Bin No. 18

This family-run wine bar/European market, a casually industrial, loftlike space with a dining and drinking area up front and a limited selection of boutique wines and charcuterie items in back, is rough-edged. And that’s a big part of its charm. The eat-in fare is just sandwiches, salads, small plates, and large charcuterie platters for sharing. […]

Burr’s Berry Farm

Drive up and say hello to Mary Burr, who’s been selling strawberries, vegetables, milkshakes, and jams at the same location for more than 40 years. Here you’ll find baskets of red, ripe strawberries ($8.50), cabbages, squashes the size of a small terriers, and homemade jams and jellies. Ever the entrepreneur, Mary and her crew also […]

Captain Jim’s Seafood Market & Restaurant

David Garcia (La Camaronera Seafood Joint) now owns this iconic North Miami seafood spot, which dates back to the 1990s. This heir to Miami seafood royalty kept the menu mostly unchanged, allowing Captain Jim’s to do what it does best: serve the freshest fish possible. Favorites include stone crab claws (in season) and a beautiful […]

Captain’s Tavern

In 1971, Bill “The Captain” Bowers opened the doors of his seafood restaurant in the boondocks of southwest Miami-Dade, now known as Pinecrest, and has remained an institution for locals and tourists alike ever since. When Bowers died in 2020 at the age of 91, his wife, Audrey Palomino Bowers, and their son, Dale Palomino, […]

Casa Tua Cucina

Casa Tua Cucina, which opened quietly inside Saks at Brickell City Centre in January, offers an array of choices for hungry shoppers craving Italian-style sustenance. The 300-seat space includes ten dining stations, each with a different chef at the helm and all sharing a kitchen. It’s also family-friendly, with a causal atmosphere and affordable prices. […]

The Cheese Course

Let’s face it: Cheese makes everything better. The Cheese Course — a chain with four locations throughout South Florida — is a nod to the stores of Europe that sell one item done extremely well. Patrons wander through the odorous shop and are encouraged to sample from more than 150 cheeses from all over the […]

Compass Market

It’s 3:30 a.m. and you need some Triscuits, a jar of pickles and a pint of Ben & Jerry’s. You might be drunk, or worse — pregnant. Either way, Compass Market is there to meet your every need, no matter how bizarre. Be it pre-beach eats or late-night munchies, their well-stocked shelves are an array […]

Epicure Gourmet Market & Cafe

In the bad old days, prior to the advent of the digital universe and 24/7 connectivity, we barely had time to grab something at the store after work, rush home, and cook it before falling into bed like a sack of dead cheese. Today we barely have time to grab something at the store after […]

The Fresh Market

Fresh Market looks like an old-time general store with better lighting housed in swank digs right alongside Biscayne Bay. Tranquil music and aromatic produce seize your senses as soon as you enter (and, hey, the make-your-own-six-pack-of-beer cooler is definitely engaging), but the island in the center of the store is where the finest array of […]

Futuro Supermarket Cafeteria

We live in a city that regularly sees temperatures above 90 degrees. Fortunately, Miami’s climate is also ripe for growing awesome produce of all kinds. That means there is no reason to settle for a made-from-concentrate, prepackaged juice box when you can have the real thing. Futuro Supermarket is like a blast from the past […]

Gardner’s Market

When Whole Foods seems too overwhelming or impersonal, head to cozy market-bistro Gardner’s Market to pick up imported beluga and a latte or a scone. The gourmet shop offers prepared salads, a hot foods section, and a station where sandwiches and burgers ($6.99) are made to-order. The staff doesn’t seem to fit the image that […]

Gardner’s Market

When Whole Foods seems too overwhelming or impersonal, head to cozy market-bistro Gardner’s Market to pick up imported beluga and a latte or a scone. The gourmet shop offers prepared salads, a hot foods section, and a station where sandwiches and burgers ($6.99) are made to-order. The staff doesn’t seem to fit the image that […]

Glaser Organic Farms

Glaser Organic Farms occupies the largest tent at the Coconut Grove Farmers Market. Tracy Fleming, who has owned the farm with her husband, Stan, for more than 30 years, sells a variety of local and nonlocal produce. The tent is widely recognized for its locally processed, organic raw and vegan foods. Prices are high, especially […]

Golden Rule Seafood Market

If you can’t cast a line off your very own 40-foot catamaran, Golden Rule Seafood is the next best thing. This family-owned purveyor has been around since 1943, serving up fresh fish, stone crab, lobster, oysters, live blue crabs, shrimp and all other forms of the ocean’s bounty. So if you’re in Palmetto Bay and […]