Cheap Places to Eat in Miami Beach

"Food can be like a song, and sometimes you get mac and cheese or ribs or latkes stuck in your head too. Blue Collar is where you go to cure yourself when that happens. This little indoor/outdoor spot is located in a MiMo motel and is almost always packed with people who look like they’ve been thinking about this cheeseburger - easily one of Miami’s best - for weeks."

"Heath Bar bread pudding and a rotating selection of cakes are what’s curbing sweet tooth craving at MiMo’s Blue Collar. Call ahead to ask what’s available. Rumor has it, the dessert menu is a bit bigger if the order is placed for takeout versus delivery."

"Part of the culinary empire of James Beard winner Michael Schwartz, Amara at Paraiso not only boasts some of Miami’s best waterfront views but has solid Latin-infused dishes to boot. Using Schwartz’s farm-to-table ethos that gained him national notoriety a decade ago at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, the menu is filled with items like crispy octopus, short-rib-filled empanadas, and melt-in-your-mouth yucca balls, all of which boast flavors from South America and the Caribbean."

"Amara at Paraiso bills itself as the quintessential Miami waterfront restaurant featuring a fresh approach to bold Latin American flavours. Stunning blue-hued waterfront views practically splash into the dining room here. Enjoy a sunset meal outside on their second-floor balcony."

"After a hard night of clubbing or bar-hopping, nothing's better than a hefty sandwich from this walk-up counter right off Collins Avenue. Crusty French bread is piled high with your choice of meats (from turkey and prosciutto to pate and smoked salmon), cheeses (fresh mozzarella, swiss, brie) and condiments (never skip the cornichons). If you need a veggie fix, opt for a salad, like the French Riviera (lettuce, tomatos, green and hot peppers, black olives, onions, cucumbers, cornichons, carrots, and egg); all are generous, fresh and tasty."

"This classic sandwich counter in South Beach is open virtually around the clock and functions both as an unrivalled hangover helper and a quick, filling meal before a day at the beach. It serves made-to-order sandwiches stuffed with lettuce, tomato, green peppers, black olives, onions, cucumbers and cornichons on a baguette or croissant with your choice of protein, as well as salads and smoothies. Portions are large enough to share."

"Truly excellent to-go sandwiches served on quality baguette bread. They also have great smoothies. The ingredients are fresh and the prices are very affordable — especially for its South Beach location."

"This restaurant – situated inside an airy warehouse-meets-Italian-grandma's-dining-room in hip Sunset Harbour – specialises in a straightforward menu of brick-oven pizzas, calzones and sophisticated salads. It's the chewy crust, the fresh mozzarella, pungent parmigiano and sweet, balanced tomato sauce that make the pizzas so good. Lucali doesn't take reservations and draws a crowd, so get there early."

"Remember when your school would get a new kid, and that new kid was cool and handsome and almost instantly more popular than you?. Lucali is like that. This place rolled into town one day from New York with a reputation for making some of the best pizza in the world."

"Pizza , Italian"

"Along with a number of iconic Miami dishes, the frita arrived in Magic City by way of refugees fleeing the Cuban revolution in the 1950’s. A Cuban riff on the classic hamburger, traditional fritas feature a beef patty accentuated with cumin, paprika and pepper, crowned with papas fritas (fried matchstick potatoes), nestled between slices of featherlight and crisp Cuban bread. El Rey de las Fritas has been hailed as one of the city’s best frita purveyors since the original outpost debuted in 1976."

"Get the famous Cuban burger called the “frita," which only costs $3.25. Wash it back with a cold glass of Mamay during a hot Miami day. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Emma Galeano (@emm_abear) on Jan 22, 2015 at 3:46pm PST"

"Burgers , Cuban"

"Multiple locationsAsk anyone who’s left Miami the food they miss most, and the answer isn’t a fancy restaurant or a Cuban dive. It’s chop chop, the yellow-rice-and-mojo-chicken magic that’s the unofficial lunch food of Miami. It’s almost impossible to find outside South Florida, and the quintessential spot for it is Chicken Kitchen, where you can try Cuban Chops, Mexican Chops, Chinese Chops, or even wraps."

