MiamiRestaurants

Café restaurants in Miami

  1. A

    Karma Car Wash

    This eco-friendly car wash also serves soy chai lattes, organic tapas and good microbrews. The idea could be precocious in execution, but ends up being fun – more fun than your average wash ‘n’ wait, anyways. Of course, hybrid drivers get a 25% discount, and the bar becomes a lounge at 8pm, with DJs spinning as you wonder ‘Should I have gotten the wax finish?’

    reviewed

  2. B

    Kafa’s Café

    New when we visited, Kafa’s was a bare-bones café and pretty in that understated way bare-bones cafés can be. There’s a pleasing menu of soup, salad and sandwiches, which attracts artsy types. Pity them; 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.

    reviewed

  3. C

    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.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Mini Healthy Deli

    This 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.

    reviewed

  5. E

    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.’

    reviewed

  6. F

    Front Porch Cafe

    Pull up a chair on the front porch of the Penguin Hotel for great breakfasts, huge portions and reasonable prices, all overlooking the ocean.

    reviewed