American restaurants in Miami
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Big Pink
Big Pink is big fun, 50s style. What can you say about a place whose signature dish is an authentic, American-style TV dinner served on a six-compartment steel tray? Dine inside or at sidewalk tables on a selection of burgers, sandwiches, pizza, meal-sized salads, nacho platters, buckets of fries and chicken wings. Either way, save room for the Key lime pie.
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Wish
Lots of words like ‘aioli’ and ‘foam’ get thrown around at Wish, which likes to take run-of-the-mill classics and evolve them beyond all expectations. Aged-cheddar spaetzle mac ’n’ cheese and a ‘PB Jay’ of dark chocolate, raspberry jam and peanut-butter gelato make this a great place for the unadventurous to try some innovative (and delicious) haute cuisine.
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Rusty Pelican
More than the fare itself, it’s the panoramic skyline views, among the best in Miami, that draw the faithful and romantic to this airy, tropical restaurant. But if you do come for a sunset drink, the fresh air could certainly seduce you into staying for some of the surf ’n’ turf menu, which is good enough, considering the setting and lack of options.
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News Café
Some kind of lodestone attracts every tourist in South Beach to this Ocean Dr landmark. Frankly, we don’t get it, but thousands of travelers do and you may as well. So take a perch, eat some over-the-average but not-too-special food and enjoy the anthropological study that is South Beach as she rollerblades, salsas and otherwise shambles by.
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Allen’s Drug Store
Don’t worry: they do diner in the Gables. In Allen’s case, they’ve just plopped one into a pharmacy. Don’t let the proximity of Pepto Bismo and retirees put you off the meatloaf, vinyl booths or the little jukeboxes, because this is Florida. You should be eating among a bunch of seniors with walkers. It’s called ‘cultural immersion.’
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Wolfie Cohen’s Rascal House
Wolfie’s is more than a deli: it’s also an icon. A serious battering from Hurricane Wilma in 2005 tore away one of the best roadside marquees in the USA, but the ’50s-era red-vinyl booths, warm and sassy service, and ginormous deli menu remain, encapsulating a bygone era of US highway culture. And the corned beef on rye is da bomb.
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Van Dyke Café
One of Lincoln Rd’s most touristed spots, the Van Dyke is an institution, serving adequate food in a primo spot for people-watching. It’s usually packed and takes over half the sidewalk. Service is friendly and efficient, and you get free preening models with your burgers and eggplant parmigiana. There’s also nightly jazz upstairs.
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Green Street Cafe
As sidewalk spots go, it doesn’t get more popular (and many say delicious) than Green Street, which is now contending with a next door Senor Frogs. But the excellent mix of lamburgers with goat cheese, salmon salads, occasional art shows and general indie defiance of Grove gentrification is definitely up to the challenge.
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Flanigan’s
Flanigan’s claims to have the best ribs in Miami, and they are good, but we’re not giving more credit than that. Still, this is a pleasantly rowdy, all-American kind of joint tucked into a liquor store (bonus), and a great spot to drink beer, eat decent grub and yell at TV sports.
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Timo’s
When chef Tim Andriola left Mark’s South Beach in 2003, he opened this classy bistro and brought Sobe style into a Nobe (North Beach) setting. His legend grows through dishes such as porcini-dusted veal and cheese platters topped with shaved black truffles.
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Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant
The wait is long, the prices high. But if those aren't deal-breakers, queue up to don a bib in Miami's most famous restaurant and enjoy deliciously fresh stone crab claws.
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