A field guide to eight cities
by Kevin Halstead

Miami / Food

Food & Nights

KEVNS / MIAMI / cuisine

Food in Miami, collage for the KEVNS City Collages series

Eat the story. Then ask for another.

Coffee windows, neighborhood kitchens and shared tables. A good meal does not have to come with a velvet rope.

Miami / illustrated
Little Havana / Cuban food & coffee

Versailles

Start with the official menu and choose the café, bakery or dining room that fits your day. At a coffee window, know your order, leave room for the next customer, and tip.

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Little Haiti / Haitian cuisine

Little Haiti foodways

Use the neighborhood guide to find Haitian food and local businesses. Ask what the kitchen recommends; flavors and stories travel together.

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Calle Ocho / neighborhood ritual

Little Havana / the ventanita

A cortadito, café con leche or shared colada can anchor a short visit. Choose a local window, support the business, and keep the counter moving.

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Miami Beach & beyond / food festival

SOBEWFF

The next South Beach Wine & Food Festival is February 25–28, 2027. Individual events have different tickets, locations and age requirements.

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Pick your appetite

Plants. Soul. A proper plate.

Vegan and vegetarian choices alongside soul food and hearty cooking. These labels describe food, not a promise about health.

Vegan / plant-based

Love Life Café

Wynwood plant-based dishes, coffee and desserts. Use the café’s current menu for ingredients and dietary details.

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Soul food / Overtown

Jackson Soul Food

Soul-food cooking at the Miami restaurant on NW 3rd Avenue. Follow its current menu and contact page.

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Hearty / Cuban

Versailles

Cuban cooking and a lively coffee window on SW 8th Street. Browse the current menu for meat dishes and other options.

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Tell me what I missed.

A correction, a neighborhood story or a place worth a closer look. I’d like to hear it.

me@halsteadk.com