Café Panisse

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. Until recently, the IYKYK crowd knew it as Café Pastis, but that all changed halfway through 2024 when the management got sufficiently fed up with being confused with Starr Restaurants' famed establishment of the same name, which carpetbagged from NYC to Wynwood in 2023. Name change notwithstanding, Café Panisse immediately transports its guests across the Atlantic with its bistro tables, French ambiance, and lovely decor. Try the first-rate steak frites or a superlative bouillabaisse, followed by a cookbook-perfect crème brûlée, and be thankful you're in Panisse’s neighborhood.