Dine on Israeli cuisine at this Aventura deli, which serves strictly kosher only meats. The extensive menu caters to an array of cravings offerings items like hummus, fried eggplant, and spicy matbucha, to soups, salads, sandwiches plus entrees such as kebabs, Moroccan fish, and margez, served with choice of sides. Breakfast is also available, as well as fruit and vegetable juices, and desserts. 

This brick oven pizza parlor specializes in New York style pies with a variety of impressive combinations. Dine on selections such as the Sunday pie with meatballs, mozzarella, ricotta, and parmesan cheeses. or the New Haven clam pizza with chopped clams, garlic, and capers. Traditionalists can keep it simple with the New Yorker or the build-your-own option. 

Hialeah may be known for its Cuban food, but French eatery La Fresa Francesa has been changing that. Husband and wife team, Benoit Rablat and Sandy Sanchez, serve up French classics such as baked fromage with white wine and shallots, French salted butter crepes, and the menu favorite, braised rabbit leg. Patrons that stop by on Wednesday nights can enjoy live music with their dinner, and half off all wine bottles on Thursdays.

While this colorful, Wynwood restaurant caters to vegans, carnivores can also find things to dine on. Everything on the Mexican-inspired menu is plant-based like ceviche with oyster mushrooms, elote, avocado fries, burritos, bowls, and of course, tacos.  

The Little Havana staple has been serving Cuban food for decades. Find traditional dishes such as arroz con pollo, picadillo, ropa vieja, and bistec empanizado with all the standard fixings like arroz con frijoles negros, moros, maduros, tostones, and mariquitas. Plus, the menu features daily breakfast specials, Cuban sandwiches and desserts.

This quaint bistro with a Latin twist has made a name for itself among locals in Coral Gables, serving breakfast all day everyday, as well as hearty soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner. Menu highlights include the croque madame, Mr. Cuban sandwich with guava dipping sauce, five cheese tortellini, and steak and pomme frites. Compliment the meal plus an assortment of local craft beers and wines. 

This unassuming Italian gem can easily be missed as it is housed in a strip of shops on Sunset Drive. The cozy trattoria serves up items like antipasti, pastas, secondi, and desserts, which can be paired with a selection of new and old world wines. Insider tip: if there’s a particular dish that isn’t on the menu, don’t worry because the chef will make it — ask for the carbonara. 

While most Miamians refer to fried green plantains as tostones, South Americans call them patacones. Now, imagine a patacon roughly twelve inches long and six inches wide loaded with choice of protein and toppings like carne asada, chicken, shrimp, melted cheese, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Other menu highlights include Colombian specialties such as the bandeja paisa with beef, white rice, beans, egg, pork rinds, arepa, and sweet plantains.

Since 1950, Shiver’s has been serving locals hickory barbecue dishes and twelve hour smoked pulled pork. The menu is filled with dishes like chicken, ribs, brisket, and more along with sides like corn-on-the-cob, cheesy hash brown casserole, baked beans, jalapeño cheese grits, and coleslaw. If there’s still room for dessert, enjoy options like the banana pudding, coconut cream pie, and salted caramel cheesecake. 

While there are many Mexican restaurants all over Miami, Homestead is the destination for true authenticity and La Cruzada is a must. The menu boasts all the classics like enchiladas, mole, tortas, quesadillas, tacos, and loaded burritos. Start with a complimentary basket of tortilla chips served with three sauces, pico de gallo, cilantro and onions, but don’t fill up on these because the generous entrée servings include rice and refried beans. Make sure to order an horchata or michelada to compliment the meal.

Puerto rican chef Jodrick Ujaque wanted to bring his native cuisine and flair for signature burgers to Homestead after working for several restaurants in Miami. At Chef’s On The Run, patrons can savor dishes reminiscent of La Isla Del Encanto such as surullitos, alcapurrias, and a selection of mofongos curated for carnivores, pescatarians, vegetarians, and vegans alike. For the burger lovers, there’s a variety of eighteen impressively loaded options also suited for all diets. Local craft beers, wine, and sangrias are also available to wash down the meal.