I videoed this place for a client that does restaurant reviews in Miami Beach. What a hidden gem. Top rate food and service in North Beach. Don't miss Shrimp in Bacon. If you are staying at a nearby hotel like the Sherry frontanac, run don't walk here.

I always here people talking about their "hidden treasure" or "unbelievable find", for me THIS IS IT!!! I stayed accross the street at the Deauville Hotel, walked in during lunch and was greeted by a wonderful staff at this small Italian cafe. I had the daily lunch special, a super fresh grilled mahi sandwich with an amazing lemon caper mayonaise. My experience was so good that I ate at Ceriones lunch and dinner for the rest of my trip (4 days). Each new item on the menu that I tried trumped the last and the wine list was exceptional for such a small restaurant. The service was equally exceptional. This is my new "go to" place when I am in Miami. Get down to North Miami beach and try this place out.

My family and I have been eating at Cerione's since it first opened and love that we now have a local go-to restaurant. We just moved to Miami Beach and really missed our local Italian eatery back home. We live nearby and there are not any places that have the quality of food (homemade dessert AWESOME), great service, and ambiance that Cerione's has. The key is that the food is consistently great and the specials of the day are always tasty. I often remark how they should add the specials to their menu but that would make for a very lengthy read! I highly recommend Cerione’s.

A few weeks ago I stayed some days in Miami with my family. More or less by coincidence we found Cerione's the first night. It isn't located in the centre of the city, but more at the north side of Miami Beach. We had some drinks and some snacks like calamari and garlic rolls. What a great taste! And with a very friendly service-staff!
The second evening in Miami, we went to the art deco district. Over there we couldn't find a restaurant that seemed promising (being from the Netherlands, Europe, we got bored with the bad American cuisine very quick: to fat, poorly prepared, bad ingredients and in Miami: unfriendly service). So we decided to go back to Cerione's again. An excellent choice. We were with 8 people so we ordered quite a few different dishes: seafood pasta, pizza, salads, chicken and veal dishes like ossobuco. Really everything we ordered tasted absolutely great!! We found out that the chef got a lot of recipes from his Italian grandmother. That is something you can taste, no 'heavy' or over-creamy tasting food (like a lot of American chefs seem to prepare), but well prepared real authentic and rich Italian food with super ingredients! The wines we had were also really good and surprisingly sharp priced. And again: the most friendly service one could wish for.
Usually I don't write a lot about my holliday-experiences, but this time I really wanted to. I think people should know about this small, simple but nice looking Italian cafe with beautiful food and friendly waitresses.