Guidebook for South Miami

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Guidebook for South Miami

Essentials

Within walking distance.
67 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
6701 Red Rd
67 locals recommend
Within walking distance.
Publix is a Florida institution. Usually excellent quality with a wide selection, including organic veggies.
18 locals recommend
Publix Super Market
1401 Monza Ave
18 locals recommend
Publix is a Florida institution. Usually excellent quality with a wide selection, including organic veggies.
Walking distance from my house.
76 locals recommend
Walgreens
8327 W Flagler St
76 locals recommend
Walking distance from my house.
The best freshly cooked vegetarian samosas ever! A good selection and the owner, Charlie (Khalid), is always cheerful.
Asia Grocery الباكستاني
6785 SW 56th St
The best freshly cooked vegetarian samosas ever! A good selection and the owner, Charlie (Khalid), is always cheerful.
You'll need a car to get here. I go about every two weeks and am happy to take a guest with me.
43 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
9205 S Dixie Hwy
43 locals recommend
You'll need a car to get here. I go about every two weeks and am happy to take a guest with me.

Sightseeing

Stunningly beautiful tropical garden. It's easy to spend a whole day in the garden, and there's a good cafe to grab something to eat.
391 locals recommend
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Rd
391 locals recommend
Stunningly beautiful tropical garden. It's easy to spend a whole day in the garden, and there's a good cafe to grab something to eat.
Downtown SoMi is a lively place and offers a terrific variety of restaurants, bars and shopping. It's become very hip in recent years. Sunset Place has a movie theater.
27 locals recommend
South Miami
27 locals recommend
Downtown SoMi is a lively place and offers a terrific variety of restaurants, bars and shopping. It's become very hip in recent years. Sunset Place has a movie theater.

Arts & Culture

UM has a beautiful tropical campus.
56 locals recommend
University of Miami
1320 S Dixie Hwy
56 locals recommend
UM has a beautiful tropical campus.
1076 locals recommend
Perez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd
1076 locals recommend
70 locals recommend
Wynwood Art district
70 locals recommend

Food Scene

A very popular old fashioned diner within walking/biking distance.
17 locals recommend
Deli Lane Cafe & Sunset Tavern
7230 Southwest 59th Avenue
17 locals recommend
A very popular old fashioned diner within walking/biking distance.
Currently, the only vegan restaurant in the neighborhood.
Temple Kitchen
5831 Sunset Dr
Currently, the only vegan restaurant in the neighborhood.
Affordable gourmet Mexican food. A small restaurant with seating outside in the back where it's a good spot for people watching.
MexZican Gourmet
5835 FL-986
Affordable gourmet Mexican food. A small restaurant with seating outside in the back where it's a good spot for people watching.
Well, it's a Starbucks...
Starbucks
5796 Sunset Dr
Well, it's a Starbucks...
Organic, locally-grown fast food. Owned by The Miami Heat's Ray Allen and his wife.
Grown
8211 S Dixie Hwy
Organic, locally-grown fast food. Owned by The Miami Heat's Ray Allen and his wife.
The local sushi place.
Sushi Maki (South Miami)
5812 Sunset Dr
The local sushi place.
Excellent food, but since it was featured on one of the food channels has become very busy.
33 locals recommend
Whisk Gourmet Food & Catering
7382 SW 56th Ave
33 locals recommend
Excellent food, but since it was featured on one of the food channels has become very busy.

Shopping

Walking distance from my house. Also a gas station.
7-Eleven
6700 SW 56th St
Walking distance from my house. Also a gas station.
Our neighborhood big box bookstore.
11 locals recommend
Barnes & Noble
12405 N Kendall Dr
11 locals recommend
Our neighborhood big box bookstore.
Hugely successful mall. Lots of big names including Saks, Nordstrom and Macy's. Also the nearest Apple store.
398 locals recommend
Dadeland Mall
7535 N Kendall Dr
398 locals recommend
Hugely successful mall. Lots of big names including Saks, Nordstrom and Macy's. Also the nearest Apple store.
This is the nearest Apple store, located inside Dadeland Mall.
Apple Dadeland
7535 Dadeland Mall
This is the nearest Apple store, located inside Dadeland Mall.
Or Tarzhay, depending on your preferences. It has a pharmacy.
34 locals recommend
Target
8350 S Dixie Hwy
34 locals recommend
Or Tarzhay, depending on your preferences. It has a pharmacy.
A useful place to know about.
Miami Home Centers, Benjamin Moore Paint Center, South Miami
7325 SW 57th Ave
A useful place to know about.
Good Sunday farmers' market. Great for foodies.
10 locals recommend
Pinecrest Farmers' Market
11000 Red Rd
10 locals recommend
Good Sunday farmers' market. Great for foodies.