Chinese Guy Chi-town Restaurant

When searching for a traditional Chinese restaurant, Western diners often take the presence of Chinese customers as a good sign. West Miami-Dade’s Chinese Guy is beloved by the countless Chinese students who attend the University of Miami and Florida International University. The eatery’s owners are Tianjin natives Kun Bao and Yanan Cai. When Bao arrived […]

Chuck Wagon Restaurant

In Miami you can get a pan Cubano and café con leche just about anyplace, but an American breakfast requires a bit of a search. So lovers of corned beef hash and biscuits with gravy, rejoice, because Chuck Wagon can satisfy your yearnings for a great morning meal. The menu offers an abundance of choices: […]

CMX CinéBistro Dolphin Mall

CinéBistro is an eatery inside the Cobb movie theater at Dolphin Mall. Diners reserve advance movie tickets, arrive 30 minutes before start time, order food, and eat before the movie begins. They can also order during the movie; they’re given a buzzer to alert them when food is ready. Service is quick and attentive; waiters […]

Covadonga

Rigged out in shipboard gear, this fine seafood restaurant has earned its spars and stripes. You almost expect the creaking of the hull and the tang of salt air; instead, you get the horns and exhaust from SW Eighth Street and one of the best Cuban meals in the city. For starters, try the clams […]

Crackers Casual Dining

For down-home cooking at a family-owned spot, head to the quaint Miami Springs. Like the town in which it’s located, Crackers Casual Dining is otherworldly. It’s a cozy, comfortable place that feels far from the traffic-snarled Dolphin Expressway and even farther from the jockeying of South Beach. And to Jeff and Jo Mitnick, it’s home, […]