New York Bagel Deli

Miami Beach residents might know the business – it’s been operating on Collins Avenue at 65th Street for the past 14 years. New York Bagel Deli is spacious and has a menu that boasts juices, smoothies, coffees, salads, pizza bagels, scrambled-egg platters, and dozens of bagel-based sandwiches. Bagels here are fresh. Try the dark, wheaty […]

New York’s Big Apple Deli

With a name like New York’s Big Apple Deli, this is an outpost obviously designed to entice all the New York natives who fled for South Florida. And their offerings are about as enticing as you’d imagine – black and white cookies; doughy, delicious bagels; lox and nova; corned beef hash; Matzo ball soup – […]

Nube Coffee Bar

Nube, a quaint shop near Coral Gables City Hall, serves coffee hailing from small farms in places such as Brazil and Ethiopia, and roasted by Panther Coffee, a local independent. There are no venti white chocolate lattes or any drinks of that sort here. Nube’s menu offers straightforward drinks – espresso, American, cappuccino, latte, frappe, […]

Panera Bread

Panera is nothing like Burger King, KFC, Taco Bell, or any of those old-style chains that are ever-so-slowly sliding into obsolescence. This national bakery shares more in common with corporate cafés such as Starbucks and Einstein Bros., but with a whole lot more than just coffee and bagels. Like, for breakfast, a spinach and bacon […]

Papo Llega y Pon

There are few restaurants in this world that offer food so good, you’re willing to eat it standing up. Papo Llega y Pon is one of those places. More of a wraparound sandwich counter than an actual restaurant, it’s worth checking out no matter how far you live from the Allapattah landmark. A constant flow […]

Pura Vida

Let’s say, for hypothetical purposes, you’re on a date with Madonna. She’s great at the whole first kiss thing, but the Material Girl is way too picky about her dinner. She won’t eat food that’s been processed or genetically modified. And don’t even think about ordering something that once lived inside a factory farm. So […]

Sanguich

Imagine, for a moment, the Cuban sandwich of yesteryear. You could smell pork roasting from blocks away. Then came the sweet perfume of cured ham, followed by a waft of fresh bread and a quick jolt of tangy mustard seeds pickling in vinegar. Sure, it’s the 21st Century, the era of industrial food and ghost […]