{"id":272715,"date":"2026-05-15T20:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272715\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T20:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:21:57","slug":"award-winning-burger-spot-opens-in-coral-gables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272715\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Burger Spot Opens in Coral Gables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1240\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/screen_shot_2024-03-29_at_10.34.45_am-2.png\" class=\"article-thumbnail-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"A burger with toppings\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAward-winning burger spot La Birra Bar has opened in Coral Gables on Miracle Mile serving its popular Argentine-style smash burgers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>La Birra Bar photo<\/p>\n<p>Popular Argentine smash burger spot<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miaminewtimes.com\/location\/la-birra-bar-12865197\/\"> La Birra Bar<\/a> surprised its fans this week by opening its sixth restaurant in South Florida. And this one is located in one of the hottest neighborhoods in Miami \u2014 Coral Gables. <\/p>\n<p>Located at 219 Miracle Mile in the heart of the Gables, La Birra Bar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYUjYXfAUkf\/?hl=en\">opened to major fanfare <\/a>and lines out the door for its juicy burgers. The opening joins its other locations in North Miami Beach, Wynwood, Fort Lauderdale, Doral, and Weston. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"791\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/screen_shot_2024-03-29_at_11.03.50_am.png\" alt=\"A burger with cheese and sauce\" class=\"wp-image-40005359\"  \/>They tested beef blends, fat ratios, and bun recipes for years<\/p>\n<p>Argentina and the Birth of the Burger<\/p>\n<p>So, why all the fanfare? It all started in 2001 as a bar-caf\u00e9 in Boedo, a working-class neighborhood in Buenos Aires. That\u2019s when siblings Daniel, Roxana, and Renzo Cocchia opened a small spot next door to their parents\u2019 rotiser\u00eda. For the next 14 years, the place fed the neighborhood with their grandparents\u2019 recipes<\/p>\n<p>The burger pivot came in 2015, when the family started focusing on smash burgers. They tested beef blends, fat ratios, and bun recipes for years, turning away professional bakers until they developed their own: pan de nube, a soft bun that compresses under the burger\u2019s weight and springs back without going soggy. <\/p>\n<p>Regulars started calling it la almohada inteligente (the smart pillow). The beef got the same treatment; the burger combines three Argentine cuts in a proprietary blend, ground fresh daily at each location, built to carry the char and fat of an asado.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"625\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-15-at-3.54.00-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40548851\"  \/>It\u2019s taken home multiple awards since opening in Miami<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot via Instagram\/@labirrabar<\/p>\n<p>From Boedo to Miami<\/p>\n<p>The brand landed in Miami in August 2021, opening on Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami Beach. And it\u2019s been racking up accolades ever since. <\/p>\n<p>Within six months, it won <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miaminewtimes.com\/food-drink\/miami-has-a-new-burger-king-as-skinny-louie-takes-crown-at-sobewff-22523181\/\">People\u2019s Choice at the South Beach Wine &amp; Food Festival Burger Bash<\/a> and has taken home an award every year since, including back-to-back wins in 2025 and 2026. <\/p>\n<p>In 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsbeststeakrestaurants.com\/\">World\u2019s Best Steak Restaurants<\/a> named La Birra Bar one of the seven best burger restaurants in the world, the only Argentine establishment on the list. This past February, the brand took home the Dubai Burger Championship with its aptly named \u201cCrispy Dubai.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"674\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/la-birra.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40548849\"  \/>La Birra Bar is known for its \u201ccloud-like\u201d buns<\/p>\n<p>What to Order<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re new to La Birra Bar, start with \u201cLa Golden,\u201d made with two smashed patties, white American cheese, raw red onion, and house mayo on the \u201ccloud\u201d bun. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSmash Golden Chimichurri\u201d offers the same combo, topped with chimichurri-truffle mayo (the mayochurri), which has developed its own following. The \u201cCrispy Dubai\u201d adds crispy onions and the house Dubai sauce. For something more traditional from Argentina, the \u201cCriolla\u201d is made with bell pepper, roasted tomato, caramelized onion, and provolone. <\/p>\n<p>Guests can round out the meal with sides like fries, onion rings, and wings.<\/p>\n<p>La Birra Bar. 219 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/labirrabarusa.com\">labirrabarusa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the Food &amp; Drink newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n<p>THANK YOU!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re all set.<\/p>\n<p>CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Award-winning burger spot La Birra Bar has opened in Coral Gables on Miracle Mile serving its popular Argentine-style&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[10428,225,227,226,290,6097],"class_list":["post-272715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-coral-gables","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news","tag-openings-closings","tag-social-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}