Lagniappe in Miami's Edgewater is the 3425 NE 2nd Avenue wine bar and garden, New Orleans-shabby with nightly live music and a wine wall guests pull from themselves.
Food program: Cheese and charcuterie boards built tableside
Tip: No reservations; arrive at 6pm for the garden seats. Build your own cheese and charcuterie board at the back counter.
Address: 3425 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Boia De in Miami is the Michelin-starred Italian counter at 5205 NE 2nd Avenue with one of the city's strongest natural-wine lists alongside the chalkboard pastas.
Signature pour: Frank Cornelissen MunJebel by the glass
Wine focus: Italian natural wine with French growers
Food: Crudos, bone marrow, pasta
Tip: Sit at the bar to order by the glass and ask for the off-list bottles; the natural wine selection runs deeper than the printed list.
Cafe La Trova in Miami's Little Havana is Julio Cabrera and Michelle Bernstein's Cuban bar at 971 SW 8th Street, regular on the World's 50 Best Bars list since 2022.
Signature pour: Cabrera-style daiquiri
Wine focus: Cuban-spirit cocktails and Spanish wines
Food: Cuban classics from Michelle Bernstein
Tip: The wine list runs Spanish and Portuguese for the menu, but the cocktails are why you booked.
