Chelle’s guidebook
Restaurants and Bars
The MiMo district has no shortage of delicious places to eat and drink!
Super low-key hot dog place where you just might run into a Miami Heat basketball player!
38 locals recommend
Dogma Grill
7030 Biscayne BlvdSuper low-key hot dog place where you just might run into a Miami Heat basketball player!
Voted Best of Miami by the New Times, a great addition to the neighborhood. Lots of Viet Cajun delights, with amazing cocktails. Reservations recommended.
53 locals recommend
Phuc Yea
7100 Biscayne BlvdVoted Best of Miami by the New Times, a great addition to the neighborhood. Lots of Viet Cajun delights, with amazing cocktails. Reservations recommended.
Ms. Cheezious
7418 Biscayne BlvdGrilled cheese galore, terrific outdoor patio.
Barmeli69
10990 Biscayne BlvdMediterranean, lovely happy hour specials.
Authentic Thai food, best for take out or delivery (the restaurant itself is a hole in the wall and it’s a long walk)
16 locals recommend
Cake Thai Kitchen Biscayne
7919 Biscayne BlvdAuthentic Thai food, best for take out or delivery (the restaurant itself is a hole in the wall and it’s a long walk)
Come for the stick-to-your ribs breakfast and lunch (they don't serve dinner) and hang out in a shooting location of the Oscar-winning film Moonlight.
53 locals recommend
Jimmy's Eastside Diner
7201 Biscayne BlvdCome for the stick-to-your ribs breakfast and lunch (they don't serve dinner) and hang out in a shooting location of the Oscar-winning film Moonlight.
Groceries
There are several full- and partial-service grocery stores nearby.
Publix Super Market at Baypoint
4870 Biscayne BlvdFull service Florida grocery store.
Full service Latin market, with an inexpensive deli counter full of Cuban delights!
35 locals recommend
Sabor Tropical Supermarket
969 Normandy DrFull service Latin market, with an inexpensive deli counter full of Cuban delights!
Mercy Supermarket
Bodega-style market with necessities.
Gourmet food store providing imported delicacies from around the world, including caviar & truffles; lots of Russian foods.
19 locals recommend
Marky's Gourmet
687 NE 79th StGourmet food store providing imported delicacies from around the world, including caviar & truffles; lots of Russian foods.
Eco-minded chain with natural & organic grocery items, housewares & other products.
306 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
21105 Biscayne BlvdEco-minded chain with natural & organic grocery items, housewares & other products.
Farmer’s market at nearby Legion Park every Saturday from 9am-3pm.
35 locals recommend
Legion Park Farmers Market
6601 Biscayne BlvdFarmer’s market at nearby Legion Park every Saturday from 9am-3pm.
Things to Do
You'll no doubt have plenty of things to do during your stay, but these are some of my favorites!
Located in an area known as “the Old Jimbo’s Lagoon,” named for a salty character who lived in old movie sets, and sold homemade smoked fish and cheap beer until he was too ill to live on his own. In the lagoon, you’ll find stingrays, pufferfish, mullet, and sometimes even one (or several) manatees. If you paddle just outside of the lagoon and look to your left, you’ll see a beach that was restored to a living shoreline by the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science’s volunteer-led habitat restoration program (which I used to run :) ). Just past the beach is an area that my family and I call “The Secret Garden.” Depending on the tide, you can either paddle or walk through the inlet, and you’ll find a beautiful mangrove forest awaiting you!
15 locals recommend
Virginia Key Outdoor Center - Bike Center
3801 Arthur Lamb Jr RdLocated in an area known as “the Old Jimbo’s Lagoon,” named for a salty character who lived in old movie sets, and sold homemade smoked fish and cheap beer until he was too ill to live on his own. In the lagoon, you’ll find stingrays, pufferfish, mullet, and sometimes even one (or several) manatees. If you paddle just outside of the lagoon and look to your left, you’ll see a beach that was restored to a living shoreline by the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science’s volunteer-led habitat restoration program (which I used to run :) ). Just past the beach is an area that my family and I call “The Secret Garden.” Depending on the tide, you can either paddle or walk through the inlet, and you’ll find a beautiful mangrove forest awaiting you!
My favorite beach is adjacent to the North Beach Bandshell (which also puts on great concerts).Get there early in the day to find a metered parking space.
72nd Street
72nd StreetMy favorite beach is adjacent to the North Beach Bandshell (which also puts on great concerts).Get there early in the day to find a metered parking space.
Small park with climbing trees and an occasional manatee swimming by.
8 locals recommend
Manatee Bend Park
465 NE 77th Street RdSmall park with climbing trees and an occasional manatee swimming by.
Downtown museum that offers fantastic guided walking tours of the city by Miami’s resident historian, Dr. Paul George.
64 locals recommend
HistoryMiami Museum
101 W Flagler StDowntown museum that offers fantastic guided walking tours of the city by Miami’s resident historian, Dr. Paul George.
Former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune, built on Biscayne Bay in 1922.
1253 locals recommend
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
3251 S Miami AveFormer villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune, built on Biscayne Bay in 1922.
State-of-the-art science museum, planetarium, and aquarium.
605 locals recommend
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
1101 Biscayne BlvdState-of-the-art science museum, planetarium, and aquarium.
The largest and oldest zoological garden in Florida. (Be warned - it’s a hike from the house and it gets very, very hot in the summertime!)
638 locals recommend
Zoo Miami
12400 Southwest 152nd StreetThe largest and oldest zoological garden in Florida. (Be warned - it’s a hike from the house and it gets very, very hot in the summertime!)
Sits on Biscayne Bay and houses modern and contemporary international artwork, including many works from Cuban artists.
1076 locals recommend
Perez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne BlvdSits on Biscayne Bay and houses modern and contemporary international artwork, including many works from Cuban artists.
A neighborhood devoted to street art, Wynwood is home to many boutiques, bars, and restaurants, along with its famous walls.
1251 locals recommend
Wynwood Walls
2516 NW 26th StA neighborhood devoted to street art, Wynwood is home to many boutiques, bars, and restaurants, along with its famous walls.
If you like a dive bar, don’t miss Churchill’s Pub, an English pub/punk rock venue that’s been pumping out local Miami bands since the 1980s. Parking is sketchy; I recommend taking a rideshare service, like Lyft or Uber.
58 locals recommend
Churchill's Pub
5501 NE 2nd AveIf you like a dive bar, don’t miss Churchill’s Pub, an English pub/punk rock venue that’s been pumping out local Miami bands since the 1980s. Parking is sketchy; I recommend taking a rideshare service, like Lyft or Uber.