Mr. Yum Asian Cuisine

Chairs, ceiling, and walls in this stylized 40-seater are festooned with red heart patterns that look like the Target logo reconfigured for Valentine’s Day. There are outdoor tables for patrons who want to share more intimately in the Calle Ocho street scene. And please note that Mr. Yum has its own little parking lot to […]

Old’s Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina

Old’s Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina is located on Calle Ocho of Little Havana and has been a staple for tourists and locals alike. Alongside vintage Cuban decor and Cuban music, Old’s Havana’s authentic Cuban cuisine speaks for itself with the flavors of years of tradition. It takes a lot of confidence for a bar […]

Palate Party

Food trucks are a dime a dozen these days — but it’s the rare mobile kitchen that uses local produce and sustainable seafood to make an eclectic assortment of painstakingly prepared edibles. Enter former Hell’s Kitchen contestant Robyn Almodovar — the brains behind this beast on wheels. Nosh on items like her BBQ short rib […]

Pez

Pez, which joins a cadre of bars and restaurants that have opened in a slowly changing downtown Miami, specializes in the seafood-centric cuisine of chef/owner Javier Plascencia’s native Tijuana. The menu is split into sections of hot and cold small plates called botanas, tacos, tostadas, and entr

Salmon & Salmon Restaurant

This cozy, unpretentious 42-seat eatery has spawned quite a loyal following since opening in 1980. The nautical decor is comfortable, but most patrons come for honest, homestyle Peruvian seafood dishes at reasonable prices. It’s best to set sail with ceviche, which in keeping with Lima tradition gets served with sturdy hunks of boiled potato, sweet […]

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 […]

Sanpocho Restaurant

In true Florida fashion, this Colombian restaurant is nestled in an unassuming strip mall. Locals stop here for familiar tastes of home cooking at unusually inexpensive prices. There are only fourteen tables, so lunch gets busy. Start with a very greasy, extra-crispy Colombian empanada garnished with spicy aj