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A La Folie
There's a distinct shortage of coffeehouses in Miami (we don't count cortadito counters because you can't sit there and read), but this tres French café bucks the trend. Plus, the waiters have great accents. Why yes, we would like 'Zee moka.'
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Canela Cafe
Miami loves its fusion cuisine but rarely mixes Latin diner with vegetarian fare. Canela challenges this convention; there's meat on the menu (touted as 'Latin soul food'), as well as roasted pepper and goat cheese sandwiches, vegetarian tapas and the trippy art you'd expect at the post-punk cousin to Miami's many Latin greasy-spoons.
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David's Cafe Ii
Come here for a shot of Cuban coffee, cheap breakfasts on a bar stool and a bountiful lunch buffet, served in the dining room. Both you and your wallet should be full when you leave.
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Emily's Restaurante
Two bucks gets you two eggs, toast and coffee here; around US$5 gets you on one of the best buffet deals in town. There are daily specials of Colombian, Cuban and Spanish cuisine: chicken soup, oxtail and lengua en salsa (marinated tongue).
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Flamingo Restaurant
This tiny Nicaraguan storefront/café serves the behind-the-scenes laborers who make South Beach function. Workers devour hen soup, pepper chicken and cheap breakfasts prepared by a meticulous husband-and-wife team who like to get details (and portions) just right.
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Front Porch Café
A blue-and-white escape from the madness of the cruising scene, the Porch has been serving excellent salads, sandwiches and the like since 1990 (eons by South Beach standards). Weekend brunch is justifiably mobbed; the big omelettes are delicious, as are the fat pancakes, strong coffee and handsome servers.
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I Love Calle Ocho
And we love you. This eclectic café, with its bagels and chicken-salad wraps, is a good resting spot between rice and beans, although there are apparently two grandmas in the kitchen who whip up excellent Cuban fare upon request. A rainbow sticker on the door indicates gay-friendly, a bit of a rare pronouncement in these parts.
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Kafa's Cafe
New when we visited, Kafa's was a bare-bones café, pretty in that understated way bare-bones cafés can be. There's a pleasing menu of soup, salad and sandwiches that attracts artsy types. Pity the latter; it must be hard to act grim and pathos-driven when you can enjoy a tuna melt under perfect Miami conditions in the sunny outdoor seating area.
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Mini Healthy Deli
This surreally excellent café, tucked into a half-vacant mini-mall, is where chef Carlos Bedoya works solo and churns out remarkably fresh and delicious specials, such as grilled tilapia, fresh salad and rice and beans. There are only two little tables, but it's worth waiting - or standing while you eat.
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