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When you think of how many bars there are nationwide, you know it's a huge honor that a bar in Miami has been named one of the best in the world.
If you're looking to head out for a drink, you probably have a favorite. I tend to head toward the beach in Fort Myers because a) it's right down the street from where I live and b) because you can never go wrong with a waterfront view. It could be a little dive with cheap beer or maybe it's a big sports bar where they have 50 TVs so you won't miss a minute of the action. You might prefer a rooftop bar downtown with a swanky setting and a good DJ. We all have our favorites for a variety of reasons.
A Miami Bar Has Been Named One Of The Best In The World
TheWorlds50best.com released their list of the best bars in the world and one bar in Miami made the list. Miami is known for Cuban food and a good mojito, especially in the Little Havana neighborhood and in that neighborhood you'll find Café La Trova, which came in at #24 on the list. According to the website, Café La Trova is "an unmissable destination in Miami’s lively bar scene." You'll enjoy live music and find traditional Cuban-style bartenders serving up Cuban cocktails like mojitos, daiquiris, and berticas. The bar also serves food with dishes like empanadas, croquetas, a variety of tapas and entrees like lechon, ropa vieja and picadillo.
There are only 4 other bars in America that made the list: 3 in New York and 1 in New Orleans. You can see the full list here.
Three Florida Restaurants Made The List Of Favorites By The New York Times
When it comes to good restaurants, we're lucky here in the Sunshine State to have plenty to choose from and three Florida restaurants just made the list of favorites by the New York Times.
We all have different reasons why a restaurant might be our favorite. Is it that every time you've gone there hasn't been a dish you haven't loved? Does it have a great ambiance? Do you get impeccable service? Do they make the drinks a little stronger than somewhere else? I love trying new restaurants, but there are also those I go back to again and again. I feel like just here in Southwest Florida I have a favorite in each city from Fort Myers to Cape Coral to Naples. And all for different reasons.
Each year the New York Times puts out their list of 50 favorites. To put together the list, the research is done by dozens of reporters, editors and critics who have the very tough job to visit hundreds of restaurants across the country. How do I get THAT gig? I may not be a critic, but I do love to eat. They're not all fine dining restaurants either, it's a very diverse list.
Three Florida restaurants made the New York Times list
Salt Shack on the Bay- Tampa
Salt Shack on the Bay is located right below the Gandy bridge at 5415 W Tyson Ave. The newspaper says of the restaurant that "“Jimmy Buffet would have liked this place, where there is no problem a platter of fresh Gulf shrimp and a drink with a pineapple slice couldn’t solve."
Maty's- Miami
Maty's is located in the heart of Midtown at 3255 NE 1st Ave. There you'll find Peruvian American food with dishes like oxtail saltado, duck salad and camarones.
Smoke & Dough- Miami
Smoke & Dough is located in the Sabina Shopping Center at 4013 SW 152nd Ave. There, you'll find dishes like ribs glossed with guava-ancho barbecue sauce, brisket with a Cuban coffee rub and housemade pastrami tequeños.
