The Best Places in West Miami
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The best places in West Miami, according to the experts: The New York Times and Miami New Times have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. El Mago de las Fritas comes out on top.
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The frita at this old-school Cuban cafeteria on Calle Ocho is a smash burger built Havana-style: beef patty seasoned with cumin and paprika, crispy potato strings, diced onion, and a soft Cuban bun. The founder, now in his late eighties, still takes his afternoon glass of wine at the end of the counter. The New York Times put it on their Miami list, alongside the other half of a local argument that runs the way Philly's cheesesteak debate does.
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now
- Miami New Times Miami New Times: Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 2. Happy Wine Miami
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The walls are covered in graffiti from happily drunken guests, and over a thousand bottles of Iberian, Italian, and French wine climb to the ceiling of this West Miami tapas bar. It channels the chaotic warmth of a Sevillian taverna: string lights, live music every night, cold cuts, garlic gambas, and a Saturday-only paella that regulars plan their weekends around. The New York Times named it one of Miami's 25 best restaurants right now.
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Miami Right Now