Guidebook for Miami

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Guidebook for Miami

Sightseeing

Great laid back neighborhood w bars, galleries, outdoor art & the free Art Walk event the 2nd Sat of every month. Great vibes within walking distance! Known for being the area w most murals in the US.
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Wynwood
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Great laid back neighborhood w bars, galleries, outdoor art & the free Art Walk event the 2nd Sat of every month. Great vibes within walking distance! Known for being the area w most murals in the US.
Great, colorful murals in the heart of Wynwood. Gets very busy during Art Walk (second Sat of every month) when many people come out to enjoy the music, murals, food trucks, galleries, etc.
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Wynwood Walls
2516 NW 26th St
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Great, colorful murals in the heart of Wynwood. Gets very busy during Art Walk (second Sat of every month) when many people come out to enjoy the music, murals, food trucks, galleries, etc.
Touristy but cute, this street looks like a movie set. Grab an ice cream and stroll around, but food is unfortunately over priced and not that great. A La Folie is a cute French place at the end of this street where more locals hang out.
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Española Way
Española Way
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Touristy but cute, this street looks like a movie set. Grab an ice cream and stroll around, but food is unfortunately over priced and not that great. A La Folie is a cute French place at the end of this street where more locals hang out.
Nice outdoor center of shops, cafes and restaurants in Brickell. Baru and Tu Candela are two well-known latin bars/nightlife places at Brickell Village.
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The Shops at Mary Brickell Village
901 South Miami Avenue
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Nice outdoor center of shops, cafes and restaurants in Brickell. Baru and Tu Candela are two well-known latin bars/nightlife places at Brickell Village.

Shopping

Restaurants, bars, shopping, etc. within walking distance!
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The Shops at Midtown Miami
3401 N Miami Ave
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Restaurants, bars, shopping, etc. within walking distance!
Outdoor shopping mall with some bars, restaurants, and shops. In the Bayfront park they also do free yoga classes, capoeira classes etc. See the schedule: http://www.bayfrontparkmiami.com/Events.html
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Bayside Marketplace
401 Biscayne Blvd
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Outdoor shopping mall with some bars, restaurants, and shops. In the Bayfront park they also do free yoga classes, capoeira classes etc. See the schedule: http://www.bayfrontparkmiami.com/Events.html
Upscale neighborhood with designer stores like Cartier, Dior, Prada, etc. Some good restaurants in the area (like Buena Vista Bistro, Mandolin).
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Miami Design District
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Upscale neighborhood with designer stores like Cartier, Dior, Prada, etc. Some good restaurants in the area (like Buena Vista Bistro, Mandolin).
Easiest larger shopping mall to get to via public transportation. Just take bus 120 or S to Aventura Mall from Omni bus station (120 bus is an express bus, so it does fewer stops than the S bus).
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Aventura Mall
19501 Biscayne Blvd
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Easiest larger shopping mall to get to via public transportation. Just take bus 120 or S to Aventura Mall from Omni bus station (120 bus is an express bus, so it does fewer stops than the S bus).

