Art Basel on the Beach: Where to Eat on Lincoln Road

Todd Erickson serves up the world at Haven.

Like a giant colorful bird, Art Basel swoops down upon our Miami and the beach for a glorious few days. Though the event is now scattered all over Miami-Dade, with satellite events and gallery shows, the focal point and heart of the show is at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

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With that in mind, you can sip champagne from a plastic flute and dine on an expensive cookie at the event, or you can stroll a few short blocks to Lincoln Road, where pretty girls in short dresses will offer you their wares. No-- we're not talking about hookers. We're talking about the hostesses who are employed to lure you into their fine dining establishments.

We've put together a list of the best restaurants on Lincoln Road -- so you can skip the siren songs of the hostesses and get down to dinner... and back to Basel.

10. Shake Shack
Danny Meyer's outpost is quick, cheap, and delicious. Sure it's fast/casual food that you order at a counter..but it's trendy fast/casual food that you order at a counter. Come on, live just a little and order a Shack Burger, loaded with hormone-free Angus beef and "shack" sauce. Wash it down with a Key Lime Pie Oh My concrete or a Brooklyn Lager and you'll be in and out long before anyone saw you cheat on that HCG diet hell you've been living in.

Nespresso

9. Nespresso
You've been out partying and you need a caffeine infusion. We hear you on that! You could go to that chain with the green mermaid, or you could walk your tired but fabulous self over to Nespresso for a cup of perfectly made java. Choose from over a dozen different crus, sip and breathe. Now you're ready to tackle another day of parties and art.