"ShenandoahLook, if you want wood-fired, Neapolitan, topped-with-oysters-and-golden-truffle pizza, Miami’s got plenty of options. But if you want pizza that’s the stuff you remember eating immediately after your little league games and tastes like a simpler time, there is only Cassola’s. And while those slices might have seemed monstrous when you were a kid, they still look gargantuan today, and a $5 cheese slice is enough for a full meal."

"Big, saucy, greasy, and cheesy, a pizza pie any other way wouldn't be baked at Casola's. The pizza place tucked between Little Havana and Coconut Grove has fattened neighborhood rugrats and late-night bar-hoppers looking for a sobering slice for 21 years. The pizza slices are huge, New York style, and come in pairs for $2.85."

"At this local spot hungry diners can find slices of pizza as big as their head for under $5 along with inexpensive sandwiches and huge chicken wings. Available for takeout and outdoor dining. View this post on Instagram"

"A post shared by Let’s Tour The City (@letstourthecity) on Nov 27, 2018 at 6:04am PST. Sometimes the best food is located in the most unusual and simplest of places. Kon Chau Chinese Restaurant is just that — not fancy in looks, but everything changes when you try their food."

"Located in the neighbourhood of Miami on the Main Highway in Coconut Grove, Plymouth Congregational Church was built in 1917 and is one of the ancient churches in the city. Plymouth Congregational Church is architecture in mission revival style with inspiration from old city church in Mexico and is a part of the US National Register of Historic Places since 1974. The church is well known as a pretty wedding venue among locals."

"A mere 21 years after Miami was officially incorporated as a city, the mission-style "coral rock" building of the Plymouth Congregational Church was constructed in Miami's oldest neighborhood, Coconut Grove."

"As a restaurant alone, R House is unique in that it is also an art gallery featuring local artists – we wouldn’t expect anything less for a restaurant in the Wynwood art district, of course. But what truly makes this a popular brunch in Miami is the Drag Brunch hosted on Saturdays and Sundays!. R House offers four different packages for brunch that include a main dish and a choice of either unlimited side dishes, bottomless brunch drinks – mimosas, white wine sangria, mojitos – a combination of both, or two sides and the bottomless drinks."

"The drag brunch at R House is a Miami Sunday tradition right up there with getting disappointed by the Dolphins. But unlike the Dolphins, R House is full of pleasant surprises, where in addition to the best drag revue in the city you’ll also get a menu that would be pretty fantastic even if it wasn’t raining men. The R Cuban Breakfast with scrambled eggs, moros y cristianos, and tostones would put you into a food coma if not for Miss Athena Dixon and her cadre of performers."

"We visited the MOCA Museum Miami. At the time, the exhibit was SYNERGISM: Ekaterina and Victor Khromin. A story of how death took the life of Victor and how his wife, Ekaterina, continues his work through the process known as “Synergism.”"

"Under the moniker Gallery Diet, Nina Johnson exhibited a range of works, from sculptures by the world-renowned Betty Woodman to Miami artist Emmett Moore’s conceptual furnishings and design pieces. Moving her Wynwood gallery to Little Haiti in 2015, Johnson renamed it Nina Johnson – the name signifying this next, more personal iteration. In a four-building compound featuring a 1940s church-turned-storefront and two-story residential building, Johnson presents conceptual, design-led works by names such as Katie Stout, Nicolas Lobo and Jim Drain."

"At this artisanal donut shop tucked away in a shopping center in South Miami and at The Falls in Pinecrest, the donuts are made fresh each day from decades of family recipes. Like its name, there is a signature Honeybee Doughnut, a raised doughnut stuffed with fresh whip cream and local honey, but the menu is vast when it comes to everyday donuts and specialty flavors. Pretend like it’s your birthday and order the festive Happy Birthday donut or go for the dulce de leche, guava with cream cheese, s’mores topped with roasted marshmallows, or the epic Oreo doughnut with buttercream."

"The award winning Honeybee Doughnuts is located in South Miami and The Falls. Honeybee Doughnut boasts over 18 flavors served daily in addition to their speciality and seasonal flavors. They also serve Panther Coffee, (a Miami favorite) and doughnut ice cream sandwiches with vanilla or Matcha ice cream, doughnut milkshakes and delicious bubble tea!"

"Who knew healthy food could look so pretty and also taste amazing?. This hole in the wall restaurant offers up some of the most delicious vegan food and freshly made juices and smoothies in Miami."