Food Scene

Cute little spot literally around the corner from the apartment. Good, healthy Mediterranean/Asian fusion food and pretty decent prices!
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NOA Cafe
2711 NE 2nd Ave
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Cute little spot literally around the corner from the apartment. Good, healthy Mediterranean/Asian fusion food and pretty decent prices!
Good sushi place just a couple of blocks from the apartment!
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Sake Room
275 NE 18th St
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Good sushi place just a couple of blocks from the apartment!
Cute little French cafe around the corner from us.
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Granier Bakery
18230 Collins Ave
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Cute little French cafe around the corner from us.
Great, cozy Argentinian place with good food, often live music and great atmosphere. Steps away from the apt!
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Bunbury Miami
55 NE 14th St
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Great, cozy Argentinian place with good food, often live music and great atmosphere. Steps away from the apt!
Latino hole-in-the-wall, serving great arepas, cachapas, papelon con limon, etc. until late! (5am over the weekend). The tequeños w the dipping sauces are a def recommend!!
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La Latina
3509 NE 2nd Ave
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Latino hole-in-the-wall, serving great arepas, cachapas, papelon con limon, etc. until late! (5am over the weekend). The tequeños w the dipping sauces are a def recommend!!
Has been voted one of the top 10 brunch spots in Miami, and many people seem to agree with that! A little pricey, but the yummy food is def worth it! Walking distance from the apt
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Morgans Restaurant
28 NE 29th St
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Has been voted one of the top 10 brunch spots in Miami, and many people seem to agree with that! A little pricey, but the yummy food is def worth it! Walking distance from the apt
Great spot for some easy, healthy food, close by from the apt. I recommend the ahi tuna salad!
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Jimmy'z Kitchen Wynwood
2700 N Miami Ave
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Great spot for some easy, healthy food, close by from the apt. I recommend the ahi tuna salad!
Yummy ceviche and sushi (the Suvama ceviche is a favorite!) & great Pisco sour drinks. They deliver too!
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SuViche – Sushi and Ceviche
2751 N Miami Ave
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Yummy ceviche and sushi (the Suvama ceviche is a favorite!) & great Pisco sour drinks. They deliver too!
Good for some morning java
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Starbucks
826 Lincoln Rd
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Good for some morning java
Popular, laid back place with 18 different craft beers on tap, great food and a very local, Wynwood vibe. Def recommend the guava&gruyere burger, and the Key Lime Pie is yum!! Also vegetarian options
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KUSH
2003 N Miami Ave
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Popular, laid back place with 18 different craft beers on tap, great food and a very local, Wynwood vibe. Def recommend the guava&gruyere burger, and the Key Lime Pie is yum!! Also vegetarian options
Great food & yummy drinks! A main dish for about $30, so it's a little pricier but def worth it. A new place to the Wynwood scene
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GKB Wynwood
218 NW 25th St
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Great food & yummy drinks! A main dish for about $30, so it's a little pricier but def worth it. A new place to the Wynwood scene
Great casual place for brunch or lunch/dinner (mussels = delish!). Sometimes live jazz. Also a wine shop attached, selling good wines and yummy chocolate truffles, great for gift shopping!
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Buena Vista Bistro
4582 NE 2nd Ave
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Great casual place for brunch or lunch/dinner (mussels = delish!). Sometimes live jazz. Also a wine shop attached, selling good wines and yummy chocolate truffles, great for gift shopping!
A local favorite spot for great coffee (considered by many to be one of the best coffee shops in Miami!). Hipster hangout in the heart of Wynwood.
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Panther Coffee - Wynwood
2390 NW 2nd Ave
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A local favorite spot for great coffee (considered by many to be one of the best coffee shops in Miami!). Hipster hangout in the heart of Wynwood.
Taco place in the front, but if you pass by the toilets in the back and go through the back door, you enter this hidden, back room club! And when you're done at the club, order a taco on the way out
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Coyo Taco
2320 NW 2nd Ave
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Taco place in the front, but if you pass by the toilets in the back and go through the back door, you enter this hidden, back room club! And when you're done at the club, order a taco on the way out
Great coffee place for the coffee lover. Many different types of coffees, and a little bit more laid back than the sometimes very busy Panther Coffee. 5-10 min walk from the apt.
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Pasion Del Cielo Coffee - Midtown
3301 NE 1st Ave
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Great coffee place for the coffee lover. Many different types of coffees, and a little bit more laid back than the sometimes very busy Panther Coffee. 5-10 min walk from the apt.
Great Italian gelato place! Owned by a guy from Milano, this place serves up some legit conos e coppettas. Also some basic Italian food items.
Latteria Italiana
Great Italian gelato place! Owned by a guy from Milano, this place serves up some legit conos e coppettas. Also some basic Italian food items.
Nice restaurant with good food and a big indoor/outdoor bar. Can get a little busy especially on weekends, but the vibe tends to be great! Slightly pricier but worth it. Great cocktails!
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SUGARCANE raw bar grill
3252 NE 1st Ave
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Nice restaurant with good food and a big indoor/outdoor bar. Can get a little busy especially on weekends, but the vibe tends to be great! Slightly pricier but worth it. Great cocktails!
Good Italian & hipstery environment. Bigger place & with it being outside of the Wynwood craze, good for last minute din plans as you normally don't need a reservation. Also some Italian grocery items
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Made in Italy Gourmet
10 NE 27th St
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Good Italian & hipstery environment. Bigger place & with it being outside of the Wynwood craze, good for last minute din plans as you normally don't need a reservation. Also some Italian grocery items
