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Love Life Cafe

Wynwood's popular plant-based eatery Love Life Cafe is a standalone location that evolved out of the Love Life Wellness Center, dedicated to promoting a holistic approach to health. The café follows in that same spirit by offering its guests healthful meal options. The menu includes an array of vegan-friendly breakfast and lunch creations, such as the croissandwich, featuring a L'Artisane croissant, a vegan Just Egg patty, and cheddar "cheese," served with herb fries ($11), and the superfood-infused Love Life arepa, with black bean sofrito, avocado, and cilantro aioli sauce ($14). Its signature burger — made famous after winning the Plant-Based Burger Battle in 2016 — is a hearty superfood patty topped with homemade guacamole, pickles, plant-based cheddar, marinated kale, and cilantro aioli ($17). Love Life Cafe also serves plant-powered salads, soups, pizzas, burritos, tacos, desserts, and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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Mushroom ceviche

Traditional gastropubs go heavy on the meat, but Soul Tavern has created its own plant-forward niche. The Miami Beach restaurant and bar is all about creating a community around inspired, veg-strong cuisine and cocktails. There's the earthy wild mushroom and truffle pizza ($21); the fresh, pickly edamame hummus ($8); the Asian-inspired jackfruit gyoza ($13); the decadent truffle mac-n-cheese ($13); the flavorful, crispy oyster mushroom tacos ($19); and the beet-, bean-, and mushroom-based "Jucy" Burger ($19). Soul offers a full menu of libations, wine, and beer, but its herbal elixirs (served hot or cold for $7) level up the pub's presence on the Beach. Hours are noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 5:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Robert Is Here

Every now and then, you've got to get away. Cruise through the serene farming areas of Homestead — a far cry from the pulsing nightlife and highway parking lots of Miami — and head toward the massive white rooftop letters spelling out "Robert Is Here." The veteran farmers' market has been offering tropical fruits, jellies, honey, and alligator jerky sticks to South Florida bikers and day-trippers since 1959. Once you're there, make a sharp left toward the milkshake stand, where the tropics come to life through freshly made concoctions in flavors ranging from guanabana ($10.31) to tamarind ($7.10) to mamey ($7.10). Limited-edition flavors such as canistel ($8.10) and black sapote ($7.64) are worth the up-charge. Pro tip: Add an extra buck to sweeten the shake with honey from the market. Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

The Naughty Fork

Forget your run-of-the-mill juice bar, where carrot juice and wheatgrass shots reign supreme. At Ooh Raw! you'll find all the colors of the rainbow, often in the form of photogenic fruit bowls made with hollowed-out pineapples and watermelons. The Wynwood spot is known primarily for its açaí bowls, which are colorful, nutrient-dense Instagram-ready works of art. Take, for instance, the popular Pineapple Express: It's a half pineapple packed with raw, organic Brazilian açaí blended with pineapple and coconut water and then topped with vegan and gluten-free granola, bananas, strawberries, kiwi, pineapple, coconut flakes, and a drizzle of honey ($12.95 plus $3 for the pineapple bowl and extra fruit). Looking to add some crunch to your concoction? You can substitute any of the toppings for Fruity Pebbles or Reese's Cocoa Puffs. The menu also includes juices ($7.95 for 16 ounces) and smoothies ($8.95 for 20 ounces), but it's the bowls that'll keep you coming back for those social media moments. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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