The view from our room.
I’m in Miami! I can hardly believe it. After a year of hard work, we are on a much-needed vacation. We’ve kind of been on overdrive for the past 11 months, so it feels really good to get away. Miami is one of my favorite places to visit. There are so many beaches and canals, you’re never too far away from the water. We try to make it out to Miami once every year or two, and it’s starting to feel like a second home to us. I love the people, the climate, the cultural diversity. This city never sleeps. I’m not exactly a night owl, but it is fun having late night dinners and taking walks down Ocean Drive, seeing all of the locals showing off their tricked-out cars to the tourists. The old art deco hotels have been renovated into beautiful boutique inns, and many of them have DJ’s that play music late into the night. Sure, there are mosquitos and the occasional humid tropical downpour. It doesn’t diminish my love for Miami. That’s why God created umbrellas and bug repellant. 🙂
Española Way, Miami Beach
We’ve got a few local places that we’ve come to know and love… News Cafe, Española Way, Sushi Samba on Lincoln Road… but I feel like there is so much more to explore here. I’d love to hear your recommendations, including favorite restaurants, attractions, etc. I’m sure those of you who know Miami will have some fun suggestions. Restaurants don’t need to be kosher… I have a kosher section on my site out of respect for my Jewish readers, but I do not keep kosher personally. Please share your favorite places in the comments section below!
Sushi Samba – Yellowtail Taquitos and a martini.
Also, I will be stopping by the BlogHer Food closing night party next weekend to say hi, so if you’re a food blogger and you’re going, please let me know!
Dolores, but you can call me Lolita.
Yes that’s the name!
Design district
-Michael’s Genuine
-Panther coffee
-Sugar Cane
-Mandolin
Mid or North Miami Beach
-Hakkasan
-Josh’s Deli
-Makoto
-Bourbon Steak
South Beach
-BLT.Steak
-Joe’s
-Prime
-Pubbelly empire(pub belly, pb steak, sushi, Macchialina, barceloneta
SUNDAY BRUNCH
Biltmore
Four Seasons
Jugo Fresh for the finest cold-pressed juices and delicious raw creations. One should be opening any day now south of 5th in Beach, but the Wynwood Walls location is spectacular.
MC Kitchen in the Design District is hands-down the best food we’ve had anywhere — everything was perfection, and the ambience is very chic and comfortable.
Mixtura Peruvian in mid-Beach is also excellent.
A mahi-mahi sandwich on the porch or Garcia’s Restaurant on the Miami River is the perfect lunch. Try it and be delighted.
Also for a cheap meal try Pollo Tropicale . Their chicken is the best.
You should go to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden-it’s just beautiful and relaxing. Also right down the road from there is a quiet beach and park called Mattheson Hammocks Park. There is a restaurant called Red Fish Grill right on the premises which is very good (they even filmed a scene there in the movie “Something About Mary”). Enjoy your time there-I lived there for four years and miss it so much!
The Yardbird has the best farm to table and southern fried chicken I have ever had! It was something we stumbled upon when we were down there in December!
Peruvian food at Ceviche 105 and Spanish sandwiches at 100 Montaditos. Breakfast at the cafe inside Epicure market (links below!)
http://www.ceviche105.com/
http://us.100montaditos.com/
http://epicuremarket.com/
Versailles Hotel/Condo area…on Saturdays around 1130…look forold Jews dressed in black…Historical People w/huge stories!
Take a walk on Lincoln Road on Miami Beach especially at night. It’s a great people place packed all the time with people, great restaurants/cafes and stores. Be sure to go to Serendipity 3 for a frozen hot chocolate.
Ola in south Beach is fabulous!!! Don’t miss it.
go to Barton G restaurant for a meal with a difference and sit outside!!!!!!!!!
House of Dog. Zak’s Bakery. Bunnie Cakes.
Il gabbiano is BY FAR the best italian restsurant in Miami. Truly authentic. the owner even cooks himself in plain view.
Lunch in Little Havana.
Love Miami. Haven’t been there in a while.
Too hot to be in FL in May. I can’t wait to leave for the summer.
3 G’s Deli in Delray Beach. To die for.
Amazing fantastic steak: http://theharbourgrill.com/
Willies Boot Camp! Somi Fitness!
Prime 112, Prime Fish, or Prime Italian. Not kosher, but all are wonderful
Take a tour of the house and gardens at Vizcaya. http://vizcaya.org
Joe Stone Crabs and steaks…”the Best”…
Fairchild Gardens is fab; brunch at The Biltmore on a Sunday, fab.
The Jewish museum of Florida
Have fun and don’t forget sunblock!
Grill time kosher steak house! North Miami beach
Puerto Sagua, 700 Collins Ave, Miami Beach … get the churrasco with a side of platanos. And La Sandwicherie, 229 14th St. Get anything.
Love the places you’ve already mentioned and some of the other places in the responses. If you head towards Ft. Lauderdale, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. For some regular excellent diner food in sobe, try the 11th Street Diner at the corner of 11th and Washington.
Have a great time!
Kosh in surfside. It’s kosher!
Barton G great dine outside
Visit the synagogue. I can’t remember the name of it, in South Beach..
There is a place just off Lincoln Road / Blvd. near the Macys – its called Davids – they do the best cuban coffee……. like petrol……. in little shot glasses. Then you’ll be able to tackle many awake hours!!
Eat kosher Pan-Asian food at Thai Treats in North Miami and have kosher dairy and Mediterranean at Mozart’s Cafe in Hollywood, FL or Sunny Isles Beach.
My favorite – Blue Door Restaurant in the Delano Hotel.
http://www.joesstonecrab.com/findus.html
my apologies .. it’s just a block off of Collins ..
Have a good vacation!
Joes Stone Crab!!
Joes crab shack oh those big claws!
Yes! Lived there in the 80’s go to little Havanna and go to a coffee truck have a Cuban coffee and go to any Cuban restaurant for Arroz de con Pollo chicken in rice! And pick up loaves of cuban bread cause you cant get them anywhere thats authentic unless you go to Havanna that is!
While in Miami .. you must go to Joes on S. Collins Avenue .. (if you haven’t been already) ! It’s like stepping back in time – waiters with white dinner jackets and black pants, linen, china, crystal .. and the food is excellent !! Oh .. and a dirty martini at The Cheeky Monkey – it’s the bar in The Blue Moon Hotel .. the best dirty martini I have ever had !! The bar is quaint, as well !
Gulfstream area in hallsndale , eat at yard house
Miami juice in sunny isles, organic, healthy and beyond delish
Israeli breakfast at aroma cafe!!!
and then have a true cup of cafe con lecho from the coffee place around the corner, take out place , just ask everyone knows it
go to LINCOLN ROAD and eat at NEXT, (thats the restaurants name)
I agree with Versailles and would suggest spending an afternoon on Calle Ocho.
Must eat at Joe’s Stone Crab on 11 Washington Avenue .. like stepping back in time and the food is excellent !!
Blue Collar on Biscayne Blvd. & 67th Street. I’ll meet you there.
Have to have a Cuban sandwich at Versailles with a Materva to drink.
The Standard Spa. Spend the day there.
Versailles in Little Havana is a must. Joe’s Stone Crabs on the beach, too. Have fun!
Aroma coffe!!