Good Italian pizza, right on Biscayne
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Andiamo! Brick Oven Pizza
5600 Biscayne Blvd
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Good Italian pizza, right on Biscayne
Great sushi place. Also one location on Washington Avenue on South Beach
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Moshi Moshi
1448 Washington Ave
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Great sushi place. Also one location on Washington Avenue on South Beach
Former 1930s gas station turned oyster bar/seafood restaurant. Great Yelp ratings & I agree! Like many seafood spots, little pricier (a main is about $25). The Red fish & the Swordfish Fancy are yum!!
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Mignonette Downtown
210 NE 18th St
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Former 1930s gas station turned oyster bar/seafood restaurant. Great Yelp ratings & I agree! Like many seafood spots, little pricier (a main is about $25). The Red fish & the Swordfish Fancy are yum!!
By same executive chef as Mignonette, & w equally great Yelp ratings. Comfort-food place w its mission statement "to make you feel like one of our close friends". American w '70s style. Great brunch!
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Blue Collar
6730 Biscayne Blvd
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By same executive chef as Mignonette, & w equally great Yelp ratings. Comfort-food place w its mission statement "to make you feel like one of our close friends". American w '70s style. Great brunch!
Slightly fancier and very popular Greek place with a great outdoor patio & yummy food. At the outskirts of the Design District.
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Mandolin Aegean Bistro
4312 NE 2nd Ave
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Slightly fancier and very popular Greek place with a great outdoor patio & yummy food. At the outskirts of the Design District.
Legit Italian place where many of the local Italians go stock up on their carbs. Pizza napolitano style from their wood burning oven. Happy hour Tue-Thur 7-9pm w 50% off beer, wine & pizza!
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Baccano
169 NW 23rd St
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Legit Italian place where many of the local Italians go stock up on their carbs. Pizza napolitano style from their wood burning oven. Happy hour Tue-Thur 7-9pm w 50% off beer, wine & pizza!
Cute little cupcake bakery across the street from us, specializing in gluten free, kosher, vegan cupcakes in various sizes - with all that goodness it basically feels like you're undoing your sins! :)
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Bunnie Cakes
8450 NW 53rd St
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Cute little cupcake bakery across the street from us, specializing in gluten free, kosher, vegan cupcakes in various sizes - with all that goodness it basically feels like you're undoing your sins! :)
Great place with a nice outdoor patio area for food & drinks in the middle of Design District
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Michael's Genuine Food & Drink - MIAMI
130 NE 40th St
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Great place with a nice outdoor patio area for food & drinks in the middle of Design District
Popular hipster place: an old school caravan with an outdoor seating area, serving some pretty amazing donuts with both more traditional as well as unusual flavors. Opening hours varies, as they basically close up for the day when they've sold out!
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The Salty Donut Wynwood
50 NW 23rd St
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Popular hipster place: an old school caravan with an outdoor seating area, serving some pretty amazing donuts with both more traditional as well as unusual flavors. Opening hours varies, as they basically close up for the day when they've sold out!
If you're traveling on a budget but still want to eat healthy
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Salad Creations
2001 Biscayne Blvd
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If you're traveling on a budget but still want to eat healthy
Hungry but not wanting to spend a ton of money going to a restaurant? Grab a quick bite here!
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The Daily Creative Food Co
959 West Ave
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Hungry but not wanting to spend a ton of money going to a restaurant? Grab a quick bite here!
Awesome hole-in-the-wall ceviche place on South Beach. Great for the budget traveler!
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My Ceviche
235 Washington Ave
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Awesome hole-in-the-wall ceviche place on South Beach. Great for the budget traveler!
Good place on Lincoln Road (one of the few places I'd stop and eat at on Lincoln). They have a ton of options - menu is like a book, so there's something for everyone. Lunch prices are especially great. Miso salmon is a a fave!
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Nexxt Cafe
700 Lincoln Rd
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Good place on Lincoln Road (one of the few places I'd stop and eat at on Lincoln). They have a ton of options - menu is like a book, so there's something for everyone. Lunch prices are especially great. Miso salmon is a a fave!
Great little restaurant with more locals than tourists!
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Oliver's Bistro
959 West Ave
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Great little restaurant with more locals than tourists!
Great restaurant w a yummy brunch, close to Lincoln Road. Southern comfort food in a hipster setting!
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Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
1600 Lenox Avenue
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Great restaurant w a yummy brunch, close to Lincoln Road. Southern comfort food in a hipster setting!
Delicious and fairly priced ceviche restaurant in Downtown. Great Pisco sour drinks. A recently opened second location is on South Beach
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CVI.CHE 105
105 NE 3rd Ave
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Delicious and fairly priced ceviche restaurant in Downtown. Great Pisco sour drinks. A recently opened second location is on South Beach
Off the beaten path, this fish restaurant has been family run for ages. Cheaper than most other fish restaurants, this is a laid back, low key spot where the specials tend to be the best daily catch items for a fairly good price!
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Garcia's Seafood Grille & Fish Market
398 NW N River Dr
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Off the beaten path, this fish restaurant has been family run for ages. Cheaper than most other fish restaurants, this is a laid back, low key spot where the specials tend to be the best daily catch items for a fairly good price!
Great place close by from the apt. Good cocktails and yummy food!
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Beaker & Gray
2637 N Miami Ave
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Great place close by from the apt. Good cocktails and yummy food!

