Upstairs At the Van Dyke Cafe

Van Dyke Cafe
846 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139

cindy w. writes: Miami does have a decent jazz scene even if one has to look hard for the proper venues for it to be featured. If you listened to the radio, you wouldn't think so with all the mainstream electronic/rap/reggaeton. ..but jazz thrives at the Upstairs at…

Waxy O'Conner's Irish Pub and Eatery

1095 SE 17th St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Sean M. writes: Great decor with a very friendly staff. Its like a touch of Ireland in Florida. Prices were reasonable and the food was good. It was basically bar food, but the portions where large and the food was well made. A great selection of beers including…

Dolphin Stadium

2269 Dan Marino Boulevard
Miami Gardens, FL 33056

Bruce N. writes: Just returned from Super Bowl XLI and my underwear is still wet!  The facility is beautiful and easy to navigate. Sight lines seem great from any seating area.  I sat in the 100 level and I had friends in the Club seats and upper (400) level and they…

The Press Room

1233 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33119

Deron D. writes: Still located on Lincoln Road, but passed Alton, the Press Room is safely removed from all of the craziness that can come from being on the main strip.

What separates the Press Room from all the other sports bars in Miami is the service.  Bartenders…

Holiday Inn University of Miami Inns

1350 S Dixie Hwy
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Allie W. writes: Free wifi, comfortable, clean, close to UoM - what's not to love? Oh yeah, the scratchy bedspreads.

I'd stay here again.

Studio

1801 Collins Ave
ground floor - Shelbourne Hotel
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Heather D. writes: Studio is a great place to go with friends for relatively cheap drinks on the beach, fun dancing music with vocal leads (and sometimes back-up) being performed live by you, your friends and the crazy guy who's had a few. If you get there early,…

Sedano's Supermarket

10780 NW 58th St
Doral, FL 33178

JD N. writes: This is a very clean and much newer Sedano's Supermarket compared to the rest of the supermarket chain in Miami. For those of you who don't know what Sedano's is, it is the most popular Latin American supermarket in Miami-Dade, often competing with…

Santa Fe News & Espresso

9700 Collins Ave Ste 243
Bal Harbour, FL 33154

Alan R. writes: My parents, wife, son and I stopped here for a quick snack and some drinks late afternoon.  I had a smoothie and they had hot chocolate on a rainy day.  The HC was excellent and my berry smoothie was a great refresher.  A bakery with a good selection…

Cocowalk

3015 Grand Ave
Miami, FL 33133

cindy w. writes: Want to explore Coconut Grove and have a main area to start at? Cocowalk is a good place to start. It's an outdoor mall venue with your typical main chains like Gap, Victoria Secret, restaurants like TuTu Tangos, Cheesecake Factory, and an AMC…

The Original SoupMan

20475 Biscayne Blvd
Suite G-8
Aventura, FL 33180

Alan R. writes: A Soup, Salad, and Wrap chain that is owned by the (in)famous Al Yeganeh of Seinfeld Soup Nazi fame.  The sausage gumbo was very good.  The Lobster Bisque my wife had was OK, too sweet with a bit too much sherry in it.  My parents had (I think), the…

Publix Super Markets

9050 Biscayne Blvd
Miami Shores, FL 33138

JD N. writes: This Publix in Miami Shores is better than any I've seen in downtown and points in between. Why? Well, simply because it's bigger. Much bigger. And huge!

For those of you from Texas, this Publix resembles a Flagship Randalls / Tom Thumb / Kroger…

Tony Chan's Water Club

1717 North Bayshore Dr #131
In the Lobby of The DoubleTree Grand Hotel
Miami, FL 33132

bob w. writes: This place is awesome! Best chinks in Miami.

Renaisa Indian Restaurant

620 NE 78th St
Miami, FL 33138

joseluis a. writes: this place is good!!! damn!!! I should be there!
large menu, lots and lots of options, vegetarian, meats, seafood.
as soon as you come in to this place youll notice the beautiful smell of indian spices. I don't think this place is romantic or anything…

Puerto Vallarta

24811 S Dixie Hwy
Homestead, FL 33032

joseluis a. writes: not many of us think of a mexican restaurant when we're hungering for a stuffed crab-back, or salivating over sucking on prawn heads. perhaps, being stone crab claw and key west pink shrimp-centric, we haven't had the necessary exposure to inspire…

Alcazar Resort

555 North Birch Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

Sean S. writes: What caught my eye about this resort was that it was billed as being "on the beach" which no other review wrote and I thought, wow, accommodations have changed in the 8 years since i was here.

However, the beach doesn't come up two blocks past the A1A…

Starbucks

1455 Ocean Dr
South Beach, FL 33139

Martin O. writes: One of the newest Starbucks in SOBE. It's several blocks south of  Lincoln Road and right on the Beach. It can't get any better than that. They have T-Mobile access too!

Starbucks

161 Ocean Drive
FL 33139

Martin O. writes: If you need your shot of coffee before or after the beach, it's right next to the Marriott. There's no wi-fi access.

Starbucks

416 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Martin O. writes: It's on the east end of Lincoln Road and you can usually find a place to sit here, either outside or inside. They also have T-Mobile wi-fi access.

CVS Store

306 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Kent P. writes: Good prices on everything you need while in South Beach, the staff is all Cuban lol.  Also they scan an in-house CVS card if you don't have one, so you get a perpetual discount.  I think they know the out of towners...yay for South Beach

Energie

826 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Sean S. writes: Exceptional customer service and a 50% sale brings this experience to 4 stars.  I took 5 different jeans to try on, gave 4 back and put one on hold and they really couldn't have been friendly enough.  When I came back I made sure they gave the spiky…

Starbucks

11515 S Dixie Hwy
Miami, FL 33156

cindy w. writes: I digged this Starbuck's ambiance and nice open floorplan. It's located in the Suniland Plaza a block south of Kendall Toyota's dealership (easily walkable).
I ended up killing time here waiting for my car to be fixed up ~ it was a breeze with the…

Cafeteria Adelita

2699 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33137

joseluis a. writes: I've eaten here about three hundred times and I always want to come back for more. Great for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Try their pupusas, tasty! Also, they have some delicious seafood, their soups rock!

