Cotoa is a breath of fresh air on Miami’s dining scene, bringing a level of Ecuadorian cooking the likes of which the city has never seen. Chef Alejandra Espinoza has transformed a cozy 24-seat North Miami space into a culinary journey through the coast, the Andes, and the Amazon. From her “Humita de la Abuela” […]
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North Miami’s newest craft brewery, Época, offers a rotating selection of experimental brews. The taproom is equipped with 12 taps that feature the brewery’s own take on fruited ales, IPAs, lagers, and wild-fermentation ales. Enjoy them in the zen-like beer garden, a focal point of the Época experience.
Fish Fish in North Miami occupies the same strip mall as a bank, a dry cleaner, and a pizza place. Despite its ordinary setting, though, this seafood restaurant is beyond quirky. Take the Baja fish tacos. Tucked into warm tortillas, grilled strips of grouper are perfectly cooked and covered in the expected pico de gallo. […]
Despite the kitschy mounted fish, beer koozies strung about like garland, and a jukebox that always seems to be playing the Chemical Brothers, it’s hard to hate a restaurant that serves something called a Joe’s Meal Deal: a full rack of award-winning baby-back ribs, caesar salad, choice of side, three garlic rolls, and soda, all […]
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Inside a cozy storefront on NW Seventh Avenue in North Miami, the fryers are always snapping, crackling, and popping. The family-owned Haitian restaurant serves deliciously sinful wings, drumsticks, and breasts that are fried to crisp perfection. The meat is juicy and tender every time, whether you request a $2.49 two-piece meal or a ten-piece family […]
Gourmet Diner, which debuted its chrome, ’40s-style diner car in 1983, boasts an extensive diner-like menu of burgers, salads, and dozens of main-course choices, along with 40 or so daily specials. At its new location, just north of the chrome diner car on Biscayne Boulevard, American and Italian selections abound, supplemented by barely enough French […]
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Looking at the stainless-steel, retro-American diner, one might expect the usual menu of meatloaf, milkshakes, burgers, and fries. Granted, the neon-lit letters spelling out “gourmet” before “diner” should give hint that something is afoot inside — but French country cooking? That’s pretty surprising. What’s even more shocking is just how tasty and affordably priced the […]
