Ni.Do. Caffe

The second Ni.Do. shares a quaint homeyness with the original, which opened on Biscayne Boulevard near NE 79th Street in 2012 and has become a staple of the booming MiMo District. They share a few traits, but the younger sibling offers an expanded list of pastas while swapping land proteins like rib eyes and veal […]

Pack Supermarket and Cafeteria

Over the past three decades, Little Haiti’s Pack Supermarket has become a kind community for the surrounding neighborhood, all thanks to fried chicken. During lunch, dozens of cops, executives, and working stiffs line up for the stuff. Sunday mornings, crowds of churchgoers mingle with bouncers from downtown clubs and spandex-clad cyclists while awaiting fragrant Styrofoam […]

Panther Coffee

It’s been more than a decade since Joel and Leticia Pollock started serving cold-brew coffee from a bicycle at Miami food truck roundups, ushering in the city’s craft coffee movement. Today, at Panther’s flagship location in Wynwood (other outlets are scattered around the city and Miami Beach), beans sourced from small farms in Nicaragua, Brazil, […]

Paulie Gee’s Miami

The MiMo District outpost of Paulie Gee’s reeks of New York City hipness. Paint-chipped ceiling beams loom over gray tables and yellow steel chairs. On the other end of the restaurant hangs a jaundiced light-up sign for China Palace Restaurant, which last occupied the building. Adjacent is a mosaic sign that reads “Size matters,” and […]

Pelican Theatre

As far as intimate spaces go, it doesn’t get much cozier than the Pelican Theatre, Barry University’s 43 seat black box space. Here, studio and student directed theatrical productions take the stage, from the frequent antics of the Naked Stage company to Alliance Theatre Lab, the area’s top talent is frequently in play at this […]

Phuc Yea

Phuc Yea is a grand 110-seater filled with the sounds of ’90s hip-hop and the scent of Vietnam’s ubiquitous fish sauce. That irresistible combo earned Cesar Zapata and Ani Meinhold’s Upper East Side mainstay a Michelin Bib Gourmand designation in 2022. Try the green papaya salad, in which chilies, garlic, dried shrimp and squid, and […]

Pinch Kitchen + Bar

Pinch Kitchen owners Rene Reyes and John Gallo met while working at Casa Tua. They spent years together at various Pubbelly operations before realizing their shared dream and opening a cozy spot just north of the MiMo District in 2015. Pinch Kitchen + Bar offers elevated versions of standard fare: barbecue pork belly, croquetas, a […]

Point Lounge & Package Store

At Point Lounge and Package Store, on any given night, you might see a fight. Or a few. You’ll run into drunken sailors, sideshow rejects, cage fighters. You might hear things that will traumatize you. At this North Miami Beach mainstay, anything is possible. Expect a generous pour, some old school music selections, and a […]

Proper Sausages

At Proper Sausages, Freddy and Danielle Kaufmann turn out a dozen varieties of their classic, English-style sausage along with furiously spicy links tinged with orange rind. Their Miami Shores location also serves up homemade bacon, mustard, and, if you’re lucky, a BLT on a Portuguese muffin. What they do best, however, is fill Miami’s gaping […]

Red Light Little River

Red Light is a unique restaurant with great food prepared by a gifted chef at peerless prices — in either a boisterous, buoyant environment or by a serenely flowing river. The fun and funky diner fills with a largely local clientele that exudes a more salt-of-the-earth vibe than is usually found at restaurants run by […]