Miami had the most amazing food! We at everything from Cuban sandwiches and Argentina prepared steaks, to sushi and pad thai. To find the really good places to eat, don’t just ask the front desk. They will give you the menus to the chain and a few of the bigger local restaurants. Who you want to ask are the bartenders and the shuttle drivers. They know where the REAL good, local food is.
So as soon as we arrived, we knew we wanted authentic Cuban food. So the shuttle driver took us to La Rosa Restaurant.
We arrived on a Wednesday, so at lunch it was filled with business men and women on their lunch breaks. I’m pretty sure we were the only tourists there, which tells you it is good. Hubby and I both ordered Cuban Sandwiches and while Hubby took a chance on the fried plantains, I went with good old fries. I was wrong (shh…don’t tell anyone!). The fried plantains were AMAZING!
The atmosphere of this place made you feel like you were walking into someone’s Cuban grandma’s dining room. The wait staff were great too. Hubby, as usual, rolled his eyes when I couldn’t decide what to order and left it up to the waiter to decide. He did not steer me wrong!
La Rosa’s was SO good, we actually went back for dinner the last night we were in Miami. It was a completely different atmosphere then. When you walked in, you felt like you are in this local fine restaurant. The food was still amazing, and we at a TON of plantains!
Another night for dinner, we went to an Argentinian Steakhouse. Didn’t know Argentina was known for their steak? Neither did we, so now you are in on the secret!
La Patagonia was wonderful. The steaks were so juicy and flavorful, it threw this Midwestern girl for a loop! I didn’t think we would get THAT good of steaks outside of the Midwest.
The atmosphere was very intimate, although there was a large extended family having a celebration at the table next to us! When we paid the bill, they even gave us a coupon for the next time we were there. Unfortunately, we didn’t get back.
Another night for dinner, Hubby decided he couldn’t be this close to the ocean and not have sushi. I don’t touch the stuff myself, but as long as the menu had something else, I was good! Suvi was perfect and combined what both of us love!
Hubby ordered the sushi and was impressed by how well it tasted. We actually got to watch them making the sushi. I ate my good ole standby of pad thai. Not going to lie, I have had better pad thai, but considering I didn’t get it very often, it definitely took care of the craving!
The atmosphere was completely different than the other restaurants we went to. this was bright, white, with the typical Asian restaurant motifs.