Entertainment & Activities

Miami Heat basketball games, concerts and great fun just a short trolley ride away! Check out Stubhub.com for cheaper last minute tickets to events.
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American Airlines Arena
601 Biscayne Blvd
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Miami Heat basketball games, concerts and great fun just a short trolley ride away! Check out Stubhub.com for cheaper last minute tickets to events.
Old school, alternative cinema in Wynwood. Great for rainy day activities! Check out their website for schedule (you can also get seats via Fandango.com): http://www.o-cinema.org/venue/o-cinema-wynwood/
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O Cinema Wynwood
90 NW 29th St
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Old school, alternative cinema in Wynwood. Great for rainy day activities! Check out their website for schedule (you can also get seats via Fandango.com): http://www.o-cinema.org/venue/o-cinema-wynwood/

Arts & Culture

The PAMM is one of the newest editions to the Miami culture scene, and just a quick stop away from the apartment. Free entry every second Saturday of the month, as well as the first Thursday!
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Perez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd
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The PAMM is one of the newest editions to the Miami culture scene, and just a quick stop away from the apartment. Free entry every second Saturday of the month, as well as the first Thursday!
Florida's largest performing arts center. Keep an eye out on Groupon/Living Social for great deals for tickets!
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Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1301 Biscayne Blvd
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Florida's largest performing arts center. Keep an eye out on Groupon/Living Social for great deals for tickets!

Essentials

Large grocery store down the street from us - great if you want to make use of our kitchen and cook up something yummy for yourself!
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Publix Super Market at 18Biscayne Shopping Center
1776 Biscayne Blvd
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Large grocery store down the street from us - great if you want to make use of our kitchen and cook up something yummy for yourself!
Grocery store where you can also find a lot of latin food items. Open 24/7!
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Price Choice Foodmarket
1851 NE 2nd Ave
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Grocery store where you can also find a lot of latin food items. Open 24/7!
Corner store for your basic groceries etc. There are 2 more corner stores around (one across the street from this one in our building, and one a block away on 25th and Biscayne)
Discount Supermarket
2500 NE 2nd Ave
Corner store for your basic groceries etc. There are 2 more corner stores around (one across the street from this one in our building, and one a block away on 25th and Biscayne)

