the goal is a steakhouse meal with seafood and Italian options at dinner. The basics are direct: The Palm Miami is a Bay Harbor Islands restaurant serving steakhouse, seafood, Italian dishes, with a listed price signal of about $60 per person.

The format should be approached as a dinner choice rather than a lunch stop. Service is listed for evenings only: Monday through Saturday from 5–10 PM, Sunday from 4–9 PM. The restaurant also has Wine Spectator Award of Excellence recognition for 2026, but the most useful planning details are still the cuisine, price, hours, dress code, signature dishes.

Go for steakhouse, seafood, Italian comfort

The Palm Miami is best understood as a steakhouse-style dinner in Bay Harbor Islands. The cuisine categories are steakhouse, seafood, Italian, so it works well when the table wants those categories.

Signature dishes include Prime New York Strip, Lobster Bisque, Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, Lobster Ravioli, Key Lime Pie. That gives first-timers a clear path through the menu: start with a seafood-leaning appetizer or soup, choose steak or pasta as the center of the meal, finish with dessert.

At about $60 per person, value depends on how the meal is ordered. The listed price gives a useful planning baseline, but a steakhouse dinner can vary depending on selections. The safest expectation is to treat The Palm Miami as a dinner option with a clear price signal rather than as a quick daytime meal.

Use the details to plan the night

The clearest planning advantage is the schedule. The Palm Miami serves dinner Monday through Saturday from 5–10 PM, with Sunday hours from 4–9 PM.

Smart casual is the dress code. That makes it a useful choice when you want dinner to feel a little more intentional without needing to assume a highly formal format. For most diners, the practical move is to dress neatly, arrive during dinner service, order around the restaurant’s steakhouse, seafood, Italian strengths.

When to go and how to use it well

Early evening is a direct option for first-timers who want a dinner at the start of service. Sunday begins earlier than the rest of the week, while Monday through Saturday follow the same 5–10 PM window. Those hours make The Palm Miami easier to use for a planned dinner than for a quick daytime meal.

The clearest ordering route is to build around the signature dishes: Prime New York Strip for a steakhouse meal, Lobster Bisque or Jumbo Lump Crab Cake for seafood, Lobster Ravioli for an Italian-leaning choice, Key Lime Pie for dessert. That keeps the meal anchored in what is actually known about the venue.

The simplest verdict: choose The Palm Miami when you want a steakhouse, seafood, Italian dinner in Bay Harbor Islands. For broader local planning, use the Bay Harbor Islands restaurants guide; for lodging context, see Bay Harbor Islands hotels.