Pepito’s Plaza is a Venezuelan grab-and-go spot inside a Doral Exxon. If you were to pull in to fill up, you might never even know it’s there. A small walkway jutting off the main convenience store opens to a counter space where a screaming-red menu offers burgers, sweet corn cachapas, pepito sandwiches, and mixed grills […]
Latin American in Miami New Times
Showing 45 - 55 of 55Healthy’s good, cheap is great, but the two together are a match made in heaven. Shenandoah’s Plate is both of the above. They serve up simple American food with a Latin flair. From fresh fruit smoothies like the Coral Way (OJ, strawberries, banana, and fat-free yogurt $4.50) to wraps like the El Rancho (grilled chicken […]
This massive restaurant on NW Second Avenue is part art gallery, part restaurant, part entertainment venue. Partners Rocco Carulli and Owen Bale have made this space their own and over the course of a half-dozen years made R House an integral part of Wynwood. The industrial-chic environs serve as a backdrop for the rotating art on […]
This restaurant, bar, and dance club is located inside a Howard Johnson in Hialeah Gardens. Don’t be quick to judge – the place parties hard. An accommodating staff offers plenty of drink options. The music ranges from rock to salsa.
Toro Toro, located on the left side of the InterContinental Miami’s hotel lobby, features sleek wooden fixtures; an expansive, elegant bar; and a handsome dining room. The cuisine includes dishes within the scope of pan-Latin fare. Desserts include carrot cake, comprising a quenelle of house-made spicy carrot ancho sorbet with tart cream-cheese foam, and a […]
Trust & Co.’s name pays tribute to the trust and integrity of the early 20th Century. And with that, the Coral Gables restaurant promises to employ the best possible local ingredients without cutting corners. Consequently, the menu changes seasonally, and when chef Pablo Zitzmann and his team can’t find products that meet their standards, they […]
Chef James Wierzelewski has cooked in exotic locations for 20-some years, gathering gastronomic ideas from places the way tourists collect T-shirts. The menu at Vix, however, is no hodgepodge homage to his travels but rather a short, sensible compilation of mostly Mediterranean and Asian dishes, with a few tips of the toque toward Central and […]
This colorful Nicaraguan joint is one of those places you visit to feel like you’re on vacation even if you’re already on vacation. Yambo is as much about the atmosphere as it is about food. On the terrace, folk-art knickknacks – miniature guitars, hats, porcelain pots, even a mounted boar’s head – hang from and […]