Drinks & Nightlife

Relaxed setting with a big outdoor patio, live music, great bar food and chill vibes! Love the "food truck" style food. Who can go wrong w a prosciutto & cheese plate while enjoying some vino/beer!?
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Lagniappe
3425 NE 2nd Ave
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Relaxed setting with a big outdoor patio, live music, great bar food and chill vibes! Love the "food truck" style food. Who can go wrong w a prosciutto & cheese plate while enjoying some vino/beer!?
Laid back bar with an inside and outdoor area. Tends to get very busy late nights/weekends. Free entry. Serves yummy tacos, burgers and quesadillas from the back of an old Cadillac! Taco Tuesdays is great!
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Wood Tavern
311 NW 23rd St
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Laid back bar with an inside and outdoor area. Tends to get very busy late nights/weekends. Free entry. Serves yummy tacos, burgers and quesadillas from the back of an old Cadillac! Taco Tuesdays is great!
Wynwood bar, tends to be less busy than Wood Tavern but with a similar vibe
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Gramps
176 NW 24th St
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Wynwood bar, tends to be less busy than Wood Tavern but with a similar vibe
Fun bar in the Shops at Midtown, few tourists find their way here, so mostly locals! Live music and DJs at times
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Bardot
3456 N Miami Ave
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Fun bar in the Shops at Midtown, few tourists find their way here, so mostly locals! Live music and DJs at times
Outdoor bar with a big patio, normally a very laid back vibe. Mix between hiphop and old school tunes. Has been getting pretty busy lately, so longer lines are to be expected if you don't go early. Free entry!
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Brick
187 NW 28th St
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Outdoor bar with a big patio, normally a very laid back vibe. Mix between hiphop and old school tunes. Has been getting pretty busy lately, so longer lines are to be expected if you don't go early. Free entry!
Restaurant with indoor seating and a bar and dance "floor" (grass) outside. A good option if Brick House across the street is too busy, as this place normally gets less hectic.
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R House Wynwood
2727 NW 2nd Ave
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Restaurant with indoor seating and a bar and dance "floor" (grass) outside. A good option if Brick House across the street is too busy, as this place normally gets less hectic.
Alternative bar with a dance floor both upstairs and downstairs. Smaller place, but a fun vibe. You normally get charged to go upstairs, but the vibe is normally better there.
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Electric Pickle
2826 N Miami Ave
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Alternative bar with a dance floor both upstairs and downstairs. Smaller place, but a fun vibe. You normally get charged to go upstairs, but the vibe is normally better there.
Probably as far away from South Beach as you can come, and not necessarily geographically but in the vibe. Laid back dive bar, sometimes with live music
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Churchill's Pub
5501 NE 2nd Ave
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Probably as far away from South Beach as you can come, and not necessarily geographically but in the vibe. Laid back dive bar, sometimes with live music
Club in Wynwood, with one indoor dance floor and a second dance floor for latin music. Tends to be easier to get in to than the, sometimes, more obnoxious South Beach clubs
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Steam Nightclub
1915 NW Miami Ct
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Club in Wynwood, with one indoor dance floor and a second dance floor for latin music. Tends to be easier to get in to than the, sometimes, more obnoxious South Beach clubs
Fun outdoor latino place with a great atmosphere and nice decoration. I believe it's free entry during the week, and $20 entry during weekends (but you get drink tickets for that price). Nice spot!
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El Patio Wynwood
167 NW 23rd St
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Fun outdoor latino place with a great atmosphere and nice decoration. I believe it's free entry during the week, and $20 entry during weekends (but you get drink tickets for that price). Nice spot!
A classic, great place in the middle of Little Havanna. Outdoor patio with a live jazz band playing on a pineapple shaped stage. Inside: awesome salsa, good mojitos & really really fun vibe! Free entry and unpretentious at the door - normally easy to get in (both guys & girls, larger groups)!
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Ball & Chain
1513 SW 8th St
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A classic, great place in the middle of Little Havanna. Outdoor patio with a live jazz band playing on a pineapple shaped stage. Inside: awesome salsa, good mojitos & really really fun vibe! Free entry and unpretentious at the door - normally easy to get in (both guys & girls, larger groups)!
Great laid-back outdoor hangout place for drinks and easier food truck grub. Sometimes live music/performances!
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The Wynwood Yard
56 NW 29th St
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Great laid-back outdoor hangout place for drinks and easier food truck grub. Sometimes live music/performances!
Small, intimate wine bar with yummy tapas style food in Coconut Grove. The place has live music on Wednesdays and Sundays!
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Vinos in the Grove
2889 McFarlane Road
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Small, intimate wine bar with yummy tapas style food in Coconut Grove. The place has live music on Wednesdays and Sundays!
Restaurant with a great view over South Beach. Expensive place for food (but the food is great!), but great for a drink and enjoy the view!
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Juvia
1111 Lincoln Rd
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Restaurant with a great view over South Beach. Expensive place for food (but the food is great!), but great for a drink and enjoy the view!
Great outside bar with delicious cocktails where locals hang out! Unexpectedly great quality place, considered it's housed inside a hostel. Can be quite the wait if you get there late. The adjacent restaurant 27 is also excellent, and very cutely decorated - it almost feels like you're at somebody's home!
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Broken Shaker at Freehand Miami
2727 Indian Creek Dr
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Great outside bar with delicious cocktails where locals hang out! Unexpectedly great quality place, considered it's housed inside a hostel. Can be quite the wait if you get there late. The adjacent restaurant 27 is also excellent, and very cutely decorated - it almost feels like you're at somebody's home!