Service could get a little slow, especially…

Circa 28

2826 N Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33127

Rye G. writes: Preface: I come from cities where smoking is banned from bars and clubs.

I don't know how Miamians deal with the cigarette smoke. I was excited when I read that this place has some filtration system to clear out the room. But I'm pretty sure I still…

Liquor Downtown Chandi

207 East Flagler St
Miami, FL 33231

JD N. writes: I almost walked past this store, but seeing the wooden floors and stack of wine bottles along the interior walls, I had to stop.

There's just something mystical and beautiful about anything that looks close to a wine cellar. Wood and wine just makes…

Graziano's Market

5999 W 16th Ave
Hialeah, FL 33012

JD N. writes: I worked today in Miami Lakes, so Hialeah was not far away. And while I was driving in Hialeah, I found this Graziano's, a well known Argentine chain in Miami. The chain have markets, restaurants, and a pizzeria throughout Miami.

This one in…

Gelato Station

5580 NE 4th Court, Suite 4B
Miami, FL 33137

JD N. writes: While this is not my favorite gelato place, I can still get a decent fixing here for my gelato craze. Stracciatella, tiramesu, guava cheesecake, and coconut are my preferred flavors at this gelato bar in Miami's 55th Street Station. The gelato place…

Cream

5820 Sunset Dr
South Miami, FL 33143

cindy w. writes: Cream is an interesting beauty  boutique across from Sunset Place that caters to  well-groomed women and men - its located in a tidy chic store with wide glass windows that let you peer inside to look at the cosmetic cornucopia of delights. This…

Bill Cosford Cinema

1111 Memorial Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146

cindy w. writes: The Cosford Cinema is located at the Univ. of Miami and is open to the public for certain movie screenings, usually independent films or documentaries. It's a small theater so no stadium seating here but the Cosford does show some unusual films so…

The Noodle Shop

330 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139

joseluis a. writes: i came here during the wmc, one of those nights of starvation/dehydration. man, this place was good! i went with a couple of friends and we ordered steamed shrimp dumplings and fried pork dumplings as appetizers and they were delicious.
i ordered a…

Starbucks Coffee Co

1122 S Dixie Hwy
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Peter H. writes: I'm a bit partial to this store since I worked here a few years back.  That said, "Starbucks South Dixie" is the best in city.  I spent countless hours studying here as the cars buzzed by on nearby US-1 and despite the fact that I always seemed to…

Mokai Lounge

235 23rd Street
Miami Beach, FL 33109

Noelle Q. writes: We went to Miami on Memorial Day, and it wasn't quite the usual crowd Miami usually attracts- so we went to Mokai our first night in town. Mokai was completely empty when we got there, but it filled up quickly. Music was great, but I'm docking a star…

Spa E Inc

630 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Jennifer L. writes: I had a great manicure here by Carla, a total sweetheart from Brazil.  It shows no sign of chipping after five days!  Unlike most manicure set-ups, at Spa E you sit in a comfy reclining chair and they do all the work while you just lean back and…

Forever 21

5701 Sunset Dr
Sunset Place - 1st Floor
South Miami, FL 33143

cindy w. writes: For the laaaaaaaddiiesss, if you're new in town and need new, trendy clothes quick on a budget (or you're thrifty) head to FOREVER21 at the Sunset Place shops in South Miami. I think this is a nicer FOREVER21 store then the one I found at the…

Espanola Way

641 Espanola Way
Miami Beach, FL 33109

Sean S. writes: The sign demarking Espanola Way calls it a traditional Spanish village.  I never knew that a Spanish village would have ITalain and French bistros but such is the case here. On a narrow street that can only support one car driving down it at most, a…

Sorrento's Pizza & Restaurant

15802 NW 57th Ave
Miami Lakes, FL 33014

JD N. writes: Excellent New Yorker owned pizzeria offering "New York style" pizzas (but there's no coal ovens. However, they're thin crust and really good. Reminds me of Casola's in some ways - big slices, thin crust, and also low prices. A good addition to the…

Sonesta Hotel & Suites Coconut Grove

2889 McFarlane Rd
Miami, FL 33133

elemental e. writes: 4.5 stars, really.

Lovely.  We stayed there for a conference and everyone couldn't have been nicer.  Even the condo owners who ride the elevators were all very very nice.  Super helpful front area staff, and they were very mellow, bending little rules…

Tuscany Trattoria

3484 Main Hwy
Miami, FL 33133

Amy L. writes: Simply put, YUM!!  It's been years since I ate here, but it was my favorite place to go with my now-husband when we were in college!  It has lovely ambience, is located in Coconut Grove but a little off the beaten path so it's not as loud or crowded…

Club Tipico Dominicano

1344 NW 36th St
Miami, FL 33231

JD N. writes: This is one of Miami's most well known club for true salseros and merengueros. They play a lot of salsa and merengue. It's purely latin and it gives that underground hidden vibe of a sultry place where people come to dance, and only to dance to the…

Tropical Cigars of Sobe Inc

741 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139

JD N. writes: This cigar lounge churns up live music at night. During Fridays and Saturdays, a Puerto Rican group, led by Melina, sings songs with a latin and tropical rhythm in English and in Spanish. The music gets dancers on the floor and brings in listeners…