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  1. Clive's Cafe

    Caribbean

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    The coco bread isn't on the menu, but regulars know to ask for a hunk of it to sop up the oxtail braised in brown sauce. This no-frills Jamaican lunch counter has been an old-school institution in Miami for decades, turning out clamshell containers of curry goat, jerk chicken, and flaky beef patties to a lunchtime crowd that doesn't linger. The New York Times put it on their Miami list.

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    • Curry goat

      “Clamshell containers fly out at lunchtime, filled with stewed curry goat or tender oxtail in brown sauce, soaking into pigeon peas and rice.”

      The New York Times
    • Oxtail

      “Clamshell containers fly out at lunchtime, filled with stewed curry goat or tender oxtail in brown sauce, soaking into pigeon peas and rice.”

      The New York Times
    • Spicy beef patties

      “Don’t skip the flaky, golden spicy beef patties or a plate of charred, tangy jerk chicken with a side of sweet plantains.”

      The New York Times
    • Jerk chicken

      “Don’t skip the flaky, golden spicy beef patties or a plate of charred, tangy jerk chicken with a side of sweet plantains.”

      The New York Times

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