Kyu

TEMPORARILY CLOSED A sizable portion of the menu at Kyu in Wynwood is prepared on the restaurant’s wood-fired grill using a combination of Asian and American barbecue techniques. The meat is simply prepared with Japanese sea salt and black shichimi pepper and then smoked for 12 to 14 hours. It arrives divided into thick slices […]

L’Boulevard Cafe

This is Miami, and what’s the point of living in a piece of Latin paradise if you’re not into sexy beats? The misleadingly monikered L’Boulevard Cafe is your home for late night bachata, reggaeton, trance and hip-hop. It’s a sweaty, sultry scene – and that’s what this city is all about. They host weekly all-you-can-drink […]

La Camaronera Seafood Joint and Fish Market

Everyone knows La Camaronera as the iconic Little Havana seafood joint founded by a family of Cuban fishermen. For more than 40 years, the restaurant’s owners, the Garcia brothers, have been cooking up their famous favorites – including grouper soup, shrimp empanadas, conch fritters, and a fresh fish sandwich – along with dozens of other […]

La Carreta

La Carreta doesn’t serve the most gourmet Cuban food in Miami, but with multiple locations, it’s a convenient place to get the classics. The Little Havana location is a stand-alone building guarded by a colorful rooster statue. The menu is an extensive list of Cuban dishes such as ropa vieja ($8.95), picadillo ($6.50), and palomilla […]

La Centrale

Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. Your flight to Florence via Capri, Sicily, and Rome is about to depart. That’s what a visit to La Centrale, the three-level food hall celebrating all things Italian, simulates. On the first floor, choose from Italian pastries such as cannoli and torta della nonna. Perhaps more to […]

La Crema de las Empanadas

The huge cornmeal-crusted empanadas at this little luncheonette/minimarket come with a variety of fillings, most unique to Venezuela (like the national specialty pabellon, shredded beef similar in texture to ropa vieja but with a more sweet/sour taste). Skip the fishy cazon (shark) model for the signature crema, filled with chicken, bacon, and farmer cheese. But […]

La Esquina del Lechon

In a land with its fair share of Cuban restaurants to choose from, La Esquina Del Lechon strives to set itself apart from the pack. Not by straying from traditional Cuban cooking methods, but by doing what they do with excellence. With an array of pork, chicken, steak, and fish, this place is a carnivore’s […]

La Estancia Argentina

Argentine steaks are revered not because of how they’re cooked, but because the meat is incredible. The cattle roam the fertile pastures of the pampas and are never forced to exert themselves (because exercise makes the meat tougher). They are carted around the country in train cars. This special treatment produces beef that melts when […]

La Fama Cafeteria

The best Cuban restaurant in Miami lives in Wynwood. That’s where La Fama Cafeteria puts out its consistently delicious, always affordable menu of classic meals and daily specials. La Fama consists of a lunch counter, a take-out window, and a small room with a couple of tables. But don’t let the spartan environment fool you […]

La Gringa Taco Shop

For a place smack in the middle of Little Havana (and one that specializes in tacos), La Gringa may not be the first spot on your list of where to find a well-crafted burrito, but you’d be remiss to overlook these. The meats are mixed with melty cheese, a red-tinged, spice-infused rice, and your choice […]