Where to eat in Miami

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Miami, United States that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

• La Camaronera — Seafood counter, Little Havana (1). Order the Pan con minuta. Stand-up fried-shrimp counter run by the same fishing family since 1966.
• Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop — Cuban, Edgewater (1). Order the Croqueta preparada. Pre-gallery fuel stop for pressed sandwiches near Wynwood.
• La Sandwicherie — Sandwiches, South Beach (1). Order the The Special with house vinaigrette. French-style late-night counter feeding the beach since 1988.
• Zak the Baker — Bakery / café, Wynwood (2). Order the Sourdough + babka. The kosher sourdough that reset Miami's bread standards.
• Versailles — Cuban, Little Havana (2). Order the Ropa vieja + cafecito at the ventanita. The world's most famous Cuban restaurant and the community's political town square.
• La Carreta — Cuban, Little Havana (1). Order the Vaca frita. The Calle Ocho standby locals hit after every big night.
• Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market — Seafood, Miami River (2). Order the Grilled grouper sandwich. Fishing-family dock spot on the river since the 1960s.
• Joe's Stone Crab — Seafood, South Beach (4). Order the Fried chicken + key lime pie (stone crab in season). The 1913 icon. Stone crab season is Oct–May, so in July locals order the fried chicken — seriously.
• El Palacio de los Jugos — Cuban / juice bar, Flagami (1). Order the Pan con lechón + fresh guarapo. Chaotic open-air Cuban food hall — point, pile your plate, feast.
• Coyo Taco — Tacos, Wynwood (1). Order the Al pastor tacos. Wynwood's taco line with a hidden mezcal bar out back.
• Puerto Sagua — Cuban diner, South Beach (2). Order the Bistec de palomilla. Old-Miami holdout amid the SoBe glitz, since 1962.

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