Laurenzo’s Itialian Market

Some people need special lighting, kitschy artwork, stuffy classical music, and sky-high prices to feel like they’re buying gourmet. If that’s you, skip Laurenzo’s, where the focus is on awesome food at reasonable prices. The store is huge, offering hard-to-find high-end and/or imported grocery products, gorgeous produce (from the farmers’ market across the street), luscious […]

Le Royal French Bakery

Despite the plethora of delicious pastelitos to be found at Miami’s 4,587 Latin bakeries – there are still certain sweet treats only the French have been able to master. Think baguettes and pan au chocolat (chocolate croissant). Le Royal French Bakery is South Miami’s go-to boulangerie/patisserie, with all that you’d expect from a French bakery […]

Little Havana To Go

If you’re an out-of-towner who’s enamored by Miami’s uniquely Cuban culture – it’s a given that you’ll want to carry a little piece of it home with you. And Little Havana To Go is the perfect place to do just that. This Shenandoah spot serves up jewelry, t-shirts, chotchkies, ash trays, keychains. Whatever essentially useless […]

Lost Boy Dry Goods

Forget the molecular mixology madness – Lost Boy Dry Goods brings drinking back to earth with brick walls, chill vibes, and zero pretension. Brought to you by Chris Hudnall and Randy Alonso (cf. Fox’s Lounge, https://www.miaminewtimes.com/location/tropezon-16468887 , and, most recently, Brother’s Keeper) this bar inside the historic Alfred I. duPont Building downtown offers a cocktail […]