Zak the Baker
EatWynwood#10 of 50

Zak the Baker

Miami, Florida

Photo: World Traveler

Zak Stern bakes sourdough that would hold its own in San Francisco and pastries that draw lines down the block every weekend. The bakery-cafe is bright, the sandwiches are built on house bread that makes the fillings almost secondary, and the chocolate babka has ruined all other babkas for everyone who's tried it.

Insider tip

The everything croissant and a cortado. Saturday mornings are chaotic but worth it for the full pastry selection.

Get Directions
See all 50 picks in Miami

More in Miami

You might also like

Joe's Stone Crab
EatSouth Beach

Joe's Stone Crab

Open since 1913 and still the most essential meal in Miami. The stone crabs arrive cracked, chilled, and served with Joe's legendary mustard sauce that no one has successfully replicated in over a century. The line is absurd and reservations are only for dinner, but that's because everyone in this city knows: this is the real thing.

Ariete
EatCoconut Grove

Ariete

Chef Michael Beltran cooks the food of his Cuban-American childhood through a fine-dining lens, and every plate feels like a love letter to the city. The croqueta prep is a masterclass. The oxtail with bone marrow is obscenely good. Coconut Grove needed a restaurant this serious, and Ariete delivered.

The Surf Club Restaurant by Thomas Keller
EatSouth Beach

The Surf Club Restaurant by Thomas Keller

Thomas Keller took over the dining room of a 1930s members-only beach club in Surfside, and the result is transportive. The room is all terrazzo floors, arched windows, and ocean light. The food is classic American-French — roast chicken, Dover sole, pristine salads — executed with the precision you'd expect from the man behind The French Laundry.

Eat picks elsewhere

More eat we love

EatChinatown · Las Vegas, Nevada

Pho Kim Long

A 24-hour pho shop on Spring Mountain Road that's been feeding the Vegas service industry for decades. The broth is deep, the cuts of beef are honest, the herb plate is generous, and the room is fluorescent-lit and exactly as comforting as a 4 a.m. bowl of soup needs to be. This is the food of the city's actual nighttime workforce.

EatEast Austin · Austin, Texas

Dai Due

A butcher shop and restaurant that sources everything from Texas ranches and Hill Country farms. Jesse Griffiths hunts, fishes, and forages half the menu himself. The sausages are house-made, the venison is wild, and the whole operation feels like what farm-to-table was supposed to be before it became a marketing term.