Buttercream Cupcakes & Coffee

While cupcake shops in Miami have become almost as pervasive as the proverbial Starbucks, there’s still a big difference between good, bad and imminently superior. At South Miami’s Buttercream Cupcakes and Coffee, their impossibly moist treats are some of the city’s best. One of the few locales whose sweets are all full sized (versus the […]

Byblos

Byblos, the Eastern Mediterranean restaurant at the Royal Palm South Beach, focuses on interpreting dishes from Levantine culture, found mostly in Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, and parts of southern Turkey. The original Byblos is in Toronto, and as is often the case with Miami outposts, this one offers a more extensive seafood selection than its […]

Caballo Viejo Restaurant

Awarded by New Times for having the Best Arepas in 2009, this small, nondescript eatery is situated in a small strip mall. You’d never guess the goodies that await you inside. The place is loaded with indigenous crafts and trinkets, and the staff is friendly and helpful to newbies – someone will gladly explain any […]

Caciques Corner

Situated directly beneath a Metromover stop, this homey little Cuban diner is busy at all times of day. In the wee hours of the morning, you can catch a whiff of strong coffee floating out of the large ventanilla, as patrons gather beneath the grubby blue awning to chat about the day’s headlines before dispersing […]

The Café at Books & Books

The food at most bookstore cafés usually encourages more fear and loathing than great expectations, but the cute little Café at Books & Books is actually a casual, inexpensive, unpretentious garden of earthly delights. The menu covers all the expected soup-salad-sandwich bases but also offers a few more adventurous options. Try the guava-glazed pork tenderloin […]

Cafe Med

Located in the Breakwater Hotel — noted for its famous facade (a favorite among filmmakers), notorious for its dilapidated rooms — this sidewalk eatery seems little different from the other clone cafes that line Ocean Drive. Display of plastic-covered petrified food? Check. Aggressive shill out front? Check. Vaguely “Mediterranean” menu of pasta, paella, and pizza, […]

Cafe Sambal Restaurant

The sushi bar tenders a first-rate array of maki rolls, nigiri sushi, sashimi, and temaki (cones); even the California roll, usually crammed with crappy surimi, is laden with luscious lumps of blue crab. The sake selection rocks as well, from aged, sherrylike Hanahato Kijoshu to fruity Harushika Daiginjo. The elegant interior, replete with loud, splashy […]

The Café at Books & Books

The food at most bookstore cafés usually encourages more fear and loathing than great expectations, but the cute little Café at Books & Books is actually a casual, inexpensive, unpretentious garden of earthly delights. The menu covers all the expected soup-salad-sandwich bases but also offers a few more adventurous options. Try the guava-glazed pork tenderloin […]

The Café at Books & Books

The food at most bookstore cafés usually encourages more fear and loathing than great expectations, but the cute little Café at Books & Books is actually a casual, inexpensive, unpretentious garden of earthly delights. The menu covers all the expected soup-salad-sandwich bases but also offers a few more adventurous options. Try the guava-glazed pork tenderloin […]

Cafe Avanti

This pleasant Northern Italian restaurant offers a number of French nuances. Start with soups as good as their pretty names promise: minestrone Genovese, tortellini in brodo, or zuppa maitata. The shrimp fra diavolo is spunky, the veal dishes are exquisite, and you won’t have to take out a second mortgage to pay the check. At […]

Caf

This small French bistro located in the heart of downtown Miami is reminiscent of a small Parisian caf

Cafe Charlotte

Cafe Charlotte features Venezuelan specialties. A great intro to that nation’s cuisine is a sampler including guayanas cheese (similar to mozzarella but looser), teque

Café Crème

Claude Postel and Corentin Finot, who opened Buena Vista Deli in 2010, have returned to the neighborhood with Café Crème. Similar to the flagship in North Miami, the 500-square-foot spot, which opened in May 2018, is stocked with Nutella beignets, chocolate croissants, small cakes, and sandwiches. Items are prepared in North Miami and delivered fresh […]

Cafe del Mar

At Cafe del Mar, you can order sumptuous smoothies – with your choice of fresh fruits and nutritional supplements – wraps, salads, sandwiches, and pita melts any time, day or night. You can even order breakfast whenever you want. All breads, including mini-baguettes, bagels, and croissants, are freshly baked and deliciously soft. Salads are prepared […]

Café Demetrio

Café Demetrio has everything we demand in a coffeehouse. The atmosphere, with its blond wood, tall windows, and courtyard, is comfortable and pleasing to the eye. The food and beverages are delightful. Demetrio’s has an extensive coffee selection that runs from plain old espresso to caramel lattes. While the food tends toward sandwiches and salads, […]

Cafe Floridita

From the outside, Cafe Floridita looks like any dilapidated downtown takeout joint – a scraggly awning and smudged display are nestled into an extremely busy coffee window where servers are more interested in speed than stellar service. The inside is nothing fancy either – a bright and clean Formica lunch counter surrounded by no-frills tables. […]