To say that Greater Miami & Miami Beach is a hub of global cuisines would be understating it. This cosmopolitan destination serves as a magnet for people from around the world, and those who move here often bring their cultural traditions with them – including, of course, their treasured dishes.
Visitors and locals alike enjoy discovering new favorite foods at restaurants, food trucks and food festivals across Miami. Take a food tour and let an expert open your eyes to different flavors. Sample locally made fare, from Puerto Rican mofongo to Trinidadian curry.
Miami is perhaps best known for its Cuban food, and there’s no shortage of restaurants serving Cuban sandwiches, but don’t stop there. Stand in line with locals at a ventanita (to-go window) in Little Havana to order café con leche and a guava pastelito.
Some of the best Jamaican food – including popular meat patties – can be found at unassuming spots in Kendall. And of course Little Haiti is the place to go for oxtail, stewed goat and other Haitian dishes.
South American cuisine is popular in Miami. Dine on Argentinian steaks and savory empanadas in Coral Gables, sample Peruvian ceviche in five-star splendor in Brickell or be treated to grilled meat carved tableside at a Brazilian steakhouse in Miami Beach.
In the mood for Asian food? Among your many options are a popular sushi spot in Bal Harbour, a Michelin-starred Korean barbecue restaurant in the Miami Design District and an indoor-outdoor Asian food hall in Wynwood.
The bottom line is, if there’s a global cuisine you'd like to try, you’ll find it in Miami, from Cuban specialties and fine Italian food to Spanish tapas, Ethiopian and Turkish… it’s all here to enjoy.
