Miami · United States
The Miami food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard pressed hot and flat in Cuban bread.
Best at Versailles, Calle Ocho, Little Havana. Get: A Cubano and a cafecito from the ventanita
Five places, and what to order
- El Pub Restaurantcafe · Little HavanaGet: Empanadas and a colada from the ventanita
- Pinecrest Bakerybakery · PinecrestGet: Guava and cheese pastelitos, a cortadito, croquetas
- Tropical Bakerybakery · HialeahGet: Pan cubano straight from the oven
- Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmannfor stone crab · Mid-BeachGet: Stone crab
- Vicky Bakeryfor cafecito and pastelitos · Miami LakesGet: Pastelitos de guayaba con queso
The market
Farmers market. Produce, bread, honey, plants, tropical fruit, flowers
The line worth it
Joe's Stone CrabSouth Beach
Get: Stone crab claws with mustard sauce, hash browns and key lime pie
Expect: Long waits at dinner. Beat it: Go at opening, or get takeaway from the shop next door.
In season this November
Stone crab claws · Florida spiny lobster
How it works here
Tip: Tip 18-22% at sit-down restaurants, a dollar or two a drink at the bar.
Book: Book the hot places on Resy or OpenTable, often the day tables drop (2-4 weeks out); counters and slices are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm; it gets late only in the big cities.