If you live in or frequent South Miami, you’ve seen Akashi. It’s that small Japanese joint nestled a block from the Shops at Sunset Place and adorned with two large graphics of a koi and a baby-like geisha. According to the restaurant’s website, other than being a city in Japan renowned for its seafood, akashi means […]
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This 24 screen, stadium seating theater offers Assisted Listening Devices, Closed Caption, Descriptive Video and Wheelchair Access.
This fast-casual eatery concentrates on clean farm-to-table fare that’s ready in less than five minutes. It’s the latest from Grove Bay Hospitality Group, the folks behind Glass & Vine in Coconut Grove. The counter-service eatery has a menu that’s divided into four sections: bites, handhelds, salads, and harvest bowls and skillets. The Harvest Cobb salad […]
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The best neighborhood bar is the one closest to home, and Bougainvillea’s, a snug, self-described old Florida tavern near the Shops at Sunset Place, is exactly that for those who live in the Greater Coral Gables/Pinecrest/Kendall triangle. Built inside a ’40s-era cottage, it’s a fine place to sip wine and contemplate humanity or to down […]
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This South Miami strip club offers all the basic amenities. There are fully naked women dancing on a stage around poles for tips, indoor smoking, 2 for 1 drink specials, and VIP dances. The club is comfortable if not luxurious, and the women are attractive. Weekend nights offer the most activity with patrons and dancers […]
Buns & Buns wants to bring good bread back. Owner Alexandre Zibi and chef Reuven Sugarman spent three weeks traveling the world in early 2013 in search of recipes and techniques from the globe’s greatest cooking cultures. They brought back steamed buns from China, naan from India and the Middle East, and brioche from France. […]
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 […]
An impossibly tiny kitchen at this modest, unassuming eatery consistently turns out simple, hearty, satisfying French bistro fare at affordable prices. The bistro has been a staple in South Miami for more than two decades, serving delicious French cuisine inside a small yet intimate restaurant in an unassuming, blue awning-lined strip mall on Red Road. […]
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This beer bar with a no-bullshit name serves up an international selection of bottled brews, including Canada’s Labatt Blue, China’s Tsing Tao, and Britain’s Boddingtons Pub Ale. As co-owner Carlos Duran says: “Even for people who don’t like beer, we’ve got a beer for them. There’s something here for everybody.”
Taking a cue from other Tex-Mex ristorantes, this bright newcomer has a few novel concepts up its sleeve. One is that it tries to be more authentically Mexican than its peers by playing mariachi, American, and Latin music. Another is that it sports clean lines and flashy colors in the design of its chairs, which […]
Deli Lane isn’t a pastrami-and-corned-beef deli; it’s more of a pressed-duck-sandwich-and-tuna-salad-wrap kind of place. At this South Miami institution, crowds of regulars have filled the outdoor seats for brunch since 1988. Service is sometimes slow, but the healthful and affordable fare makes the wait worthwhile. The Swiss apple melt sandwich (by request) brings together seductive […]