Little Havana Restaurant

Don’t let the name fool you—this Cuban restaurant is actually in North Miami, not Little Havana. If you have a big family, bring them here. It has multiple dining rooms, and the kind of heavy wooden chairs you might find in a Viking mess hall. The menu is big and filled with classic Cuban dishes. But the vaca frita is not a boring choice. The juicy meat comes in a little metal plate that collects all the mojo at the bottom and is topped with wide, translucent onion strips. The arroz con frijoles is our favorite in town, and the pork chunks are garlicky and tender. Little Havana is here to prove that North Miami has great Cuban food too, and you can find it (ironically) in a place called Little Havana.

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