Mariana Trabanino
Miami Staff Writer
Mariana is a Hialeah native who just recently moved back since leaving “for good” in 2017. She spent her formative years at Wake Forest University, acting and writing for a comedy troupe like her mother always dreamed she would. After college, she moved to France to find herself, but she found roquefort instead. She spent her summers in St. Tropez as an au pair where she made sand castles and sipped on the best rosé known to the French Riviera. She still drinks rosé, only now it comes from the vineyards in the under $15 section at Publix.
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Page 3El Atlakat
This Salvadoran spot in Little Havana plays old school reggaeton and makes delicious pupusas.
Antigua Guatemala Restaurant
The only Guatemalan restaurant in Miami has an electric jukebox and very good chuchitos.
Yo Soy Centroamericano
This Honduran restaurant in Little Havana is entirely outdoors and has a cute mini-market next door.
El Atlacatl
El Atlacatl is a classic Salvadoran restaurant in Little Havana that serves great pupusas.
La Casita Cafeteria
Pupusas and coladas from La Casita Cafeteria come with an entertaining view of West Flagler.
Las Pavas
This Salvadoran restaurant makes a pupusa that could be used as one of those recess rainbow parachutes.
Mi Ranchito Salvadoreño
A Salvadoran restaurant in Little Havana that's like eating inside a pair of sunglasses.
Where To Make Friends When Miami Feels A Little Lonely
Places where you can have conversations with cool strangers that hopefully won’t make you want to immediately go home and take a shower.
Where To Go That’s Like Pura Vida But Isn't Actually Pura Vida
You deserve better after dodging other people's sweat during a 45-minute spin class that exclusively played Flo Rida.
Naked Farmer
This casual restaurant in Coral Gables makes healthy bowls ideal for your weekday lunch break.
Blue Lavender Cafe
Blue Lavender Cafe is a spot on Collins where vegan and gluten-free options aren't just sides.
Lagniappe
Getting a table at Lagniappe is a contact sport—but the haven of wine and cheese is still worth the fight.
Mi Fondita
This Colombian restaurant in Hialeah makes a great bandeja paisa and shows you more love than your own family.
Osaka Miami
Osaka is an upscale Nikkei restaurant in Brickell with a blowtorch fetish and good tiraditos.
7 Restaurants Where Your Parents Can Dance
“Watch my purse,” your mom says on her way to destroy the dance floor.
Fonda Dulce Jesus Mio Miami
Depending on your mood, this Colombian spot can be a casual dinner or a full-blown pachanga.
La Verídica
La Verídica is a Peruvian barbecue spot in Hialeah that makes beef-stuffed yuca balls that dissolve in your mouth like cotton candy.
Where To Break Up With Someone, If You Really Can’t Do It At Your Apartment
Uh, you’re really going to do this in public? Are you sure?
The Best Bars in Downtown & Brickell
For a post-work Happy Hour, birthday celebration, or just because it’s Friday and you want a cocktail.