In a city swamped with antiseptically lit cafeterias and overcrowded cafecito counters, it’s a luxury to find both the ambiance and space where you can lounge comfortably while feeding your caffeine habit. For that reason, the discovery of a quaint European-style café such as Ankarr should be considered nothing less than a major coup for […]
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The Butcher Shop serves one of Miami-Dade’s best pan con lechón sandwiches, served on Cuban rolls baked daily. They create a sandwich that, when pressed, crisps into an impossibly thin crust, akin in texture to the Indian lentil crackers called papadum. The interior holds its juice, propped up by a shot of doctored mojo sauce […]
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Miami’s not exactly a bastion of quality Chinese cuisine, but it is possible to sniff out fresh, inexpensive Asian eats if you know where to look. Chef Chen’s two Palmetto Bay locales are known for crab rangoon, fried rice and egg foo young – along with all the other Chinese takeout stand-bys. Just your basic […]
Miami’s not exactly a bastion of quality Chinese cuisine, but it is possible to sniff out fresh, inexpensive Asian eats if you know where to look. Chef Chen’s two Palmetto Bay locations are known for crab rangoon, fried rice and egg foo young – along with all the other Chinese takeout stand-bys. Just your basic […]
A storefront off South Dixie Highway near a McDonald’s is not where you’d expect to get a taste of Paris. But Delices de France does its best to prove that location isn’t everything. In fact, with a smattering of tables overlooking a blacktop parking lot, the bakery confidently announces that when you indulge in its […]
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Like the West Coast’s renowned family-owned In-N-Out Burger chain, East Coast eatery Five Guys (whose original family-owned restaurant opened in 1986, nearly 40 years after I-N-O) has retro 1950s décor and serves a limited specialized menu centering on hand-formed fresh – never frozen – burgers, and fries made from fresh potatoes. But there are differences, […]
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 […]
Hole in the Wall Pub takes its name pretty literally. An all-American dive bar of the best kind, they serve up char-grilled wings and cheap beer to football fans, day drinkers and degenerates. Don’t take offense – we’re all one of the above from time to time. Mozy up to the bar and score some […]
Are you so hungry you could eat, well, a large carnivorous mammal? Hungry Bear, a hole-in-the-wall hidden in a strip mall across from Miami Dade College’s Kendall campus, serves hot, tasty, mammoth subs sure to tame any beast of an appetite. Be prepared for the typical weekday lunch-rush line — one so long it usually […]
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If you like watching sports at a crowded bar in Kendall, this is the place. There are over 30 HDTV sets around the bar area, all tuned to whatever games are on. Yet, this place seems to know how to pack ’em in without giving up its Cheers-like friendliness because not only can you you […]